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Personnel Listings from (Confidential) Air Force Lists

Listings of personnel (Officers) serving with the Air Ministry/MoD(Air): -

Air Ministry

• 1918
• 1919
• 1920-1924
• 1925-1929
• 1930-1933
• 1934-1936
• Jul 1937
• Jul 1938
• Jan 1939
• Sep 1939
• Dec 1939
• Apr 1940
• Aug 1940 - Departmental Chart | Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Training | Other Departments |
• Jul 1941 - Departmental Chart | Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Training | Other Departments |
• Jul 1942 - Departmental Chart | Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Training | Other Departments |
• Jul 1943 - Departmental Chart | Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Training | Other Departments |
• Jul 1944 - Departmental Chart | Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Training | Other Departments |
• Jul 1945 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Training | Other Departments |
• Apr 1946 - - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Training | Other Departments |
• Jul 1947 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• Jul 1948 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• Apr 1949 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1950 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1951 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1952 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1953 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1954 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1955 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1956 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1957 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1958 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1959 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1960 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1961 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1962 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• 1963 - Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Air Member for Technical Services | Other Departments |
• Inspector-General of the RAF
• Special Duties List (1920-1939) - Alphabetical by surname | by date of appointment | by rank |
• Distribution of Duties
  • 1917 -
    • Air Board
  • 1918
    • Jun 1918
      • Air Ministry
      • Dept of Secretary of State
      • Dept of CAS
      • Dept of MGP
      • Dept of CGE
      • Dept of DDO
      • Dept of PUS
      • Dept of DGL
      • Dept of AWB
      • Dept of MA
  • • Oct 1918
      • Air Ministry
      • Dept of Secretary of State
      • Dept of CAS
      • Dept of MGP
      • Dept of CGE
      • Dept of DDO
      • Dept of PUS
      • Dept of DGL
      • Dept of AWB
      • Dept of MA

  • 1919

    • Secretary of State

    • Dept of Secretary of the Air Council

    • Dept of CAS

    • Dept of CGCA

    • Dept of DGSR

  • 1924

    • Air Council

    • Secretary of State for Air

    • Under Secretary of State for Air

    • Directorate of Civil Aviation

    • Dept of CAS

    • Dept of AMP

    • Dept of AMSR

  • 1939 -
    • Dept of PUS |
    • Dept of CAS |
    • Dept of AMP |
    • Dept of AMDP |
  • 1945 -
    • Air Council - Dept of Permanent Under-Secretary | Post War Planning Executive | Central Statistical Branch | AM Pigeon Section | Finance Division | Directorate of Accounts | Directorate of Contracts | Directorate of Public Relations | Secretarial Divisions | Office of the Judge Advocate General | Accident Investigation Branch |
    • Dept of CAS - Directorate-General of Signals | ACAS (Operations) | ACAS (General) | ACAS (Technical Requirements) | ACAS (Policy) | ACAS (Intelligence) |
    • Dept of AMP - Directorate-General of Postings | Directorate-General of Manning | Directorate-General of Personal Services | Directorate-General of Personnel (II) | Directorate-General of Personnel (III) | Directorate-General of Medical Services | Senior Service Accountant |
    • Dept of AMSO - Directorate-General of Organisation | Directorate-General of Equipment | Directorate-General of Servicing and Maintenance | Directorate-General of Works |
    • Dept of AMT - Directorate-General of Training | Deputy Directorate of Training Plans | Directorate-General of the ATC | Directorate of Educational Services | Directorate of Accident Prevention |

Ministry of Defence/Air Force Board

• 1964 - Defence Staff | Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Other Departments |
• 1965 - Defence Staff | Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Other Departments |
• 1966 - Defence Staff | Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Other Departments |
• 1967 - Defence Staff | Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Other Departments |
• 1968 - Defence Staff | Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Other Departments |
• 1968 - Defence Staff | Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Other Departments |
• 1969 - not yet available
• 1970 - Defence Staff | Chief of the Air Staff | Air Member for Personnel | Air Member for Supply and Organisation | Other Departments |
• 1971-1979 - not yet available
• 1980-1989 - not yet available
• 1990-1999 - not yet available
• 2000-2008 - not yet available

Listings of personnel (Officers) serving at: -

RAF Element of Joint Force/Multi-national Commands

• Standing Group, Washington
• RAF Delegation/British Joint Services Mission (USA)/British Defence Staffs (USA)
• Supreme HQ Allied Powers Europe
• Allied Air Forces Central Europe
• Allied Forces Central Europe
• HQ 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force
• Air Forces Western Europe
• Allied Forces Northern Europe
• Allied Air Forces Northern Europe
• Allied Forces Southern Europe
• Allied Air Forces Southern Europe
• Allied Forces Mediterranean/HQ NAVSOUTH
• HQ Supreme Commander Atlantic
• Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Atlantic Area
• Air Commander-in-Chief/Commander Maritime Air, Eastern Atlantic Area/HQ Allied Maritime Air Commander-in-Chief/Commander Maritime Air, Channel Command
• Commander Maritime Air, Channel Command
• HQ Central Treaty Organisation
• HQ Combined Military Planning Staff (CENTO)
• HQ British Forces Gulf
• HQ Far East Command
• Officer of the UK Representative Military Committee, NATO
• Commander Maritime Air, Gibraltar
• Allied Forces Baltic Approaches
• Allied Air Forces Baltic Approaches
• HQ 6th Allied Tactical Air Force
• South East Asia Treaty Organisation
• UK Delegation to United Nations

Commands

• HQ South-Eastern Area
• HQ South-Western Area
• HQ Midland Area
• HQ North-Eastern Area
• HQ North-Western Area
• HQ Northern Area
• HQ Southern Area
• HQ Coastal Area
• HQ RAF Cranwell
• HQ No 11 (Irish) Group
• HQ RAF Halton
• Inland Area
• No 11 (Irish) Wing
• RAF Ireland
• France and Flanders
• HQ South Russia
• Middle East Area
• RAF Middle East/Middle East Command | 1922 - 1939 | 1940 - 1945 |
• RAF Mediterranean and Middle East
• Indian Group
• RAF India/Air Forces in India
• Mediterranean District/Group
• RAF Mediterranean
• RAF Iraq
• Iraq Command/British Forces in Iraq 1923 - 1939
• British Forces in Iraq/AHQ Iraq and Persia/AHQ Iraq 1940+
• 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 | 1937 - 1939 | 1940 - 1945 | 1946 + |
• Fighter Command | 1937 - 1939 | 1940 - 1945 | 1946 + |
• Coastal Command | 1936 - 1939 | 1940 - 1945 | 1946 + |
• Training Command | 1936 - 1939 |
• Maintenance Command | 1938 - 1939 | 1940 - 1945 | 1946 + |
• Balloon Command
• British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan
• Reserve Command | 1939 |
• Flying Training Command | 1940 - 1945 | 1946 + |
• Technical Training Command | 1940 - 1945 | 1946 + |
• Army Co-operation Command
• RAF in Northern Ireland
• AHQ Western Desert/Desert Air Force
• AHQ Egypt
• AHQ Air Defence Eastern Mediterranean
• AHQ Eastern Mediterranean
• AHQ Levant
• AHQ Malta
• AHQ West Africa
• Ferry Command
• Allied Expeditionary Air Force
• 2nd Tactical Air Force | 1943 - 1945 |
• RAF Gibraltar
• RAF Iceland
• Transport Command | 1943 - 1945 | 1946 + |
• Mediterranean Air Command
• RAF Mediterranean and Middle East
• AHQ East Africa
• North-West African Air Forces
• North-West African/Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force
• North-West African/Mediterranean Allied Strategical Air Force
• North-West African/Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force
• Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
• Supreme HQ Allied Expeditionary Force (Air)
• HQ RAF France and Flanders
• Middle East Area
• HQ India
• RAF Middle East | 1922 - 1939 | 1940 - 1945 |
• RAF India
• Mediterranean District/Group
• RAF Mediterranean
• RAF Iraq
• Iraq Command/British Forces in Iraq
• Palestine Command
• RAF China
• RAF Shanghai
• Aden Command/British Forces in Aden
• Far East Command/RAF Far East
• British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan
• British Air Forces of Occupation/2nd Tactical Air Force
• RAF Austria
• RAF Italy
• Supreme HQ, South East Asia
• AHQ Ceylon
• British Commonwealth Air Forces, Japan
• Air Command Far East/Far East Air Force
• RAF Hong Kong/AHQ Hong Kong
• AHQ Malaya
• Signals Command
• Air Forces Arabian Peninsula
• RAF Germany
• British Forces Arabian Peninsula/HQ Middle East Command
• Combined Operations/Amphibious Warfare HQ/Joint Warfare Staff
• Near East Air Force
• HQ British Forces (Cyprus)
• Strike Command
• Home Command

Groups

• Indian Group
• No 1 Group | No 1 Air Defence Group | No 1 (Indian) Group | No 1 (Bomber) Group | No 2 (Bomber) Group | No 2 (Indian) Group | No 3 Group | No 4 (Bomber/Transport) Group | No 5 (Bomber) Group | No 6 Group | No 7 Group | No 8 (Bomber) Group | No 9 (Fighter) Group|
• No 10 Group | No 11 (Fighter) Group | No 12 (Fighter) Group | No 13 (Fighter) Group | No 14 (Fighter) Group | No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group | No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group | No 17 (Training) Group | No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group | No 19 (Reconnaissance) Group |
• No 20 Group | No 21 Group | No 22 Group | Air Component of the BEF | No 23 Group | No 24 (Training) Group No 25 (Armament) Group | No 26 (Training) Group | No 27 (Training) Group | No 28 (Training) Group | No 29 Group |
• No 30 (Balloon) Group | No 31 (Balloon) Group | No 32 (Balloon) Group | No 33 (Balloon) Group | No 34 (Balloon) Group | No 38 Group |
• No 40 (Maintenance) Group | No 41 (Maintenance) Group | No 42 (Maintenance) Group | No 43 (Maintenance) Group | No 44 (Ferry)/(Transport) Group | No 45 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group |
• No 50 (Training) Group | No 51 (Training) Group | No 54 (Training) Group |
• No 60 (Signals) Group | No 61 Group | No 62 Group | No 63 Group | No 64 Group | No 65 Group | No 66 Group | No 67 Group |
• No 70 (Army Co-operation Training and Development) Group | No 71 (Army Co-operation) (Operational) Group | No 72 (Army Co-operation Training) Group |
• No 81 (OTU) Group | No 82 (Fighter) Group | No 83 Group | No 84 Group | No 85 Group | No 87 Group | No 88 Group |
• No 90 Group | No 91 Group | No 92 Group | No 93 Group |
• No 100 Group | No 106 Group |
• No 200 Group | No 201 Group | No 202 Group | No 203 Group | No 204 Group | No 205 (Bomber) Group | No 206 (Maintenance) Group | No 207 Group | No 209 Group |
• No 210 Group | No 211 Group | No 212 Group | No 213 Group | No 214 Group | No 215 Group | No 216 Group | No 218 Group | No 219 Group |
• No 221 Group | No 222 Group | No 223 Group | No 224 Group | No 225 Group | No 226 Group | No 227 Group | No 229 Group |
• No 230 Group | No 231 Group |
• No 242 Group | No 247 Group |
• Egyptian Group
• Mediterranean Group
• Mesopotamian Group
• Palestine Group
• Wessex Bombing Area
• Fighting Area
• Air Defence Group
• RAF Transjordan and Palestine
• RAF in Northern Ireland
• RAF Gibraltar
• RAF Record Office
• Maritime HQ, Chatham (RAF Element)
• UK Air Traffic Control HQ
• RAF Persian Gulf
• Northern Maritime Air Region
• Southern Maritime Air Region
• Rhodesian Air Training Group

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 |
• No 39 Wing |
• No 61 Wing |
• No 75 Wing |
• No 80 Wuing | No 81 Wing |
• No 104 Wing | No 106 Wing |
• No 122 Wing | No 125 Wing, | No 126 Wing | No 127 Wing | No 128 Wing | No 129 Wing |
• No 131 Wing | No 132 Wing | No 133 Wing | No 134 Wing | No 135 Wing | No 136 Wing | No 137 Wing | No 138 Wing | No 139 Wing |
• No 140 Wing | No 141 Wing | No 142 Wing | No 143 Wing | No 144 Wing | No 145 Wing | No 146 Wing | No 147 Wing | No 148 Wing | No 149 Wing |
• No 150 Wing | No 151 Wing |
• No 165 Wing | No 166 Wing, No 169 Wing |
• No 170 Wing |
• No 243 Wing | No 244 Wing |
• No 251 Wing | No 258 Wing |
• No 322 Wing | No 324 Wing | No 325 Wing |
• No 337 Wing | No 338 Wing |
• No 903 Wing | No 906 Wing | No 907 Wing |
• Mesopotamian Wing
• Palestine Wing
• RAF Trans-Jordania
• Constantinople Wing
• HQ, Armoured Car Wing |
• 'Q' Force
• RAF Wing HQ Comilla

Colleges and Schools

• RAF School of Aeronautical Engineering
• (No 1) Air Armament School | No 2 Air Armament School |
• School of Air Navigation | No 2 Air Navigation School | No 31 Air Navigation School |
• No 1 Air Observers School | No 2 Air Observers School |
• Air Pilotage School
• Anti-Gas School
• School of Army Co-operation | Army Co-operation School (India) |
• No 1 Armament Training Camp | No 2 Armament Training Camp | No 3 Armament Training Camp | No 4 Armament Training Camp | No 5 Armament Training Camp | No 6 Armament Training Camp | Armament Training Camp North Coates Fittes | Armament Training Camp Aldergrove |
• No 1 Armament Training Station - Unit Personnel |
• RAF Balloon Centre
• School of Balloon Training
• No 2 Balloon Training Unit
• Central Flying School | No 2 Central Flying School |
• Central Gunnery School - Unit Personnel | Gunnery Leaders' Course Lists | Pilot Gunnery Instructors' Course Lists | Course Photographs |
• School of Clerks, Accounting
• RAF (Cadet) College/RAF College | RAF College FTS |
• (No 1) Electrical and Wireless School | No 2 Electrical and Wireless School |
• Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools | No 6 Elementary Flying Training School | No 12 Elementary Flying Training School |
• Equipment Training School (Officers) | Equipment Training School (Airmen)
• Flying Instructors School | No 2 Flying Instructors School |
• No 1 Flying Training School | No 2 Flying Training School | No 3 Flying Training School | No 4 Flying Training School | No 5 Flying Training School | No 6 Flying Training School | No 7 Flying Training School | No 8 Flying Training School | No 9 Flying Training School | No 10 Flying Training School | No 11 Flying Training School | No 12 Flying Training School | No 13 Flying Training School | No 14 Flying Training School | No 15 Flying Training School | No 31 Service Flying Training School |
• School of General Reconnaissance
• No 2 Ground Armament School | No 3 Ground Armament School |
• Imperial Defence College
• RAF School, India |
• School of Naval Co-operation (and Aerial Navigation)
• School of Parachute Training |
• School of Photography
• School of Physical Training
• Seaplane Training School |
• No 1 Signals School |
• RAF Staff College | 1922 - 1940 | 1941 - 1996 |
• RAF Staff College Bulstrode Park/Andover (1946 - 1996)
• School of Stores Accounting and Storekeeping |
• No 1 School of Technical Training (Boys) | No 2 School of Technical Training (Boys) | School of Technical Training (Men)/No 3 School of Technical Training (Men) | No 4 School of Technical Training (Men) | No 5 School of Technical Training (Men) | No 6 School of Technical Training (Men) |
• Cambridge University Air Squadron | Oxford University Air Squadron |
• RAF Flying College
• RAF Technical College
• Joint Services Staff College
• Joint Warfare Establishment
• HQ Command and Staff Training

Depots, Maintenance Units and Stores

• No 8 Aircraft Acceptance Park | No 10 Aircraft Acceptance Park | No 14 Aircraft Acceptance Park
• Aircraft Depot, Egypt
• Aircraft Depot - India
• Aircraft Depot - Far East
• Aircraft Park - Constantinople
• Aircraft Park - India
• Aircraft Park/Aircraft Depot - Iraq
• No 1 Aircraft Repair Depot | No 2 (Northern) Aircraft Repair Depot | No 3 (Western) Aircraft Repair Depot
• Aircraft Storage Units | No 1 ASU | No 2 ASU |
• Balloon Stores Depot
• Base Supply Depot - Iraq
• Base Transport Section
• Central Supply Depot - Iraq
• Coastal Area Aircraft Depot
• Coventry Storage Park
• RAF Depot/No 1 RAF Depot |1920 - 1924 | 1925 - 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 - 1939 |
• No 2 RAF Depot
• No 3 RAF Depot
• RAF Depot, Arques
• RAF Depot, Middle East
• RAF Maintenance Party, Pont de L'Arche | RAF Maintenance Party, Marquise | RAF Maintenance Party, Fienvillers | No 2 Aircraft Depot (Maintenance Party), Vron |
• E & P Depot
• Equipment and Supplies Depot - Aden
• Equipment Units | No 26 EU |
• Home Aircraft Depot
• Inland Area Aircraft Depot
• Irish Stores Depot/Irish Stores and Repair Unit
• Maintenance Units - | 'A' |'B' | 'C' | 'D' | 'E' | 'F' | 'G' | 'H' |
• Maintenance Units - | No 1 | No 2 | No 3 | No 4 | No 5 | No 6 | No 8 | No 9 | No 10 | No 11 | No 13 | No 14 | No 19 | No 20 | No 21 | No 24 | No 25 | No 26 | No 27 | No 36 | No 101 | No 102 | No 1 (India)/No 301 |
• No 1 MT Storage Unit | No 2 MT Storage Unit | No 3 MT Storage Unit | Air Ministry (Non-Standard) MT Storage Pool |
• MT Repair Depot
• MT Workshops and Pool, Palestine |
• Ordnance Depot - Palestine
• RAF Port Depot - Calais
• 'Q' Stores Depot
• Reception Depot
• Recruits Sub-Depots
• No 1 Salvage Section
• Seaplane and Storage Station - Dundee | Seaplane and Storage Station - Killingholme
• Storage Park, Kenley
• Storage Sections, | Eastleigh | Kenley |
• Storage Stations - | Boscombe Down | Brockworth | Hawkinge |
• RAF Stores and Repair Depot, Aden
• Stores and Repair Depot, Eil
• No 1 Stores Depot | No 2 Stores Depot | No 3 Stores Depot | No 4 Stores Depot | No 6 Stores Depot |
• Stores Depot, Iraq
• No 5 Stores Distribution Park  | No 7 Stores Distributing Park | No 11 Stores Distributing Park
• Supplies Depot -  Cranwell
• Supply and Transport Services (Directorate - Iraq)
• Supply Depot - Iraq
• Supply Depot/Combined Supply Depot - Palestine
• 'X' Aircraft Depot/Stores Depot, Egypt
• 'X' Engine Repair Depot/Engine Repair Depot, Egypt

Bases

• Airship Base, Howden
• RAF Base, Calshot
• RAF Base, Gosport
• RAF Base, Kai Tak
• RAF Base, Leuchars
• RAF Base, Malta
• RAF Base Singapore
• Seaplane Repair Base

Stations

• No 1 (Indian) Wing Station | No 2 (Indian) Wing Station |
• Abbotsinch | Abingdon | Aldergrove | Ambala | Amman | Andover |
• Bardney | Basrah | Bassingbourn | Benson | Bicester | Biggin Hill | Binbrook | Bircham Newton | Blackpool | Blyton | Boscombe Down | Bramcote |
• Caistor | Calafrana | Calshot | Cardington | Carew-Cheriton | Castletown | Catterick | Cattewater |Church Fenton | Coleby Grange | Colerne | Coltishall | Coningsby | Cottesmore | Cranfield | Cranwell | Croft | Croydon |
• Dalton | Debden | Detling | Dhibban | Digby | Dishforth | Doncaster | Donibristle | Drem | Driffield | Dunholme Lodge | Duxford | Dyce |
• East Kirkby | Eastchurch | Eastleigh | East Moor | Elsham Wolds | Elvington | Exeter |
• Faldingworth | Farnborough | Felixstowe | Feltwell | Filton | Finningley | Fiskerton | Ford | Friston | Fulbeck |
• Gatwick  | Gosport | Goxhill | Grantham | Grimsby |
• Habbaniya | Hal Far | Halton | Harwell | Hawkinge | Hednesford | Heliopolis Details/RAF Heliopolis | Helwan | Hemswell | Hendon | Henlow | Hibaldstow | Station Commandant/SHQ - Hinaidi | Holme-on-Spalding Moor | Horsham St Faith | Honington | Hornchurch | Hucknall |
• Ingham | Ismailia |
• Kai Tak | Kalafrana | Kelstern | Kenley | Khormaksar | Kirmington | Kirton Lindsay | Krendi |
• Leconfield | Leeming | Lee-on-Solent | Leuchars | Linton-on-Ouse | Lissett | Llanbedr | Locking | Ludford Magna | Luqa | Lympne |
• Manston | Marham | Martlesham Heath | Melbourne | Metheringham | Middleton St George | Middle Wallop | Mildenhall | Mount Batten |
• Nairobi | Netheravon | Northolt | North Coates Fittes |  North Killingholme | North Weald |
• Odiham | Old Sarum |
• Pembroke Dock | Pocklington | Prestwick |
• Ramleh | Ringway | Rufforth |
• Safi | Sandtoft | St Athan | Scampton | St Eval | Seletar | Singapore | Skeabrea | Skellingthorpe | Skipton-on-Swale | Snaith | Southampton | Southend | Speke | Splisby | Spitlegate | Stradishall | Stranraer | Strubby | Sturgate | Sumburgh | Sutton Bridge | Swanton Morley | Swinderby |
• Tangmere | Thornaby | Thorney Island | Topcliffe | Turnhouse |
• Upavon | Upper Heyford | Upwood | Usworth |
• Valley
• Waddington | Waltham | Warmwell | Wattisham | Watton | Wellingore | West Raynham | Weston Zoyland | Wick | Wickenby | Wittering | Woodhall Spa | Worthy Down | Wyton |
• Yeadon
• Care & Maintenance Parties - | Anglesey | Ascot | Beverley | Cattewater | Crail | Digby | Donibristle | Duxford | East Retford | Ely | Feltwell | Fowlmere | Freiston | Lincoln | Norwich | Scampton | Scopwick | South Carlton | South Shields |

    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 |z 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 67 Sqn | No 68 Sqn | No 69 Sqn |
• No 70 Sqn | No 71 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 81 Sqn | No 82 Sqn | No 83 Sqn | No 84 Sqn | No 85 Sqn | No 86 Sqn | No 87 Sqn | No 88 Sqn | No 89 Sqn |
• No 90 Sqn | No 91 Sqn | No 92 Sqn | No 93 Sqn | No 94 Sqn | No 96 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 109 Sqn |
• No 110 Sqn | No 111 Sqn | No 112 Sqn | No 113 Sqn | No 114 Sqn | No 115 Sqn | No 116 Sqn | No 117 Sqn | No 118 Sqn | No 119 Sqn |
• No 120 Sqn | No 121 Sqn | No 122 Sqn | No 123 Sqn | No 124 Sqn | No 125 Sqn | No 126 Sqn | No 127 Sqn | No 128 Sqn | No 129 Sqn |
• No 130 Sqn | No 131 Sqn | No 132 Sqn | No 133 Sqn | No 134 Sqn | No 135 Sqn | No 136 Sqn | No 137 Sqn | No 138 Sqn | No 139 Sqn |
• No 140 Sqn | No 141 Sqn | No 142 Sqn | No 143 Sqn | No 144 Sqn | No 145 Sqn | No 146 Sqn | No 147 Sqn | No 148 Sqn | No 149 Sqn |
• No 150 Sqn | No 151 Sqn | No 152 Sqn | No 153 Sqn | No 154 Sqn | No 155 Sqn | No 156 Sqn | No 157 Sqn | No 158 Sqn | No 159 Sqn |
• No 160 Sqn | No 161 Sqn | No 162 Sqn | No 163 Sqn | No 164 Sqn | No 165 Sqn | No 166 Sqn | No 167 Sqn | No 168 Sqn | No 169 Sqn |

• No 170 Sqn | No 171 Sqn | No 172 Sqn | No 173 Sqn | No 174 Sqn | No 175 Sqn | No 176 Sqn | No 177 Sqn | No 178 Sqn | No 179 Sqn |

• No 180 Sqn | No 181 Sqn | No 182 Sqn | No 183 Sqn | No 184 Sqn | No 185 Sqn | No 186 Sqn | No 187 Sqn | No 189 Sqn |

• No 190 Sqn | No 191 Sqn | No 192 Sqn | No 193 Sqn | No 194 Sqn | No 195 Sqn | No 196 Sqn | No 197 Sqn | No 198 Sqn | No 189 Sqn |

• No 200 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 212 Sqn | No 213 Sqn | No 214 Sqn | No 215 Sqn | No 216 Sqn | No 217 Sqn | No 218 Sqn | No 219 Sqn |
• No 220 Sqn | No 221 Sqn | No 222 Sqn | No 223 Sqn | No 224 Sqn | No 225 Sqn | No 226 Sqn | No 227 Sqn | No 228 Sqn | No 229 Sqn |
• No 230 Sqn | No 231 Sqn | No 232 Sqn | No 233 Sqn | No 234 Sqn | No 235 Sqn | No 236 Sqn | No 237 Sqn | No 238 Sqn | No 239 Sqn |
• No 240 Sqn | No 241 Sqn | No 242 Sqn | No 243 Sqn | No 244 Sqn | No 245 Sqn | No 246 Sqn | No 247 Sqn | No 248 Sqn | No 249 Sqn |
• No 250 Sqn | No 251 Sqn | No 252 Sqn | No 253 Sqn | No 254 Sqn | No 255 Sqn | No 256 Sqn | No 257 Sqn | No 258 Sqn | No 259 Sqn |
• No 260 Sqn | No 261 Sqn | No 262 Sqn | No 263 Sqn | No 264 Sqn | No 265 Sqn | No 266 Sqn | No 267 Sqn | No 268 Sqn | No 269 Sqn |

• No 270 Sqn | No 271 Sqn | No 272 Sqn | No 273 Sqn | No 274 Sqn | No 275 Sqn | No 276 Sqn | No 277 Sqn | No 278 Sqn | No 279 Sqn |

• No 280 Sqn | No 281 Sqn | No 282 Sqn | No 283 Sqn | No 284 Sqn | No 285 Sqn | No 286 Sqn | No 287 Sqn | No 288 Sqn | No 289 Sqn |

• No 290 Sqn | No 291 Sqn | No 292 Sqn | No 293 Sqn | No 294 Sqn | No 295 Sqn | No 296 Sqn | No 297 Sqn | No 298 Sqn | No 289 Sqn |

• No 300 Sqn | No 301 Sqn | No 302 Sqn | No 303 Sqn | No 304 Sqn | No 305 Sqn | No 306 Sqn | No 307 Sqn | No 308 Sqn | No 309 Sqn |
• No 310 Sqn | No 311 Sqn | No 312 Sqn | No 313 Sqn | No 314 Sqn | No 315 Sqn | No 316 Sqn | No 317 Sqn | No 318 Sqn |
• No 320 Sqn | No 321 Sqn | No 322 Sqn | No 326 Sqn | No 327 Sqn | No 328 Sqn | No 329 Sqn |

• No 330 Sqn | No 331 Sqn | No 332 Sqn | No 333 Sqn | No 335 Sqn | No 336 Sqn |

• No 340 Sqn | No 341 Sqn | No 342 Sqn | No 345 Sqn | No 346 Sqn | No 347 Sqn | No 349 Sqn |

• No 350 Sqn | No 351 Sqn | No 352 Sqn | No 353 Sqn | No 354 Sqn | No 355 Sqn | No 356 Sqn | No 357 Sqn | No 358 Sqn |

• No 400 Sqn | No 401 Sqn | No 402 Sqn | No 403 Sqn | No 404 Sqn | No 405 Sqn | No 406 Sqn | No 407 Sqn | No 408 Sqn | No 409 Sqn |

• No 410 Sqn | No 411 Sqn | No 412 Sqn | No 413 Sqn | No 414 Sqn | No 415 Sqn | No 416 Sqn | No 417 Sqn | No 418 Sqn | No 419 Sqn |

• No 420 Sqn | No 421 Sqn | No 422 Sqn | No 423 Sqn | No 424 Sqn | No 425 Sqn | No 426 Sqn | No 427 Sqn | No 428 Sqn | No 429 Sqn |

• No 430 Sqn | No 431 Sqn | No 432 Sqn | No 433 Sqn | No 434 Sqn | No 435 Sqn | No 436 Sqn | No 437 Sqn | No 438 Sqn | No 439 Sqn |

• No 440 Sqn | No 441 Sqn | No 442 Sqn | No 443 Sqn |

• No 450 Sqn | No 451 Sqn | No 452 Sqn | No 453 Sqn | No 454 Sqn | No 455 Sqn | No 456 Sqn | No 457 Sqn | No 458 Sqn | No 459 Sqn |

• No 460 Sqn | No 461 Sqn | No 462 Sqn | No 463 Sqn | No 464 Sqn | No 466 Sqn | No 467 Sqn |

• No 485 Sqn | No 486 Sqn | No 487 Sqn | No 488 Sqn | No 489 Sqn | No 490 Sqn |

• No 500 Sqn | No 501 Sqn | No 502 Sqn | No 503 Sqn | No 504 Sqn |

• No 510 Sqn | No 511 Sqn | No 512 Sqn | No 513 Sqn | No 514 Sqn | No 515 Sqn | No 516 Sqn | No 517 Sqn | No 518 Sqn | No 519 Sqn |

• No 520 Sqn | No 521 Sqn | No 524 Sqn | No 525 Sqn | No 526 Sqn | No 527 Sqn | No 528 Sqn | No 529 Sqn |

• No 530 Sqn | No 531 Sqn | No 532 Sqn | No 533 Sqn | No 534 Sqn | No 535 Sqn | No 536 Sqn | No 537 Sqn | No 538 Sqn | No 539 Sqn |

• No 540 Sqn | No 541 Sqn | No 542 Sqn | No 543 Sqn | No 544 Sqn | No 515 Sqn | No 516 Sqn | No 517 Sqn | No 518 Sqn | No 519 Sqn |

• No 550 Sqn |

• No 567 Sqn |

• No 570 Sqn | No 571 Sqn | No 575 Sqn | No 576 Sqn | No 577 Sqn | No 578 Sqn |

• No 582 Sqn | No 587 Sqn |

• No 595 Sqn | No 598 Sqn |

• No 600 Sqn | No 601 Sqn | No 602 Sqn | No 603 Sqn | No 605 Sqn | No 607 Sqn | No 608 Sqn | No 609 Sqn |
• No 610 Sqn | No 611 Sqn | No 612 Sqn | No 613 Sqn | No 614 Sqn | No 615 Sqn | No 616 Sqn | No 617 Sqn | No 618 Sqn | No 619 Sqn |

• No 620 Sqn | No 621 Sqn | No 622 Sqn | No 623 Sqn | No 624 Sqn | No 625 Sqn | No 626 Sqn | No 627 Sqn | No 628 Sqn |

• No 620 Sqn | No 621 Sqn | No 622 Sqn | No 623 Sqn | No 624 Sqn | No 625 Sqn | No 626 Sqn | No 627 Sqn | No 628 Sqn |

• No 630 Sqn | No 631 Sqn | No 635 Sqn | No 639 Sqn |

• No 640 Sqn | No 644 Sqn |

• No 650 Sqn | No 651 Sqn | No 652 Sqn | No 653 Sqn | No 654 Sqn | No 655 Sqn | No 656 Sqn | No 657 Sqn | No 658 Sqn | No 659 Sqn |

• No 660 Sqn | No 661 Sqn | No 662 Sqn | No 663 Sqn | No 664 Sqn | No 665 Sqn | No 666 Sqn | No 667 Sqn | No 668 Sqn | No 669 Sqn |

• No 670 Sqn | No 671 Sqn | No 672 Sqn | No 673 Sqn | No 679 Sqn |

• No 680 Sqn | No 681 Sqn | No 682 Sqn | No 683 Sqn | No 684 Sqn |

• No 691 Sqn | No 691 Sqn | No 695 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 | No 911 Sqn | No 912 Sqn | No 913 Sqn | No 914 Sqn | No 915 Sqn | No 916 Sqn | No 917 Sqn | No 918 Sqn | No 919 Sqn |
• No 920 Sqn | No 921 Sqn | No 922 Sqn | No 923 Sqn | No 924 Sqn | No 925 Sqn | No 926 Sqn | No 927 Sqn | No 928 Sqn | No 929 Sqn |
• No 930 Sqn | No 931 Sqn | No 932 Sqn | No 933 Sqn | No 934 Sqn | No 935 Sqn | No 936 Sqn | No 937 Sqn | No 938 Sqn | No 939 Sqn |
• No 940 Sqn | No 941 Sqn | No 942 Sqn | No 943 Sqn | No 944 Sqn | No 945 Sqn | No 946 Sqn | No 947 Sqn | No 948 Sqn | No 949 Sqn |

• No 950 Sqn | No 951 Sqn | No 952 Sqn | No 953 Sqn | No 954 Sqn | No 955 Sqn | No 956 Sqn | No 957 Sqn | No 958 Sqn | No 959 Sqn |

• No 960 Sqn | No 961 Sqn | No 962 Sqn | No 963 Sqn | No 964 Sqn | No 965 Sqn | No 966 Sqn | No 967 Sqn | No 968 Sqn | No 969 Sqn |

• No 970 Sqn | No 971 Sqn | No 972 Sqn | No 973 Sqn | No 974 Sqn | No 975 Sqn | No 976 Sqn | No 977 Sqn | No 978 Sqn | No 979 Sqn |

• No 980 Sqn | No 981 Sqn | No 982 Sqn | No 983 Sqn | No 984 Sqn | No 985 Sqn | No 986 Sqn | No 987 Sqn | No 988 Sqn | No 989 Sqn |

• No 990 Sqn | No 991 Sqn | No 992 Sqn | No 993 Sqn | No 994 Sqn | No 995 Sqn | No 996 Sqn | No 997 Sqn | No 998 Sqn | No 999 Sqn |

• 'S' Sqn |

Squadron Operations

• | No 24 Sqn - 1926-1938 | 1939 | 1940 |

Flights

• | No 420 Flight | No 421 Flight | No 422 Flight | No 431 Flight |

Operational Training

• No 11 Group Pool | No 12 Group Pool |
• No 2 (C) OTU - Personnel | Course Lists |
• No 5 (Fighter) OTU | No 6 (Fighter) OTU | No 7 (Fighter) OTU | No 10 OTU | No 11 OTU | No 12 OTU | No 13 OTU | No 14 OTU | No 15 OTU | No 16 OTU | No 17 OTU | No 18 OTU | No 19 OTU |
• No 20 OTU |
• No 55 OTU | No 56 OTU | No 57 OTU | No 58 OTU | No 59 OTU |

Units of the Fleet Air Arm

• HQ Unit in HMS Argus
• HQ Unit in HMS Ark Royal
• HQ Unit in HMS Courageous
• HQ Unit in HMS Eagle
• HQ Unit in HMS Furious
• HQ Unit in HMS Glorious
• HQ Unit in HMS Hermes
• HQ Unit in HMS Pegasus
• HQ Unit in HMS Tamar
• HQ Unit in HMS Vindictive
• No 401 Flight | No 401 Flight | No 403 Flight | No 404 Flight | No 405 Flight | No 406 Flight | No 407 Flight | No 408 Flight | No 409 Flight |
• No 420 Flight | No 421 Flight | No 422 Flight | No 423 Flight |
• No 440 Flight | No 441 Flight | No 442 Flight | No 443 Flight |
• No 444 Flight | No 445 Flight | No 446 Flight | No 447 Flight | No 448 Flight | No 449 Flight | No 450 Flight |
• No 460 Flight | No 461 Flight | No 462 Flight | No 463 Flight | No 464 Flight | No 465 Flight | No 466 Flight |
• No 701 Flt | No 702 Flt | No 705 Flt  | No 711 Flt | No 712 Sqn | No 713 Flt | No 714 Flt | No 715 Sqn | No 716 Flt | No 718 Sqn | No 720 Flt |
• 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 |

Experimental/Research Establishments

• Aeroplane Experimental Establishment | Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment |
• Instrument Design Establishment |
• Marine and Armament Experimental Establishment | Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment |
• Royal Aircraft Establishment
• Royal Airship  Works | Balloon Development Establishment |

Miscellaneous Units (Non-Flying)

• No 7 Group Accounts Centre | HQ Accountant Office (Iraq) | Brigade Accountant Office (Iraq) | Central Accounts Office (Poona) | Command Accounts Office (Palestine) |
• Aeronautical Commission of Control - Austria | Aeronautical Commission of Control - Bulgaria | Aeronautical Commission of Control (Germany)/Aeronautical Committee of Guarantee (British Section) | Aeronautical Commission of Control - Hungary |
• Aircraft Factory (India) |
• Air Ministry (Non-Standard) MT Storage Pool  | Air Ministry MT Section/London MT Section | Air Ministry WT/Wireless Section | Air Ministry Wireless Section, Waddington |
• Airship Construction Station - Barrow in Furness | Airship Construction Station - Bedford | Airship Construction Station - Wormwood Scrubbs |
• No 1 Armament Training Camp/Station | No 2/Temporary Armament Training Camp, North Coates | Armament Training Camp, Aldergrove/No 2 Armament Training Camp | No 3 Armament Training Camp/Station | No 4 Armament Training Camp/Station | No 5 Armament Training Camp/Station | No 6 Armament Training Camp/Station | No 7 Armament Training Station | No 8 Armament Training Station | Temporary Armament Training Station, Leuchars |
• No 1 Armoured Car Company | No 2 Armoured Car Company | No 3 Armoured Car Company | No 4 Armoured Car Company | No 5 Armoured Car Company | No 6 Armoured Car Company |
• Armoured Car Section |
• RAF Balloon Centre | | No 1 Balloon Centre | No 2 Balloon Centre | No 3 Balloon Centre | No 4 Balloon Centre | No 5 Balloon Centre | No 6 Balloon Centre | No 12 Balloon Centre | No 15 Balloon Centre |
• No 2 Balloon Training Unit |
• Base Records Office (Egypt) | Base Records Office (Iraq) |
• Camp Commandant, Middle East HQ |
• RAF Central Band |
• Central Pay Office | Details Pay Section | General Services Pay Office |
• RAF Depot, Halton Camp | Discharge Centre, Halton Camp | Records Office Detachment, Halton Camp |
• Details late Northern Ireland |
• Embarkation Office, Liverpool | Embarkation Office, London | Embarkation Office, Southampton |
• RAF Floating Dock |
• Special unit temporarily located in Hong Kong - 1927 |
• Imperial War Museum (RAF Section) |
• Inland Water Transport | Marine Section |
• RAF Liaison HQ |
• Meteorological Station, Malta | Meteorological Station, Baldonnell |
• No 3 Group Mobile Disposal Squadron 'A' | No 3 Group Mobile Disposal Squadron 'B' | No 8 Wing Mobile Disposal Squadron | Shotwick Mobile Disposal Squadron | Tadcaster Mobile Disposal Squadron |
• Officers Repatriation Camp |
• Pay Office, Canada |
• Petrol Dump, Iraq |
• RAF Prison, Iraq | Rest Camp, Iraq |
• 'Q' Unit |
• Records Office |
• Repatriation Records |
• Superintendent of RAF Reserve | Superintendent of the Reserve and Civil Flying Training Schools |
• RAF Unit Pembroke Dock |
• Wireless Station, Ismailia |

Miscellaneous Flying Units

• No 1 African Survey Party | No 2 African Survey Party | No 3 African Survey Party |
• Airship Station - East Fortune | Airship Station - Mullion |
• No 4 Training Squadron | No 46 Training Squadron |
• No 11 (Fighter) Group Pool |
• No 16 Training Depot Station |
• No 480 Flight | No 481 Flight |
• Aden Flight |
• Airship Experimental Station - Pulham
• Aircraft in Fighting Ships
• Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight |
• No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | No 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | No 3 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | No 4 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit |
• Blind Approach Training and Development Unit
• Bomber Transport Flight, India |
• RAF Cape Flight |
• Central Air Communication Section, Basrah | Communication Flight, Iraq |
• Coast Defence Co-operation Flight | Coast Defence Development Unit | No 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit |
• Far East Flight |
• No 1 Ferry Pilots' Pool | No 2 Ferry Pilots' Pool |
• Flying Boat Development Flight |
• Irish Flight |
• Home Area Communications Flight | Inland Area  Communication Flight |
• No 1 Gunnery Co-operation Flight | No 2 Gunnery Co-operation Flight |
• Long Range Development Unit |
• Meteorological Flight, Duxford |
• Night Flying Flight |
• Photographic Development Unit (including Heston Flight, No 2 Camouflage Unit) |
• Photographic Reconnaissance Unit | No 1 PRU | No 3 PRU | No 4 PRU |
• RAF Practice Camp, Catfoss | RAF Practice Camp, Houton Bay | RAF Practice Camp, North Coates Fitties | RAF Practice Camp, Sutton Bridge | RAF Practice Camp, Weston Zoyland |
• Signal Co-operation Flight |
• Station Flight, Abingdon | Station Flight, Aldergrove | Station Flight, Andover | Station Flight, Duxford | Station Flight, Eastchurch | Station Flight, Hal Far |  Station Flight, Heliopolis | Station Flight, Kai Tak | Station Flight, Mildenhall | Station Flight, Northolt | Station Flight, Ternhill | Station Flight, Upper Heyford | Station Flight, Wyton |
• 'A' (Fighter) Training Flight | 'B' (Spotter) Training Flight | 'C' (Reconnaissance) Training Flight | 'D' (Torpedo) Training Flight  | Base Training Flight | Torpedo Training Flight |

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Orders of Battle from (Confidential) Air Force Lists and SD161

• Listings of units controlled by: -

  • Air Defence of Great Britain
  • Inland Area
  • Coastal Area
  • RAF Cranwell
  • RAF Halton
  • No 11 (Irish) Wing
  • Bomber Command
  • Fighter Command
  • Allied Expeditionary Air Force
  • 2nd Tactical Air Force
  • Coastal Command
  • RAF Gibraltar
  • RAF Iceland
  • Training Command
  • Maintenance Command
  • Balloon Command
  • Flying Training Command
  • Technical Training Command
  • Army Co-operation Command
  • RAF in Northern Ireland
  • Ferry Command
  • Transport Command
  • Air Ministry
  • Royal Observer Corps
  • Independent Units
  • RAF Rhine
  • Middle East Area/RAF Middle East/Middle East Command
  • Mediterranean Group/RAF Mediterranean
  • Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force
  • Mediterranean Allied Strategical Air Force
  • Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force
  • Mediterranean Allied Photographic Reconnaissance Wing
  • Aden Command/British Forces in Aden
  • AHQ Western Desert
  • Desert Air Force
  • AHQ Egypt
  • AHQ Levant
  • AHQ Malta
  • AHQ Eastern Mediterranean
  • AHQ East Africa
  • Balkan Air Force
  • AHQ Greece
  • Iraq Command/British Forces in Iraq
  • AHQ Iraq
  • AHQ Iraq and Persia
  • RAF India/Air Forces in India
  • AHQ India
  • RAF Far East
  • Supreme HQ South East Asia
  • Air Command South-East Asia
  • Eastern Air Command (SEAC)
  • Base Air Forces South East Asia
  • AHQ Burma
  • 3rd Tactical Air Force
    • No 221 Group
    • No 222 Group
    • No 223 Group
    • No 224 Group
    • No 226 Group
    • No 227 Group
    • No 229 Group
    • No 230 Group
    • No 231 Group
  • AHQ West Africa
  • RAF Schools in Canada
  • RAF Schools in South Africa
  • RAF Schools in Southern Rhodesia
  • Units administered by RAF Delegation, Washington
  • RAF Embarkation Units

[Personnel Listings | Orders of Battle | Expansion Schemes | Service Records | Radar and Signals Units | Flights | Aircraft | Cranwell Graduation Lists | Casualties | Air Force Lists | Maps]

RAF Service Records (this section is particularly useful in helping interpret RAF Service Records)

• Common Unit Abbreviations

Radar and Signals Units

• Ground Radar Developments
• UK Chain Home Stations
• UK Chain Home Low Stations
• UK Chain Home Extra Low Stations
• Ground Controlled Interception Stations

Unit Histories

• Flights

• Introduction
• Flight histories - First series
• Flight histories - Second series
• Flight histories - 1100 & 1300 series
• Flight histories - 1400 series
• Flight histories - 1500 series
• Flight histories - 1600 series
• Flight histories - 1900 series
• Reserve Flights

• Maintenance and Logistics Units etc

  • Maintenance Development
    • The Maintenance Organisation September 1939 - April 1940
    • The Groups of Maintenance Command, September 1939 to April 1940
    • The Aircraft Maintenance Organisation in France and the Low Countries, September 1939 to June 1940
    • RAF Maintenance Plan for Operation Overlord

     

  • Individual Unit Histories
    • No 40 Group - Equipment Storage and Supply
    • The Preparation, Storage and Issue of of Aircraft by No 41 Group
    • No 42 Group - Ammunition, Chemical Weapons, Oxygen, Aviation Fuel and Oil
    • No 43 Group and the Civilian Repair Organisation
    • Maintenance Units (including Equipment Depots) - Nos 1 - 100 | Nos 101 - 179 | Nos 201 - 291 | Nos 301 - 431 | Others |
    • Miscellaneous Logistic Units (including Equipment/Stores Depots and Specialised Repair and Servicing units)
    • Refuelling and Re-arming Parties
    • Repair & Salvage Units, Repair Depots, Servicing Units, etc
    • Air Stores Parks/Equipment Parks/Air Ammunition Parks
    • Mechanical Transport Units
    • Servicing Commandos
    • Servicing Echelons
   
• Flying Training Units
  • Flying Training Development
    • RAF flying training developments
  • Individual Unit Histories
    • Elementary flying training units
    • Basic/Intermediate flying training units (including 'all-through' units)
    • Advanced flying training units
    • Operational/Conversion training units
    • Post Graduate training units

   

• Ground Training Units
  • Ground Training Development
    • RAF ground training developments
  • Individual Unit Histories
    • Recruit/Initial training Units (Airmen)
    • Officer training units
    • Technical Training Schools
    • Miscellaneous ground training units

• Radar and Signals Units
  • Radar Development
    • Ground Radar Development
    • UK Chain Home Stations
    • UK Chain Home Low Stations
    • UK Chain Home Extra Low Stations
    • Ground Controlled Interception Stations
    • Ground Radar station in the UK 1937 - 1945
    • Radar Sites in Burma - June 1945
    • Radar Sites in India - March 1943
    • Radar Stations in Malaya 1942
    • Radar locations in North West Europe 1944-1945
    • Brief Description of AMES Type 70
    • Descriptions and Nomenclature of Ground Radar Types and Stations
    • Mobile OBOE after D-Day
    • Organisation of No 26 Group
    • Organisation of No 60 Group
  • Individual Unit Histories
    • Navigation and Bombing Aids
    • Air Ministry Experimental Stations
    • Mobile Signals Units
    • Operations Centres (including Air Defence, ATC, Ops Rooms, etc)
    • Signals Units and Communications Centres
    • Miscellaneous Signals units

   

• Miscellaneous Unit

   

  • Individual Unit Histories
    • Air-Sea Rescue Units | Location of HSLs in Coastal Command |
    • Balloon Units
    • Bases and Landing Grounds
    • Communication Units
    • Co-operation and Target Facilities Units
    • Ferry and Movements Units
    • Medical Units
    • Miscellaneous Operational Units
    • Personnel Units
    • Photographic and Film Units
    • Trials and Experimental Units

• Wings

• Individual Unit Histories
  • Nos 1 - 50 Wings
  • Nos 51 - 110 Wings
  • Nos 111 - 192 Wings (including Nos 121 - 150 Airfields)
  • Nos 215 - 298 Wings
  • Nos 300 - 910 Wings

Aircraft allocated to Units

• Aircraft Serials - Operational Units:  1 - 100 Squadrons
• Aircraft Serials - Operational Units:  101 - 200 Squadrons
• Aircraft Serials - Operational Units:  201 - 299 Squadrons
• Aircraft Serials - Operational Units:  300 - 361 Squadrons
• Aircraft Serials - Operational Units:  400 - 499 Squadrons and RCAF units in the UK
• Aircraft Serials - Operational Units:  500 - 1435 Squadrons and other operational units
• Aircraft Serials - Training Units - Pilots
• Aircraft Serials - Training Units - Observers
• Aircraft Serials - Training Units - Armament
• Aircraft Serials - Training Units - Signals
• Aircraft Serials - Training Units - Operational/Role
• Aircraft Serials - Other non-Operational Units

Personnel, Manning and Training

• RAF Trade Groups 1919 - 1944
• Personnel (Regular) Strengths April 1919 - September 1939
• Personnel (RAF and WAAF) September 1939 - August 1945
• Distribution of RAF and WAAF Personnel between Home and Overseas Commands September 1939 - August 1945
• Officer Strength of RAF, AuxAF, RAFVR and RAFO - 3 September 1939
• Summary of Officer entries by Branch 1 September 1939 to 31 August 1945
• Educational standards and Training Course details for various trade groups
• Pilot Training Syllabi

Organisation and Establishments of Training Units

• Elementary Flying Training Schools
• Service Flying Training Schools
• General Reconnaissance School
• Seaplane Training School

Technical  Training Command Course Organisation

• Admin, Cookery, Medical, PT and Discipline
• Communications, Radio, Radar and Wireless
• Mechanical Transport
• Schools of Technical Training
• Police, RAF Regiment and Fire Fighting, etc
• Miscellaneous

 

RAF MT Vehicles

Mechanical Transport

• Vehicles Index
• RAF Vehicles 1918 - 1939
• AP2782 - RAF MT in use 1939 - 1945 (approx)
• AP2782A - RAF MT in use 1939 - 1956 (approx)
• AP2782B - Standard RAF MT in use 1956 - 1973 (approx)
• AP2782C - Specialist RAF MT in use 1956 - 1973 (approx)
• AP2782D - RAF Radio Vehicles in use from 1956 (approx)
• AP2782E Book 1 - RAF MT (Prime Movers) in use post 1973 (approx)
• AP2782E Book 2 - RAF MT (Trailers) in use post 1973 (approx)

RAF Plant Equipment

• AP3036  Index - RAF Plant Equipment used by the RAF Airfield Construction Service and for airfield maintenance.
  • Part 1 (2nd Ed), Chapter 2 - Engines fitted to ACB Plant
  • Earth Moving Equipment 1 - Excavators
  • Earth Moving Equipment 2 - Tractors, Scrapers, etc
  • Consolidation Equipment
  • Pumping Equipment
  • Concreting Equipment
  • Lifting Equipment
  • Macadam Equipment
  • Quarrying and Crushing Equipment
  • Pneumatic and Scarifying Equipment
  • Light Railway Equipment
  • Agricultural Plant
  • Soil Stabilisation Equipment
  • Well-boring Equipment
  • Miscellaneous Equipment
  • Lumbering Equipment
  • Generating Sets

   

RAF Cranwell Graduation Lists

• 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
• 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
• 1940 | 1948 | 1949 |
• 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
• 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |

RAF Casualties

• Casualty Index 1918 - 1929: available
• Casualty Index 1930 - 1939: available
• Casualty Index 1940 - 1949: available
• Casualty Index 1950 - 1959: available
• Casualty Index 1960 - 1969: 1960 - 1963 currently available
• Casualty Index 1970 - 1979: not yet available
• Casualty Index 1980 - 1999: not yet available
• Casualty Index 2000 - Current: not yet available

King's Regulations

• Medical Categories

Airfield Maps and unit listings

Home Airfields and non Station status locations

• To be entered

• Northern Europe
  • Airfields used by the AASF and RAF Component, BEF - France 1940
  • Airfields used by AEAF and 2nd Tactical Air Force - France 1944
  • France, Belgium and Germany 1914 - 1920
  • Germany (West) (WW2 and post-war)
  • The Low Countries
  • Western Front 1914 - 1918

   

• Southern Europe and Mediterranean
  • Italy (North)
  • Italy (South)
  • Mediterranean Islands (Corsica, Cyprus, Malta, Sardinia, Crete)
  • Sicily
  • Greece and Aegean area

   

• North Africa and Middle East
  • Aden
  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Levant
  • Libya (East)
  • Libya (West)
  • Persian Gulf
  • Red Sea area
  • Tunisia

   

• Iraq, India and Far East
  • Australia
  • Burma
  • Far East - Miscellaneous
  • India (Central)
  • India (South) and Ceylon
  • India (North)
  • India (North Western Frontier)
  • Iraq and Iran
  • Malaya and Singapore

   

• Other Areas
  • Atlantic area
  • East Africa
  • Eastern Europe
  • Iceland
  • Russia (South)
  • Scandinavia/Russia (North)/East Germany
  • Southern Africa (including French Equatorial Africa)
  • West Africa

Maps

• Home Command Boundaries
  • Home Commands and Group - August 1918
  • Home Commands and Group - July 1919
• Fighter Command Group Boundaries
  • Battle of Britain,
• Bomber Command Group dispositions
  • June 1940,
  • February 1941,
  • February 1942,
  • February 1943,
  • February 1944,
  • February 1945,
• Coastal Command Group Boundaries
  • November 1939,
  • May 1941,
  • May 1942,
  • May 1943,
  • July 1944,
  • July 1945,
• Training Airfields
  • Training and Reserve Command - November 1939
  • Flying Training and Technical Training Commands - May 1941
  • Flying Training and Technical Training Commands - April 1942
  • Flying Training and Technical Training Commands - April 1943
  • Flying Training and Technical Training Commands - July 1944
  • Flying Training and Technical Training Commands - July 1945

   

• Organisational Charts
  • Home Commands 1918 - | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
  • Home Commands 1919 - January | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
  • Overseas Commands 1918 - | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
  • Overseas Commands 1919 - January | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
  • Overseas Commands 1920 - January | March | April | May | June |

RAF Expansion Schemes

[Personnel Listings (including AM Distribution of Duties) | Orders of Battle | Expansion Schemes | Service Records | Cranwell Graduation Lists | Radar and Signals Units | Unit histories | Aircraft |  Personnel | Vehicles | Cranwell Graduation Lists | Casualties | King's Regulations | Airfields | Maps]

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