Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Mediterranean and Middle East - September 1945
[Med/ME | DAF | MCAF | AHQ Greece | AHQ Malta | Air Division (Austria) | No 205 Group | No 214 Group | No 218 Group]
[Middle East Command | HQ RAF Middle East | AHQ Egypt | AHQ Eastern Mediterranean | AHQ East Africa | AHQ Levant | AHQ Iraq & Persia | HQBF Aden | No 206 Group | No 216 Group]
Command HQ Units
HQ Mediterranean and Middle East - Caserta
HQ Mediterranean and Middle East (Algiers) - Algiers
HQ Mediterranean Coastal Air Force - Caserta
HQ Desert Air Force - Moruzzo
HQ Desert Air Force (Rear) - Udine
HQ Desert Air Force (Detachment) - Klagenfurt, Austria
AHQ Malta - Valetta
AHQ Greece - Athens
AHQ Greece (Detachment) - Rhodes
HQ Air Division, Allied Commission for Austria (BE) Co - Rome
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Algiers | No 5 Base Personnel Office | |
Algiers | Provost and Security Unit (Sub-HQ, N Africa) | |
Algiers | No 13 Postal HQ | |
Augusta | No 15 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Also shown under DAF |
Caserta | Rear Party, HQ Air Division, Allied Commission (Austria) | |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 1 Field Intelligence Unit (Austria) | |
Malta | No 14 Postal HQ | |
Milan | No 56 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
Naples | Chief RAF Base Censor (CMF) | |
Naples | No 6 Base Personnel Office | |
Naples | Provost and Security HQ | |
Naples | Provost and Security Unit Sub HQ, (Southern Italy) | |
Naples | No 16 RAF Postal HQ | |
Rome | Provost and Security Unit Sub HQ, (Northern Italy) | |
Udine | Advance Party, HQ Air Division, Allied Commission (Austria) | |
Valetta | No 2 Base Personnel Office |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Assisi | No 121 Maintenance Unit (No 30 AAP) | |
Augusta | No 15 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Also shown under MedME |
Aviano | No 232 Light Bomber Wing | |
Aviano | No 13 Sqn | Boston |
Aviano | No 18 Sqn | Boston |
Aviano | No 55 Sqn | Boston |
Aviano | No 114 Sqn | Boston |
Aviano | No 256 Sqn | Mosquito |
Beano | No 126 Maintenance Unit (No 10 AAP) | |
Blida (N Africa) | No 727 Sqn FAA (Admin and Operational control - FAA) | Fulmar/Defiant |
Bologna | No 121 Maintenance Unit (No 33 AAP) | |
Campoformido | No 8 (South African) Wing | Fighter |
Campoformido | DAF Communication Flight (Detachment) | |
Campoformido | No 87 Sqn | Spitfire |
Campoformido | No 185 Sqn | Spitfire |
Campoformido | No 600 Sqn | Mosquito |
Campoformido | No 3 (SAAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
Campoformido | No 11 (South African) Sqn | Kittyhawk |
Campoformido | No 3 Field Hygiene Unit | |
Capua | No 15 Supply and Transport Column (Detachment) | |
Capua | No 25 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Cervia | No 3 (SA) Supply and Transport Column | |
Cervignano | No 126 Maintenance Unit (No 9 Park) | |
Florence | No 3 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
Forlimpopoli | No 121 Maintenance Unit (No 32 AAP) | |
Iesi | No 17 Air Depot (SAAF) (Detachment) | |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 111 Sqn | Spitfire |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 93 Sqn | Spitfire |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 121 Maintenance Unit (No 35 Park) | |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 324 Fighter Wing | |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 43 Sqn | Spitfire |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 72 Sqn | Spitfire |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 1320 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 2866 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 2825 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 2926 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 2744 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | Also shown at Cecina |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 40 Air Stores Park | |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 651 AOP Sqn | Auster |
Laipacco | No 654 AOP Sqn | Auster |
Lavariano | No 239 Fighter Wing | |
Lavariano | No 112 Sqn | Mustang |
Lavariano | No 250 Sqn | Kittyhawk |
Lavariano | No 260 Sqn | Mustang |
Lavariano | No 3 RAAF Sqn | Mustang |
Lavariano | No 450 RAAF Sqn | Kittyhawk |
Lavariano | No 5 (South African) Sqn | Mustang |
Lavariano | No 4 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Lavariano | No 1 Field Hygiene Unit | |
Lonato | No 663 (Polish) Sqn | Auster |
Morocco (N Africa) | No 121 Maintenance Unit (No 34 AAP) | |
Meigelberg (Austria) | No 1328 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Meldola | No 38 Personnel Transit Centre | |
Mestre | No 38 Personnel Transit Centre (Detachment) | |
Modernof (Austria) | No 40 (South African) Sqn | Spitfire |
Modernof (Austria) | No 2771 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Modernof (Austria) | No 2932 AA Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) | |
Modernof (Austria) | No 2914 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Mogliano | No 129 Mobile Meteorological Unit | |
Monfalcone | No 655 AOP Sqn | Auster |
Moruzzo | No 12 Meteorological Unit | |
Osoppo | No 2 Light Warning HQ | Also shown at Fano |
Pavia D'Udine | No 1 MORU | |
Porto S'Giorgio | No 663 (Polish) Sqn (Detachment) | Auster |
Ravenna | No 126 Maintenance Unit (No 7 AAP) | |
Ravignano | No 305 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | |
Rivolto | No 40 Air Stores Park (Detachment) | |
Rivolto | No 58 MT Company | |
Rivolto | No 3 (South African) Light Bomber Wing | |
Rivolto | No 12 (South African) Sqn | Marauder |
Rivolto | No 21 (South African) Sqn | Marauder |
Rivolto | No 24 (South African) Sqn | Marauder |
Rivolto | No 39 Sqn | Marauder |
Rivolto | No 306 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | |
Rivolto | No 17 Air Depot (SAAF) | |
Sacile | No 10 MT Light Repair Unit | |
Senigallia | No 121 Maintenance Unit (No 31 AAP) | |
Tissano | No 5500 Polish Mobile Signals Unit | |
Tissano | No 285 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing | |
Tissano | No 225 Sqn | Spitfire |
Tissano | No 4 Field Hygiene Unit | |
Tissano | No 318 (Polish) Sqn | Spitfire |
Treviso | No 244 Fighter Wing | |
Treviso | No 92 Sqn | Spitfire |
Treviso | No 145 Sqn | Spitfire |
Treviso | No 241 Sqn | Spitfire |
Treviso | No 601 Sqn | Spitfire |
Treviso | No 11 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Treviso | No 38 Personnel Transit Centre (Detachment) | |
Treviso | No 15 Supply and Transport Column | |
Udine | HQ Desert Air Force (Rear) | |
Udine | Desert Air Force Communication Flt | |
Udine | No 3 MT Light Repair Unit | |
Udine | No 22 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Udine | No 126 Maintenance Unit | |
Udine | No 1 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | Also shown at Cesenatico |
Udine | No 121 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
Udine | No 38 Personnel Transit Centre (Detachment) | |
Udine | No 18 Air Depot (SAAF) | |
Villafrancha di Verona | No 10 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
Villaorba | No 253 Light Bomber Wing | |
Villaorba | No 500 Sqn | Baltimore |
Villaorba | No 454 RAAF Sqn | Baltimore |
Villaorba | No 15 (South African) Sqn | Baltimore |
c/o 5th Cops HQ | No 125 Mobile Meteorological Unit | |
c/o 13th Cops HQ | No 126 Mobile Meteorological Unit | |
c/o 10th Cops HQ | No 127 Mobile Meteorological Unit | |
AME Stations | ||
No 267 AMES | No 6060 AMES | No 14025 AMES |
No 374 AMES | No 6061 AMES | No 14027 AMES |
No 1201 AMES | No 6075 AMES | No 15052 AMES |
No 1202 AMES | No 6076 AMES | No 15057 AMES |
No 1203 AMES | No 8033 AMES | No 21033 AMES |
No 6004 AMES | No 8036 AMES | No 67005 AMES |
No 6042 AMES |
Mediterranean Coastal Air Forces (Med/ME)
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Acerra | RAF Regiment Reinforcement Pool | |
Aix-en-Provence (Southern France) | No 340 Fighter Wing | |
Ancona | No 5 RAF Base Area | |
Ancona | No 92 Embarkation Unit | |
Ancona | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Arta | No 6233 Bomb Disposal Flt | |
Araxos (Greece) | No 624 Sqn (Detachment) | Walrus |
Aviano | No 5136/7 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
Bari | No 53 Personnel Transit Centre | |
Bari | No 67 Embarkation Unit | |
Bari | No 3 RAF Base Area | |
Bari | Air Forces Sub-Commission Allied Commission (Detachment) | |
Bari | Advance South African Air Force HQ | |
Bari | RAF Special Operations Mediterranean (RAF Element) (Detachment) | |
Bastia (Corsica) | No 301 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit | |
Bastia (Corsica) | No 254 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Benevento | RAF Physical Training Course | |
Biferno | No 254 Light Bomber Wing | |
Biferno | No 249 Sqn | Spitfire |
Biferno | No 12 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Bologna | No 567A Mobile Signals Unit | Also shown at Rome |
Bologna | Aircraft Safety Centre (Northern Italy) | |
Brindisi | No 6232 Bomb Disposal Flt (Detachment) | |
Brindisi | No 67 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Brindisi | No 302 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit | |
Brindisi | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Brindisi | No 281 Fighter Wing | |
Brindisi | No 213 Sqn | Mustang |
Calvi (France) | No 254 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Campomarino | No 123 Maintenance Unit (No 1 AAP) | |
Capo Dichino | No 12 Signals Centre | |
Capua | No 56 Personnel Transit Centre (Detachment) | |
Cattolica | No 3 Field Signals Unit | |
Ciampino | No 23 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (Detachment) | |
Conversano | No 276 Signals Wing | |
Conversano | No 1 NIB Detachment | |
Conversano | No 2 Field Signals Unit | |
Conversano | No 10 Field Signals Unit | Also shown at Moruzzo |
Conversano | No 12 Field Signals Unit | |
Conversano | No 15 Field Signals Unit | |
Elmias (Greece) | No 284 Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
Falconara | No 110 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Fano | Advanced SAAF Reception Centre (Detachment) | |
Florence | No 2 RAF Base Area (Advanced) | |
Foggia | No 6231 Bomb Disposal Flt | |
Foggia | No 110 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Foggia | No 293 ASR Sqn | Warwick/Walrus |
Foggia | No 4 RAF General Hospital | |
Foggia | Aircraft Safety Centre (Eastern Italy) | |
Gaudo | No 5 Refresher Flying Unit | |
Gaudo | No 111 Repair and Salvage Unit (No 1 Detachment) | |
Gaudo | No 15 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Gerno | Bombing Survey Unit | |
Hal Far (Malta) | No 255 Sqn (Detachment) | Mosquito |
Hal Far (Malta) | No 624 Sqn (Detachment) | Walrus |
Hassani (Greece) | No 6232 Bomb Disposal Flt | |
Iesi | No 276 Signals Wing (Detachment) | |
Ischia | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment 'C') | |
Istres (Southern France) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Southern France) | |
Istres (Southern France) | No 284 Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 5136/1 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
Larissa (Greece) | No 6232 Bomb Disposal Flt (Detachment) | |
Lavariano | No 6230 Bomb Disposal Flt | |
Leghorn | No 254 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment 'C') | |
Leghorn | No 338 Fighter Wing | |
Maison Blache (NW Africa) | Radar Conversion School | |
Manfredonia | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Marcianse | MEDME Communication Sqn | |
Mestre | No 5 Base Area | |
Milan | Personnel Transit Centre | |
Moruzzo | No 9 Field Signals Unit | |
Naples | No 1 Release Embarkation Centre | |
Naples | Chief RAF Base Censor (CMF) | |
Naples | No 5136 Airfield Bomb Disposal Sqn | |
Naples | No 6 RAF Base Censorship Unit | |
Naples | No 7 RAF Base Censorship Unit | |
Naples | No 1 RAF Base Area | |
Naples | No 2 Radar Servicing Section | |
Naples | No 3 Radar Servicing Section | |
Naples | No 5 Radar Servicing Section | |
Naples | No 6 Radar Servicing Section | |
Naples | No 56 Personnel Transit Centre | |
Naples | No 61 Embarkation Unit | |
Naples | No 5136/5/6 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
Pomigliano | No 23 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | |
Pomigliano | No 111 Repair and Salvage Unit (No 2 Detachment) | |
Pomigliano | Aircraft Safety Centre (Western Italy) | |
Pomigliano | No 284 Sqn | Warwick |
Pomigliano | No 293 Sqn | Warwick/Walrus |
Portici | Command Medical Board | |
Recanati | No 4 Field Signals Unit | |
Risano | No 5136/8 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
Rivolto | No 293 Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick/Walrus |
Rivolto | No 5136/2 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
Rome | No 2 RAF Base Area | |
Rome | No 15 Rest and Leave Camp | |
Rome | No 14 Signals Centre | |
Rome | No 40 Personnel Transit Centre | |
Rome | Moral Leadership Schools | |
Rome | Air Forces Sub-Commission, Allied Commission | |
Rome | RCAF Liaison Bureau | |
Rome | No 1 RAF Anti-Gas and Fire-Fighting School | |
Rosignano | No 237 Sqn | Spitfire |
Rosignano | No 111 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Rosignano | No 255 Sqn | Mosquito |
Rosignano | No 624 Sqn (Detachment) | Walrus |
Rosignano | No 338 Fighter Wing (Detachment) | |
Rosignano | No 293 Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick/Walrus |
Salerno | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment 'D') | |
San Gioinazza | No 4 Supply & Transport Column | |
Santa Maria | No 20 Rest and Leave Camp | |
San Savero | No 2 Mobile Field Photographic Section | |
San Savero | No 336 (PR/Recce) Wing | |
San Savero | No 680 Sqn 'A' Flt | Mosquito |
San Savero | No 682 Sqn | Spitfire |
San Savero | No 683 Sqn | Spitfire |
San Savero | No 60 (South African) Sqn | Mosquito |
Siena | HQ Special Operations (Mediterranean) RAF Element | |
St Tropez (Southern France) | No 254 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Sorrento | No 2 Rest and Leave Camp | |
Sulmona | No 3 Air Crew Officers' School | |
Sulmona | No 3 General Service Training School | |
Taranto | No 67 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Taranto | No 54 Personnel Transit Centre | |
Tarcento | No 10 HA W/T Station | |
Termoli | No 123 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
Tissano | No 336 Fighter Wing (Detachment) | |
Tissano | No 3 Mobile Field Photographic Section | |
Tissano | No 683 Sqn ('A' Flight) | Spitfire |
Tissano | No 6230 Bomb Disposal Flt 'A' Detachment | |
Torre-del-Greco | No 1 RAF General Hospital | |
Trieste | No 59 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Treviso | No 5136/3 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
Treviso | No 624 Sqn (2 x Detachments) | Walrus |
Udine | No 5136/4 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
Venice | No 59 Embarkation Unit | |
Venice | RAF Rest and Leave Hotels | |
Zemunic | Yugoslav Training Flight (RAF Element) | |
AME Stations |
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No 8003 AMES | No 8016 AMES | No 8031 AMES |
No 8009 AMES | No 8020 AMES | No 14021 AMES |
No 8010 AMES | No 8023 AMES | No 23003 AMES |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Araxos | No 2908 Field Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) | |
Araxos | No 31 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | |
Araxos | No 372 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Athens | Aircraft Safety Centre (Greece) | |
Athens | No 9 RAF Base Censorship Unit | |
Athens | No 373 Air Stores Park | |
Athens | No 372 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Calato | No 2908 Field Sqn RAF Regiment (1 x Flight) | |
Canea | No 252 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Hassani | No 337 Fighter Wing | |
Hassani | AHQ Greece Communication Flight | |
Hassani | No 35 Meteorological Forecast Centre | |
Hassani | No 13 (Hellenic) Sqn | Baltimore |
Hassani | No 335 (RHAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
Hassani | No 373 Air Stores Park (Detachment) | |
Hassani | No 1 Hellenic Wing | |
Hassani | No 252 Sqn | Beaufighter |
Heraklion | No 59 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (Detachment) | |
Maleme | No 2908 Field Sqn Support Flight, RAF Regiment | |
Maleme | No 59 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | |
Patras | No 96 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Piraeus | No 96 Embarkation Unit | |
Piraeus | No 252 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Rhodes | No 402 Meteorological Field Unit | |
Salonika | No 96 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Salonika | No 128 Mobile Meteorological Unit | |
Sedes | No 337 Fighter Wing (Detachment) | |
Sedes | No 336 (RHAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
Tatoi | RHAF LAA Sqn | |
Vouliaghmani | No 2908 Field Sqn RAF Regiment (No 3 Flight) | |
Vouliaghmani | No 2908 Field Sqn RAF Regiment (Armoured Flight) |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Algiers (Algeria) | No 251 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Augusta (Sicily) | No 204 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Blida (North Africa) | No 283 Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
Bone (North Africa) | No 251 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Catania (Sicily) | No 52 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Elmas (Sardinia) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Sardinia) | |
Elmas (Sardinia) | No 284 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
Elmas (Sardinia) | No 251 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Gibraltar | No 22 (SAAF) Sqn | Ventura, also shown at Gianaclis |
Hal Far | Station HQ | |
Hal Far | AHQ Malta Communication Flt | |
Hal Far | No 283 Sqn | Warwick/Walrus |
Hal Far | No 73 Sqn | Spitfire |
Istres (Southern France) | No 284 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
Kalafrana | Inter-Command W/T Station | |
Kalafrana | No 137 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Kalafrana | No 2 Officers Advanced Training School | |
Kalafrana | No 204 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Luqa | Station HQ | |
Luqa | No 38 Sqn | Wellington |
Madalena | No 8 Radar Servicing Section | |
Malta | No 8 RAF Base Censorship Unit | |
Malta | St Paul's Bay Rest Camp | |
Malta | Aircraft Safety Centre (Malta) | |
Messina (Sicily) | No 300 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit (Detachment) | |
Mount Erice (Sicily) | No 300 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Palermo (Sicily) | No 300 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit | |
Palermo (Sicily) | No 204 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Piraeus (Greece) | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Takali | No 728 Sqn FAA | Under Admin and operational control of FAA |
Taormina (Sicily) | No 17 RAF Rest and Leave Camp | |
Valetta | Inter-Command W/T Station | |
Valetta | No 52 Embarkation Unit | |
AME Stations |
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No 501 AMES | No 502 AMES |
Air Division, Allied Commission (Austria) (Med/ME)
HQ - Rome
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Klagenfurt | No 700 Air Disarmament Wing (Detachment) | |
Klagenfurt | HQ, No 7 Air Disarmament District, AC (Austria) | |
Klagenfurt | No 70 Flak Disarmament Mobile Unit, AC (Austria) | |
Klagenfurt | No 70 Flak Disarmament Recovery Unit | |
Milan (Italy) | No 700 Air Disarmament Wing (Detachment) | |
Osoppo (Italy) | No 700 Air Disarmament Wing | |
Osoppo (Italy) | HQ, No 7 Air Disarmament District, AC (Austria) | |
Osoppo (Italy) | No 70 Flak Depot and Workshops | |
Osoppo (Italy) | No 70 Flak Disarmament Flak Unit | |
Osoppo (Italy) | No 70 'A' Disarmament Depot and Workshops | |
Rome (Italy) | No 700 Air Disarmament Wing (Detachment) | |
Rome (Italy) | Rear Party, HQ 700 Air Disarmament District AC (A) |
HQ - Foggia, Italy
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Amendola | No 240 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
Amendola | No 178 Sqn | Liberator |
Celona | No 2 (South African) (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
Celona | No 31 (South African) Sqn | Liberator |
Celona | No 34 (South African) Sqn | Liberator |
Foggia | No 236 (Medium Bomber) Wing | |
Foggia | No 40 Sqn | Wellington |
Foggia | No 104 Sqn | Wellington |
Foggia | No 205 Group Communication Flt | |
Foggia | No 1 Bomber Group Maintenance Company (SAAF) | |
Foggia | No 334 (Special Duties) Wing | |
Foggia | No 148 Sqn | Liberator |
Rodi/San Moniaco | No 11 Rest and Leave Camp | |
Tortorello | No 231 (Medium Bomber) Wing | |
Tortorello | No 37 Sqn | Wellington |
Tortorello | No 70 Sqn | Wellington |
AME Stations |
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No 7611 AMES | No 7621 AMES | No 7622 AMES |
No 7623 AMES |
HQ - Naples
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Acerra | No 114 Maintenance Unit | No 1 Depot |
Ancona | Marine Craft Repair Section (Detachment) | |
Bari | No 13 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
Bari | No 21 Supply and Transport Column | |
Bovino | No 353 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Brindisi | No 8 Aircraft Repair Depot (SAAF) (Detachment) | |
Brindisi | No 159 Maintenance Unit, No 1 Heavy R & S Unit | |
Cancello | No 114 Maintenance Unit | No 3 Depot |
Cancello | No 54 MT Company | |
Caserta | No 114 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
Castellamare | No 378 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Castellamare | No 2 Oxygen Production Centre | |
Capo Dichino | No 159 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Capo Dichino | No 113 Maintenance Unit | |
Celone | No 159 Maintenance Unit, No 2 Heavy R & S Unit | |
Foggia | No 13 MT Light Repair Unit | |
Guidonia | No 1 Glider Servicing Party | |
Guidonia | No 159 Maintenance Unit (Glider Storage Section) | |
Iesi | No 159 Maintenance Unit 'C' Detachment | Repair Depot |
Iesi | No 357 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Iesi | No 14 MT Light Repair Unit | |
Ischia | Marine Craft Repair Section (No 1 Detachment) | |
Leghorn | No 14 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
Manfredonia | Marine Craft Repair Section (No 2 Detachment) | |
Marano | No 114 Maintenance Unit | No 2 Depot |
Monopoli | No 28 Repair Unit (Parachute) | |
Naples | No 114 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Naples | No 9 Supply & Transport Column | |
Naples | Marine Craft Repair Section | |
Osimo Stazione | No 124 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
Pagnani | No 375 Maintenance Unit | |
Pagnani | No 2 Tyre Reclamation Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
Pesaro | No 2 Base Recovery Unit | |
Pesaro | No 375 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
Pozzuoli | No 10 Supply & Transport Column | |
Riccione | No 159 Maintenance Unit 'A' Detachment | Repair Depot |
Rignano | No 360 Maintenance Unit (1 AAP) | |
Rome | No 15 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
San Nicandro di Bari | No 141 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
San Paolo | No 28 Repair Unit (Parachute) (Detachment) | |
San Severo | No 360 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
San Vito de Normanni | No 8 Aircraft Repair Depot (SAAF) | |
Secondigliano | No 15 MT Light Repair Unit | |
Torro Annunziato | RAF School of Cookery | |
Torro Annunziato | No 2 Tyre Reclamation Repair Unit | |
Tressanti | No 141 Maintenance Unit (AAP) (Detachment) | |
Udine | No 380 Maintenance Unit | |
Udine | No 16 MT Light Repair Unit | |
Vesuvius | No 4 MT Base Depot |
HQ - Algiers
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Algiers | No 2 RAF Censorship Unit | |
Algiers | Air Publications and Forms Unit | |
Algiers | No 60 Embarkation Unit | |
Algiers | Provision Office (North Africa) | |
Algiers | No 10 Signals Centre | |
Algiers | No 5028 Airfield Construction Sqn | |
Algiers | No 16 RAF Rest and Leave Camp | |
Algiers | Aircraft Safety Centre (N Africa) | |
Algiers | No 2 Tyre Reclamation Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
Ain Taya | No 3 RAF Rest and Leave Camp | |
Blida | Station HQ | |
Blida | No 156 Maintenance Unit | T E Repairs |
Blida | No 2 French Technical Liaison Unit | |
Blida | No 162 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Boufarik | No 1 French Technical Liaison Unit | |
Bouzarea | No 53 MT Company | |
Casablanca | No 60 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Elmas (Sardinia) | No 144 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
Foggia (Italy) | No 5503 Artisan Flight | |
Foggia (Italy) | No 5560 Artisan Flight | |
Fort De L'Eau | No 55 Personnel Transit Centre | |
Fort De L'Eau | No 2 Embarkation Release Centre | |
Hussein Dey | No 351 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Maison Blanche | RAF Station | |
Maison Blanche | No 4 Base Signals Unit | |
Maison Blanche | No 144 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Maison Blanche | No 1 Oxygen Production Centre | |
Maison Blanche | No 1 MT Base Depot | |
Maison Carée | No 2 RAF General Hospital | |
Rome (Italy) | Public Relations (Overseas) Unit | |
Rabat Sale | No 2 Aircrew Reception Unit | |
Rabat Sale | No 5028 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
Tunis | No 12 MT Repair Unit | |
AME Stations |
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No 23001 AMES | No 23003 AMES | No 23005 AMES |
Command HQ - Cairo
HQ RAF Middle East (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Cairo
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Ankara (Turkey) | British Radar Control | |
Cairo | Admin HQ SAAF | |
Cairo | RCAF District HQ Mediterranean and Middle East | |
Cairo | RAAF Liaison Office | |
Cairo | RNZAF Liaison Office | |
Cairo | No 1 Base Personnel Office | |
Cairo | No 1 Aeronautical Inspection Services Unit | |
Cairo | Unit Signals (HQ RAF ME) | |
Cairo | No 6 RAF Postal HQ (Middle East Forces) | |
Cairo | Command Welfare Office | |
El Genina | No 1567 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Khartoum (Sudan) | RAF Station | |
Khartoum (Sudan) | Khartoum Communication Flt | |
Khartoum (Sudan) | No 1412 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Khartoum (Sudan) | No 139 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Khartoum Airfield (Sudan) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Sudan) |
AHQ Egypt (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Cairo
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Abbassia | No 5 RAF Hospital | |
Abbassia | No 3 RAF Section Signals Experimental Group | |
Aboukir | No 24 Personnel Transit Centre | |
Aden | No 5721 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | Also shown in HQ BF in Aden |
Alexandria | Tomahawk House | |
Alexandria | Blenheim House | |
Alexandria | Beaufighter House | |
Alexandria | No 18 Embarkation Unit | |
Alexandria | No 11 WAAF Convalescent Depot | |
Alexandria | WAAF Leave House | |
Almaza | No 22 Personnel Transit Centre | |
Almaza | SAAF Base Depot | |
Almaza | No 2 School of Hygiene (RAF) | |
Almaza | RAF Physical Training School | |
Appollonia | No 13 Rest and Leave Camp | Also shown in AHQ EM |
Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 4603 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 4607 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 4612 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 5051 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
Benghazi (Libya) | No 5053 Airfield Construction Sqn HQ | |
Benghazi (Libya) | No 5053 Airfield Construction Sqn, No 2 Detachment | |
Benghazi (Libya) | No 5717 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
Benghazi (Libya) | No 4609 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Benghazi (Libya) | No 4617 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Cairo | The Lady Rosalind Tedder Club | |
Cairo | Wellington House | |
Cairo | Hurricane House | |
Cairo | No 1 Works Area | |
Cairo | Air Publications Unit | |
Cairo | No 5451 Airfield Construction Wing | |
Cairo | No 5720 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
Cairo | WAAF Leave House | |
Cairo | Instrument and Electrical School | |
Castel Benito (Libya) | No 5051 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
Castel Benito (Libya) | No 5053 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4604 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4605 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4610 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4611 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4614 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Castel Benito (Libya) | No 5576 Artisan Flt | |
Castel Benito (Libya) | No 5716 Mechanical and Electrical Flt | |
Deversoir | RAF Station | |
Deversoir | No 680 PR Sqn | Mosquito |
Deversoir | No 6 (Middle East) Field Hygiene Unit | |
Deversoir | No 9 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
Deversoir | Middle East Interpretation Unit (Detachment) | |
El Adem (Libya) | No 5577 Artisan Flt | |
El Adem (Libya) | No 4601 Airfield Construction Flt | |
El Adem (Libya) | No 4602 Airfield Construction Flt | |
El Adem (Libya) | No 4613 Airfield Construction Flt | |
El Adem (Libya) | No 5718 Mechanical and Electrical Flt | |
El Gedida | RAF Station | |
El Gedida | Master Provision Office | |
El Gedida | Base Accounts Office | |
El Hagg | No 2 W/T Transmitting Station | |
Gianaclis | No 8 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
Heliopolis | Middle East Interpretation Unit | |
Heliopolis | Standing Committee of Adjustment | |
Heliopolis | No 5051 Airfield Construction Sqn | |
Heliopolis | No 2 RAF Instructors' School (EVT) | |
Heliopolis | Aircraft Safety Centre (Egypt) | |
Helwan | No 3 Signals Depot | |
Helwan | No 1 ME General W/T Fitting Party | |
Helwan | No 3 ME General W/T Fitting Party | |
Helwan | No 4 ME General W/T Fitting Party | |
Helwan | Middle East Signals School | |
Kaffr el Farouk | Telecommunications Centre ME | |
Kaffr el Farouk | Signals Production Unit | |
Kaffr el Farouk | RAF Regiment Instructors' Unit | |
Kasfareet | No 21 Personnel Transit Centre | |
Kasfareet | No 7 (ME) Field Hygiene Unit | |
Port Said | No 20 Embarkation Unit | |
Port Tewfik (Sinai) | No 19 Embarkation Unit | |
Quadima | No 4615 Airfield Construction Flt | |
San Severo (Italy) | No 680 PR Sqn (Detachment) | Mosquito |
Shallufa | No 4 Release Embarkation Centre | |
Tobruk | No 5053 Mechanical and Electrical Sqn (Detachment) | |
Tobruk | No 4606 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Tobruk | No 4616 Airfield Construction Flt |
AHQ Eastern Mediterranean (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Alexandria
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Abu Suier | Station HQ | |
Abu Sueir | No 1675 Heavy Conversion Unit | |
Alexandria | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Alexandria | Marine Craft Unit | |
Appollonia | No 13 Rest and Leave Camp | Also shown in AHQ Egypt |
Aqir (Palestine) | Station HQ | |
Aqir (Palestine) | No 294 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Walrus/Warwick |
Ballah | Station HQ | |
Ballah | RAF (Middle East) Central Gunnery School | |
Ballah | No 1342 RP Training Flight | |
Beit Daris (Palestine) | No 16 Radio School | |
Benina (Lybia) | No 212 Admin Group | |
Benina (Lybia) | No 1563 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Benina (Lybia) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Cyrenica) | c/o No 212 Group |
Benina (Lybia) | No 221 Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Warwick |
Benghazi (Lybia) | No 25 Embarkation Unit | |
Benghazi (Lybia) | No 4 Works Area | |
Castel Benito (Lybia) | No 1564 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Castel Benito (Lybia) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Tripolitania) | |
Dekheila | RN Air Station 'HMS Grebe' | Administered by FOLEM |
Deversoir | No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | |
Edcu | No 221 Sqn | Wellington/Warwick |
Ein Shemer (Palestine) | Station HQ | |
Ein Shemer (Palestine) | Staff Navigators School (ME) | |
El Adem (Lybia) | No 221 Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Warwick |
Farmagusta (Cyprus) | No 43 Embarkation Unit | |
Fayid | RN Aircraft Repair yard 'HMS Phoenix' | Administered by FOLEM |
Fayid | Station HQ | |
Fayid | No 73 OTU | |
Gianaclis | Station HQ | |
Gianaclis | No 17 (South African) Sqn | Warwick |
Gianaclis | No 27 (South African) Sqn | Warwick |
Gianaclis | No 22 (SAAF) Sqn | Ventura, also shown at Gibraltar |
Greece | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Ismailia | Station HQ | |
Ismailia | No 12 Sector Operations Room | |
Jerusalem (Palestine) | No 1 (Middle East) Aircrew Reception Centre | |
Laktamia (Cyprus) | No 1565 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Mariut | AHQ Eastern Mediterranean Communication Flt | |
Mex | Aircraft Safety Centre (Egypt) | |
Nalut (Tripoli) | No 123 Meteorological Field Unit | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | Station HQ | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | Aircraft Safety centre (Cyprus) | c/o RAF Station, Nicosia |
Peta Tiqva (Palestine) | Station HQ | |
Qastina (Palestine) | Station HQ | |
Ramat David (Palestine) | No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (Detachment) | |
Shallufa | Station HQ | |
Shallufa | Middle East Armament School | |
Shallufa | No 11 Flying Instructors' Training School | |
Shallufa | No 7 Refresher Flying School | |
Shallufa | No 1343 Conversion Flight | |
Shandur | Station HQ | |
Shandur | No 10 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
Suez | Marine Craft Unit | |
Tobruk | No 25 Embarkation Unit (Railhead Detachment) | |
Tripoli | No 53 Embarkation Unit | |
Troodos (Cyprus) | No 22 Rest and Leave Camp | |
AME Stations |
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No 405 AMES | No 531 AMES | No 826 AMES |
AHQ Levant (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Jerusalem
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Amman (Jordan) | Station HQ | |
Amman (Jordan) | No 3 Officer Cadets Training Unit | |
Amman (Jordan) | No 2 General Service Training School | |
Amman (Jordan) | 'B' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company | |
Amman (Jordan) | No 2 School of Administration | |
Amman (Jordan) | No 2 School of Fire Fighting | |
Beirut (Syria) | AHQ Levant (Advanced) | |
Beirut (Syria) | Station HQ | |
Beirut (Syria) | No 21 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
Beirut (Syria) | No 211 Meteorological Field Unit | |
Ein Shemer | No 2 Field Hygiene Unit | |
Gaza | Station HQ | |
Gaza | Royal Hellenic Air Force Depot | |
Gaza | No 1 RHAF Training Unit | |
Gaza | No 2 Air Crew Officers' Training School | |
Haifa | No 34 Embarkation Unit | |
Haifa | RAF Staff College (Overseas) | |
Jerusalem | No 226 Mobile Signals Unit | |
Jerusalem | No 2 Works Area | |
Jerusalem | No 2923 Rifle Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Kinfra | No 401 Meteorological Field Unit | |
Lydda | Levant Communication Flt | |
Lydda | No 1413 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Lydda | No 155 Repair and Salvage Unit | Also shown in No 206 Group |
Muqeibila (Levant) | No 5 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
Muqeibila (Levant) | No 3 Anti-Mosquito Unit (1 x Section) | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | HQ No 3 Battalion, RAF Levies | |
Peta Tiqva (Palestine) | No 2969 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Qastina (Palestine) | No 13 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Qastina (Palestine) | No 3 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (1 x Section) | |
Ramat David | Station HQ | |
Ramat David | 'A' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company | |
Ramat David | No 32 Sqn | Spitfire |
Ramat David | No 2864 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Ramat David | No 4 Anti-Mosquito Unit (plus 1 x Section) | |
Ramat David | RAF Staff College Overseas Communications Flight | |
Ramleh | Station HQ | |
Ramleh | Telecommunication Centre (Levant) | |
Ramleh | Aircraft Safety Centre (Levant) | c/o T M E Levant |
Ramleh | HQ, No 2 Armoured Car Company, | |
Ramleh | 'C' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company, | |
Ramleh | 'D' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company, | |
Ramleh | No 2788 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Ramleh | WAAF Homecraft Training Centre | |
Ras el Ain (Eritrea) | No 1321 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Ras el Ain (Eritrea) | No 2924 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Shallufa (Egypt) | No 7 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
St Jean | No 1319 RAF Regiment Wing | |
St Jean | No 2721 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
St Jean | No 2902 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Tel Aviv | No 10 (ME) Medical Rehabilitation Unit | |
Tel Litwinsky | No 3 RAF Hospital | |
Tel Litwinsky | No 3 Anti-Mosquito Unit (1 x Section) | |
Tel Litwinsky | No 2923 Field Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) |
AHQ Iraq and Persia (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Habbaniya
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Aqir (Palestine) | No 294 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Walrus/Warwick |
Baghdad (Iraq) | AHQ Iraq and Persia (Advanced) | |
Baghdad (Iraq) | Combined Intelligence Centre | |
Baghdad (Iraq) | No 30 Movements Control Unit | |
Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 80 Embarkation Unit | |
Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 6 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 42 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 158 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 294 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Walrus/Warwick |
Basrah (Iraq) | Station HQ | |
Basrah (Iraq) | No 42 Embarkation Unit | |
Basrah (Iraq) | Marine Craft Section | |
Basrah (Iraq) | No 219 Air/Sea Rescue Unit | |
Basrah (Iraq) | No 294 ASR Sqn | Wellington/Warwick/Walrus |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | Station HQ | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | Iraq and Persia Communication Flt | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 1415 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | Supplies Depot | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 134 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 4 Base Personnel Office | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 6 RAF Hospital | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | Iraq Levies HQ | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 1 Battalion, Iraq Levies | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Iraq and Persia) | c/o AHQ Iraq and Persia |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 7 RAF Postal HQ | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 115 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 156 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Habbaniya | No 5719 Mechanical and Electrical Flt | |
Jask (Persia) | RAF Unit | |
Karind (Iraq) | No 2 Battalion, Iraq Levies | |
Margil (Basrah, Iraq) | No 5 Battalion, Iraq Levies | |
Mosul (Iraq) | HQ, No 1 Armoured Car Company & 4 x Sections | |
Ser Amadia | No 23 Rest and Leave Camp | |
Shaibah (Iraq) | No 115 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
Shaibah (Iraq) | No 157 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Sharjah (Iraq) | No 36 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
Sharjah (Iraq) | No 80 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Sharjah (Iraq) | No 294 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Walrus/Warwick |
Teheran (Persia) | Station HQ | |
Teheran (Persia) | No 138 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Teheran (Persia) | No 12 Rest and Leave Camp | |
Zubair | No 115 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) |
AHQ East Africa (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Nairobi
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Dar-es-Salaam | Station HQ | |
Dar-es-Salaam | Marine Craft Section | |
Dar-es-Salaam | No 1345 Anti-Malarial Flight (Detachment) | |
Diego Suarez | RAF Unit | |
Diego Suarez | No 1568 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Diego Suarez | Marine Craft Section | |
Eastleigh | Station HQ | |
Eastleigh | East Africa Communication Flt | |
Eastleigh | No 1414 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Eastleigh | No 133 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Eastleigh | No 25 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | |
Eastleigh | Anti-Locust Flt | |
Eastleigh | No 14 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
Eastleigh | Aircraft Safety Centre (East Africa) | |
Gilgil | No 105 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
Kipevu | No 209 Sqn | Sunderland |
Kisumu | Station HQ | |
Kisumu | No 41 Personnel Transit Centre | |
Kisumu | Flying Boat Repair Base | |
Mackinnon Road | RN Air Station | |
Mauritius | Station HQ | |
Mauritius | Marine Craft Section | |
Mogadishu | RAF Unit | |
Mombasa | Station HQ | |
Mombasa | No 15 Embarkation Unit | |
Nairobi | No 2 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
Nairobi | No 10 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
Nairobi | RN Air Repair Yard 'HMS Korango' | |
Nairobi | No 9 RAF Postal HQ (East Africa) | |
Nairobi | No 3 Works Area | |
Pamanzi | RAF Unit | |
Pamanzi | Marine Craft Section | |
Port Reitz | Marine Craft Section | |
Port Reitz | No 1345 Anti-Malarial Flight | |
Seychelles | Station HQ | |
Seychelles | Marine Craft Section | |
Tabora | RAF Unit | |
Tanga | RN Air Station | |
Thika | No 105 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Tullear | RAF Unit | |
Tullear | Marine Craft Section | |
Voi | RN Air Station |
HQ British Forces in Aden (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Steamer Point
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Aden | No 206 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Aden | No 5721 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | Also shown in AHQ Egypt |
Addis Ababa (Abyssinia) | Telecommunication Centre (Aden) (Detachment) | |
Bandar Cassim (Somaliland) | RAF Unit | |
Hargeisa (British Somaliland) | HQ BF Aden Communication Flt (Detachment) | |
Hargeisa (British Somaliland) | Telecommunication Centre (Aden) (Detachment) | |
Hedjuff | Marine Craft Unit | |
Hedjuff | No 216 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Hedjuff | No 220 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Hiswa | No 1566 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Jhadir (Saudi Arabia) | Armoured Car Section | |
Khormaksar | Station HQ | |
Khormaksar | No 131 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Khormaksar | No 621 Sqn | Wellington |
Khormaksar | HQ BF Aden Communication Flt | |
Khormaksar | Aircraft Safety Centre (South Arabia) | |
Masira Island | Station HQ | |
Masira Island | No 214 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Masira Island | No 215 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Ras el Hadd (Saudi Arabia) | Station HQ | |
Riyan (Saudi Arabia) | RAF Unit | |
Salalah (Saudi Arabia) | RAF Unit | |
Scuisiban (Somaliland) | No 621 Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington |
Sheikh O'thman | Aden Protectorate Levies HQ | |
Socotra (Gulf of Aden) | RAF Unit | |
Socotra (Gulf of Aden) | No 621 Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington |
Steamer Point | Station HQ | |
Steamer Point | Equipment and Supply Section | |
Steamer Point | No 50 Embarkation Unit | |
Steamer Point | No 7 RAF Hospital | |
Steamer Point | No 11 RAF Postal HQ (British Forces, Aden) | |
Steamer Point | No 3 Base Personnel Office | |
Steamer Point | No 6 Works Area | |
Wadi Road | Telecommunication Centre (Aden) |
HQ - RAF Heliopolis
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Aboukir | Station HQ | |
Aboukir | No 103 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Aboukir | No 7 Engine Repair Section | |
Aboukir | No 8 Engine Repair Section | |
Abu Sultan | No 128 Maintenance Unit | Ammunition Depot |
Acre (Palestine) | No 142 Maintenance Unit | |
Alexandria | Marine Craft Repair Section | |
Alexandria | No 1 (Middle East) MT Repair Unit | |
Almaza | No 51 RAF MT Company | |
Almaza | No 1 (ME) Meteorological Unit | |
Almaza | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company (Detachment) | |
Almaza | No 154 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Amriya | No 102 Maintenance Unit | Repairable Equipment Depot |
Athlet (Syria) | No 1 (ME) Fuel Transport Company | |
Aqir (Palestine) | No 160 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Repair Unit |
Baalwa | 'Z' Hydrogen Plant | |
Benghazi (Lybia) | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company (Detachment) | |
Benghazi (Lybia) | No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
Benghazi (Lybia) | No 2 Bomber Group Maintenance Company | |
Berka | No 136 Maintenance Unit (AAD) | |
Boulac | No 109 Maintenance Unit | Repair Unit |
Boulac | No 1 Engine Repair Section | |
Boulac | No 4 Engine Repair Section | |
Cairo | No 7 (Middle East) MT Repair Unit | |
Castel Benito (Lybia) | No 153 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
El Adem (Lybia) | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company (Detachment) | |
El Firdan | No 108 Maintenance Unit | Repair Unit |
El Firdan | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) | |
Gebel Hamzi | No 135 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Depot |
Heliopolis | Station HQ | |
Heliopolis | No 1 Tyre Reclamation and Retreading Unit (ME) | |
Heliopolis | No 168 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Repair Unit |
Heliopolis | No 122 Meteorological Field Unit | |
Heliopolis | No 402 Meteorological Field Unit | |
Heliopolis | Command Medical Board | |
Heliopolis | Polish Air Force Boys' Training School | |
Heliopolis | Middle East Communication Sqn | Fairchild |
Heliopolis | Air Supply and Development Section | |
Heliopolis | No 1 Section, RHAF Technical Unit | |
Heliopolis | Near East Flying Control School | |
Helwan | No 3 MT Base Depot | |
Ismailia | No 132 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Depot |
Kabrit | No 117 Maintenance Unit | Transport Aircraft Repair Unit |
Kasfareet | No 107 Maintenance Unit (E & RD) | |
Kasfareet | No 9 Engine Repair Section | |
Khanka | No 106 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Lydda | No 155 Repair and Salvage Unit | Also shown in AHQ Levant |
Mansourah | No 5 Engine Repair Section | |
Mariut | No 1 (Middle East) MT Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
Mariut | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) | |
Masara | No 101 Maintenance Unit | Ammunition Depot |
Muqeibila (Levant) | No 104 Maintenance Unit | RAP and MT Pool |
Muqeibila (Levant) | No 3 Anti-Mosquito Unit (1 x Section) | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 166 Maintenance Unit | |
Port Said | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) | |
Port Said | Marine Craft Unit | |
Ramleh (Palestine) | No 6 Engine Repair Section | |
Ras el Ain (Eritrea) | No 120 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Ras el Ain (Eritrea) | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) | |
Tel Litwinsky (Palestine) | No 5 (ME) MT Repair Unit | |
Tobruk (Lybia) | No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP) (Detachment) | |
Tripoli (Lybia) | No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP) (Detachment) | |
Tura | No 111 Maintenance Unit | Engine and Repair Depot |
Tura | No 2 Engine Repair Section | |
Tura | No 3 Engine Repair Section | |
Wadi Ysara | No 112 Maintenance Unit | |
Wadi Ysara | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company (Detachment) | |
Wadi Ysara | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) |
HQ - RAF Heliopolis, Egypt
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Source - SD161 (60th Edition) - September 1945
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