Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Far East Commands - December 1945
[ACSEA | BAFSEA | RAF Hong Kong | AHQ Burma | AHQ Ceylon | AHQ Malaya | AHQ French Indo-China | AHQ Siam | AHQ Netherlands East Indies | No 225 Group | No 226 Group | No 227 Group | No 228 Group | No 229 Group | No 232 Group | AHQ India | No 1 (Indian) Group | No 2 (Indian) Group]
Command HQ - Kandy (Ceylon)
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Barrackpore | No 355 Wireless Unit | |
Batavia | AHQ RAF Netherlands East Indies | |
Colombo | No 2 Photo Interpretation Detachment | |
Colombo | No 357 Wireless Unit | |
Colombo | AHQ Ceylon | |
Delhi | No 166 Signals Wing | |
Hong Kong | HQ RAF Hong Kong | |
Kandy | No 5 Special Liaison Unit (SEAC and I) | |
Kandy | RAF Element of Signals Intelligence Directorate (SEAC and I) | |
Rangoon | No 368 Wireless Unit | |
Rangoon | No 370 Wireless Unit | |
Rangoon | No 164 (Signals) Wing Unit | |
Rangoon | Legal Section, Burma | |
Saigon | RAF Component HQ SACSEA, Commission No 1 | |
Singapore | No 367 Wireless Unit | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Singapore | HQ No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Singapore | HQ Company, No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Singapore | HQ, No 1 Company, No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Singapore | HQ, No 2 Company, No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Jhansi | HQ, No 3 Company, No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Mobile Signals Units | ||
No 5757 MSU | No 5812 MSU | No 5832 MSU |
No 5835 MSU | No 5843 MSU | No 5816 MSU* |
No 5870 MSU | No 5871 MSU | No 5872 MSU |
No 5944 MSU | No 5956 MSU | No 55511 MSU |
No 55514 MSU | No 55522 MSU | No 55523 MSU |
No 55665 MSU | No 55661 MSU** | No 55662 MSU |
No 55663 MSU | No 55664 MSU | No 55665 MSU |
No 55666 MSU | No 55667 MSU | No 55668 MSU |
No 55669 MSU |
*Also shown under AHQ Burma
**Also shown under AHQ RAF French Indo-China
HQ Base Air Forces SEA (ACSEA)
HQ - New Delhi, India
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Ambala | RAF Signals Centre (Detachment) | |
Andheri (Bombay) | Base Personnel Office | |
Bilaspur | No 238 Transport Wing | |
Bombay | Base Accounts Office | |
Bombay | RCAF Base Accounts Office | |
Bombay | RCAF Records Office | |
Bombay | RCAF District HQ (India and SEA) | |
Calcutta | HQ RAF Base Chaplains Branch | |
Calcutta | RCAF District HQ (Sub-Detachment) | |
Colombo | RCAF District HQ (Sub-Detachment) | |
New Delhi | RCAF District HQ (Sub-Detachment) | |
New Delhi | RAF Signals Centre | |
New Delhi | RAF Dental Services |
HQ - Hong Kong
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Kai Tak | Station HQ (RAF Element) | |
Kai Tak | No 132 Sqn | Spitfire |
Hong Kong | RAF Signals Centre (Detachment) | |
Hong Kong | No 1331 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Hong Kong | No 2708 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Hong Kong | No 228 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Hong Kong | No 31 Advanced Flying Boat Base | |
Hong Kong | No 200 Staging Post | |
Hong Kong | No 201 Staging Post | |
Hong Kong | No 23 Supply and Transport Column | |
Hong Kong | No 5353 Airfield Construction Wing | |
Hong Kong | No 5358 Airfield Construction Wing | |
Hong Kong | No 5203 Type 'B' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
Hong Kong | No 5207 Type 'B' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
Hong Kong | No 5024 Type 'A' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
Hong Kong | No 5025 Type 'A' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
Hong Kong | No 5026 Type 'A' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
Hong Kong | No 5005 Type 'A' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
Hong Kong | No 5008 Type 'A' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
Hong Kong | No 5012 Type 'A' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
Hong Kong | No 4854 Quarrying Flight | |
Hong Kong | No 4857 Quarrying Flight | |
Hong Kong | No 4856 Well Boring Flight | |
Hong Kong | No 5751 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
Hong Kong | No 5752 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
Hong Kong | No 5753 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
Hong Kong | No 5755 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
Hong Kong | No 5707 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
Hong Kong | No 5714 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
Hong Kong | No 53 Repair Unit (Plant) | |
Hong Kong | No 54 Repair Unit (Plant) | |
Hong Kong | No 20 Anti-Malarial Control Units | |
Hong Kong | No 38 Anti-Malarial Control Units | |
Hong Kong | No 80 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Hong Kong | No 81 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Hong Kong | No 10 Field Hygiene Unit | |
Hong Kong | No 11 Field Hygiene Unit | |
Hong Kong | RAF Gang Show | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Hong Kong | HQ, No 2 Company, No 4 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Mobile Signals Units | ||
No 5759 MSU | No 5784 MSU | No 5796 MSU |
No 5830 MSU | No 5836 MSU | No 5856 MSU |
HQ - Calcutta
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Agartala | No 1347 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Agartala | No 1348 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Akyab | No 27 Sqn | Beaufighter/Auster |
Akyab | No 1583 Calibration Flt | |
Akyab | No 7027 Servicing Echelon | |
Akyab | No 131 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Akyab | No 39 Air Stores Park | |
Akyab | No 19 Maintenance Unit | MT Light Repair Depot |
Alipore | No 684 Sqn (Half) | Mosquito |
Alipore | No 347 (PR) Wing | |
Alipore | No 702 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'A' RIAF) | |
Baigachi | Station HQ | |
Baigachi | HQ Burma Communication Sqn | Also shown at Mingladon |
Baigachi | No 707 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
Ballygunge (Calcutta) | No 1 Area Flying Control Centre | |
Bangkok | AHQ RAF Siam | |
Barrackpore | No 85 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | Forward Repair Depot |
Barrackpore | No 99 Air Stores Park (Mobile) | |
Bishnapur | No 143 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Repair Depot |
Calcutta | No 91 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Calcutta | No 25 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | |
Calcutta | No 1 Air Crew House | |
Calcutta | No 2 Air Crew House | |
Calcutta | No 3 RAF Film Production Unit | |
Calcutta | RAF Element, ATAI Unit | |
Chittagong | No 1351 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Chittagong | No 229 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Dalbhumgarh | No 1581 Calibration Flt | |
Dalbhumgarh | No 1582 Calibration Flt | |
Dalbhumgarh | No 82 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Dalbhumgarh | No 12 Flying Control Section, Type 'A' | |
Digri | No 718 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
Digri | No 56 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Digri | No 2 Communication Flt | Also shown at Baigachi |
Hmawbi | No 124 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Hmawbi | No 15 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Hmawbi | No 16 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Hmawbi | No 17 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Hmawbi | No 94 Air Stores Park | |
Hmawbi | No 7110 Servicing Echelon | |
Insein | No 2968 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Jessore | Station HQ | |
Jessore | No 1 Flying Control Section, Type 'A' | |
Jessore | No 358 Sqn | Liberator |
Jessore | No 725 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Kharagpur | No 91 Air Stores Park | |
Madras | No 708 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Meiktila | No 2854 AA Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) | |
Meiktila | No 28 Sqn (Detachment) | Spitfire |
Meiktila | No 42 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Meiktila | No 47 Sqn | Mosquito |
Meiktila | No 79 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Meiktila | No 910 Wing | |
Meiktila | No 181 (Signals) Wing (Detachment Advanced HQ) | |
Meiktila | No 7028 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | |
Meiktila | No 7042 Servicing Echelon | |
Meiktila | No 7047 Servicing Echelon | |
Meiktila | No 7079 Servicing Echelon | |
Meiktila | No 148 MT Light Repair Unit | Also shown in Rangoon |
Meiktila | No 22 MT Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
Meiktila | No 4 Area Flying Control Centre | |
Meiktila | No 3 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Meiktila | No 18 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | MT Light Repair Unit |
Mingladon | No 1330 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Mingladon | No 7028 Servicing Echelon | |
Mingladon | No 2961 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Mingladon | No 28 Sqn | Spitfire |
Mingladon | HQ Burma Communication Sqn | Also shown at Baigachi |
Mingladon | No 8 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
Mingladon | No 12 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Mingladon | No 13 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Mingladon | No 27 Sqn (Detachment) | Beaufighter/Auster |
Mingladon | No 681 Sqn | Spitfire |
Mingladon | Station HQ | |
Mingladon | No 906 Wing HQ | |
Mingladon | No 1581 Calibration Flt (Detachment) | |
Mingladon | No 723 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Mingladon | No 85 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Repair Depot |
Mingladon | No 148 MT Light Repair Depot (Detachment) | |
Mingladon | No 132 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Mingladon | No 18 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | MT Light Repair Unit |
Mingladon | No 316 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Mingladon | No 85 Air Stores Park (Mobile) | |
Mingladon | No 65 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Manipur Road | No 340 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Mymensingh | No 321 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Myingyan | No 340 Maintenance Unit, 'C' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Myingyan | No 181 (Signals) Wing (Rear) | |
Pegu | No 1354 Special Duties Flight | |
Ramree | No 231 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Ramree | No 345 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
Ramree | No 149 MT Light Repair Depot (Detachment) | |
Ramree | No 131 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Ramree | No 97 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Ramree | No 19 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | MT Light Repair Depot |
Rangoon | No 803 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
Rangoon | No 21 Anti-Malarial Control Unit, Type 'A' | |
Rangoon | No 22 Anti-Malarial Control Unit, Type 'A' | |
Rangoon | No 23 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | Also shown at Saigon |
Rangoon | No 61 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Rangoon | No 3 Filter Room | |
Rangoon | No 6 Operations Room | |
Rangoon | No 312 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | |
Rangoon | No 721 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
Rangoon | RAF Regiment Reinforcement Pool, Burma | |
Rangoon | No 2942 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Rangoon | No 230 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Rangoon | HQ RAF Base | |
Rangoon | No 26 Transit Camp | |
Rangoon | No 181 (Signals) Wing | |
Rangoon | No 11 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Rangoon | No 19 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Rangoon | No 96 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Rangoon | No 8 Base Postal Unit | |
Rangoon | No 148 MT Light Repair Unit | Also shown in Meiktila |
Rangoon | No 22 MT Repair Unit | |
Rangoon | No 347 Wing (Detachment) | |
Rangoon | No 56 Maintenance Unit (Forward Repair Unit) | |
Rangoon | No 5 Area Flying Control Centre | |
Rangoon | No 41 Embarkation Unit | |
Rangoon | No 16 Movement Control Unit | |
Rangoon | No 2 Refuelling Party | c/o AHQ Burma |
Rangoon | No 377 Maintenance Unit (Marine Craft Repair Unit) | |
Rangoon | No 18 Maintenance Unit | MT Light Repair Unit |
Rangoon | No 2 Forward Equipment Unit | |
Rangoon | No 98 Air Stores Park (Mobile) | |
Rangoon | No 55 MT Company | |
Rangoon | No 12 Heavy Mobile W/T Station | |
Saigon | HQ RAF French Indo-China | |
Salbani | No 184 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
Salbani | No 159 Sqn | Liberator |
Salbani | No 7159 Servicing Echelon | |
Salbani | No 355 Sqn | Liberator |
Salbani | No 7355 Servicing Echelon | |
Salbani | No 1 Bombing and Gunnery Range | |
Sambre | No 3 Filter Room (Detachment) | |
Singarbil | No 101 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Repair Depot |
Singarbil | No 142 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Repair Depot |
Toungoo | No 7 Flying Control Section, Type 'A' | |
Toungoo | No 719 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Ywadon | No 3 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Zyatkwin | No 720 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'E' RIAF) | |
Zyatkwin | No 18 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
c/o 7 Indian Div RA | No 801 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
c/o 4 Corps | No 804 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
AME Stations | ||
No 258 AMES | No 544 AMES | No 569 AMES |
No 849 AMES | No 857 AMES | No 864 AMES |
No 869 AMES | No 870 AMES | No 877 AMES |
No 885 AMES | No 6101 AMES | No 6181 AMES |
No 6263 AMES | No 6267 AMES | No 6269 AMES |
No 6270 AMES | No 6304 AMES | |
No 6308 AMES | No 6309 AMES | No 6310 AMES |
No 8026 AMES | No 8502 AMES | No 8554 AMES |
No 14009 AMES | No 61004 AMES | No 61005 AMES |
No 61007 AMES | No 62010 AMES** | No 62011 AMES |
No 62012 AMES | No 62013 AMES | No 62014 AMES |
No 63001 AMES | No 63012 AMES | No 63014 AMES |
No 64001 AMES | No 64002 AMES | No 64003 AMES |
No 63011 AMES | ||
Mobile Signals Units | ||
No 5756 MSU | No 5763 MSU | No 5767 MSU |
No 5779 MSU | No 5788 MSU | No 5789 MSU |
No 5790 MSU | No 5791 MSU | No 5798 MSU |
No 5801 MSU | No 5808 MSU | No 5816 MSU* |
No 5818 MSU | No 5819 MSU | No 5833 MSU |
No 5834 MSU | No 5838 MSU | No 5858 MSU |
No 5860 MSU | No 5864 MSU | No 5865 MSU |
No 5866 MSU | No 5867 MSU | No 5912 MSU |
No 5918 MSU | No 5919 MSU | No 5925 MSU |
No 5933 MSU | No 5934 MSU | No 5935 MSU^ |
No 5939 MSU | No 5940 MSU | No 5949 MSU |
No 5951 MSU | No 5952 MSU | No 5953 MSU |
No 5954 MSU | No 5955 MSU | No 5957 MSU |
No 5958 MSU | No 5959 MSU | No 5960 MSU |
No 5964 MSU | No 55594 MSU | No 55595 MSU |
No 55596 MSU | No 55597 MSU | No 55598 MSU |
No 55616 MSU | No 55617 MSU | No 55618 MSU |
No 55619 MSU | No 55620 MSU | No 55621 MSU |
No 55652 MSU | No 55560 MSU | No 55561 MSU |
No 55562 MSU | No 55565 MSU | No 55570 MSU |
No 55571 MSU | No 55572 MSU | No 55573 MSU |
No 55574 MSU | No 55575 MSU | No 55576 MSU |
No 55577 MSU | No 55578 MSU | No 55579 MSU |
No 55580 MSU | No 55581 MSU | No 55582 MSU |
No 55583 MSU | ||
No 5822 MSU^ | No 5873 MSU^ | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Rangoon | HQ No 19 Air Formation Signals | |
Rangoon | HQ, No 1 Company, No 19 Air Formation Signals | |
Rangoon | HQ, No 2 Company, No 19 Air Formation Signals | |
Rangoon | HQ, No 3 Company, No 19 Air Formation Signals | |
Rangoon | HQ No 6 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Rangoon | HQ, No 1 Company, No 6 Air Formation Signals |
*Also shown under HQ ACSEA
**Also shown under No 225 Group
^Also shown under No 232 Group
HQ - Colombo, Ceylon
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Addu Atoll | No 739 Meteorological Forecast Control (Type 2) | |
Bally | No 240 Sqn (Detachment) | Sunderland |
China Bay | No 321 (Dutch) Sqn | Liberator |
Colombo | No 45 Embarkation Unit | |
Colombo | No 183 (Signals) Wing | |
Colombo | RAF Element, Joint Meteorological Centre | |
Colombo | RAF Element of SS Manela | |
Colombo | RAF Element of HMS Boxer | |
Colombo | No 376 Maintenance Unit | Marine Craft Repair Depot |
Colombo | No 89 Air Stores Park | |
Colombo | RAF Signals Centre | |
Colombo | RAF Signals Unit (Anderson) | |
Colombo | No 3 Air Crew House | |
Colombo | No 7 Base Postal Unit | |
Cocos Islands | Station HQ | |
Cocos Islands | No 99 Sqn | Liberator |
Cocos Islands | No 356 Sqn | Liberator |
Cocos Islands | No 136 Sqn | Spitfire |
Cocos Islands | No 7099 Servicing Echelon | |
Cocos Islands | No 7356 Servicing Echelon | |
Cocos Islands | No 7136 Servicing Echelon | |
Cocos Islands | No 737 Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Cocos Islands | No 78 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Diego Garcia | No 29 Advanced Flying Boat Base | |
Diego Garcia | No 800 Meteorological Reporting Centre (Type 'D') | |
Hatton | No 12 Hill Depot | |
Kankesanturai | Station HQ | |
Kankesanturai | No 203 Sqn | Liberator |
Kankesanturai | No 24 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Kankesanturai | No 716 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Kankesanturai | No 1346 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Kankesanturai | No 7203 Servicing Echelon | |
Koggala | Station HQ | |
Koggala | No 205 Sqn | Sunderland |
Koggala | No 209 Sqn | Sunderland |
Koggala | No 711 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Koggala | No 122 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Korangi Creek | No 103 GR Operations Room | |
Kurunegala | No 338 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Mawatagana | No 32 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Mawatagana | No 820 Meteorological Reporting Centre | |
Minneriya | Station HQ | |
Minneriya | No 8 Sqn | Liberator |
Minneriya | No 160 Sqn | Liberator |
Minneriya | No 7008 Servicing Echelon | |
Minneriya | No 7160 Servicing Echelon | |
Minneriya | No 730 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Ratmalana | Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit | |
Ratmalana | No 1350 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Ratmalana | No 1303 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Ratmalana | No 713 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
Ratmalana | Station HQ | |
Ratmalana | HQ ACSEA Communication Sqn | |
Ratmalana | AHQ Ceylon Communication Flt | |
Ratmalana | No 145 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Recovery Depot |
Ratmalana | No 20 MT Repair Unit | |
Ratmalana | No 338 Maintenance Unit, 'B' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Ratmalana | No 3409 Servicing Unit (Torpedoes) | |
Red Hills Lake | No 104 GR Operations Room | |
Red Hills Lake | No 240 Sqn | Sunderland |
Red Hills Lake | No 230 Sqn | Sunderland |
Rodella | No 7 Hill Depot | |
Santa Cruz | No 105 GR Operations Room | |
Syriam |
No 346 Wing | |
Trincomalee | Station HQ | |
Trincomalee | No 712 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Trincomalee | No 235 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Vavuniya | Station HQ | |
Calcutta | No 226 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Calcutta | No 227 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also shown in No 228 Group |
Chittagong | No 238 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Chittagong | No 239 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Cocanada | No 26 Advanced Flying Boat Base | Also shown at Penang |
Cochin | No 232 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Cocos Islands | No 175 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
Colombo | HQ RAF Base | |
Colombo | No 203 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also shown at Port Swettenham |
Colombo | RAF Element HQ Ship, HMS Largs | |
Galle | No 237 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Karachi | No 234 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also shown in No 227 Group |
Kayts | No 236 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Khulna | No 255 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also shown in No 228 Group |
Madras | No 243 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also Shown at Singapore |
Minneriya | No 25 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | Also shown at Seletar |
Ratmalana | No 342 Maintenance Unit | MT Storage Unit |
Ratmalana | No 20 Armament Practice Camp | |
Ratmalana | No 1579 Calibration Flight | |
Trombay | No 241 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also shown under No 225 Group |
Trombay | No 242 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also shown under No 225 Group |
Trombay | No 27 Advanced Flying Boat Base | |
Vavuniya | No 13 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) | |
Vizagapatam | No 240 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Wellawatta | Torpedo Depot | |
AME Stations |
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No 366 AMES | No 6214 AMES | No 8545 AMES |
No 14033 AMES | No 61006 AMES | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Ratmalana | HQ No 230 Independent Company |
HQ - Singapore
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Kallang | No 656 Sqn | Auster |
Kallang | No 31 Sqn | Dakota |
Kallang | No 224 Group Communication Sqn | |
Kallang | No 1352 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Kallang | No 1324 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Kallang | No 2852 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Kallang | No 3205 Servicing Commando Unit | |
Kallang | No 3207 Servicing Commando Unit | |
Kallang | AHQ Malaya Communication Sqn | |
Kallang | Station HQ | |
Kallang | No 709 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Kallang | No 2896 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Kallang | No 32 Mobile Air Stores Park | |
Kallang | No 92 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Kallang | Mobile Operations Filter Room | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 314 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Kuala Lumpur | No 131 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Kuala Lumpur | No 258 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Kuala Lumpur | No 2941 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 7131 Servicing Echelon | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 7258 Servicing Echelon | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 77 Embarkation Unit | Also shown at Port Swettenham |
Kuala Lumpur | No 805 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 806 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 736 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 31 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Kallang | No 656 Sqn | Auster |
Kuala Lumpur | No 126 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 24 MT Repair Unit | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 30 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type A) | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 33 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | |
Pegu | No 99 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Penang | No 1326 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Penang | No 1329 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Penang | No 727 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Penang | No 108 Embarkation Unit | |
Penang | No 2854 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Penang | No 2960 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Penang | No 2965 AA Sqn RAF Regiment (1 x Flight) | |
Penang | No 2759 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Penang | No 2802 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Penang | No 2964 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Penang | No 1 Refuelling Party | |
Penang | No 185 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
Penang | No 26 Advanced Flying Boat Base | Also shown at Penang |
Port Swettenham | No 203 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also shown at Colombo |
Port Swettenham | No 77 Embarkation Unit | Also shown at Kuala Lumpur |
Seletar | No 2846 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Seletar | No 11 Sqn | Spitfire |
Seletar | No 17 Sqn | Spitfire |
Seletar | No 84 Sqn | Mosquito |
Seletar | No 89 Sqn | Mosquito |
Seletar | No 110 Sqn | Mosquito |
Seletar | No 7011 Servicing Echelon | |
Seletar | No 7089 Servicing Echelon | |
Seletar | No 7132 Servicing Echelon | |
Seletar | No 25 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | Also shown at Minneriya |
Seletar | No 32 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | |
Singapore | No 60 Personnel Transit Camp | |
Singapore | No 314 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | |
Singapore | No 11 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | |
Singapore | No 5 Group Control Centre | |
Singapore | No 6 Base Postal Unit | |
Singapore | No 684 Sqn (Half) | Mosquito |
Singapore | No 59 MT Company | |
Singapore | RAF Base HQ | |
Singapore | No 68 Embarkation Unit | |
Singapore | No 31 Movement Control Unit | |
Singapore | No 243 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also Shown at Madras |
Tengah | No 152 Sqn | Spitfire |
Tengah | No 155 Sqn | Spitfire |
Tengah | No 7017 Servicing Echelon | |
Tengah | No 7273 Servicing Echelon | |
Tengah | No 2748 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
AME Stations | ||
No 5098 AMES | No 6170 AMES | No 6178 AMES |
No 6180 AMES | No 6367 AMES | No 6370 AMES |
No 8027 AMES | No 21022 AMES | No 61008 AMES |
No 61011 AMES | No 62015 AMES | No 62016 AMES |
No 63013 AMES | No 63019 AMES | No 63020 AMES |
No 63021 AMES | No 63022 AMES | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Singapore | HQ No 4 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 1 Company, No 4 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Singapore | No 3 Company, No 4 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Mobile Signals Units | ||
No 5762 MSU | No 5764 MSU | No 5775 MSU |
No 5780 MSU | No 5806 MSU* | No 5831 MSU |
No 5857 MSU | No 5943 MSU | No 5948 MSU |
No 5965 MSU | No 5966 MSU | No 5967 MSU |
No 5968 MSU | No 5969 MSU | No 5983 MSU |
No 5984 MSU | No 5985 MSU | No 5986 MSU |
No 5987 MSU | No 5989 MSU | No 5990 MSU |
No 5991 MSU | No 5992 MSU | No 5993 MSU |
No 5994 MSU | No 5995 MSU | No 55506 MSU |
No 55507 MSU | No 55509 MSU | No 55510 MSU |
No 55516 MSU | No 55518 MSU | No 55520 MSU |
No 55524 MSU | No 55525 MSU | No 55599 MSU |
No 55600 MSU | No 55604 MSU | No 55610 MSU |
No 55634 MSU | No 55637 MSU | No 55638 MSU |
*Also shown under No 232 Group
HQ - Saigon
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Bangkok | No 7152 Servicing Echelon | |
Saigon | No 273 Sqn | Spitfire |
Saigon | No 23 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | Also shown at Rangoon |
Saigon | No 717 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Saigon | No 1307 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Saigon | No 2963 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Saigon | No 2967 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Saigon | No 98 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Saigon | No 99 Embarkation Unit | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Singapore | No 2 Company, No 6 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Mobile Signals Units | ||
No 5803 MSU | No 5804 MSU | No 5820 MSU |
No 5847 MSU | No 5876 MSU | No 55647 MSU |
No 55661 MSU** | No 55656 MSU |
** Also shown under HQ ACSEA
HQ - Bangkok
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Bangkok | No 35 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | Also shown in No 228 Group |
Bangkok | No 99 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Bangkok | HQ, No 6 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Mobile Signals Units | ||
No 5823 MSU* | No 5848 MSU | No 55648 MSU |
No 55649 MSU | No 55650 MSU | No 55655 MSU |
No 55657 MSU | No 55658 MSU |
*Also shown under No 232 Group
HQ - Batavia
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Batavia | No 904 Wing (Detachment) | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Batavia | HQ, No 2 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Dhubalia | No 1 Company, No 2 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Batavia | No 2 Company, No 2 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Medan | No 3 Company, No 2 Indian Air Formation Signals |
HQ - Bangalore, India
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Allahabad | Combined Training Centre (IOC) | |
Arkonam | No 20 (Air) Movement Control Unit | |
Avadi | No 57 MT Company | |
Bangalore | DPM Southern Area | |
Bangalore | No 7 Detachment Provost Service | |
Bangalore | No 12 Detachment Provost Service | |
Bangalore | No 51 Radio School | |
Bangalore | No 3 Hydrogen Compressor Station | |
Bangalore | No 2 Movement Control Unit | |
Bangalore | No 748 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 1) | |
Bangalore | HQ RAF Movements, Southern Region | |
Bangalore | No 2 Base Postal Unit (Detachment) | |
Bangkok | No 14 Detachment Provost Service (Detachment) | |
Begumpet | RAF Airborne Control Unit | |
Begumpet | No 2810 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Bhiwandi | No 3 Indian Mobile W/T Control Unit (IOC) | |
Bhopal | No 3 Refresher Flying Unit | |
Bhopal | School of Jungle Self Preservation | |
Bhopal | RAF Station | |
Bhopal | No 8 (Thunderbolt) Refresher Flying Unit | |
Bobbili | No 134 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Bombay | HQ Provost Service | |
Bombay | No 2 Base Postal Unit | |
Bombay | No 4 Base Signals Depot | |
Bombay | RAF Base HQ | |
Bombay | No 51 Embarkation Unit | |
Bombay | No 6 Detachment Provost Service | |
Bombay | No 4 Movements Control Unit | |
Bombay | RAF Section, CTC (India) | |
Bombay | RAF (CCEO) (I) | |
Bombay | RAF Signals Centre | |
Calcutta | No 9 Detachment Provost Service | |
Calcutta | No 11 Detachment Provost Service | |
Calcutta | DPM Bengal/Assam Area, Provost Service | |
Cannanore | No 1340 Special Flt | |
Cawnpore | No 2 Detachment Provost Service | |
Chakulia | No 134 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Chittagong | No 57 MT Company (Detachment) | |
Chittagong | No 19 Detachment Provost Service | |
Cholavaram | No 901 Wing HQ, | |
Cholavaram | No 45 Sqn | Mosquito |
Cholavaram | No 82 Sqn | Mosquito |
Cholavaram | No 7045 Servicing Echelon | |
Cholavaram | No 7082 Servicing Echelon | |
Cholavaram | No 63 Personnel Despatch Centre (Air) | |
Cochin | No 6 Movements Control Unit | |
Cochin | No 16 Detachment Provost Service | |
Cocanada | RAF Signals Section, No 2 CTC | |
Cocanada | RAF Section, No 2 CTC | |
Colombo | No 8 Detachment Provost Service | |
Dalbhumgarh | No 62 Personnel Despatch Centre (Air) | |
Deolali | No 1587 AOP Flt | |
Hakimpet | No 10 School of Air Force Technical Training | |
Hong Kong | No 21 Detachment Provost Service | |
Hong Kong | DPM Hong Kong Area, Provost Service | |
Ibalur | No 722 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
Jallahalli | No 358 Wireless Unit | |
Kalyan | Station HQ | |
Kandy | No 10 Detachment Provost Service | |
Karachi | No 5 Detachment Provost Service | |
Kolar | Station HQ | |
Kolar | No 733 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 3) | |
Kolar | Link Trainer Section | |
Kolar | No 6 Refresher Flying Unit | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 18 Detachment Provost Service | |
Lahore | No 4 Detachment Provost Service | |
Maddam Bakkam | Signals Holding Unit | |
Madras | No 78 Embarkation Unit | |
Madras | No 102 Embarkation Unit | c/o No 78 Embarkation Unit |
Madras | No 103 Embarkation Unit | c/o No 78 Embarkation Unit |
Madras | No 104 Embarkation Unit | c/o No 78 Embarkation Unit |
Madras | No 105 Embarkation Unit | c/o No 78 Embarkation Unit |
Madras | No 106 Embarkation Unit | c/o No 78 Embarkation Unit |
Madras | No 10 Movement Control Unit | |
Madras | RAF Base HQ | |
Madras | No 15 Detachment Provost Service | |
Madras | No 5 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Madras | No 64 Personnel Transit Camp | |
Madras | No 14 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Madras | No 2945 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Madras | No 2 Base Postal Unit (Detachment) | |
Madura | No 1 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Madura | No 64 Mobile Field Hospital | Also shown in No 227 Group |
Munnar | No 6 Hill Depot | |
New Delhi | No 1 Detachment Provost Service | |
Ootacamund | No 4 Aircrew House | |
Peshawar | No 3 Detachment Provost Service | |
Poona | No 731 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
Poona | No 13 Movement Control Unit | |
Poona | No 1 Officers' and Cadets' Training Corps | |
Rangoon | DPM Burma Area Provost Service | |
Rangoon | No 13 Detachment Provost Service | |
Red Hills Lake | Station HQ | |
Red Hills Lake | No 728 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
Sambre | No 7 Base Signals Unit | |
Sambre | ATLG Signals Unit | |
Sambre | No 1344 Special Duties Flight | |
Sambre | No 24 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | |
Sambre | No 26 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | |
Sambre | No 27 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | |
Sambre | No 2 Base Signals and Radar Unit | |
Sambre | No 313 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | |
Santa Cruz | Station HQ | |
Secunderbad | No 2959 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Secunderbad | No 1325 Wing RAF Regiment | |
Secunderbad | No 1327 Wing RAF Regiment | |
Secunderbad | No 11 Movement Control Unit | |
Secunderbad | RAF Regiment Depot (ACSEA) | |
Secunderbad | No 802 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
St Thomas Mount | Station HQ | |
St Thomas Mount | No 1302 Meteorological Flt | |
St Thomas Mount | No 743 Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
St Thomas Mount | No 211 Sqn | Mosquito |
St Thomas Mount | No 7211 Servicing Echelon | |
St Thomas Mount | No 7084 Servicing Echelon | |
Singapore | DPM Malaya | |
Singapore | No 20 Detachment Provost Service | |
Tanjore | No 60 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Tanjore | No 22 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Tanjore | No 10 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Tanjore | No 7060 Servicing Echelon | |
Trichinopoly | Station HQ | |
Trichinopoly | No 17 Detachment Provost Service | |
Trichinopoly | No 66 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Trichinopoly | No 10 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
Trichinopoly | No 1 Mobile Surgical Unit | |
Trombay | No 241 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also shown under AHQ Ceylon |
Trombay | No 242 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also shown under AHQ Ceylon |
Ulunderpet | No 7 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Ulunderpet | No 904 Wing | |
Vizagapatam | Station HQ | |
Vizagapatam | No 94 Embarkation Unit | |
Vizagapatam | No 732 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
Vizagapatam | No 5 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Vizagapatam | No 30 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Vizagapatam | No 81 Sqn | Spitfire |
Vizagapatam | No 7005 Servicing Echelon | |
Vizagapatam | No 7081 Servicing Echelon | |
Vizagapatam | No 7030 Servicing Echelon | |
Wellington | No 8 Hill Depot | |
Willingdon Island (Cochin) | No 63 Embarkation Unit | |
Worli | Base Reception Depot | |
Worli | No 14 Leave and Rest Camp | |
Warangal | No 1308 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Warangal | No 1323 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Warangal | No 2706 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2837 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2958 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2962 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2739 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2743 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2943 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2944 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2946 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2966 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Yelahanka | Station HQ | |
Yelahanka | No 225 Group Communication Flt | |
Yelahanka | No 734 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 3) | |
Yelahanka | No 4 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
Yelahanka | No 8 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Yelahanka | No 11 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
AME Stations | ||
No 145 AMES | No 146 AMES | No 147 AMES |
No 148 AMES | No 160 AMES | No 161 AMES |
No 162 AMES | No 163 AMES | No 61009 AMES |
No 62004 AMES | No 62005 AMES | No 62006 AMES |
No 62007 AMES | No 62008 AMES | No 62009 AMES |
No 62010 AMES** | No 6098 AMES | |
No 63004 AMES | No 63015 AMES | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Bangalore | HQ No 5 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Bangalore | No 2 Company, No 5 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Bombay | No 1 Company, No 5 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Madras | No 3 Company, No 5 Indian Air Formation Signals |
**Also shown under AHQ Burma
HQ - Palam
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Allahabad | No 308 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Allahabad | No 1 Movements Control Unit | |
Agartala | No 326 Maintenance Unit | Reserve Aircraft Pool |
Agartala | No 327 Maintenance Unit | Reserve Aircraft Pool |
Akyab | No 345 Maintenance Unit, 'E' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Amarda Road | No 138 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 3 Detachment | |
Ambala | No 144 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 1 Detachment | |
Amla | No 318 Maintenance Unit, 'B' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Arkonam | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Arkonam | No 346 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
Avadi | No 21 MT Repair Unit | |
Baigachi | No 7067 Servicing Echelon | |
Bakshi-ka-Taleb | No 18 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Bamrauli | No 138 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 1 Detachment | |
Bhopal | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 3 Detachment | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 361 Maintenance Unit | Glider Storage and Erection Unit |
Bihta, Bihar | No 36 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 40 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 41 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 42 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 746 Forecast Unit (Type 'C') RIAF | |
Bombay | No 11 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Bombay | No 16 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Bombay | No 305 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Bombay | HQ Link Trainer Maintenance Organisation and No 1 Party | |
Bombay | No 24 RAF Element of Repairable Equipment Depot | |
Bombay | Aeronautical Inspection Service, Western Circle | |
Bombay | No 2 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Bombay | No 330 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
Calcutta | Aeronautical Inspection Service, NE Circle | |
Cawnpore | No 23 RAF Element of Repairable Equipment Depot | |
Cawnpore | No 3 Link Trainer Maintenance Party | |
Cawnpore | No 3 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Cawnpore | Research and Development Unit | |
Cawnpore | Aeronautical Inspection Service, Central Circle | |
Cawnpore | No 9 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Cawnpore | No 101 Air Stores Park | Equipment Depot |
Cawnpore | No 322 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Cawnpore | No 5 Movement Control Unit | |
Cox's Bazaar | No 345 Maintenance Unit, 'D' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Chakeri | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 2 Detachment | |
Chaklala | No 144 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 2 Detachment | |
Charra | No 329 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | MT Servicing Unit |
Charra | No 138 Maintenance Unit | Repair and Salvage Section |
Chittagong | No 23 MT Repair Unit | |
Chittagong | No 345 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Cholavarum | No 7607 Servicing Echelon | |
Comilla | No 23 MT Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
Cossipore | No 313 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Equipment Depot |
Dacca | No 100 Mobile Air Stores Park | |
Delhi | Parachute Repair Section | |
Drigh Road, Karachi | No 301 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Drigh Road, Karachi | No 320 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Ernakulam | No 312 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Golden Rock | Station HQ | |
Gumnidipundi | No 343 Maintenance Unit, 'C' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Harbanspura (Lahore) | No 306 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Jallahalli | No 328 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
Jamalpur | No 325 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Jessore | No 136 Maintenance Unit | Repair and Salvage Section |
Jodhpur | Station HQ | |
Jodhpur | No 319 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Jodhpur | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Jubbulpore | No 318 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Kankinara | No 313 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Karachi | No 344 Maintenance Unit, 'D' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Karachi | Aeronautical Inspection Service, NW Circle | |
Karachi | No 26 RAF Element of Repairable Equipment Depot | |
Karachi | No 7 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Kasu Begu | No 344 Maintenance Unit, 'A' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Kolar | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 4 Detachment | |
Korangi Creek | No 374 Maintenance Unit | Flying Boat Servicing Unit |
Lahore | No 307 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Lahore | Aeronautical Inspection Service, Northern Circle | |
Lahore | No 25 RAF Element of Repairable Equipment Depot | |
Lahore | No 8 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Lahore | No 8 Movement Control Unit | |
Lahore | No 2 Link Trainer Maintenance Organisation | |
Lucknow | RAF Element DGA | |
Madras | No 21 RAF Element of Repairable Equipment Depot | |
Madras | Aeronautical Inspection Service, Southern Circle | |
Madras | No 3209 Servicing Commando Unit | |
Manauri | No 302 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Mauripur | No 1577 (Airborne Experimental) Flt | Halifax |
Mauripur | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 1 Detachment | |
Mauripur | No 35 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Nagpur | No 315 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Nagpur | RAF Station | |
Nowshera | No 344 Maintenance Unit, 'B' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Palam | Action Squad | |
Palam | No 226 Group Communication Flt | |
Palam | No 309 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
Palam | No 144 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 4 Detachment | |
Panagarh | No 358 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Peshawar | No 144 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 3 Detachment | |
Peshawar | No 8 RAF Element of CRO (MT) (Detachment) | |
Pharpamau | No 352 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Poona | No 6 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Poona | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 5 Detachment | |
Poona | No 33 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Pulgaon | No 341 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Quetta | No 344 Maintenance Unit, 'C' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Ramree | No 345 Maintenance Unit, 'B' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Ranchi | No 138 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 2 Detachment | |
Red Road | No 329 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
Risalpur | No 144 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Repair Depot |
Risalpur | No 356 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Salawas | No 355 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Salbani | No 135 Maintenance Unit | Repair and Salvage Section |
Santa Cruz | No 12 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Secunderabad | No 343 Maintenance Unit, 'B' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
St Thomas Mount | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 1 Detachment | |
St Thomas Mount | No 320 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
St Thomas Mount | No 7177 Serviving Echelon | |
Tilda | No 17 Maintenance Unit [sic] | MT Light Repair Unit |
Trichinoply | No 2 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Trichinoply | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 3 Detachment | |
Trichinoply | No 6 MT Base Repair Depot | |
Trombay | No 341 Maintenance Unit, 'B' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Vizagapatam | No 102 Air Stores Park | |
Whitefield | No 343 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Yelahanka | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 2 Detachment |
HQ - Agra
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Agra | No 227 Group Communication Flt | |
Agra | HQ RAF Movements, Central Section | |
Allahabad | No 11 RAF General Hospital | |
Ambala | Central Map Section | |
Ambala | Meteorological School | |
Bamrauli | No 740 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Bilaspur | No 28 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | |
Bilaspur | No 810 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
Bilaspur | No 738 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'E' IAF) | |
Cawnpore | No 37 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | |
Cawnpore | No 64 Mobile Field Hospital | Also shown in No 225 Group |
Chaklala | No 3 Physical Training School | |
Chaklala | No 7 Sqn RIAF (Detachment) | Hurricane |
Chakrata | No 4 Hill Depot | |
Dehra Dun | No 10 Personnel Transit Camp | |
Delhi | Station HQ | |
Delhi | No 7 Movements Control Unit | |
Delhi | No 10 Central Medical Board | |
Drigh Road | No 745 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
Jodhpur | No 2 Sqn RIAF (Detachment) | |
Jubbulpore | No 14 Movement Control Unit | |
Karachi | No 1349 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Karachi | RAF Base HQ | |
Karachi | No 57 Embarkation Unit | |
Karachi | No 9 Movement Control Unit | |
Karachi | No 1 Base Postal Unit | |
Karachi | No 10 RAF General Hospital | |
Karachi | No 234 Air Sea Rescue Flight | Also shown in AHQ Ceylon |
Kashmir | Air Crew Mountain Centre | |
Lahore | No 7 Sqn RIAF | Hurricane |
Lower Topa | No 1 Hill Depot | |
Mauripur | No 12 Movement Control Unit | |
Nagpur | No 1301 Meteorological Flt | |
Naini Tal | No 9 Hill Depot | |
New Delhi | RAF Element DCO (I) | |
New Delhi | Publication and Form Store | |
New Delhi | No 4 Base Postal Unit | |
New Delhi | HQ BAFSEA Communication Sqn | |
New Delhi | No 1 Touring Concert Party | |
New Delhi | No 2 Touring Concert Party | |
New Delhi | Gang Show | |
New Delhi | No 3 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Peshawar | No 7 Sqn RIAF (Detachment) | Hurricane |
Quetta | No 7 School of Air Force Technical Training | |
Raipur | No 2 Sqn RIAF (Detachment) | Hurricane |
Rawalpindi | HQ RAF Movements, North Western Region | |
Risalpur | No 3 Sqn RIAF | Hurricane |
Saharanpur | RAF Instructors' School (EVT) | |
Samungli | No 8 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Samungli | No 57 Flying Control Section, Type 'D' | |
Samungli | No 21 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Solan | No 2 Hill Depot | |
Upper Topa | No 2 RAF Police School | |
Walton, Lahore | RAF Section India Detachment of Chinese Air Force Cadet School | |
Willingdon | No 2 Sqn RIAF | Hurricane |
AME Stations | ||
No 156 AMES | No 157 AMES | No 158 AMES |
No 159 AMES | No 176 AMES | No 177 AMES |
No 178 AMES | No 179 AMES | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Delhi Cantonment (Palam) | HQ No 3 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Delhi Cantonment | No 3 Company, No 3 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Allahabad | No 1 Company, No 3 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Karachi | HQ No 2 Company, No 3 Indian Air Formation Signals |
HQ - Barrackpore, India
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Akyab | No 5 Base Postal Unit (Detachment) | |
Alipore | No 1300 Meteorological Flight | |
Amarda Road | Station HQ | |
Amarda Road | No 8 Bombing and Gunnery Range | |
Amarda Road | No 20 Sqn | Spitfire |
Agartala | No 2970 Armoured Car (H) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Agartala | No 2971 Armoured Car (H) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Agartala | No 2972 Armoured Car (H) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Baigachi | No 176 Sqn | Mosquito |
Baigachi | No 7176 Servicing Echelon | |
Baigachi | Mark X AI Conversion Flight | |
Baigachi | No 31 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type D) | |
Bally | Station HQ | |
Barrackpore | No 5 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Barrackpore | No 3 Officers' Advanced Training School | |
Barrackpore | No 228 Group Communication Flight | |
Bishnapur | No 2 Static Administration Unit | |
Calcutta | No 807 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
Calcutta | No 808 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
Calcutta | No 809 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
Calcutta | RAF Signals Centre | |
Calcutta | No 35 Personnel Transit Camp | Also shown in AHQ Burma |
Calcutta | HQ RAF Movements, Eastern Region | |
Calcutta | No 5 Base Postal Unit | |
Calcutta | No 5 Base Signals Depot | |
Calcutta | No 1 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Calcutta | RAF Base HQ | |
Calcutta | No 3 Movement Control Unit | |
Calcutta | No 20 RAF Element of Repairable Equipment Depot | |
Calcutta | No 11 Central Medical Board | |
Calcutta | No 9 RAF General Hospital | |
Calcutta | No 54 Embarkation Unit | |
Calcutta | No 180 Signals Wing | |
Calcutta | No 7020 Servicing Echelon | |
Calcutta | No 227 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also shown in AHQ Ceylon |
Calcutta | No 3210 Servicing Commando Unit | c/o 35 PTC |
Chakulia | No 21 (Air) Movement Control Unit | |
Chakulia | No 68 Mobile Field Hospital | Also shown in No 227 Group |
Charra | No 8 Care and Maintenance Party | |
China | RAF Training Mission | |
Chittagong | No 735 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
Chittagong | No 5 Base Postal Unit (Detachment) | |
Chittagong | No 5 Transit Camp | |
Chittagong | No 7 Transit Camp | |
Chittagong | No 2 RAF Administrative Unit | |
Chittagong | No 79 Embarkation Unit | |
Cuttack | No 714 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'B' IAF) | |
Dalbhurngarh | No 34 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | |
Dalbhurngarh | No 35 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | Also shown in AHQ RAF Siam |
Dalbhurngarh | No 36 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | |
Dalbhurngarh | No 2 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Darjeeling | No 11 Hill Depot | |
Dhubalia | Station HQ | |
Dhubalia | No 31 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Dum Dum | No 4 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Imphal | No 1 RAF Administrative Unit | |
Kanchrapara | Station HQ | |
Kanchrapara | No 1 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Khulna | No 255 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Also shown in AHQ Ceylon |
Manipur Road | No 18 Movement Control Unit | |
Parbatipur | No 19 Movement Control Unit | |
Ramrajatola (Calcutta) | No 10 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Ranchi | Tactical and Weapon Development Unit | |
Ranchi | Station HQ | |
Ranchi | No 3 School of Hygiene | |
Ranchi | No 703 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'C' RIAF) | |
Ranchi | No 9 Sqn RIAF | Hurricane |
Ranchi | No 22 Armament Practice Camp | |
Ranchi | No 9 Refresher Flying Unit | |
Shillong | No 3 Hill Depot | |
Sylhet | No 6 Transit Camp | |
AME Stations | ||
No 164 AMES | No 165 AMES | No 166 AMES |
No 167 AMES | No 5071 AMES | No 6100 AMES |
No 6102 AMES | No 6266 AMES | No 6305 AMES |
No 6306 AMES | No 21023 AMES | No 23010 AMES |
No 23011 AMES | No 23012 AMES | No 23013 AMES |
No 61001 AMES | No 62002 AMES | No 62003 AMES |
No 62020 AMES | No 62021 AMES | No 64004 AMES |
No 64006 AMES | No 64009 AMES | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Alipore | HQ No 1 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Kharapur | No 1 Company, No 1 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Behala | No 2 Company, No 1 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Barrackpore | No 3 Company, No 1 Indian Air Formation Signals |
No 229 (Transport) Group (ACSEA)
HQ - New Delhi, India
This group was controlled by HQ Transport Command, for units allocated click here.
Command HQ - Comilla
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Akyab |
No 3 Area Flying Control Centre | |
Akyab | No 3 Refuelling Party | |
Akyab | No 69 Embarkation Unit | |
Akyab | No 726 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Akyab | No 27 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | |
Akyab | HQ, No 342 (Mobile) Wing | |
Akyab | No 69 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Akyab | No 207 Staging Post | |
Bangkok | No 9 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Chittagong | No 2 Area Flying Control Centre | |
Chittagong | No 15 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Chittagong | No 17 Movement Control Unit | |
Chittagong | No 26 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | |
Comilla | No 900 Wing | Also shown at Double Moorings |
Comilla | No 232 Group Communications Flight | |
Comilla | No 203 Staging Post | |
Digri | No 3 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Hmawbi | No 69 Staging Post | |
Hmawbi | No 12 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Hmawbi | No 345 (Mobile Transport) Wing | |
Hmawbi | No 96 Sqn | Dakota |
Hmawbi | No 117 Sqn | Dakota |
Hmawbi | No 215 Sqn | Dakota |
Hmawbi | No 747 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Kuala Lumpur | No 154 Staging Post | |
Kyaukpyu | No 76 Embarkation Unit | |
Kallang | No 13 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Kallang | No 31 Sqn | Dakota, also shown under AHQ Malaya |
Kallang | No 67 Staging Post | |
Magwe | No 95 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Meiktila | No 204 Staging Post | |
Mingladon | No 8 Staging Post | |
Mingladon | No 7 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Mingladon | No 14 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Mingladon | No 341 Mobile Wing | |
Mingladon | No 62 Sqn | Dakota |
Mingladon | No 194 Sqn | Dakota |
Mingladon | No 267 Sqn | Dakota |
Myingyan | No 90 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Patenga | No 48 Sqn | Dakota |
Penang | No 60 Staging Post | |
Penang | No 10 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Ramree | No 208 Staging Post | |
Ramree | No 5 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Ramree | No 4 Refuelling Party | |
Ramree | No 24 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Type B) | |
Ramree | No 742 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
Ramree | No 67 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Singapore | No 118 Transport Wing | |
Tulihal | No 704 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type B RIAF) | |
Tulihal | No 94 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Tulihal | No 233 Sqn | Dakota |
Mobile Signals Unit | ||
No 5755 MSU | No 5768 MSU | No 5774 MSU |
No 5805 MSU | No 5809 MSU | No 5863 MSU |
No 5877 MSU | No 5878 MSU | No 5879 MSU |
No 5914 MSU | No 5920 MSU | No 5923 MSU |
No 5924 MSU | No 5926 MSU | No 5927 MSU |
No 5928 MSU | No 5929 MSU | No 5930 MSU |
No 5931 MSU | No 5936 MSU | No 5937 MSU |
Mobile Signals Unit (General) | ||
No 5760 MSU | No 5761 MSU | No 5765 MSU |
No 5766 MSU | No 5769 MSU | No 5770 MSU |
No 5771 MSU | No 5772 MSU | No 5777 MSU |
No 5778 MSU | No 5781 MSU | No 5786 MSU |
No 5792 MSU | No 5793 MSU | No 5794 MSU |
No 5795 MSU | No 5797 MSU | No 5800 MSU |
No 5802 MSU | No 5806 MSU* | No 5813 MSU |
No 5814 MSU | No 5815 MSU | No 5821 MSU |
No 5822 MSU** | No 5823 MSU^ | No 5824 MSU |
No 5825 MSU | No 5826 MSU | No 5827 MSU |
No 5828 MSU | No 5829 MSU | No 5837 MSU |
No 5839 MSU | No 5840 MSU | No 5841 MSU |
No 5842 MSU | No 5844 MSU | No 5845 MSU |
No 5846 MSU | No 5849 MSU | No 5850 MSU |
No 5851 MSU | No 5852 MSU | No 5853 MSU |
No 5854 MSU | No 5855 MSU | No 5862 MSU |
No 5868 MSU | No 5869 MSU | No 5873 MSU** |
No 751 MSU | No 5887 MSU | No 5910 MSU |
No 5911 MSU | No 5913 MSU | No 5916 MSU |
No 5917 MSU | No 5921 MSU | No 5922 MSU |
No 5935 MSU** | No 5938 MSU | No 5841 MSU |
No 5842 MSU | No 5945 MSU | No 5946 MSU |
No 5947 MSU | No 5963 MSU | No 5970 MSU |
No 55508 MSU | No 55515 MSU | No 55521 MSU |
No 55555 MSU | No 55556 MSU | No 55557 MSU |
No 55558 MSU | No 55559 MSU | No 55589 MSU |
No 55590 MSU | No 55591 MSU | No 55592 MSU |
No 55593 MSU | No 55601 MSU | No 55605 MSU |
No 55606 MSU | No 55635 MSU | No 55644 MSU |
No 55645 MSU | No 55646 MSU | No 55653 MSU |
No 55654 MSU | No 55659 MSU |
*Also shown under AHQ Malaya
**Also shown under AHQ Burma
^Also shown under AHQ RAF Siam
Command HQ - New Delhi
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Agra | Agra University Unit | |
Allahabad | Allahabad University Unit | |
Allahabad | No 2 IAF Selective Testing Board | |
Allahabad | Northern Area HQ | |
Aligarh | Muslim University Unit | |
Amritsar | No 1 Punjab University (Khalsa College Detachment) | |
Andheri | RIAF Record Office | |
Bangalore | No 2 Mysore University Unit | |
Benares | Benares Hindu University Unit | |
Bombay | Bombay University Unit | |
Bombay | RIAF Central Accounts Office | |
Calcutta | Calcutta University Unit | |
Chidamparam | Annamalai University Unit | |
Cuttack | Utkal University Unit | |
Dacca | Dacca University Unit | |
Delhi | Delhi University Unit | |
Ernakulam | No 2 Madras University Unit | |
Guntur | Andhra University Unit | |
Hyderabad | Osmania University Unit | |
Katni | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, Static HQ & 'D' Flt | |
Kohat | RIAF Display Flight | |
Lahore | No 1 Punjab University Unit | |
Lahore | No 1 RIAF Selective Testing Board | |
Lucknow | Lucknow University Unit | |
Madras | Southern Area HQ | |
Madras | No 1 Madras University Unit | |
Mysore | No 1 Mysore University Unit | |
Nagpur | Nagpur University Unit | |
Patna | Patna University Unit | |
Peshawar | No 2 Punjab University | |
Peshawar | HQ, No 1 (Indian) Group | |
Secunderabad | No 3 RIAF Selective Testing Board | |
Secunderabad | HQ, No 2 (Indian) Group |
Group HQ - Peshawar
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Ambala | HQ No 2A Communication Unit and Training Flight | |
Ambala | No 1 Service Flying Training School | |
Ambala | Station HQ | |
Digri | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'B' Flt | |
Jodhpur | No 2 Elementary Flying Training School | |
Karachi | HQ No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'A' Flight | |
Katni | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, 'D' Flt | |
Kohat | Station HQ | |
Kohat | No 1 (RIAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
Kohat | No 6 (RIAF) Sqn | Hurricane |
Kohat | No 741 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2 RIAF) | |
Miransah | No 1 (RIAF) Sqn (1 x Flight) | Spitfire |
Peshawar | Station HQ | |
Peshawar | No 151 OTU | |
St Thomas Mount | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'C' Flt | |
St Thomas Mount | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'A' Flt (Detachment) | |
Vizagapatam | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'C' Flt (Detachment) |
Group HQ - Secunderabad
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Ambala | No 11 School of Air Force Technical Training | |
Walton, Lahore | No 1 Recruit Training Centre | |
Jallahalli | No 2 Recruit Training Centre | |
Poona | Initial Training Wing | |
Saharanpur | Medical Training Centre | |
Secunderbad | Non-Technical Training Centre | |
Secunderbad | No 2 School of Air Force Technical Training | |
Secunderbad | No 14 School of Air Force Technical Training |
Source - SD161 (63rd Edition) - December 1945
[ACSEA | BAFSEA | RAF Hong Kong | AHQ Burma | AHQ Ceylon | AHQ Malaya | AHQ French Indo-China | AHQ Siam | AHQ Netherlands East Indies | No 225 Group | No 226 Group | No 227 Group | No 228 Group | No 229 Group | No 232 Group | AHQ India | No 1 (Indian) Group | No 2 (Indian) Group]
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