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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Transport Command - September 1945
[Command HQ | No 4 Group | No 38 Group | No 44 Group | No 45 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group | No 87 Group | No 216 Group | No 229 Group | No 110 Wing | No 114 Wing | No 301 Wing | No 302 Wing]
Command HQ - RAF Harrow, Middlesex
Units and stations not yet allocated: -
| RAF Waterbeach |
HQ - RAF York
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bramcote | ||
| No 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit | RAF Bramcote | |
| RAF Station Bitteswell | Satellite (Bramcote) | |
| No 1513 (BAT) Flt | RAF Bitteswell | |
| RAF Station Nuneaton | Satellite (Bramcote) | |
| RAF Station Broadwell | ||
| No 10 Sqn | RAF Broadwell | Halifax VI |
| No 76 Sqn | RAF Broadwell | Halifax VI |
| RAF Station Carnaby | Bridlington, East Yorkshire | Emergency Runway |
| RAF Station Crosby-on-Eden | ||
| No 1383 (Transport) Conversion Unit | RAF Crosby-on-Eden | Dakota |
| RAF Station Longtown | C & M Party | Satellite (Crosby-on-Eden) |
| RAF Station Doncaster | ||
| No 43 Base | Driffield, East Yorkshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Driffield | |
| No 466 Sqn RAAF | RAF Driffield | Sunderland [sic] |
| RAF Station Leconfield | Leconfield, Beverley, East Yorkshire | |
| RAF Station Lissett | Lissett, Bridlington, East Yorkshire | |
| RAF Station Tempsford | Station in No 47 Group | |
| No 426 Sqn RCAF | RAF Tempsford | Halifax III |
| RAF Station Full Sutton | ||
| No 77 Sqn | RAF Full Sutton | Halifax VI |
| No 44 Base | Holme-on-Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Holme | |
| No 512 Sqn | RAF Holme | Dakota |
| RAF Station Breighton | ||
| No 78 Sqn | RAF Breighton | Halifax III |
| RAF Station Melbourne | ||
| RAF Station Leicester East | ||
| No No 1333 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit | RAF Leicester East | Dakota |
| RAF Station Ibsley | Satellite, Leicester East | |
| RAF Station Marston Moor | ||
| No 1665 (Heavy Transport) Conversion Unit | RAF Marston Moor | |
| RAF School of Air Transport | RAF Netheravon | Station in No 38 Group |
| No 1516 (BAT) Flt | RAF Odiham | Station in No 46 Group |
| RAF Station Ossington | ||
| No 6 Lancaster Finishing School | RAF Ossington | |
| No 42 Base | Pocklington, East Yorkshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Pocklington | |
| No 102 Sqn | RAF Pocklington | Halifax VI |
| RAF Station Elvington | ||
| No 4 Group Communication Flt | RAF Elvington | Various types |
| No 1527 (BAT) Flt | RAF Prestwick | Station in No 44 Group |
| RAF Station Riccall | ||
| No 1332 Heavy Conversion Unit | RAF Riccall | Various |
| No 1529 (BAT) Flt | RAF St Mawgan | Station in No 44 Group |
| RAF Station Snaith | Snaith | |
| No 17 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Snaith | |
| RAF Station Tilstock | ||
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No 1380 (Transport) Conversion Unit |
RAF Tilstock | |
| No 1528 (BAT) Flt | RAF Valley | Station in No 44 Group |
| RAF Station Sleap | Satellite airfield (Tilstock) | |
| RAF Station Welford | ||
| No 1336 Transport Support Conversion Unit | RAF Welford | Various |
| RAF Station Ramsbury | Satellite (Welford) | |
| RAF Station Greenham Common | Satellite (Welford) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Greenham Common | |
| RAF Station Wymeswold | ||
| No 108 (Transport) OTU | RAF Wymeswold | Dakota |
| RAF Station Castle Donington | Satellite (Wymeswold) | |
| No 1521 (BAT) Flt | RAF Castle Donington |
HQ - Marks Hall, Earls Colne, Essex
RAF Element of the Glider Pilot Regiment
Units and stations not yet allocated: -
| No 1 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Blakehill Farm | ||
| No 22 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit/ORTU | RAF Blakehill Farm | |
| RAF Station Fairford | Satellite airfield (Blakehill Farm) | |
| RAF Station Broadwell | ||
| No 9 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Broadwell | |
| No 10 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Broadwell | |
| RAF Station Earls Colne | Oxford | |
| No 38 Group Communication Flt | RAF Earls Colne | Oxford |
| No 296 Sqn | RAF Earls Colne | Halifax |
| No 6296 Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
| No 297 Sqn | RAF Earls Colne | Halifax |
| No 6297 Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
| No 7 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
| No 8 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
| RAF Station Wethersfield | Satellite airfield (Earls Colne) | |
| RAF Station Gosfield | Station in Bomber Command | |
| No 13 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Gosfield | |
| No 1 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit (Detachment) | RAF Gosfield | |
| RAF Station Great Dunmow | ||
| No 190 Sqn | RAF Great Dunmow | |
| No 6190 Servicing Echelon | RAF Great Dunmow | |
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No 620 Sqn |
RAF Great Dunmow | |
| No 6620 Servicing Echelon | RAF Great Dunmow | |
| No 3 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Great Dunmow | |
| No 4 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Great Dunmow | |
| RAF Station Matching | Satellite airfield (Great Dunmow) | |
|
Operational and Refresher Training Unit |
RAF Matching | Albemarle/Horsa/Tiger Moth |
| No 1677 (Target Towing) Flt | RAF Matching | Martinet |
| RAF Station Harwell | ||
| RAF Station Finmere | Satellite airfield (Harwell) | |
| RAF Station Hampstead Norris | Satellite airfield (Harwell) | |
| RAF Station Netheravon | ||
| No 1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | Horsa/Hamilcar |
| No 38 Group Parachute Maintenance and Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 4 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| RAF Station Shrewton | Satellite airfield (Netheravon) | |
| RAF Station Thruxton | Satellite airfield (Netheravon) | |
| No 2 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Thruxton | |
| No 11 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Thruxton | |
| No 16 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Thruxton | |
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RAF Station Ringway |
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| No 1 Parachute Training School | RAF Ringway | Various |
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RAF Station Rivenhall |
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| No 295 Sqn | RAF Rivenhall | Stirling |
| No 6295 Servicing Echelon | RAF Rivenhall | |
| No 570 Sqn | RAF Rivenhall | Stirling |
| No 6570 Servicing Echelon | RAF Rivenhall | |
| No 5 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Rivenhall | |
| No 6 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Rivenhall | |
| RAF Station Shepherd's Grove | ||
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No 196 Sqn |
RAF Shepherd's Grove | Stirling |
| No 6196 Servicing Echelon | RAF Shepherd's Grove | |
| No 299 Sqn | RAF Shepherd's Grove | Stirling |
| No 6299 Servicing Echelon | RAF Shepherd's Grove | |
| No 1 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Shepherd's Grove | |
| No 2 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Shepherd's Grove | |
| RAF Station Shobden | ||
| No 5 Glider Training School | RAF Shobden | |
| RAF Station Tarrant Rushton | ||
| No 298 Sqn | RAF Tarrant Rushton | Halifax |
| No 6298 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tarrant Rushton | |
| No 644 Sqn | RAF Tarrant Rushton | Halifax |
| No 6644 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tarrant Rushton | |
| No 12 (Hamilcar) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Tarrant Rushton | |
| No 14 (Hamilcar) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Tarrant Rushton | |
| No 15 (Hamilcar) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Tarrant Rushton |
HQ - Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Desborough | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Desborough | |
| RAF Station Dunkeswell | ||
| No 16 Ferry Unit | RAF Dunkeswell | Halifax/Dakota/Warwick |
| RAF Station Filton | ||
| No 15 Ferry Unit | RAF Filton | Various |
| RAF Station Llandow | ||
| RAF Station Melton Mowbrey | ||
| No 12 Ferry Unit | RAF Melton Mowbrey | Various |
| RAF Station Pershore | ||
| No 1 Ferry Unit | RAF Pershore | |
| RAF Station Portreath | ||
| No 1 Overseas Air Despatch Unit | RAF Portreath | |
| RAF Station Prestwick | Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire | Airport |
| North Atlantic Signals Centre | RAF Prestwick | |
| Units in European Division ATC | RAF Prestwick | |
| RAF Station St Mawgan | Airport | |
| No 2 Overseas Air Despatch Unit | RAF St Mawgan | |
| No 1 Air Traffic School | RAF St Mawgan | |
| Units in European Division ATC | RAF St Mawgan | |
| RAF Station Staverton | Station in Mintenance Command | |
| No 44 Group Communications Flight | RAF Staverton | Various |
| RAF Station Talbenny | ||
| RAF Station Uxbridge | Station in TTC | |
| Continental Aircraft Control | RAF Uxbridge | |
| RAF Station Valley | Airport | |
| Units in European Division ATC | RAF Valley |
HQ - Dorval, Quebec, Canada
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Ascension Island | No 90 Staging Post | |
| Bermuda | No 6 Aircraft Preparation Unit | |
| Bermuda | No 80 Staging Post | |
| Bermuda | No 231 Sqn (Detachment) | Liberator |
| Belem, Brazil | No 99 Staging Post | |
| Belize (British Honduras) | RAF Signals Unit | |
| Bluie West | No 81 Staging Post | |
| Borinquen | No 96 Staging Post | |
| Boucherville | No 85 Staging Post | |
| Canton Island | No 142 Staging Post | |
| Dorval, Quebec | RAF Station Dorval | |
| Dorval | HQ, No 112 (North Atlantic) Wing | |
| Dorval | No 6 Ferry Unit | |
| Dorval | No 5 Aircraft Preparation Unit | |
| Dorval | No 231 Sqn | Liberator |
| Dorval | No 100 (Terminal) Staging Post | |
| Elizabeth City | No 82 Staging Post | |
| Gander | No 83 Staging Post | |
| Goose Bay | No 84 Staging Post | |
| Hickam Field (Honolulu) | No 141 Staging Post | |
| Jamaica | No 89 Staging Post | |
| Lagens (Azores) | No 74 Staging Post | |
| Lindbergh Field (San Diego) | No 280 Wing | |
| Lindbergh Field (San Diego) | No 139 Staging Post | |
| Miami (Florida) | No 97 Staging Post | |
| Mines Field (Los Angeles) | No 140 Staging Post | |
| Nandi Airfield (Fiji) | No 143 Staging Post | |
| Nassau, Bahamas | No 7 Ferry Unit | |
| Nassau | HQ, No 113 (South Atlantic) Wing | |
| Nassau | No 7 Aircraft Preparation Unit | |
| Nassau | No 7 Ferry Unit | |
| Nassau | No 88 (Terminal) Staging Post | |
| Natal (Brazil) | No 98 Staging Post | |
| North Bay | RAF Station North Bay | |
| North Bay | No 313 Ferry Training Unit | |
| Piarco (Trinidad) | No 95 Staging Post | |
| Reykjavik (Iceland) | No 86 Staging Post | |
| Whenuapi (New Zealand) | No 144 Staging Post |
HQ - Harrow, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 170 Staging Post | Bardufoss | |
| RAF Station Biggin Hill | ||
| RAF Station Blackbushe | ||
| No 162 Sqn | RAF Blackbushe | Mosquito IV/XX/25 |
| RAF Station Boreham | ||
| No 161 Staging Post | RAF Boreham | |
| No 162 Staging Post | RAF Boreham | |
| No 164 Staging Post | RAF Boreham | |
| No 165 Staging Post | RAF Boreham | |
| No 166 Staging Post | RAF Boreham | |
| No 167 Staging Post | RAF Boreham | |
| RAF Station Bushey Hall | ||
| RAF Station Down Ampney | ||
| No 48 Sqn | RAF Down Ampney | Dakota |
| No 4048 Servicing Echelon | RAF Down Ampney | |
| No 271 Sqn | RAF Down Ampney | Dakota |
| No 4271 Servicing Echelon | RAF Down Ampney | |
| No 46 Group Air Freight Control Centre | RAF Down Ampney | |
| RAF Station Guernsey | Guernsey, Channel Islands | |
| No 160 Staging Post | RAF Guernsey | |
| RAF Station Ibsley | ||
| Glider Training Pickup Flight | RAF Ibsley | |
| No 150 Staging Post | RAF Ibsley | |
| No 6 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Ibsley | |
| No 7 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Ibsley | |
| No 8 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Ibsley | |
| No 9 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Ibsley | |
| RAF Station Christchurch | Satellite airfield (Ibsley) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Christchurch | |
| RAF Station Kenley | ||
| Transport Command Development Unit | RAF Netheravon | Station in No 38 Group |
| RAF Station Northolt | ||
| ADLS Sqn | RAF Northolt | |
| RAF Station North Weald | ||
| No 301 (Polish) Sqn | RAF North Weald | Warwick C III |
| No 4301 (Polish) Servicing Echelon | RAF North Weald | |
| RAF Station Odiham | ||
| No 233 Sqn | RAF Odiham | Dakota |
| No 4233 Servicing Echelon | RAF Odiham | |
| Empire Test Pilots' School (MAP) | RAF Odiham | |
| No 163 Staging Post | Oslo | |
| HQ, No 107 Wing | Paris | see below for units |
| RAF Station Perranporth | ||
| No 168 Staging Post | Stavanger | |
| No 169 Staging Post | Trondheim | |
| RAF Station Uxbridge | ||
| Overseas Distribution Centre | RAF Uxbridge | |
| No 46 Group also controlled the following mobile units: - | ||
| 55093 Mobile Signals Unit | 55094 Mobile Signals Unit | 55095 Mobile Signals Unit |
| 55096 Mobile Signals Unit | 55097 Mobile Signals Unit | 55098 Mobile Signals Unit |
| 55099 Mobile Signals Unit | 55124 Mobile Signals Unit | |
HQ - Hendon, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Hendon | Airport | |
| No 24 Sqn | RAF Hendon | |
| Metropolitan Communications Sqn | RAF Hendon | |
| AM Book Production and Distribution Centre | RAF Hendon | |
| RAF School of Discussion Method | RAF Hendon | |
| RAF Station Highgate | ||
| RAF Intelligence School | RAF Highgate | |
| RAF Station Holmsley South | ||
| No 246 Sqn | RAF Holmsley South | York/C27 |
| RAF Station Kemble | ||
| No 2 Transport Aircraft Modification Unit | RAF Kemble | |
| RAF Station Lyneham | Airport | |
| No 511 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | York |
| RAF Station Membury | ||
| No 525 Sqn | RAF Membury | Dakota |
| No 4525 Servicing Echelon | RAF Membury | |
| RAF Station Merryfield | ||
| No 187 Sqn | RAF Merryfield | Halifax III |
| No 4187 Servicing Echelon | RAF Merryfield | |
| RAF Station Northolt | Airport | |
| RAF Station Oakington | ||
| RAF Station Prestwick | Airport, station in No 44 Group | |
| No 1680 (Transport) Flight | RAF Prestwick | |
| RAF Station Stoney Cross | ||
| No 242 Sqn | RAF Stoney Cross | Wellington |
| No 46 Sqn | RAF Stoney Cross | Stirling |
| RAF Station Stradishall | ||
| No 51 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | |
| No 158 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | |
| RAF Station Tempsford | ||
| No 1 Transport Aircraft Modification Unit | RAF Tempsford | |
| RAF Station Somersham | Satellite (Tempsford) | |
| No 150 Staging Post | RAF Lyneham |
c/o British Liberation Army
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Police Detachment | ||
| No 108 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
| No 428 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
| No 4 RAF Base Area | ||
| RAF Element of MEDLOC | ||
| RTO, Paris | ||
| MATS | ||
| No 429 Equipment Park | ||
| No 430 Equipment Park | ||
| No 87 Group Communications Flight | ||
| No 5274 Mobile Signals Unit (Type B) | ||
| No 5305 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) | ||
| Airmen's Transit Centre | ||
| Air Mail Centre |
No 216 (Ferry & Transport) Group
HQ - Caserta
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Algiers (Algeria) | HQ, No 284 Transport Wing | Also shown in Malta |
| Algiers | Air Booking Centre | |
| Almaza (Egypt) | No 133 Staging Post | |
| Almaza (Egypt) | No 216 Sqn | Dakota |
| Asmara (Ethiopia) | RAF Unit | |
| Athens (Greece) | No 107 Staging Post | |
| Augusta (Sicily) | RAF Station | |
| Bahrein (Iraq) | RAF Station | |
| Bari (Italy) | HQ, No 249 Transport Wing | |
| Bari | No 127 Staging Post | |
| Bari | No 44 (South African) Sqn | Dakota |
| Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | No 130 Staging Post | |
| Bilbeis (Egypt) | No 1330 Conversion Unit | |
| Biskra (Algeria) | RAF Station | |
| Blida (North Africa) | No 3 Ferry Unit | |
| Bucharest (Romania) | No 125 Staging Post | |
| Cairo (Egypt) | HQ, No 282 (Transport) Wing | |
| Cairo | Air Booking Centre | |
| RAF Cairo West | RAF Station | |
| Castel Benito (Lybia) | RAF Station | |
| RAF Catania (Sicily) | RAF Station | |
| Eastleigh (Kenya) | No 216 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
| RAF El Adem (Lybia) | RAF Station | |
| El Aouina (NW Africa) | No 76 Staging Post | |
| El Fasher (Sudan) | No 24 Staging Post | |
| El Geneina (Sudan) | No 25 Staging Post | |
| Elmas (Sardinia) | RAF Station | |
| Falconara (Italy) | No 4 Ferry Unit | |
| Gebel Hamzi (Egypt) | No 2 Ferry Unit | |
| Gibraltar | No 73 Staging Post | |
| RAF Habbaniya (Iraq) | HQ, No 151 Transport Wing | |
| Habbaniya | No 40 Staging Post | |
| Habbaniya | No 216 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
| Heliopolis | No 216 Group (Rear) | |
| Heliopolis | No 282 Transport Wing | |
| Heliopolis | No 5 Ferry Unit | |
| Heliopolis | No 1 Staging Post | |
| Heliopolis | No 216 Group Communication Flt | |
| Heliopolis | Heliopolis Palace Hotel | |
| H3 (Palestine) | RAF Unit | |
| Juba (Sudan) | RAF Unit | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | No 20 Staging Post | |
| Khartoum | No 115 Transport Wing | Also shown in Wadi Seidna (Sudan) |
| Khartoum | No 216 Sqn (Detachment) | |
| Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 171 Staging Post | |
| Luxor (Egypt) | RAF Unit | |
| Luqa (Malta) | No 64 Staging Post | |
| RAF Lydda (Palestine) | RAF Station | |
| Maison Blanche (Algeria) | No 72 Staging Post | |
| Maison Blanche | No 28 (South African) Sqn | Dakota |
| Malakal (Sudan) | RAF Unit | |
| Malta | HQ, No 284 Transport Wing | Also shown in Algiers (Algeria) |
| Marble Arch (Libya) | RAF Station | |
| Masira Island | No 33 Staging Post | |
| Mauripur (India) | No 216 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
| Mersa Matruh (Egypt) | RAF Station | |
| Milan (Italy) | No 46 Staging Post | |
| Pomigliano (Italy) | RAF Station | |
| Rabat Sale | RAF Station | |
| Rhodes | No 124 Staging Post | |
| Ruvo (Italy) | No 249 Transport Wing | |
| Shaibah | RAF Station | |
| Sharjah (Saudi Arabia) | RAF Station | |
| Sheikh Othman (Aden) | No 30 Staging Post | |
| Sheikh Othman | No 216 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
| Shellal (Egypt) | RAF Movements Detachment | |
| Udine (Italy) | No 173 Staging Post | |
| Verona (Italy) | No 172 Staging Post | |
| Voine | No 61 Staging Post | |
| Wadi Halfa (Sudan) | No 22 Staging Post | |
| Wadi Halfa | RAF Movements Detachment | |
| Wadi Seidna (Sudan) | No 115 Transport Wing | Also shown in Khartoum |
HQ - RAF Delhi, India
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Agartala | No 14 Ferry Unit | |
| Agartala | No 702 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'A') (RIAF) | |
| Agartala | No 154 Staging Post | Not yet operational |
| Ahmedabad | No 35 Staging Post | |
| Akyab | No 14 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | |
| Akyab | No 79 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Akyab | No 102 Staging Post | |
| Akyab | No 267 Sqn | Dakota |
| Akyab | No 62 Sqn | Dakota |
| Akyab | No 194 Sqn | Dakota |
| Alipore | No 158 Staging Post | Not yet operational |
| Allahabad | No 36 Staging Post | |
| Allahabad | No 9 Ferry Unit | |
| Amarda Road | No 67 Staging Post | |
| Aurangabad | No 155 Staging Post | Not yet operational |
| Aurangabad | No 745 Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Bangalore | No 109 Transport Wing | |
| Bangalore | Air Booking Centre | |
| Bhopal | No 37 Staging Post | |
| Bikram | No 344 Glider Wing | |
| Bikram | No 671 (Glider) Sqn | |
| Bikram | No 672 (Glider) Sqn | |
| Bikram | No 673 (Glider) Sqn | |
| Bikram | No 26-27 Glider Servicing Echelons | |
| Bikram | No 29-38 Glider Servicing Echelons | |
| Bilaspur | No 28 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Bilaspur | No 32 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Bombay | Air Booking Centre | |
| Calcutta | Air Booking Centre | |
| Calcutta | No 117 Transport Wing | |
| Chakala | RAF Element Air Transport Development Centre | |
| Chakala | No 3 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | |
| Chakala | No 5 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | |
| Chakala | No 148 Staging Post | Not yet operational |
| Chittagong | No 21 Staging Post | |
| Chittagong | No 27 Staging Post | |
| Chittagong | No 128 Staging Post | |
| Chittagong | No 136 Staging Post | |
| Chittagong | No 9 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | |
| Chittagong | No 345 Mobile Transport Wing | |
| Cocos Islands | No 129 Staging Post | |
| Colombo | Air Booking Centre | |
| Comilla | No 79 Staging Post | |
| Cox's Bazaar | No 203 Staging Post | |
| Dabaing | No 14 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | |
| Delhi | Air Booking Centre | |
| Digri | No 60 Staging Post | |
| Dinjan | No 77 Staging Post | |
| Dinjan | RAF Signals Centre | |
| Dum Dum | No 38 Staging Post | |
| Dum Dum | No 52 Sqn | Dakota |
| Dum Dum | No 715 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Echor | No 48 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Fatehjang | No 343 Glider Wing | |
| Fatehjang | No 668 (Glider) Sqn | |
| Fatehjang | No 670 (Glider) Sqn | |
| Fatehjang | No 20 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Fatehjang | No 21 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Fatehjang | No 25 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Fatehjang | No 37 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Fatehjang | No 39 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Gannavaram | No 2 Staging Post | |
| Gujrat | Station HQ | |
| Gujrat | No 1334 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit | |
| Gujrat | No 24 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Hakimpet | No 39 Staging Post | |
| Hakimpet | No 744 Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Hathazari | No 78 Staging Post | |
| Jharsaguda | Station HQ | |
| Jharsaguda | No 26 Staging Post | |
| Jiwani | No 45 Staging Post | |
| Jiwani | No 705 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'B' IAF) | |
| Jodhpur | No 8 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | |
| Jodhpur | No 710 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Jodhpur | No 46 Staging Post | |
| Jubbulpore | No 157 Staging Post | Not yet operational |
| Kandy | No 229 Group Advanced HQ | |
| Karachi | No 108 Transport Wing | |
| Karachi | Air Booking Centre | |
| Karachi | RAF Element Joint Flying Control Centre | |
| Kunming (China) | RAF Unit | |
| Kwetynge | No 14 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | |
| Kyaukpyu | No 436 (RCAF) Sqn | Dakota |
| Kyaukpyu | No 117 Sqn | Dakota |
| Kyaukpyu | No 31 Sqn | Dakota |
| Kyaukpyu | No 342 (Mobile) Wing | |
| Lahore | No 47 Staging Post | |
| Madras | Air Booking Centre | |
| Maharajpur (Gwalior) | No 49 Staging Post | |
| Mandalay | No 134 Staging Post | |
| Mandalay | No 204 Staging Post | |
| Mawnubyin | No 6 Staging Post | |
| Mawnubyin | No 341 Mobile Wing | |
| Mauripur (Sind) | No 700 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
| Mauripur (Sind) | Station HQ | |
| Mauripur (Sind) | No 48 (Terminal) Staging Post | |
| Mingladon | No 5 Staging Post | |
| Myingyan | No 135 Staging Post | |
| Nagpur | No 59 Staging Post | |
| Nagpur | No 10 Ferry Unit | |
| Palam | Station HQ | |
| Palam | No 229 Group Communication Flight | |
| Palam | No 232 Sqn | Dakota/RY-3/C-54 |
| Palam | No 353 Sqn | Dakota |
| Palam | No 9 Staging Post | |
| Palam | No 724 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Palam | No 23 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Peshawar | No 147 Staging Post | |
| Raichur | RAF Signals Unit | |
| Raipur | No 30 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Raipur | No 31 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Ramree | No 102 Staging Post | |
| Ranchi | No 3 Staging Post | |
| Rangoon | No 8 Staging Post | |
| Rangoon | No 118 Transport Wing | |
| Ratmalana | No 32 Staging Post | |
| Risalpur | No 1331 Conversion Unit | |
| Rudamada | No 48 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| St Thomas Mount | No 57 Staging Post | |
| Santa Cruz | No 56 Staging Post | |
| Santa Cruz | No 10 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | |
| Satana | No 101 Staging Post | |
| Singarbil | No 9 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Sylhet | No 22 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Tabingaung | No 9 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | |
| Trichinopoly | No 10 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | |
| Trichinopoly | No 56 Staging Post | |
| Tulihal | No 69 Staging Post | |
| Tulihal | No 102 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Tulihal | No 435 (RCAF) Sqn | Dakota |
| Upper Topa | No 669 (Glider) Sqn | |
| Vizagapatam | No 34 Staging Post | |
|
Mobile Signals Units |
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| No 5931 MSU | No 5937 MSU | No 5923 MSU |
| No 5929 MSU | No 5917 MSU | No 5930 MSU |
| No 5809 MSU | ||
HQ - Paris (controlled by No 46 Group)
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 137 Staging Post | Bordeaux | |
| No 103 Staging Post | Istres (Marseilles) | |
| No 121 Staging Post | Le Bourget | |
| No 126 Staging Post | Lyons | |
| No 103 Staging Post | Marignane | |
| No 93 Staging Post | Rennes | |
| No 138 Staging Post | Toulouse |
HQ - Croydon Airport (controlled by No 46 Group)
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 167 Sqn | RAF Blackbushe | Warwick |
| Croydon Airport | ||
| No 147 Sqn | Croydon Airport | Dakota |
| No 1316 (Netherland) Flight | Croydon Airport |
HQ - Brussels (controlled by No 46 Group)
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 105 Staging Post | Brussels | |
| RAF Station Brussels/Evere | ||
| No 575 Sqn | RAF Brussels/Evere | Dakota |
| No 4575 Servicing Echelon | RAF Brussels/Evere | |
| No 92 Staging Post | Buckeburg/Wunstoft | |
| No 94 Staging Post | Celle | |
| No 123 Staging Post | Copenhagen | |
| No 122 Staging Post | Detmold | |
| No 104 Staging Post | Fuhlsbuttel | |
| No 19 Staging Post | Gatow | |
| RAF Station Melsbroek | ||
| No 437 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Melsbroek | Dakota |
| No 4437 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Melsbroek | |
| No 120 Staging Post | Munchen Gladbach | |
| No 91 Staging Post | Unebtrag | |
| No 18 Staging Post | Valkenberg (The Hague) |
HQ - Accra, West Africa
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Accra (Gold Coast) | HQ No 114 Wing | |
| Accra | No 55 Staging Post | |
| Accra | No 1314 (Transport) Flight | |
| Apapa (Nigeria) | No 50 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Dakar (Senegal) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Ikeja (Nigeria) | No 50 Staging Post | |
| Kano (Nigeria) | No 52 Staging Post | |
| Libreville (French Equatorial Africa) | No 50 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Maiduguri (Nigeria) | No 53 Staging Post | |
| Port Etienne (Gambia) | No 53 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Pont Noire (French Equatorial Africa) | No 50 Staging Post | |
| Robertsfield (Liberia) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Waterloo (Sierra Leone) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Yundum (Gambia) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) |
HQ - RAF Northwood
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Ballykelly | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 59 Sqn | RAF Ballykelly | Liberator V/VI/VIII |
| No 4059 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ballykelly | |
| RAF Station Bassingbourn | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 423 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Bassingbourn | Liberator VI/VIII |
| No 4423 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bassingbourn | |
| RAF Station Castle Archdale | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 422 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Castle Archdale | Sunderland |
| No 4422 Servicing Echelon | RAF Castle Archdale | |
| RAF Station North Weald | ||
| No 304 (Polish) Sqn | RAF North Weald | Wellington XI/XII |
| No 4304 (Polish) Servicing Echelon | RAF North Weald | |
| RAF Station Oakington | Station in No 47 Group | |
| No 206 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Liberator V/VI/VIII |
| No 4206 Servicing Echelon | RAF Oakington | |
| No 220 Sqn | RAF Oakington | |
| No 4220 Servicing Echelon | RAF Oakington | |
| RAF Station St Davids | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 53 Sqn | RAF St Davids | Liberator V/VI/VIII |
| No 4053 Servicing Echelon | RAF St Davids | |
| RAF Station Tain | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 86 Sqn | RAF Tain | Liberator V/VI/VIII |
| No 4066 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tain | |
| No 311 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Tain | Liberator V/VI/VIII |
| No 4311 (Czech) Servicing Echelon | RAF Tain |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
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No details listed |
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Source - SD161 (60th Edition) - September 1945
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 4 Group | No 38 Group | No 44 Group | No 45 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group | No 87 Group | No 216 Group | No 229 Group | No 110 Wing | No 114 Wing | No 301 Wing | No 302 Wing]
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