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Orders of Battle

Listings of Home units controlled by: -

• Air Defence of Great Britain - Jul 1930 |
• Inland Area - Jul 1920 | Jul 1930 |
• Coastal Area - Jul 1920 | Jul 1930 |
• RAF Cranwell - Jul 1920 | Jul 1930 |
• RAF Halton - Jul 1920 | Jul 1930 |
• No 11 (Irish) Wing - Jul 1920 |
• Bomber Command - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 1 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 2 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 |
  • No 3 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 4 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 5 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 |Dec 1944 |
  • No 6 Group - Jan 1939 | Jun 1944 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 8 Group - Jul 1942 |  Jun 1944 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 26 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 91 Group -Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 92 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 93 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 100 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• Fighter Command - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Dec 1944 |
• Army Co-operation Command - Jul 1942 |
• Allied Expeditionary Air Force - Jun 1944 |
• Air Defence of Great Britain - Jun 1944 |
• SHAEF/2nd Tactical Air Force - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 2 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 9 Group -  Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 |
  • No 10 Group -  Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 11 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 12 Group - Jan 1939 |  Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 13 Group -  Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 14 Group -  Jul 1942 |
  • No 22 Group -  Jan 1939 |
  • No 38 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 60 Group -  Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 70 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 81 Group -  Jul 1942 |
  • No 82 Group -  Jul 1942 |
  • No 83 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 84 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 85 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 32 Wing - Jul 1942 |
  • No 33 Wing - Jul 1942 |
  • No 34 Wing - Jul 1942 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 35 Wing - Jul 1942 |
  • No 36 Wing - Jul 1942 |
  • No 37 Wing - Jul 1942 |
  • No 38 Wing - Jul 1942 |
• Coastal Command - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 15 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 16 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 17 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 18 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 19 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 106 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 247 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • RAF Gibraltar - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • RAF Iceland - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• Training Command - Jan 1939 |
• Flying Training Command - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• Technical Training Command - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 20 Group - Jul 1942 |
  • No 21 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 |
  • No 22 Group -  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 23 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 24 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 25 Group - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 26 Group - Jan 1939 |
  • No 27 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 28 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 29 Group - Jun 1944 |
  • No 50 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 51 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 54 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• Maintenance Command - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 40 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 |
  • No 41 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 42 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 43 Group -  Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 53 Wing - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 54 Wing - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 55 Wing -  Dec 1944 |
  • No 56 Wing -  Dec 1944 |
  • No 57 Wing -  Dec 1944 |
• Balloon Command - Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 30 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 |
  • No 32 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 |
  • No 33 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 |
  • No 34 Group - Jul 1942 |
• RAF in Northern Ireland - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• Ferry Command - Jul 1942 |
• Transport Command - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 44 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 |  Dec 1944 |
  • No 45 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 46 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 216 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 229 Group -  Dec 1944 |
  • No 110 Wing -  Dec 1944 |
  • N0 114 Wing -  Dec 1944 |
  • No 116 Wing -  Dec 1944 |
• Air Ministry - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• Royal Observer Corps - Jul 1942 |

Listings of Overseas units controlled by: -

• RAF Commands - Europe 1918 - 1920,

• Independent Units - Jul 1920 |
• RAF Rhine - Jul 1920 |

• RAF Commands - Middle East and Mediterranean 1939 - 1945,

• RAF Middle East/Middle East Command - Jul 1930 | Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• Mediterranean Allied Air Force -  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force -  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• Mediterranean Allied Strategical Air Force -  Jun 1944 |
• Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force -  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• Mediterranean Allied Photographic Reconnaissance Wing -  Jun 1944 |
  • No 201 Group - Jul 1942 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 203 Group - Jul 1942 |  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 205 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 206 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 207 Group - Jul 1942 |
  • No 214 Group -  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 218 Group -  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 216 Group - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 |
  • No 229 Group - Jun 1944 |
  • No 242 Group -  Jun 1944 |
• RAF in Palestine and Trans-Jordan - Jan 1939 |
• RAF Mediterranean - Jul 1930 | Jan 1939 |
• Aden Command/British Forces in Aden - Jul 1930 | Jan 1939 |  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• AHQ Western Desert - Jul 1942 |
• Desert Air Force -  Jun 1944 |
  • No 209 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 211 Group - Jul 1942 |
  • No 219 Group - Jun 1944 |
• AHQ Egypt - Jul 1942 | Dec 1944 |
• AHQ Eastern Mediterranean -  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 212 Group - Jul 1942 |  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• AHQ Levant - Jul 1942 |  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 213 Group - Jul 1942 |
• AHQ Malta - Jul 1942 |  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• AHQ East Africa - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• AHQ Greece - Dec 1944 |
• Balkan Air Force - Dec 1944 |
• Air Formation Signals - Dec 1944 |

• RAF Commands - Iraq, India and Far East 1939 - 1945,

• Iraq Command/British Forces in Iraq - Jul 1930 | Jan 1939 |
• AHQ Iraq - Jul 1942 |
• AHQ Iraq and Persia -  Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 214 Group - Jul 1942 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 215 Group - Jul 1942 |
• RAF India/Air Forces in India - Jul 1930 | Jan 1939 | Jul 1942 |
• AHQ India - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 1 (Indian ) Wing
  • No 2 (Indian) Wing
• RAF Far East - Jul 1930 | Jan 1939 |
• Air Command South-East Asia - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• Eastern Air Command (SEA) - Jun 1944 |
• 3rd Tactical Air Force - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• HQ Base Air Forces South East Asia -  Dec 1944 |
• AHQ Bengal -  Dec 1944 |
  • No 221 Group - Jun 1944  | Dec 1944 |
  • No 222 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 223 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 224 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 226 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 227 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 229 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 230 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
  • No 231 Group - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |

• RAF Commands/Units - Overseas 1939 - 1945,

• AHQ West Africa - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• RAF Schools in Canada - Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• RAF Schools in South Africa - Jul 1942 |
• Units administered by RAF Delegation, Washington - Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
• RAF Embarkation Units - Jun 1944 |

RAF Service Records

• Common Unit Abbreviations

RAF Casualties

• Casualty Index 1918 - 1929
• Casualty Index 1930 - 1939
• Casualty Index 1940 - 1949 (only 1940- Feb 1943 and 1946-49 currently available)
• Casualty Index 1950 - 1959
• Casualty Index 1960 - 1969
• Casualty Index 1970 - 1979
• Casualty Index 1980 - 1999
• Casualty Index 2000 - Current
• Bomber Command losses in WW2 (updates to the Chorley series - external link)

Unit Personnel, equipment and locations 1920 - 1939

• Commands
  • South-Eastern Area
  • South-Western Area
  • Midland Area
  • North-Eastern Area
  • North-Western Area
  • Northern Area
  • Southern Area
  • RAF Cranwell
  • RAF Halton
  • Inland Area
  • Coastal Area
  • No 11 (Irish) Group
  • No 11 (Irish) Wing
  • RAF Ireland
  • France and Flanders
  • Middle East Area
  • RAF Middle East
  • Indian Group
  • RAF India
  • Mediterranean District/Group
  • RAF Mediterranean
  • RAF Iraq
  • Iraq Command/British Forces in Iraq
  • Palestine Command
  • Air Defences of Great Britain
  • Special Reserve and Auxiliary Air Force
  • RAF China
  • RAF Shanghai
  • Aden Command/British Forces in Aden
  • Far East Command/RAF Far East
  • Bomber Command
  • Fighter Command
  • Coastal Command
  • Training Command
  • Maintenance Command
  • Balloon Command
  • British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan
   
• Groups
  • No 1 Group
  • No 1 Air Defence Group
  • No 1 (Indian) Group
  • No 1 (Bomber) Group
  • No 2 (Bomber) Group
  • No 3 Group
  • No 4 (Bomber) Group
  • No 5 (Bomber) Group
  • No 6 Group
  • No 7 Group
  • No 10 Group
  • No 11 (Fighter) Group
  • No 12 (Fighter) Group
  • No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group
  • No 17 (Training) Group
  • No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group
  • No 21 Group
  • No 22 Group
  • No 23 Group
  • No 24 (Training) Group
  • No 25 (Armament) Group
  • No 26 (Training) Group
  • No 29 Group
  • No 30 (Balloon) Group
  • Egyptian Group
  • Mediterranean Group
  • Mesopotamian Group
  • Palestine Group
  • Wessex Bombing Area
  • Fighting Area
  • Air Defence Group
  • RAF Transjordan and Palestine

   

• Wings
  • No 1 Wing
  • No 1 (Indian ) Wing
  • No 2 (Indian) Wing
  • No 3 (Indian) Wing
  • No 7 Wing
  • No 8 Wing
  • No 11 Wing
  • No 12 Wing
  • Mesopotamian Wing
  • Palestine Wing
  • RAF Trans-Jordania
  • Constantinople Wing

   

• Stations
  • No 1 (Indian) Wing Station | No 2 (Indian) Wing Station |
  • Abbotsinch | Abingdon | Aldergrove | Ambala | Amman | Andover |
  • Basrah | Bassingbourn | Bicester | Biggin Hill | Bircham Newton | Boscombe Down |
  • Calafrana | Calshot | Cardington | Catterick | Cattewater |Church Fenton | Cottesmore | Cranfield | Cranwell |
  • Debden | Dhibban | Digby | Dishforth | Donibristle | Driffield | Duxford |
  • Eastchurch | Eastleigh |
  • Farnborough |Feltwell | Finningley |
  • Gosport | Grantham |
  • Habbaniya | Hal Far | Halton | Harwell | Hawkinge | Heliopolis Details/RAF Heliopolis | Helwan | Hemswell | Hendon | Station Commandant/SHQ - Hinaidi | Honington | Hornchurch | Hucknall |
  • Ismailia |
  • Kai Tak | Kalafrana | Kenley |
  • Leconfield | Lee-on-Solent | Leuchars | Linton-on-Ouse |
  • Manston | Marham | Mildenhall | Mount Batten |
  • Nairobi | Netheravon | Northolt | North Coates Fittes | North Weald |
  • Odiham | Old Sarum |
  • Pembroke Dock |
  • Ramleh |
  • Scampton | Seletar | Singapore | Southampton | Spitlegate | Stradishall |
  • Tangmere | Thornaby | Thorney Island | Turnhouse |
  • Upavon | Upper Heyford | Upwood | Usworth |
  • Waddington | Wittering | Worthy Down | Wyton |

   

• Squadrons
  • | No 1 Sqn | No 2 Sqn | No 3 Sqn | No 4 Sqn | No 5 Sqn | No 6 Sqn | No 7 Sqn | No 8 Sqn | No 9 Sqn |
  • | No 10 Sqn | No 11 Sqn | No 12 Sqn | No 13 Sqn | No 14 Sqn | No 15 Sqn | No 16 Sqn | No 17 Sqn | No 18 Sqn | No 19 Sqn |
  • | No 20 Sqn | No 21 Sqn | No 22 Sqn | No 23 Sqn | No 24 Sqn | No 25 Sqn | No 26 Sqn | No 27 Sqn | No 28 Sqn | No 29 Sqn |
  • | No 30 Sqn | No 31 Sqn | No 32 Sqn | No 33 Sqn | No 34 Sqn | No 35 Sqn | No 36 Sqn | No 37 Sqn | No 38 Sqn | No 39 Sqn |
  • | No 40 Sqn | No 41 Sqn | No 42 Sqn | No 43 Sqn | No 44 Sqn | No 45 Sqn | No 46 Sqn | No 47 Sqn | No 48 Sqn | No 49 Sqn |
  • | No 50 Sqn | No 51 Sqn | No 52 Sqn | No 53 Sqn | No 54 Sqn | No 55 Sqn | No 56 Sqn | No 57 Sqn | No 58 Sqn | No 59 Sqn |
  • | No 60 Sqn | No 61 Sqn | No 62 Sqn | No 63 Sqn | No 64 Sqn | No 65 Sqn | No 66 Sqn |
  • | No 70 Sqn | No 72 Sqn | No 73 Sqn | No 74 Sqn | No 75 Sqn | No 76 Sqn | No 77 Sqn | No 78 Sqn | No 79 Sqn |
  • | No 80 Sqn |  No 82 Sqn | No 83 Sqn | No 84 Sqn | No 85 Sqn | No 87 Sqn | No 88 Sqn |
  • | No 90 Sqn | No 97 Sqn | No 98 Sqn | No 99 Sqn |
  • | No 100 Sqn | No 101 Sqn | No 102 Sqn | No 103 Sqn | No 104 Sqn | No 105 Sqn | No 106 Sqn | No 107 Sqn | No 108 Sqn |
  • | No 110 Sqn | No 111 Sqn | No 113 Sqn | No 114 Sqn | No 115 Sqn |
  • | No 139 Sqn |
  • | No 142 Sqn | No 144 Sqn | No 148 Sqn | No 149 Sqn |
  • | No 150 Sqn | No 151 Sqn |
  • | No 166 Sqn |
  • | No 185 Sqn |
  • | No 201 Sqn | No 202 Sqn | No 203 Sqn | No 204 Sqn | No 205 Sqn | No 206 Sqn | No 207 Sqn | No 208 Sqn | No 209 Sqn |
  • | No 210 Sqn | No 211 Sqn | No 213 Sqn | No 214 Sqn | No 215 Sqn | No 216 Sqn | No 217 Sqn | No 218 Sqn |
  • | No 220 Sqn | No 223 Sqn | No 224 Sqn | No 226 Sqn | No 228 Sqn |
  • | No 230 Sqn | No 233 Sqn | No 238 Sqn |
  • | No 240 Sqn |
  • | No 267 Sqn | No 269 Sqn |
  • | No 500 Sqn | No 501 Sqn | No 502 Sqn | No 503 Sqn | No 504 Sqn |
  • | No 600 Sqn | No 601 Sqn | No 602 Sqn | No 603 Sqn | No 604 Sqn | No 605 Sqn | No 607 Sqn | No 608 Sqn | No 609 Sqn |
  • | No 610 Sqn | No 611 Sqn | No 612 Sqn | No 614 Sqn | No 615 Sqn | No 616 Sqn |
  • | No 712 Sqn | No 715 Sqn | No 718 Sqn |
  • | No 800 Sqn | No 801 Sqn | No 802 Sqn | No 803 Sqn |
  • | No 810 Sqn | No 811 Sqn | No 812 Sqn | No 813 Sqn |
  • | No 820 Sqn | No 821 Sqn | No 822 Sqn | No 823 Sqn | No 824 Sqn | No 825 Sqn |
  • | No 901 Sqn | No 902 Sqn | No 903 Sqn | No 904 Sqn | No 905 Sqn | No 906 Sqn | No 907 Sqn | No 908 Sqn | No 909 Sqn |
  • | No 910 Sqn |

Monthly Air Force Lists

• December 1926

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