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Evidence so far has only shown those in RED as satellites not self administering stations
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Main units: - 272 Sqn (25 Jul 1918 - 5 Mar 1919) No 531 (Special Duty) Flt (15 Aug 1918 - 5 Mar 1919) No 532 (Special Duty) Flt (15 Aug 1918 - 5 Mar 1919) No 533 (Special Duty) Flt (15 Aug 1918 - 5 Mar 1919) 65 Sqn (3 - 10 Jan 1943) Detachment - 131 Sqn (11 - 22 Apr 1943) Detachment - No 1680 (Transport) Flt (Sep 1944 - xxx xxxx)
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Location County: - Argyllshire Lat/Long: 55:26:14N 05:41:11W Grid Ref - NR660233 Height Above Sea Level - 30 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Closed - |
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Notes It is now known as Campbeltown Airport. |
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Main units: - Detachment - 77 Sqn (Oct 1916 - May 1918 ) (when known as Penston) 77 Sqn (May 1918 - 13 Jun 1919) (when known as Penston) Detachment - 263 Sqn (8 Nov - xxx 1940) 607 Sqn (16 Jan - 2 Mar 1941 614 Sqn (5 Mar - 27 Sep 1941, 3 Oct 1941 - 26 Aug 1942) Detachment - 241 Sqn (Aug 1941 - May 1942) No 58 Operational Training Unit (10 Dec 1941 - 3 Apr 1942) 225 Sqn (xxx - 31 Aug 1942, 1 Sep - 30 Oct 1942) 13 Sqn (1 Aug 1942 14 Aug 1942, 20 Aug 1942 10 Nov 1942 63 Sqn (20 Nov 1942 26 Jul 1943, 26 Jul 1943 .43 RLG or No 132 Operational Training Unit (Dec 1942 - xxx xxxx) No 1497 (Target Towing) Flt (Dec 1942 - 2 Jun 1943) No 3 Gliding School (Mar 1944 - Apr 1946) |
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Location County: - East Lothian Lat/Long: 55:57:00N 02:53:45W Grid Ref - NT445734 Height Above Sea Level - 300 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - No 13 Group (1944) Closed - 1953 |
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Notes Also know as Penston? |
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Detachments** No 58 Operational Training Unit (10 Dec 1941 - 3 Apr 1942) |
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Main units: - Detachment - No 8 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (Jul 1941 - xxx 1943) No 4 Signals School (27 Aug 1941 - 1 Jan 1943) Detachment - 26 Sqn (Feb - May 1942) No 4 Radio School (1 Jan 1943 - 5 Dec 1946) No 50 Gliding School (Jan 1946 - 22 Jan 1947) Sub-site, No 25 Maintenance Unit (1 Apr 1952 - 30 Mar 1954) |
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Location County: - Herefordshire Lat/Long: 52:01:50N 02:51:00W Grid Ref - SO418374 Height Above Sea Level - 265 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 27 Group (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Main units: - 231 Sqn (1 Feb 1942 20 Nov 1942 Satellite for No 5 Operational Training Unit (2 Feb 1942 - Sep 1943) No 306 Ferry Training Unit (15 Jun - 15 Oct 1943) A Flt, No 104 Operational Training Unit (7 Sep - 2 Oct 1943) 311th Ferry Sqn, USAAF (15 Nov 1943 - 8 May 1944) 312th Ferry Sqn, USAAF (15 Nov 1943 - May 1944) 321st ATS, USAAF (15 Nov 1943 - May 1944) 325th Ferry Sqn, USAAF (9 Dec 1943 - May 1944) No 101 Storage Sub-Site (1 Jan 1945 - Oct 1947) |
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Location County: - County Antrim Lat/Long: 54:30:53N 06:10:38W Grid Ref - J180645 Height Above Sea Level - 300 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 RAF in Northern Ireland (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Location Country: - Nigeria Lat/Long: 11:51:18N 13:04:48E Height Above Sea Level: 1,099 ft |
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Operational Control: -
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Notes It is now Maiduguri International Airport |
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Main units: - No 1 Air Armament School (15 Aug 1938 - 28 Oct 1944) Armament Synthetic Development Unit (Jun 1943 - xxx 1944) Empire Air Armament School (18 Apr 1944 - 31 Jul 1949) RAF Flying College (1 Jun 1949 - 1 Jul 1962) Empire Central Flying School Handling Sqn (31 Jul 1949 - xxx xxxx) No 25 Group Communication Flt (15 Mar 1951 - 28 Jan 1961) RAF College of Air Warfare (1 Jul 1962 - 1 Apr 1974) School of Refresher Flying (1 Jul 1962 - Dec 1973) |
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Location County: - Lincolnshire Lat/Long: 53:21:30N 00:05:15E Grid Ref - TF385866 Height Above Sea Level - 51 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1938 No 25 Group (1944) Closed - 1974 |
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Main units: - 'Y' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (29 Jun - 4 Oct 1938, 15 May 1939 - 16 Aug 1942) Pilotless Aircraft Unit (5 May 1942 - 15 Mar 1946) Detachment - 595 Sqn (Dec 1943 - Apr 1946) |
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Location County: - Pembrokeshire Lat/Long: 51:38:38N 04:46:45W Grid Ref - TR332599 Height Above Sea Level - 150 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - No 11 Group (1944) Closed - |
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Main units (continued): - 263 Sqn (7 10 Sep 1943, 6 - 11 Sep 1944, 1 21 Sep 1945) 611 Sqn (8 13 Oct 1943) No 616 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (8 13 Oct 1943) No 2733 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1943 xxx xxxx) No 2715 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1943 xxx xxxx) 415 Sqn (16 Oct - xxx 1943,15 Nov 1943 - xxx xxxx) No 3209 Servicing Commando (12 Nov - 12 Dec 1943) No 3207 Servicing Commando (12 Dec 1943 - 4 Jan 1944) 183 Sqn (15 Mar 1 Apr 1944) 197 Sqn (15 Mar 1 Apr 1944, 3 11 Sep 1944) No 86 Maintenance Unit (xx 1944 31 Aug 1945) No 6183 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 1 Apr 1944) No 6197 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 1 Apr 1944, 2 11 Sep 1944) No 6137 Servicing Echelon (1 Apr - 13 Aug 1944) 605 Sqn (7 Apr 27 Nov 1944) No 6605 Servicing Echelon (7 Apr 21 Nov 1944) 819 Sqn FAA (18 Apr - 1 Aug 1944) 848 Sqn FAA (20 Apr - 14 Jun 1944) HQ, No 155 (General Reconnaissance) Wing (22 Apr 19 Sep 1944) 143 Sqn (23 May 9 Sep 1944) 119 Sqn (19 Jul 9 Aug 1944) No 2720 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1944 xxx xxxx) 616 Sqn (21 Jul 1944 21 Jan 1945) No 6616 Servicing Echelon (21 Jul 1944 16 Jan 1945) 501 Sqn (2 Aug 22 Sep 1944) No 6501 Servicing Echelon (2 Aug 23 Sep 1944) 504 Sqn (13 Aug 1944 25 Feb 1945) No 6504 Servicing Echelon (13 Aug 1944 25 Feb 1945) 274 Sqn (17 Aug 20 Sep 1944) No 6274 Servicing Echelon (17 Aug 19 Sep 1944) 80 Sqn (29 Aug 20 Sep 1944) No 6080 Servicing Echelon (29 Aug 19 Sep 1944) 257 Sqn (1 2 Sep 1944, 4 6 Sep 1944) No 6263 Servicing Echelon (6 11 Sep 1944) 193 Sqn (8 12 Sep 1944) No 6193 Servicing Echelon (8 11 Sep 1944) 266 Sqn (8 9 Sep 1944, 10 11 Sep 1944) No 6266 Servicing Echelon (8 11 Sep 1944) 118 Sqn (25 Sep 5 Dec 1944) No 6118 Servicing Echelon (25 Sep 15 Dec 1944) 124 Sqn (25 Sep 1944 10 Feb 1945) No 6124 Servicing Echelon (25 Sep 1944 10 Feb 1945) 229 Sqn (25 Sep 22 Oct 1944) No 6229 Servicing Echelon (25 Sep 22 Oct 1944) 91 Sqn (29 Oct 1944 8 Apr 1945) No 6091 Servicing Echelon (29 Oct 1944 7 Apr 1945) 63 Sqn (1 4 Nov 1944) No 6063 Servicing Echelon (1 4 Nov 1944) No 6130 Servicing Echelon (4 Nov 1 Dec 1945, 27 Jan 17 Jun 1946) 406 Sqn (27 Nov 1944 14 Jun 1945) No 6406 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (27 Nov 1944 14Jun 1945) No 6001 Servicing Echelon (16 Dec 1944 8 Apr 1945) 1 Sqn (18 Dec 1944 8 Apr 1945) No 1333 Wing RAF Regiment (Jan 1945 xxx xxxx) No 2762 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx Jul 1945) 451 Sqn (11 23 Feb 1945) No 6451 (RAAF) Servicing Echelon (11 23 Feb 1945) No 1 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (19 Feb - Jun 1945) No 2 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (19 Feb - Jun 1945) No 3 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (19 Feb - Nov 1945) No 4 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (19 Feb - 10 May 1945) HQ, No 134 Wing (27 28 Feb 1945) No 134 Wing Communication Flt (8 Feb - 24 Aug 1945) 310 Sqn (27 Feb 7 Aug 1945) No 6310 (Czech) Servicing Echelon (27 Feb 7 Aug 1945) 312 Sqn (27 Feb 7 Aug 1945) No 6312 (Czech) Servicing Echelon (27 Feb 7 Aug 1945) 313 Sqn (27 Feb 7 Aug 1945) No 6313 (Czech) Servicing Echelon (27 Feb 7 Aug 1945) No 6219 Servicing Echelon (12 Apr 29 Oct 1945) 822 Sqn FAA (14 Apr - 3 Jun 1945) 29 Sqn (11 May 21 Sep 1945, 6 29 Oct 1945) SCR.584 Training Unit (26 May 19 Dec 1945) 175 Sqn (11 16 Jun 1945) No 6175 Servicing Echelon (11 16 Jun 1945) No 6056 Servicing Echelon (21 Jun - 22 Aug 1945) 311 Sqn (6 13 Aug 1945) No 4311 (Czech) Servicing Echelon (6 13 Aug 1945) 567 Sqn (21 Aug 1945 26 Apr 1946) No 6263 Servicing Echelon (1 21 Sep 1945) No 6029 Servicing Echelon (7 Sep 29 Oct 1945) 130 Sqn (4 Nov 1 Dec 1945, 27 Jan 17 Jun 1946) No 91 (Forward) Staging Post (18 Feb 1946 24 Jul 1950) 16 Sqn (1 12 Jun 1946, 5 16 Sep 1946) 33 Sqn (1 12 Jun 1946) 4 Sqn (2 12 Jun 1946) No 6003 Servicing Echelon (5 19 Sep 1946) 305 Sqn (7 16 Sep 1946) Transport Command Examining Unit (15 Sep 1946 15 Nov 1947) 46 Sqn (11 Oct 16 Dec 1946) No 4046 Servicing Echelon (15 Oct 24 Dec 1946) 77 Sqn (17 Dec 1946 10 Dec 1947) No 4077 Servicing Echelon (31 Dec 1946 1 Dec 1947) 62 Sqn (8 10 Dec 1947) Overseas Ferry Unit (17 May 1948 17 Jul 1950) Air Force Department Fire Service School (xxx 1958 1 Jan 1989) No 618 Volunteer Gliding School (1 Mar 1963 9 Jan 1965) No 1 Air Experience Flt (1Apr 1963 1 Apr 1995) No 617 Volunteer Gliding School (xxx 1971 xxx xxxx) 845 Sqn FAA (25 Jan - 12 Mar 1974) D Flt, 72 Sqn (xxx xxxx 1 Jun 1976) E Flt, 22 Sqn (1 Jun 1976 xxx xxxx) C Flt, 202 Sqn (xxx x xxx xxx xxxx) RAF Fire Services Central Training Establishment (1 Jan 1989 xxx xxxx) |
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Location County: - Kent Lat/Long: 51:20:45N 01:21:00E Grid Ref: TR332599 Height above sea level: 150 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Spring 1916 No 11 Group (1944) Closed - |
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Notes Originally called Manstone. During WW2, it was developed into one of three Emergency Landing Airfield, equipped with FIDO. It is now known as Kent International Airport. |
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Main units: - Handley Page Training Flt (4 Jan 1916 19 Jan 1918) Handley Page Training Sqn (1 Jul 21 Dec 1916) 7 Sqn RNAS (Jul Oct 1917) RNAS War School (11 Sep 1917 1 Apr 1918) A Sqn RNAS (5 11 Oct 1917) RNAS DH4 School (19 Jan 1 Apr 1918) HQ, 57th Wing (xxx 3 Jul 1918) No 203 Training Depot Station (1 Apr 14 Jul 1918) Pool of Pilots (1 Apr 5 Oct 1918) Scout School, Pool of Pilots (1 Apr 5 Oct 1918) No 470 (Fighter) Flt (25 May 1918 xxx 1919) No 555 (Light Bomber) Flt (26 Jun 1918 17 Jun 1919) No 556 (Light Bomber) Flt (26 Jun 1918 17 Jun 1919) 219 Sqn (Jul 1918 Feb 1920) No 55 Training Depot Station (14 Jul 12 Sep 1918) No 2 Observers School (14 Sep 1918 Sep 1919) No 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery (Sep Dec 1919) No 50 Training Depot Station (xxx 24 Oct 1919) School of Technical Training (Men (May 1920 1 Jul 1935) No 6 Flying Training School (21 Sep 1920 1 Apr 1922) 2 Sqn (31 Mar 1924 27 Apr 1927, 27 Oct 1927 30 Nov 1935) 3 Sqn (1 30 Apr 1924, 10 17 Sep 1939, 12 Oct 13 Nov 1939, 11 Jun 28 Dec 1943, 14 Feb 6 Mar 1944, 2 12 Jun 1946, 5 19 Sep 1946) 9 Sqn (30 Apr 26 Nov 1930) 500 Sqn (16 Mar 1931 28 Sep 1938) Inland Area/Training Command Practice Flt (xxx 1931 Oct 1937) 820 Sqn (6 Nov 1933 - 8 Jan 1934) 821 Sqn (20 Jul - 7 Sep 1933, 27 Oct 1933 - 8 Jan 1934) 822 Sqn (20 Jul - 28 Aug 1933, 23 Oct - 16 Dec 1934, 25 Mar - 4 May 1935, 17 -20 Jul 1935, 3 - 17 Aug 1935, 20 Aug - 3 Sep 1935, 9 Apr - 4 May 1938) Parachute Training School (Jan 1935 xxx xxxx) No 3 School of Technical Training (1 Jul 1935 13 Sep 1939) 48 Sqn (16 Dec 1935 1 Sep 1938, 4 13 Aug 1939) School of Air Navigation (6 Jan 1936 2 Sep 1939) 206 Sqn (15 Jun 1 Aug 1936) 224 Sqn (1 15 Feb 1937) 235 Sqn (30 Oct 1939 27 Feb 1940) 253 Sqn (30 Oct 1939 14 Feb 1940) 79 Sqn (12 Nov 1939 8 Mar 1940) No 1 General Reconnaissance Unit (19 Dec 1939 18 May 1940) 600 Sqn (27 Dec 1939 14 May 1940, 20 Jun 24 Aug 1940) 56 Sqn (Feb May 1940) 32 Sqn (8 22 Mar 1940, 27 Nov 1941 5 May 1942) 812 Sqn FAA (18 - 21 Apr 1940) No 3 General Reconnaissance Unit (22 Apr 24 May 1940) 601 Sqn (1 May 30 Jun 1941) 604 Sqn (15 May 20 Jun 1940) 151 Sqn (18 20 May 1940) HQ, No 50 Wing (22 28 May 1940) 92 Sqn (9 Jan 20 Feb 1941) 74 Sqn (20 Feb 30 Apr 1941) 222 Sqn (1 19 Jul 1941, 30 May - 7 Jul 1942, 3 5 Sep 1945) 21 Sqn (17 - 25 Jul 1941) 242 Sqn (19 Jul 16 Sep 1941) No 2 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (1 Aug 1941 -9 Feb 1942) 18 Sqn (16 - 27 Aug 1941) 607 Sqn (10 Oct 1941 20 Mar 1942) 26 Sqn (12 15 Oct 1941, 22 30 Nov 1941, 1 4 Nov 1944) No 607 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (14 Nov 1941 21 May 1942) No 615 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (14 27 Nov 1941) No 3003 Servicing Echelon (27 Nov 1941 5 May 1942) 825 Sqn FAA (4 - 13 Feb 1942) 174 Sqn (3 Mar 9 Jul 1942, 12 Jul 1 Sep 1942, 21 Sep 6 Dec 1942) 56 Sqn (29 May 1 Jun 1942, 22 Jul 6 Aug 1943, 15 23 Aug 1943, 21 22 Jun 1945) 158 Sqn (Jun Nov 1942) 331 Sqn (30 Jun 7 Jul 1942, 14 20 Aug 1942, 2 9 Oct 1942) 403 Sqn (1 8 Jul 1942, 16 - 20 Aug 1942) 23 Sqn (6 14 Aug 1942, 21 Aug 13 Oct 1942) 332 Sqn (14 29 Aug 1942, 2 9 Oct 1942) 841 Sqn FAA (23 Aug 1942 - 1 Dec 1943) 137 Sqn (17 Sep 1942 12 Jun 1943, 8 Aug 14 Dec 1943, 1 Apr 14 Aug 1944) No 2778 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1942 xxx xxxx) No 2898 Sqn RAF Regiment (Oct 1942 xxx xxxx) 609 Sqn (2 Nov 1942 22 Jul 1943, 14Dec 1943 6 Feb 1944, 20 Feb 16 Mar 1944) No 609 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (9 Nov 1942 22 Jul 1943, 14 Dec 1943 6 Feb 1944, 20 Mar 1 Apr 1944) 823 Sqn FAA (1 Jan - 22 Mar 1943) No 3004 Servicing Echelon (23 Mar 13 May 1943) 198 Sqn (24 Mar 15 May 1943, 22 Aug 1943 16 Mar 1944) No 3013 Servicing Echelon (xxx 3 May 1942) No 1401 (Meteorological) Flt (1 Apr 25 Aug 1943, 1 Sep 1943 14 Jan 1945) No 3002 Servicing Echelon (11 Jun 28 Dec 1943, 14 Feb 1 Mar 1944) 184 Sqn (12 Jun 14 Aug 1943) No 3034 Servicing Echelon (4 Aug 22 Sep 1943) 164 Sqn (6 Aug 22 Sep 1943) |
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Detachments** 3 Wing RNAS (29 May 14 Oct 1916) 3 Sqn (10 - 25 Sep 1939, 6 Jan - 26 Mar 1943) 600 Sqn (Nov 1939 - xxx xxxx) 79 Sqn (8 Mar May 1940, 6 May - xxx 1940) 101 Sqn (Apr - May 1940, 24 Apr 1941 - 11 Feb 1942) 32 Sqn (xxx - 6 May 1940, 24 - xx May 1942) 615 Sqn (23 - 30 May 1940) 66 Sqn (May 1940 - xxx xxxx, Oct 1940 - xxx xxxx) 110 Sqn (26 May - 9 Jun 1941) 22 Sqn (Jun - 30 Aug 1941) 151 Sqn (May Aug 1940) 213 Sqn (May Jun 1940) 226 Sqn (Jun - Aug 1940, May Nov 1941) 59 Sqn (Jul 1940 Jun 1941) 1 Sqn (Aug Sep 1940) 603 Sqn (Sep 1940 - xxx xxxx) 21 Sqn (Oct 1940 Dec 1941) 46 Sqn (Jan 1941 - xxx xxxx) 141 Sqn (Apr 1941 - xxx xxxx) 107 Sqn (May 1941 Jan 1942, 21 Sep - xxx 1944) 18 Sqn (Jul Oct 1941) 139 Sqn (27 Aug - 7 Sep 1941) 88 Sqn (Aug 1941 Sep 1942) |
217 Sqn (Oct 1941 Feb 1942) 23 Sqn (xxx xxx 1942) 316 Sqn (8 Mar 1942 - xxx xxxx) 609 Sqn (8 Mar 1942 - xxx xxxx) 832 Sqn FAA (23 Sep - 22 Nov 1942) 158 Sqn (Nov - Dec 1942) 421 Sqn (Mar 1943) 618 Sqn (May 1943 - xxx xxxx) 618 Sqn (Apr Oct 1943) 137 Sqn (Jul - 8 Aug 1943) 521 Sqn (Sep 1943 - xxx 1944) 236 Sqn (xxx - 2 Jul 1944) 143 Sqn (1 - 23 May 1944) 455 Sqn (6 Jun Oct 1944) 489 Sqn (6 Jun 1944 - xxx xxxx) 415 Sqn (25 Apr 1944 - xxx xxxx, 10 Jun 1944 - xxx xxxx, 3 Jun - 26 Jul 1944) 456 Sqn (21 Sep 1944 - xxx xxxx) 331 Sqn (Sep 1944) 331 Sqn (Sep 1944) 765 Sqn FAA (14 Jun - 6 Sep 1945) 69 Sqn (Mar Nov 1946) 39 Sqn (Apr Jun 1948) 72 Sqn (Aug 1964 Apr 1981) 824 Sqn FAA (1 - 5 May 1972) |
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Main units (continued): - 340th Bomb Sqn, USAAF(9 - 16 Jun 1947) Bomber Command Aircraft Maintenance Unit (1948) 307th Bomb Group, USAAF (Jul - 4 Nov 1948) 97th Bomb Group, USAAF (4 Nov 1948- 17 Feb 1949) 307th Bomb Group, USAAF (Feb - May 1949) 509th Bomb Group, USAAF (May - 21 Aug 1949) 64th Bomb Sqn USAAF (15 Aug - 15 Nov 1949) 22nd Bomb Group, USAAF (20 Nov 1949 - 18 Feb 1950) Bomber Command B-29 Training Sqn (23 Feb 1950 - 1 Jul 1950) 301st Bomb Group, USAAF (May - Dec 1950) 115 Sqn (13 Jun 1950 - 1 Jun 1957) Washington Conversion Unit (1 Jul 1950 - 1 Sep 1951, 16 Jun 1952 - 27 Mar 1953) 328th Bomb Sqn, USAAF (Jul 1950 - Feb 1951) 149 Sqn (9 Aug - 17 Oct 1950) 90 Sqn (4 Oct 1950 - 1 May 1956) 15 Sqn (29 Nov 1950 - 4 Feb 1951) 44 Sqn (7 Feb - 9 Apr 1951) 57 Sqn (4 Apr - 4 Jun 1951, 1 Dec 1965 - 30 Jun 1986) 207 Sqn (4 Jun 1951 - 27 Mar 1956, 1 Apr 1956 - 1 May 1965) 35 Sqn (1 Sep 1951 - 16 Jul 1956) Bomber Command Jet Conversion Unit (16 Nov 1953 - 30 Sep 1954) 824 Sqn FAA (1 - 23 Jul 1955)t 214 Sqn (21 Jan 1956 - 1 Mar 1965, 1 Jul 1966 - 28 Jan 1977) 148 Sqn (1 Jul 1956 - 1 May 1965) Air-to-Air Refuelling School (1 Jul 1965 - 13 Oct 1969) 242 Sqn (1 Oct 1959 - 30 Sep 1964) 49 Sqn (26 Jun 1961 - 1 May 1965) 55 Sqn (24 May 1965 - 15 Oct 1993) No 1 (Bomber) Group Support Unit (xxx - Dec 1968) Victor Training Unit (13 Oct 1969 - 6 Feb 1970) Martel Servicing and Storage Unit (1 Nov 1970 - 1 Dec 1971) No 232 Operational Conversion Unit (6 Feb 1970 - 4 Apr 1986) Detachment - No 226 Operational Conversion Unit (Jun 1972 - xxx xxxx) 100 Sqn (5 Jan 1976 - 5 Jan 1982) No 231 Operational Conversion Unit (12 Feb 1976 - 31 Aug 1982) Detachment - 819 Sqn FAA (22 - 25 Oct 1979, 9 - 12 Jun 1980) 617 Sqn (1 Jan 1983 - 27 Apr 1994) 27 Sqn (1 May 1983 - 30 Sep 1993) Detachment - Tornado Weapons Conversion Unit (24 Apr - 24 Nov 1987) 2 Sqn (3 Dec 1991 - Current) 12 Sqn (1 Oct 1993 - 7 Jan 1994) 39 (1 PRU) Sqn (3 Dec 1993 - 30 Jul 2006) 13 Sqn (1 Feb 1994 - Current) No 611 Volunteer Gliding School (Apr - May 1996) Detachment - Tornado Tri-National Training Establishment (25 Jun - Oct 1996) 9 Sqn (17 Jul 2001 - Current) 31 Sqn (15 Aug 2001 - Current) No 138 Expeditionary Air Wing (1 Apr 2006 - Current) |
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Location County: - Norfolk Lat/Long: 52:39:08N 00:33:00E Grid Ref: TF725084 Height above sea level: 80ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Aug 1915 Closed - 1919 Re-opened - 1 Apr 1937 No 3 Group (1 Apr 1937 - Sep 1942) No 2 Group (Sep 1942 - No 1 Group ( |
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Notes In WW1, there had been an airfield at Narborough and this was renamed Marham before the end of the war. |
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Main units: - C Flt, 51 Sqn (27 Nov 1916 - 7 Aug 1917) 51 Sqn (7 Aug 1917 - 14 May 1919) 192 (Depot) Training Sqn (10 Oct - 14 Nov 1917) 191 (Depot) Training Sqn (6 Nov - 21 Dec 1917) No 50 Training Sqn (Nov 1917 - xxx xxxx) No 53 Training Sqn (Nov 1917 - xxx xxxx) No 64 Training Sqn (Nov - 20 Dec 1917) 191 (Night) Training Sqn (21 Dec 1917 - 1 Jul 1918) 38 Sqn (5 May 1937 - 12 Nov 1940) 115 Sqn (15 Jun 1937 - 24 Sep 1942) New Zealand Flt (1 Jun - 27 Sep 1939 ) No 3 Group Target Towing Flt (14 Feb 1940 - 18 Nov 1941) 218 Sqn (25 Nov 1940 - 8 Jul 1942) No 1418 Flt (6 Jan - 1 Mar 1942) No 218 Conversion Flt (20 Jan - 2 Oct 1942) Air Bomber Training Flt (No 3 Group) (13 Jul 1942 - 15 Mar 1943) No 1483 (Target Towing & Gunnery) Flt (13 Jul - 18 Dec 1942) No 1427 Flt (5 Sep - 2 Oct 1942) 105 Sqn (22 Sep 1942 - 23 Mar 1944) 139 Sqn (29 Sep 1942 - 4 Jul 1943) Mosquito Conversion Unit (29 Sep - 18 Oct 1942) No 1655 Mosquito Conversion Unit (18 Oct 1942 - 1 May 1943) No 1483 (Bomber) Gunnery Flt (18 Dec 1942 - 29 Jun 1943) No 1655 Mosquito Training Unit (1 Jul 1943 - 7 Mar 1944) 109 Sqn (5 Jul 1943 - 2 Apr 1944) No 19 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section (16 Aug 1943 - 15 Mar 1944) Central Bomber Establishment (25 Sep 1945 - 14 Apr 1949) |
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Main units: - No 14 Operational Training Unit (1 Aug 1943 - 24 Jun 1945) No 1683 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt (3 Feb - 1 Aug 1944) No 26 Air Crew Holding Unit (21 Aug 1945 - 18 Sep 1946) No 113 Storage Sub-site, No 273 Maintenance Unit (Feb 1946 - 5 Oct 1949)
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Location County: - Leicestershire Lat/Long: 52:29:30N 00:57:00W Grid Ref - SP712887 Height Above Sea Level - 360 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1943 No 92 Group (1944) Closed - 1947 |
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Main units: - No 28 Conversion Flt (30 Dec 1941 - 2 Jan 1942) No 1652 Conversion Unit (2 Jan - 7 Jul 1942, 24 Aug - 7 Oct 1942) No 35 Conversion Flt (5 - 21 Sep 1942) No 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit (7 Oct 1942 - 25 Jun 1945) No 1475 (Training) Flt (7 Mar - 15 May 1943) No 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit (1 - 10 Aug 1945) No 1665 (Heavy Transport) Conversion Unit (10 Aug - 7 Nov 1945) No 268 Maintenance Unit (18 Feb 1946 - 31 Dec 1948) Sub-site, No 91 Maintenance Unit (31 Jan 1949 - 15 Sep 1953) |
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Location County: - West Yorrkshire Lat/Long: 53:57:45N 01:18:00W Grid Ref - SE460520 Height Above Sea Level - 68 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 7 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units (continued): - 412 Sqn (1 May 4 Jun 1942, 10 - 14 Aug 1942) No 2735 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1942 xxx xxxx) No 1488 (Target Towing) Flt (7 Jun 1942 17 Aug 1943) 65 Sqn (9 15 Jun 1942) 41 Sqn (15 30 Jun 1942) No 3016 (Eagle) Servicing Echelon (18 Jun 2 Jul 1942) 72 Sqn (22 - 29 Jun 1942) 122 Sqn (29 Jun 6 Jul 1942, 29 Sep - 3 Oct 1942) 124 Sqn (5 13 Jul 1942, 7 21 Dec 1942, 21 Jan - 1 Mar 1943) 350 Sqn (7 16 Jul 1942, 7 15 Sep 1942) 611 Sqn (13 20 Jul 1942) No 3203 Servicing Commando (15 Jul - xxx 1942) 416 Sqn (16 Jul 14 Aug 1942, 20 Aug 23 Sep 1942, 8 24 Nov 1942) No 602 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (16 Jul 1942 1 Apr 1943) 401 Sqn (28 Jul 3 Aug 1942, 21 31 Jul 1943) No 3208 Servicing Commando (2 - 20 Aug 1943) 133 Sqn (22 31 Aug 1942) 182 Sqn (25 Aug 7 Dec 1942, 30 Jan 1 Mar 1943) 332 Sqn (1 6 Sep 1942) 111 Sqn (21 27 Sep 1942) No 3024 Servicing Echelon (21 27 Sep 1942) 132 Sqn (23 Sep 2 Oct 1942, 9 Oct 1942 28 Feb 1943) A Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (26 Sep - 1 Nov 1942) No 1616 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (1 Nov 1942 13 Mar 1943) 453 Sqn (24 Nov 7 Dec 1942) 485 Sqn (15 - 22 Feb 1943) 165 Sqn (9 23 Mar 1943) No 3204 Servicing Commando (12 Mar - 19 May 1943) 303 Sqn (26 Mar 8 Apr 1943) 222 Sqn (1 29 Apr 1943) 421 Sqn (10 22 Apr 1943) 317 Sqn (29 Apr 1 Jun 1943) 284 Sqn (17 May 13 Jun 1943) 501 Sqn (17 May 5 Jun 1943) No 3037 Servicing Echelon (31 May 5 Jun 1943) 198 Sqn (5 Jun 19 Aug 1943) 239 Sqn (27 Jun 9 Jul 1943) 26 Sqn (11 16 Jul 1943) 356th Fighter Group, USAAF (5 Oct 1943 - 2 Nov 1945) 1 Sqn (15 Feb 3 Apr 1944) No 3017 (Eagle) Servicing Echelon (15 Feb 22 Mar 1944) No 6001 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 3 Apr 1944) HQ, No 25 (Base Defence) Wing (2 12 May 1944) 278 Sqn (27 Sep 1944 - 15 Feb 1945) No 2787 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx Apr 1945) Blind Landing Experimental Unit (Jul 1946 1 Nov 1949) Bomb Ballistics Unit (Jul 1946 - 1 Nov 1949) No 104 Gliding School (Apr 1948 1 Sep 1955) Bomb Ballistic and Blind Landing Experimental Establishment (1 Nov 1949 1 May 1950) Armament & Instrument Experimental Unit (1 May 1950 30 Jun 1957) No 11 Group Communication Flt (15 Apr 1948 31 Dec 1960) 66 Sqn (6 May - 10 Jun 1948) Rapid Landing Flt (xxx 1951 xxx 1955) B Flt, 22 Sqn (Jun 1955 16 May 1966) No 612 Volunteer Gliding School (1 Sep 1955 6 May 1963) No 11 (Fighter) Group Communication Flt (15 Apr 1958 - 31 Dec 1960) Battle of Britain Flt (16 May 1958 3 Nov 1961) HQ, No 11 (Fighter) Group (2 Jun 1958 31 Dec 1960) |
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Location County: - Suffolk Lat/Long: 52:03:30N 01:16:30E Grid Ref: TM242454 Height above sea level: 90 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1917 Closed - 1963 |
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Main units: - A Flt, Experimental Armament Sqn ( 1 - 16 Jan 1917) Testing Sqn (16 Jan 16 Oct 1917) Aeroplane Experimental Station (16 Oct 1917 - 16 Mar 1920) Aeroplane Experimental Establishment (16 Mar 1920 24 Mar 1924) 22 Sqn (24 Jul 1923 1 May 1934) 15 Sqn (20 Mar 1924 31 May 1934) Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment (24 Mar 1924 9 Sep 1939) 64 Sqn (12 Sep 1936 18 May 1938, 9 15 May 1941, 19 27 Jul 1942) Experimental Co-operation Unit (xxx 1937 15 Sep 1939) D Flt, A & AEE (9 15 Sep 1939) 56 Sqn (22 Oct 1939 28 Feb 1940, 23 26 Jun 1941, 6 15 Aug 1943, 4 Oct 1943 15 Feb 1944) 264 Sqn (7 Dec 1939 10 May 1940) 236 Sqn (9 Dec 1939 29 Feb 1940) 17 Sqn (16 24 Dec 1939, 30 Dec 1939 8 Jan 1940, 13 20 Jan 1940, 30 Jan 11 Feb 1940, 22 27 Feb 1940, 5 12 Mar 1940, 19 20 Mar 1940, 23 27 Mar 1940, 5 13 Apr 1940, 23 30 Apr 1940, 9 Oct 1940 26 Feb 1941, 31 Mar - 4 Apr 1941) 504 Sqn (24 30 Dec 1939, 8 13 Jan 1940, 20 30 Jan 1940, 11 22 Feb 1940, 27 Feb 5 Mar 1940, 12 18 Mar 1940, 27 Mar - 4 Apr 1940, 13 23 Apr 1940, 30 Apr 7 May 1940) Special Flt, Martlesham Heath (xxx xxxx xxx xxxx) 266 Sqn (1 Mar 14 May 1940, 28 Sep - 3 Oct 1941) 151 Sqn (13 17 May 1940) 25 Sqn (19 Jun 2 Sep 1940) 257 Sqn (5 Sep 8 Oct 1940, 7 Nov 16 Dec 1940) 242 Sqn (16 Dec 1940 9 Apr 1941) 605 Sqn (25 Feb 5 Mar 1941) 3 Sqn (3 Apr 23 Jun 1941) 71 Sqn (5 Apr 23 Jun 1941, 14 Dec 1941 2 May 1942) ASR Flt (14 May 22 Dec 1941) 402 Sqn (23 Jun 10 Jul 1941, 3 9 Aug 1942) 310 Sqn (26 Jun - 20 Jul 1941) 258 Sqn (10 Jul 3 Oct 1941) 312 Sqn (20 Jul 19 Aug 1941) No 8 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (1 Aug 1941 - 14 Feb 1942) 54 Sqn (4 25 Aug 1941) 607 Sqn (20 Aug 10 Oct 1941) 403 Sqn (3 Oct 22 Dec 1941, 3 19 Jun 1942) No 3046 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (14 Nov 22 Dec 1941) 2 Sqn (5 7 Dec 1941) No 3044 (Eagle) Servicing Echelon (14 Dec 1941 18 Mar 1943) H Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (8 Jan 1 Nov 1942) No 3 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (14 Feb - 3 Nov 1942) No 3012 Servicing Echelon (xxx xxxx 22 Jun 1942) |
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Detachments** 110 Sqn (Jun 1939 Mar 1942) 17 Sqn (Aug 1939 - 9 Sep 1939) 604 Sqn (Sep 1939 Jan 1940) 25 Sqn (Oct 1939 May 1940, 1 Sep - Nov 1940) 254 Sqn (Nov 1939 - xxx xxxx) 29 Sqn (Dec 1939 Apr 1940) 151 Sqn (28 Feb - 12 May 1940) A and B Flts, 504 Sqn (10 - 12 May 1940) 32 Sqn (Jun 1940 - xxx xxxx) 85 Sqn (9 Jul - Aug 1940) B Flt, 66 Sqn (3 Jun 1940 - xxx xxxx) |
A Flt, 264 Sqn (23 Oct 1940 - xxx xxxx) 613 Sqn (Sep 1940 Jul 1941) No 11 Group Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flt (May 1941 - Nov 1941) 287 Sqn (Nov 1941 Jul 1944) A Flt, 277 Sqn (22 Dec 1941 22 Apr 1944) 610 Sqn (Apr 1942 - xxx xxxx) 165 Sqn (Aug Nov 1942, xxx 1945 - xxx 1946) 124 Sqn (15 - 18 Dec 1942) 611 Sqn (May 1943 - xxx xxxx) 197 Sqn (13 - 26 Jun 1943) 278 Sqn (21 Apr - 23 Sep 1944) |
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Main units (continued): - 212 Sqn (Dec 1942 May 1945) No 33 Staging Post (1 Nov 1943 31 Mar 1946) 244 Sqn (17 Mar 1944 1 May 1945) No 214 Air-Sea Rescue Unit (Apr 1944 - 15 Dec 1945) 8 Sqn (8 Aug 8 Sep 1967) Detachments** 209 Sqn (Jul 1942 Jul 1945) 244 Sqn (Oct 1942 Mar 1944) 321 Sqn (Oct 1942 Apr 1945) 265 Sqn (Apr 1943 May 1945) 259 Sqn (Sep 1943 May 1945) 294 Sqn (Jun 1945 Apr 1946) No 8 Sqn (Oct 1961 Aug 1967, Sep 1967 Dec 1971) 204 Sqn (Apr 1971 May 1972) |
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Location Country: - Muscat and Oman Lat/Long: 20:40:30N 58:53:31E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main units: - 391st Bomb Group, USAAF (26 Jan - 1 Oct 1944) HQ, No 135 Airfield (Feb - 10 Mar 1944) Detachment - 222 Sqn (Feb - Mar 1944) Operational and Refresher Training Unit (27 Feb - 15 Oct 1945) No 1677 (Target Towing) Flt (18 Apr - 19 Oct 1945) |
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Location County: - Essex Lat/Long: 51:46:53N 00:14:45E Grid Ref - TL550120 Height Above Sea Level - 275 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1943 No 3 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units: - 47 Sqn ( 213 Sqn ( 238 Sqn ( 250 Sqn ( 272 Sqn ( 274 Sqn ( 294 Sqn ( 459 Sqn ( |
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Location Country: - Egypt Lat/Long: 31:19:48N 26:51:00E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main units (continued): - HQ, No 179 (Ferry) Wing (15-26 Apr 1943) No 21 Ferry Control (May 1943 1 Sep 1944) No 315 Maintenance Unit (18 Jun 1943 15 Mar 1944) Check & Conversion Flt (Oct 1943 30 Jul 1944) No 1577 Flt (5 12 Oct 1943, 7 May 1944 1 Jun 1945) 117 Sqn (1 6 Nov 1943) No 1331 Conversion Flt (1 4 Sep 1944) No 8 Ferry Unit (1 Sep 1944 15 Jun 1945) No 48 Terminal Staging Post (1 Sep 1944 1 Jun 1947) No 1 Detachment, No 141 Repair & Salvage Unit (xxx 1945 Apr 1946) 77 Sqn (22 Oct 1945 1 Nov 1946) No 1349 ASR Flt (30 Oct 1945 15 May 1946) 10 Sqn (5 Jun 1946 15 Dec 1947) 298 Sqn (24 Jul 21 Dec 1946) 31 Sqn (1 Nov 1946 2 Sep 1947, 6 Nov 15 Dec 1947) 62 Sqn (16 Jun 10 Aug 1947) 5 Sqn (3 Jul 1 Aug 1947) 20 Sqn (25 Jul 1 Aug 1947) RAF India Communication Flt (15 Aug 1947 Aug 1948) |
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Location Country: - Pakistan (India) Lat/Long: 24:53:37N 66:56:20E Height Above Sea Level: 35 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Closed - December 1956 |
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Detachments** 267 Sqn (Mar 1945 Jul 1946) RAF Communication Flt (1 Dec 1947 30 Jun 1948) |
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Main units: - 259 Sqn ( 265 Sqn (
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Location Country: - Mauritius Lat/Long: 20:25:48S 57:40:58E Height Above Sea Level: 186 ft |
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Main units: - No 31 Care & Maintenance Party (19 May 1945 - xxx xxxx)
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Location Country: - Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Lat/Long: 06:53:42N 79:57:18E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main units: - 60 Sqn ( 155 Sqn ( 656 Sqn ( No 7 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (Dec 1945 - 20Feb 1946) No 35 Staging Post (Jan - 30 Apr 1946)
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Location Country: - North Sumatra, Indonesia (Netherlands East Indies) Lat/Long: 03:3:10N 98:39:58E Height Above Sea Level: 114 ft |
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Main units: - Central Interpretation Unit Support Command Signals HQ (31 Aug 1973 - 14 Sep 1981) |
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Location County: - Buckinghamshire Lat/Long: 51:32:52N 00:50:17W Approx Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Main units: - No 28 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School (1 Aug1938 - 3 Sep 1939) No 1 Practice Flying Unit (4 Mar - 16 Jun 1940) No 5 Elementary Flying Training School (17 Jun 1940 - 23 Dec 1941) RLG for No 16 Elementary Flying Training School (Apr - Jun 1941) No 45 Gliding School (Aug 1942 - 1 Sep 1955) No 632 Volunteer Gliding School (1 Sep 1955 - 6 Oct 1963) |
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Location County: - Staffordshire Lat/Long: 52:57:54N 02:06:07W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Main units: - 10 Sqn (19 Aug 1942 - 6 Aug 1945) No 10 Conversion Flt (26 Aug - 7 Oct 1942) No 4 Group Communication Flt (xxx 1943 - 3 Jul 1945) Air Crew Testing & Grading Unit (Jan - 1 Nov 1945) 575 Sqn (6 Aug - 24 Nov 1945) No 4575 Servicing Echelon (6 Aug 24 Nov 1945) No 1510 Beam Approach Beacon System Flt (31 Aug 1945 - 16 Jul 1946) No 1552 Radio Aids Training Flt (15 Sep 1945 - 29 Jul 1946) No 1553 Radio Aids Training Flt (15 Sep - 1 Oct 1945) 1554 Radio Aids Training Flt (15 Sep - 1 Oct 1945) Transport Command Air Crew Examining Unit (1 Nov - Dec 1945) No 3 Section, No 1552 Radio Aids Training Flt (May - 5 Jun 1946) Sub-site, No 91 Maintenance Unit (24 Jan 1949 - 18 Sep 1954) |
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Location County: - East Yorkshire Lat/Long: 53:52:15N 00:50:15W Grid Ref - SE766421 Height Above Sea Level - 25 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1940 No 4 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Detachments** No 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit (1Nov 1942 - Jan 143) |
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Main units (continued): - No 7079 Servicing Echelon (7 Jun 30 Dec 1945) No 7146 Servicing Echelon (7 Jun 1 Jul 1945) No 7113 Servicing Echelon (30 Jun 17 Aug 1945) No 7034 Servicing Echelon (1 Jul 18 Aug 1945) No 7042 Servicing Echelon (31 Jul 30 Dec 1945) No 94 Air Sores Park (17 May - Oct 1945) No 98 Air Sores Park (17 - 19 May 1945) No 148 Repair & Salvage Unit (23 May - Dec 1945) HQ, No 910 Wing (7 Jun - xxx 1945) No 3 Repair & Salvage Unit (31 Jul 1945 - 28 Mar 1946) No 27 Glider Servicing Echelon (xxx - Aug 1945) 10 Sqn ( 17 Sqn ( 27 Sqn ( 28 Sqn ( 34 Sqn ( 42 Sqn ( 47 Sqn ( 62 Sqn ( 79 Sqn ( 89 Sqn ( 113 Sqn ( 146 Sqn ( 194 Sqn ( 298 Sqn ( 357 Sqn ( 656 Sqn ( 681 Sqn ( |
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Location Country: - Myanmar (Burma) Lat/Long: 20:53:10N 95:53:38E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main units: - No 154 Maintenance Unit (26 Jan - 12 Mar 1942) No 3207 Servicing Commando (8 Mar 1945) No 204 Staging Post (17 Mar 1945 - 30 Apr 1946) No 7028 Servicing Echelon (5 Apr 22 May 1945) No 7017 Servicing Echelon (11 18 Apr 1945) HQ, No 221 Group (12 Apr - Jun 1945) No 19 Satellite Airfield HQ (12 Apr - 15 Nov 1945) No 7 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (12 Apr - 14 May 1945) No 8 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (15 Apr - Aug 1945) No 221 Group Communication Flt (29 Apr - 6 Jun 1945) HQ, No 181 Wing (29 Apr - 3 Jul 1945) No 9 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (3 - 8 May 1945) No 10 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (3 - 8 May 1945) No 1582 Calibration Flt (5 - 24 May 1945) No 363 Maintenance Unit (10 - 25 May 1945) No 14 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (xx - 25 May 1945) |
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No 8 Staging Post (May 1945 - Mar 1946) No 7028 Servicing Echelon (May Oct 1945) AHQ Burma Communication Flt (Apr - May 1946) |
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Main units (continued): - No 12 School of Technical Training (24 Jun 1940 26 Feb 1965) WAAF NCO's School (23 Dec 1941 - 30 Jun 1943) WAAF NCO's Administrative School (23 Oct 1942 - 30 Jun 1943) |
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Location County: - Wiltshire Lat/Long: 51:21:18N 02:07:48W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Main units: - No 4 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit (1 Sep 1943 - 5 Jul 1944) No 304 Ferry Training Unit (3 Jan - 9 Oct 1944) No 307 Ferry Training Unit (14 Oct 1943 - 15 Jan 1944) No 306 Ferry Training Unit (15 Oct 1943 - 15 Jan 1944) No 1 Ferry Pilot Pool (14 Jan - 16 Mar 1944) No 4 Aircraft Preparation Unit (5 Jul - 9 Oct 1944) Mk X AI Conversion Flt (29 Aug - 8 Sep 1944) Detachment - No 107 Operational Training Unit (10 - xx Sep 1944) No 12 Ferry Unit ((9 Oct 1944 - 7 Nov 1945) No 1341 Special Duties Flt (xxx - 21 Dec 1944) K Flt (16 Sep - Oct 1945) 'J' Flt (28 Sep - 5 Oct 1945) No 12 Ferry Unit (9 Oct 1944 - 7 Nov 1945) 254 Sqn (1 Dec 1959 - 23 Aug 1963) A WW1 airfield was located a few miles away on the northern edge of Melton Mowbrey and was used by: - 38 Sqn (1 Oct 1916 - 31 May 1918) |
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Location County: - Leicestershire Lat/Long: 52:44:00N 00:53:30W Grid Ref - SK750158 Height Above Sea Level - 400 ft |
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Main units: - 15th Photographic Reconnaissance Sqn, USAAF (6 Sep - 27 Oct 1942) 67th Observation Group/Reconnaissance Group USAAF (6 Sep 1942 - xxx xxxx) comprising: - 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn, USAAF (7 Sep 1942 - 16 Dec 1943) 107th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn, USAAF (7 Sep - 25 Nov 1942, 8 Jan - 11 Dec 1943) 109th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn, USAAF (7 Sep - 21 Nov 1942, 15 May - 12 Dec 1943) 19 Sqn (10 - 13 Mar 1943) 153rd Liaison Sqn, USAAF (3 Oct - 28 Nov 1943) 366th Fighter Group, USAAF (10 Jan - 1 Mar 1944) 436th Troop Carrier Group, USAAF (3 Mar 1944 - 26 Feb 1945) 525 Sqn (15 Jul 1945 31 Oct 1945 No 4525 Servicing Echelon (15 Jul 1945 31 Oct 1946) 187 Sqn (7 Sep 1945 3 Oct 1946 No 4187 Servicing Echelon (17 Sep 1945 15 Oct 1946) No 5 Section, No 1552 Radio Aids Training Flt (7 Mar - 25 Oct 1946) Sub-site of No 3 Maintenance Unit (xxx xxxx - 31 Mar 1955) |
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Location County: - Berkshire Lat/Long: 51:28:38N 01:33:23W Grid Ref - SU308754 Height Above Sea Level - 667 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 USAAF (1944) Closed - 1947 |
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Main units: - 310 Sqn (9 - 21 Feb 1944, 25 Feb - 28 Mar 1944) 312 Sqn (19 - 22 Feb 1944, 3 Mar - 4 Apr 1944) 313 Sqn (19 Feb - 14 Mar 1944, 20 Mar - 4 Apr 1944) 34th Bomb Group, USAAF (18 Apr 1944 - 25 Jul 1945) Sub-site, No 94 Maintenance Unit (15 Oct 1945 - 1 Apr 1954) |
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Location County: - Suffolk Lat/Long: 52:13:53N 01:07:15E Grid Ref - TM130638 Height Above Sea Level - 210 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1943 USAAF (1944) Closed - 1954 |
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Main units: - No 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit (23 Apr - 1 May 1943) 75 Sqn (28 Jun 1943 - 21 Jul 1945) 44 Sqn (21 Jul - 25 Aug 1945) 7 Sqn (24 Jul 1945 - 29 Jul 1946) 49 Sqn (28 Aug 1945 - 29 Jul 1946) |
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Location County: - Cambridgeshire Lat/Long: 52:23:38N 00:07:30E Grid Ref - TL445796 Height Above Sea Level - 80 ft |
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Main units: - 60 Sqn ( 67 Sqn ( No 26 Staging Post (7 Jan - 15 Feb 1946)
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Location Country: - Myanmar (Burma) Lat/Long: 12:26:24N 98:37:16E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main units (continued): - No 4243 Servicing Echelon (6 Jan 15 Apr 1945) No 4238 Servicing Echelon (30 Jan 22 Feb 1945) 187 Sqn (1 Feb - 17 Sep 1945) No 4187 Servicing Echelon (1 Feb 17 Sep 1945) Halifax Development Flt (xx - 31 Mar 1945) 53 Sqn (17 Sep - 3 Dec 1945) No 4053 Servicing Echelon (17 Sep 1 Dec 1945) 242 Sqn (9 Dec 1945 - 2 May 1946) No 4242 Servicing Echelon (9 Dec 1945 7 May 1946) No 3 Section, No 1552 Radio Aids Training Flt (9 Feb - 13 May 1946) No 208 Advanced Flying School (19 Nov 1951 - 1 Jun 1954) No 10 Flying Training School (1 Jun - 1 Jul 1954) No 9 Flying Training School (1 Jul 1954 - 16 Feb 1955) RLG for No 12 Flying Training School (22 Dec 1954 - 1 May 1955) C Sqn, 231 Operational Conversion Unit (Apr - 25 Jun 1955, 1 Oct 1955 - 23 Oct 1956) |
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Location County: - Somerset Lat/Long: 50:57:45N 02:56:15W Grid Ref - ST342186 Height Above Sea Level - 110 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1943 No 70 Group (1944) Closed - |
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Main units: - 441st Troop Carrier Group, USAAF (25 Apr 1944 - 8 Sep 1944) 238 Sqn (1 Dec 1944 - 14 Feb 1945) No 1315 Transport Flt (1 Jan - 9 Mar 1945) Detachment - 243 Sqn (4 Jan - 13 Mar 1945) |
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Main units (continued): - No 60 (Middle East) Refuelling and Re-arming Party (xxx 1942 - 15 Feb 1943 No 11 Staging Post (8 Mar 1943- 1 Aug 1945) No 211 Air-Sea Rescue Unit (1 Jun - 21 Dec 1943) No 52 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (23 Feb - Jun 1944, 23 Jul - 10 Dec 1944) 14 Sqn ( 33 Sqn ( 47 Sqn ( 74 Sqn ( 113 Sqn ( 127 Sqn ( 142 Sqn ( 162 Sqn ( 208 Sqn ( 252 Sqn ( 335 Sqn ( 336 Sqn ( 451 Sqn ( 459 Sqn ( 621 Sqn ( |
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Location Country: - Egypt Lat/Long: 31:19:48N 27:12:57E Height Above Sea Level: 94 ft |
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Main units: - No 1 Air Stores Park (4 Oct - 25 Nov 1935) No 3 Air Stores Park (25 Nov 1935 - xxx xxxx) Sub-site, No 101 Maintenance Unit (xxx xxxx - xxx xxxx) No 2 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (Middle East) (24 Dec 1941 - xxx 1942) No 40 Air Stores Park (10 Mar - 28 Apr 1942) Staging Post, Mersa Matruh (15 Jun 1942 - 8 Mar 1943) AHQ Western Desert (8 - 12 Nov 1942) HQ, No 234 Wing (14 Nov - 6 Dec 1942) Communication Unit, Rear HQ Western Desert (8 - 12 Nov 1942) HQ, No 285 Wing (9 - 12 Nov 1942) |
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No 55 Repair & Salvage Unit (13 May - 27 Jul 1944) No 58 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (xxx - xxx 1944) |
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Main units: - 353rd Fighter Group, USAAF (3 Aug 1943 - 12 Apr 1944) 491st Bomb Group, USAAF (xx - 15 Aug 1944) |
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Location County: - Suffolk Lat/Long: 52:21:40N 01:23:45E Grid Ref - TM311789 Height Above Sea Level - 177 ft |
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Main units: - 106 Sqn (11 Nov 1943 - 18 Feb 1946) No 1690 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt (27 Sep 1944 - 4 Jun 1945) 467 Sqn (16 Jun - 30 Sep 1945) HQ, No 552 Wing (29 Jun - 28 Aug 1945) 189 Sqn (15 Oct - 20 Nov 1945) Sub-site, No 93 Maintenance Unit (xxx xxxx - xxx 1950)
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Location County: - Lincolnshire Lat/Long: 53:08:00N 00:20:45W Grid Ref - TF105610 Height Above Sea Level - 60 ft |
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Main units: - 214 Sqn (3 Sep 1939 - 12 Feb 1940) 57 Sqn (5 Jan - 4 Sep 1942) 21 Sqn (30 Oct 1942 - 21 Mar 1943, 24 Mar - 1 Apr 1943) 320 Sqn (15 - 30 Mar 1943) 464 Sqn (3 Apr - 21 Jul 1943) 487 Sqn (3 Apr - 20 Jul 1943) 149 Sqn (15 May 1944 - 29 Apr 1946) Detachment - No 3 Lancaster Finishing School (May - Jul 1944) 218 Sqn (4 Aug - 5 Dec 1944) 207 Sqn (30 Oct 1945 - 29 Apr 1946) No 21 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section (16 Aug 1943 - 15 Mar 1944) RLG for No 3 Flying Training School (7 Dec 1946 - 13 Jul 1953, 15 - 26 Feb 1954) |
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Location County: - Norfolk Lat/Long: 52:30:45N 00:33:00E Grid Ref - TL730935 Height Above Sea Level - 50 ft |
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Main units (continued): - 19 Sqn (1 10 Mar 1943, 13 Mar 5 Apr 1943) 182 Sqn (1 Mar 5 Apr 1943) HQ, No 121 Airfield (13 Mar 5 Apr 1943) 456 Sqn (29 Mar 17 Aug 1943) No 6 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (29 Mar - 1 May 1946) No 6164 Servicing Echelon (25 Apr 31 Aug 1946) 16 Sqn (1 29 Jun 1943, 6 17 Oct 1947) No 2775 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx Oct 1943) 169 Sqn (21 Jun 30 Sep 1943) Satellite of No 41 OTU (21 Jun Jul 1943) 151 Sqn (16 Aug 17 Nov 1943) 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, USAAF comprising: - 107th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn (11 Dec 1943 - 28 Jun 1944) 109th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn (12 Dec 1943 - 4 Jul 1944) 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn (14 Mar - 7 Jul 1944) 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn (16 Mar - 27 Jun 1944) 30th Photographic Reconnaissance Sqn (17 May - 3 Jul 1944) No 6125 Servicing Echelon (27 Jul 18 Oct 1944) 418 Sqn (29 Jul 28 Aug 1944) No 6418 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (29 Jul 27 Aug 1944) 125 Sqn (31 Jul 18 Oct 1944) No 3501 Servicing Unit (1 Sep 1944 12 Feb 1945) No 371 Repair & Salvage Unit (xxx 1944 xxx 1945) No 1 Aircraft Delivery Flight (16 Jan - 14 Feb 1945) 700 Sqn FAA (23 Nov 1945 - 1 Apr 1946) Flying Element, Fighter Command Control & Reporting School (19 Dec 1945 - 12 Jan 1948 ) 164 Sqn (28 Apr - 31 Aug 1946) HQ, No 62 Group (2 Jul 1946 26 Jan 1948) 165 Sqn (3 8 Jul 1946) No 6165 Servicing Echelon (3 - 8 Jul 1946) 63 Sqn (1 3 Sep 1946, 30 Oct 1946 5 Jan 1948) No 6063 Servicing Echelon (1 Sep 1946 5 Jan 1948 cadre from 6 Nov 1946) No 62 Group Communications Flt (10 Sep 1946 7 Jan 1948) 80 Sqn (5 16 May 1947) Fighter Command Control & Reporting School (12 Jan 1948 30 Sep 1957) 657 Sqn (19 Jan 1948 1 Nov 1955) No 227 Operational Conversion Unit (30 Jan 1948 - 1 May 1950) No 1901 Flt, 657 Sqn (1 Feb 1948 21 Feb 1952) No 1900 Flt, 657 Sqn (1 Dec 1948 28 Nov 1951, 1 Jul 1952 17 Mar 1953) No 1962 Flt, 662 Sqn (1 Sep 1949 10 Mar 1957) No 1906 (Helicopter) Flt, 657Sqn (1 May 1950 1 Nov 1955) The Air Observation Post School (1 May 1950 3 Apr 1953) No 1913 Flt (12 Jun - 30 Aug 1951, 15 Feb 1955 - 22 Sep 1956) No 1912 Flt, 657 Sqn (15 Aug 1951 14 Jul 1952, Oct Dec 1956) 288 Sqn (16 Mar 1953 30 Dec 1957) Light Aircraft School (3 Apr 1953 1 Sep 1957) CFS Helicopter Flt (8 Mar 1954 18 Jun 1955) No 1906 (Helicopter) Flt, 651 Sqn (1 Nov xxx 1955, 1 Dec 1955 20 Mar 1957, xxx 1 Sep 1957) Joint Experimental Helicopter Unit (1 Apr 1955 10 Nov 1956, 7 Dec 1956 31 Jan 1960) 651 Sqn (1 Nov 1955 1 Sep 1957) School of Fighter Plotting (30 Sep 1957 - 1 Mar 1958) |
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Main units: - No 15 Flying Training School (20 Apr 11 Jun 1940) 601 Sqn (1 17 Jun 1940) 236 Sqn (14 Jun 4 Jul 1940) 238 Sqn (20 Jun 14 Aug 1940, 10 30 Sep 1940, Jan 1 Feb 1941) 1 Sqn, RCAF (21 Jun - 3 Jul 1940) 501 Sqn (4 25 Jul 1940, 24 Aug 8 Oct 1942, 10 19 Oct 1942) 609 Sqn (6 Jul 2 Oct 1940) 604 Sqn (27 Jul 1940 12 Aug 1942, 23 Aug 7 Dec 1942) 234 Sqn (14 Aug 11 Sep 1940) No 420 Flt (29 Sep 7 Dec 1940) 56 Sqn (29 Nov 17 Dec 1940) 93 Sqn (7 Dec 1940 18 Nov 1941) 32 Sqn (15 Dec 1940 16 Feb 1941) Fighter Experimental Establishment (23 Apr 1 Aug 1941) No 604 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (14 Nov 1941 18 Aug 1942, 23 Aug 1942 31 Mar 1943) No 1458 (Fighter) Flt (6 Dec 1941 8 Sep 1942) 245 Sqn (19 Dec 1941 26 Oct 1942) No 3007 Servicing Echelon (19 Dec 1941 26 Oct 1942) No 2813 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1942 xxx xxxx) 841 Sqn FAA (17 - 23 Aug 1942) 537 Sqn (8 Sep 1942 25 Jan 1943) 504 Sqn (19 Oct 30 Dec 1942) 406 Sqn (8 Dec 1942 31 Mar 1943) No 501 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (23 Aug 30 Dec 1942) 400 Sqn (27 Dec 1942 1 Feb 1943) 414 Sqn (1 20 Feb 1943, 9 Apr 26 May 1943) 164 Sqn (8 Feb 20 Jun 1943, 26 Apr 31 Aug 1946) No 3034 Servicing Echelon (17 Feb 4 Aug 1943) No 3034 Servicing Echelon (17 Feb 4 Aug 1943) 247 Sqn (28 Feb 5 Apr 1943) No 3008 Servicing Echelon (28 Feb 1 Apr 1943) No 3025 Servicing Echelon (xxx xxxx 1 Apr 1943) No 3025 Servicing Echelon (xxx xxxx 1 Apr 1943) |
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400 Sqn (27 Oct - 28 Dec 1942) 409 Sqn (15 - 24 Apr 1943) 488 Sqn (13 Jun 1943 - xxx xxxx) 286 Sqn (Aug - xxx 1944) 587 Sqn (Oct 1944 Jun 1946) 285 Sqn (Nov 1944 Jan 1945) |
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Main units (continued): - 78 Conversion Flt (Jun - 15 Sep 1942) 420 Sqn (15 Oct 1942 - 16 May 1943) 419 Sqn (10 Nov 1942 1 Jun 1945) No 1535 Beam Approach Training Flt (15 Dec 1942 3 Jun 1943) 428 Sqn (4 Jun 1943 31 May 1945) HQ, No 64 (RCAF) Base (1 May 1944 - 14 Jun 1945) No 13 Operational Training Unit (27 Jul 1945 21 Apr 1947) No 28 Gliding School (Jan 1946 Feb 1948) No 26 Gliding School (May 1946 xxx xxxx, 1 Jun 1948 1 Sep 1955) No 2 Air Navigation School (1 Oct 1947 15 May 1950) Sub-station, No 91 Maintenance Unit (xxx 1950 31 Mar 1957) No 205 Advanced Flying School (7 Sep 1950 1 Jun 1954) No 4 Flying Training School (1 Jun 1954 9 Jun 1956) 264 Sqn (27 Feb 26 Sep 1957) Javelin Instrument Rating Sqn (Feb 1957 31 Dec 1966) 92 Sqn (1 Mar 30 Sep 1957, 1 Oct 1958 22 May 1961) No 645 Volunteer Gliding School (Aug 1958 26 Mar 1960) 33 Sqn (30 Sep 1958 31 Dec 1962) Javelin Flt, Fighter Command Instrument Rating Sqn (3 Aug 1961 - 1 Jun 1963) Lightning Conversion Sqn (Aug 1961 1 Jun 1963) No 226 Operational Conversion Unit (1 Jun 1963 20 Apr 1964) 63 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx xxx xxxx) No 11 Air Experience Flt (13 Dec 1985 11 Jan 1988) Northumbrian Universities Air Sqn (19 Dec 1985 11 Jan 1988) |
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Location County: - Durham Lat/Long: 54:30:45N 01:25:30W Grid Ref: NZ375131 Height above sea level: 115 ft |
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No 91 Maintenance Unit (xxx xxxx xxx xxxx) 58 Sqn (28 Mar - Sep 1949) |
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Main units (continued): - No 1401 Meteorological Flt (1 Mar - 25 Oct 1941) No 1503 Beam Approach Training Flt (Oct 1941 - 5 Sep 1942) 419 Sqn (15 Dec 1941 - 13 Aug 1942) No 721 (Ground Defence) Sqn (19 Dec 1941 - 1 Feb 1942) 149 Sqn Conversion Flt (21 Jan - Feb 1942) No 2721 Sqn RAF Regiment (1 Feb - xxx 1942) The Engine Consumption Unit (6 Mar - 24 Apr 1942) No 1 Engine Consumption Unit (24 Apr - 14 Sep 1942) No 2712 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1942 - xxx xxxx) No 2713 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1942 - xxx xxxx) 75 Sqn (15 Aug - 1 Nov 1942) No 1505 Beam Approach Training Flt (5 Sep - 3 Nov 1942) 115 Sqn (24 Sep - 8 Nov 1942, 15 Feb 1949 - 1 Mar 1950) HQ Mildenhall Base (1 Mar - 16 Sep 1943) No 3 Circus, Air Fighting Development Unit (Mar - 15 Jul 1943) 15 Sqn (14 Apr 1943 - 19 Aug 1946) 622 Sqn (10 Aug 1943 - 15 Aug 1945) No 25 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section (16 Aug 1943 - 15 Mar 1944) HQ No 32 Base (16 Sep 1943 - 15 Nov 1945) RLG for No 3 Lancaster Finishing School (Jan - May 1944) 44 Sqn (25 Aug 1945 - 29 Aug 1946) 35 Sqn (10 Feb 1949 - 23 Feb 1950) 115 Sqn (15 Feb 1949 - 1 Mar 1950) 207 Sqn (28 Feb 1949 - 1 Mar 1950) 149 Sqn (28 Feb 1949 - 1 Mar 1950) 7514th Air Base Group USAF (15 Jul 1950 - xxx xxxx) Various detachments and rotations of B-29s, B-50s, RB-50s, KC-97s, B-47s, C-130s, C-141s, C-124s, C-133s, C-121s, C-118s, C-47s, C-5s, KC-135s and C-17. Detachment 4, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing USAF (xxx 1979 - xxx xxxx) 100th Air Refuelling Wing USAF (13 Jan 1992 - Current) 352nd Special Operations Group USAF (Sep 1994 - Current?) |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1934 No 3 Group (1 May 1936 - Jul 1950) USAFE (Jul 1950 - Current) |
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Main units: - No 59 Operational Training Unit (2 Aug 1942 - 26 Jan 1944) No 1 Specialised Low Attack Instructors School (7 Dec 1942 - 26 Jan 1944) 184 Sqn (3 - 22 Feb 1943) Detachment - 137 Sqn (Jul 1943 - xxx xxxx) Fighter Leaders School (26 Jan - 16 Oct 1944) Day Fighter Development Wing (Sep - 27 Dec 1944) No 56 Operational Training Unit (15 Dec 1944 - 14 Feb 1946) 183 Sqn (16 - 17 Jun 1945) No 6183 Servicing Echelon (16 - 17 Jun 1945) 164 Sqn (17 Jun 1945) No 6164 Servicing Echelon (17 Jun 1945) |
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Location County: - Northumberland Lat/Long: 55:35:30N 02:05:00W Grid Ref - NU945330 Height Above Sea Level - 150 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1944 No 12 Group (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Main units: - No 2 Bombing & Gunnery School (20 Jan - 1 Jun 1941) No 2 Air Observers School (1 Jun 1941 - 18 Feb 1942) 'R' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (13 Sep 1941 - 7 Jan 1942) No 2 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit (18 Feb 1942 - 9 Jan 1945) Detachment - 776 Sqn FAA (30 Dec 1942 - 21 Apr 1944) No 14 Air Crew Holding Unit (14 Jun - 30 Nov 1945)
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Location County: - Cumberland (Cumbria) Lat/Long: 54:12:00N 03:19:00W Grid Ref - SD138790 Height Above Sea Level - 0 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 25 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units (continued): - No 60 Staging Post (Sep 1945) No 67 Staging Post (Sep 1945) AHQ Netherlands East Indies (1 - 17 Oct 1945) AHQ Netherlands East Indies Communication Sqn (1 - 17 Oct 1945) No 7027 Servicing Echelon (12 Oct 1945 1 Feb 1946) No 232 Group Communication Flt (26 Oct - Dec 1945) AHQ Burma Communication Flt (Nov 1945 - 15 Dec 1947) No 1354 (DDT Spraying) Flt (10 - xx Nov 1945) HQ, No 347 Wing (xxx - 30 Nov 1945) No 7020 Servicing Echelon (27 Jan 12 Apr 1946) AHQ Burma (1 Jan - 15 Dec 1947) 17 Sqn ( 18 Sqn ( 20 Sqn ( 27 Sqn ( 28 Sqn ( 31 Sqn ( 45 Sqn ( 52 Sqn ( 60 Sqn ( 62 Sqn ( 67 Sqn ( 81 Sqn ( 89 Sqn ( 113 Sqn ( 135 Sqn ( 136 Sqn ( 176 Sqn ( 194 Sqn ( 267 Sqn ( 273 Sqn ( 357 Sqn ( 607 Sqn ( 656 Sqn ( 681 Sqn ( |
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Location Country: - Myanmar (Burma) Lat/Long: 16:54:36N 98:08:13E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main units: - No 154 Maintenance Unit (28 Jul 1941 - 26 Jan 1942) No 81 Repair & Salvage Unit (xxx xxxx - 28 Mar 1942) No 83 Repair & Salvage Unit (xxx xxxx - 28 Mar 1942) No 3 Coast Defence Flt, IAFVR (17 Feb 1942 - 24 Feb 1942) No 4 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (xxx - 28 Mar 1942) HQ, No 224 Group (xxx xxxx - 28 Mar 1942) HQ, No 906 Wing (20 May - 13 Nov 1945) No 132 (Mobile) Repair & Salvage Unit (20 May - 9 Nov 1945, xxx 1945 - 31 Mar 1946) No 8 Staging Post (20 May 1945 - 25 Mar 1946) No 7028 Servicing Echelon (22 May 7 Oct 1945) No 1582 Calibration Flt (24 May - 25 Aug 1945) No 14 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (27 May - 28 Oct 1945 ) No 3207 Servicing Commando (28 - 29 May 1945) No 221 Group Communication Flt (6 Jun - 1 Nov 1945) No 1352 Air Sea Rescue Flt (15 Jun - 10 Sep 1945) No 85 Air Stores Park (31 Jul - 10 Oct 1945) No 7 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (31 Jul - Dec 1945) No 316 Maintenance Unit (Aug 1945 - 10 Feb 1946) HQ, No 341 Wing (15 Aug 1945 - 25 May 1946) HQ, No 185 Wing (16 Aug - 5 Sep 1945) No 85 Repair & Salvage Unit (17 Aug 1945 - 31 Mar 1946) |
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No 148 Repair & Salvage Unit (May - Dec 1945) |
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Main units (continued): - 8 Sqn ( 17 Sqn ( 22 Sqn ( 30 Sqn ( 81 Sqn ( 89 Sqn ( 135 Sqn ( 136 Sqn ( 160 Sqn ( 176 Sqn ( 217 Sqn ( 354 Sqn ( 357 Sqn ( |
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Location Country: - Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Lat/Long: 08:03:36N 80:54:47E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main units (continued): - No 6345 (French) Servicing Echelon (16 Jul 7 Aug 1945) No 6442 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (17 Jul 7 Aug 1945) No 1335 (Meteor) Conversion Unit (27 Jul 1945 - 15 Aug 1946) No 12 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (Aug- 14 Sep 1945) No 6124 Servicing Echelon (20 Aug 5 Oct 1945) 19 Sqn (7 Sep 1945 - 22 Jun 1946) No 6019 Servicing Echelon (7 Sep 1945 2 May 1946) No 5 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (14 Sep 1945 - 1 May 1946) 222 Sqn (23 Oct 1945 - 23 Oct 1946) 129 Sqn (9 Nov - 3 Dec 1945) No 6129 Servicing Echelon (9 Nov 3 Dec 1945) 234 Sqn (12 Feb - 28 Mar 1946) No 6234 Servicing Echelon (12 Feb - 28 Mar 1946) No 226 Operational Conversion Unit (15 Aug - 10 Oct 1946) 54 Sqn (5 - 30 Sep 1946) No 6054 Servicing Echelon (5 30 Sep 1946) Detachment - No 206 Advanced Flying School (Feb - Apr 1952) 582nd Air Resupply Group, USAF (6 Feb 1954 -25 Oct 1956) 42nd Troop Carrier Sqn, USAF (25 Oct 1956 - Dec 1957) Detachment - 47th Bomb Wing, USAF (xxx xxxx - xxx xxxx) Old Weston Detachment - 75 Sqn (Oct 1916 - Sep1917) |
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Location County: - Huntingdonshire (Cambridgeshire) Lat/Long: 52:23:06N 00:25:15W Grid Ref - TL078774 Height Above Sea Level - 240 ft |
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Main Units: - 460 Sqn (15 Nov 1941 - 4 Jan 1942) 159 Sqn (2 Jan - 12 Feb 1942) 15th Bomb Sqn, USAAF (9 Jun - 13 Sep 1942) RLG for No 5 Service Flying Training School (13 Mar - 1 Apr 1942) RLG for No 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit (1 - 16 Apr 1942) 5th Photo-Reconnaissance Sqn, USAAF (17 Jun - 10 Sep 1942) 303rd Bomb Group, USAAF (12 Sep 1942 - Jun 1945) 124 Sqn (15 Jul - 5 Oct 1945) 441 Sqn (16 Jul - 7 Aug 1945) No 6441 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (16 Jul 7 Aug 1945) 442 Sqn (16 Jul - 7 Aug 1945) |
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Main units: - No 6 Air Gunners School (22 Oct - 6 Nov 1942) No 3 Air Gunners School (19 Dec 1942 - 3 Nov 1943) Detachment - No 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit (13 Feb - 16 Mar 1943) No 8 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit (15 Nov 1943 - 14 Jun 1945) Detachment - No 1606 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (Jan - Feb 1943, 17 - 26 Feb 1944) Detachment - 577 Sqn (1 Apr 1944 - xxx xxxx) No 63 Gliding School (Jun 1946 - Jan 1947) RLG for No 202 Advanced Flying School (26 Jul 1951 - 1 Jun 1954) RLG for No 7 Flying Training School (1 Jun 1954 - 15 Aug 1960) RLG for No 4 Flying Training School (15 Aug 1960 - Current) |
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Location County: - Anglesey Lat/Long: 53:15:30N 04:22:38W Grid Ref - SH415760 Height Above Sea Level - 185 ft |
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Main units (continued): - 83 (Canadian) Reserve Sqn (7 15 Jan 1917) No 82 (Canada) Reserve Sqn (Jan 20 Feb 1917) No 85 (Canadian) Reserve Sqn (Jan Feb 1917) No 11 Reserve Sqn (7 14 Apr 1917) 'C' Flt, No 1 Training Depot Station (20 - 31 Jul 1917) 80 Sqn (10 Aug 27 Nov 1917) No 52 Training Sqn (1 Sep 24 Nov 1917) 108 Sqn (1 12 Nov 1917) No 6 Reserve Sqn (24 Nov 1917 15 Jul 1918) No 36 Training Sqn (27 Nov 1917 15 Jul 1918) 41st Aero Sqn, USAAS (10 Mar - Apr 1918) HQ, No 21 Group (1 Apr 1 Jul 1918) No 32 Training Depot Station (15 Jul 1918 30 May 1919) 138th Aero Sqn, USAAS (Jul - xxx 1918) C Flt, 176th Aero Sqn, USAAS (Jul - xxx 1918) No 8 Flying Training School (1 Jan 1936 3 Sep 1939) No 8 Service Flying Training School (3 Sep 1939 -25 Mar 1942) 233 Sqn (28 Sep 10 Oct 1938) 269 Sqn (25 Aug 10 Oct 1939) 232 Sqn (29 Apr 19 Jul 1941) No 789 Ground Defence Sqn (19 Dec 1941 1 Feb 1942) No 2 Flying Instructors School (5 Jan 1942 11 Jul 1945) No 2789 Sqn RAF Regiment (1 Feb 1942 xxx xxxx) No 11 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit (28 Mar 1942 - 10 Feb 1946) No 8 Anti-Aircraft Practice Camp (4 May 17 Jun 1943) No 1632 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (17 Jun 1 Dec 1943) Sub-site, No 44 Maintenance Unit (xxx 1945 xxx xxxx) Sub-site, No 260 Maintenance Unit (Jun 1945 15 Jan 1947) No 63 Maintenance Unit (24 Mar 1947 31 Mar 1950) |
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Location County: - Angus, Scotland Lat/Long: 56:43:40N 02:27:25W Grid Ref: NO722598 Height above sea level: 30 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1912 No 21 Group (1944) Closed - 1950 |
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Main units: - 2 Sqn (26 Feb 1913 30 Jun 1914) No 6 Reserve Sqn (17 Jul Sep 1915, 20 Oct 27 Nov 1915) 25 Sqn (25 Sep - 31 Dec 1915) 43 Sqn (15 19 Apr 1916) No 18 Reserve Sqn (1 Jun 1916 1 Jun 1917) No 39 Reserve Sqn (26 Aug 1916 - 1 Jun 1917) No 18 Training Sqn (1 Jun 1917 15 Jul 1918) No 39 Training Sqn (1 Jun - 3 Sep 1917) |
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Detachments** 233 Sqn (Aug - 26 Sep 1938, Aug 1939 - xxx xxxx) 224 Sqn (Jan Mar 1938) 603 Sqn (17 Jan 14 Apr 1940, 21 Jun - Aug 1940, Sep 1940 Oct 1940, xxx - 15 Mar 1942) 602 Sqn (Apr May 1940, 19 Jul - xxx 1940, 2 May - 8 Jun 1941) 248 Sqn (28 May Jul 1940) 263 Sqn (Jun Sep 1940) 141 Sqn (22 - 30 Aug 1940) 614 Sqn (Aug 1940) 145 Sqn (30 Aug Oct 1940) |
111 Sqn (12 Oct 1940 5 Apr 1941, 8 Jun 1941 - xxx xxxx) 232 Sqn (5 - 29 Apr 1941) 3 Sqn (Sep Oct 1940) 17 Sqn (Jun Sep 1941) 310 Sqn (Jul Oct 1941, 8 - 12 Dec 1941) 132 Sqn (1 Nov 1941, 8 Dec 1941 Feb 1942) 611 Sqn (12 - 16 Dec 1941) 416 Sqn (14 - 28 Mar 1942) 598 Sqn (1 Dec 1943 7 Aug 1944) |
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Main units: - 243 Sqn ( No 9 School of Technical Training (28 Dec 1939 -17 May 1942) No 3 WAAF Depot (1 Oct 1941 - 30 Nov 1942) Air Crew Training Wing (Polish) (2 Dec 1943 - 14 Nov 1945) Sub-site, No 61 Maintenance Unit (xxx 1947 - 13 Jul 1949)
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Location County: - Lancashire Lat/Long: 54:03:50N 02:54:40W Approx Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Main units: - Detachment, No 55 Operational Training Unit (27 Nov 1940 - 22 Feb 1941) No 21 Operational Training Unit (21 Jan 1941 - 25 Nov 1946) Ground Defence Sqn (Apr 1941) No 740 Ground Defence Sqn (19 Dec 1941 - 1 Feb 1942) No 2740 (1 Feb 1942 - xxx xxxx) No 1446 (Ferry Training) Flt (18 May 1942 - 1 May 1943) No 311 Ferry Training Unit (1 May 1943 - 1 May 1944) No 21 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit (5 Dec 1946 - 6 Aug 1947) No 1 Refresher School (17 Dec 1946 - 6 Aug 1947) No 1 (Pilot) Refresher Flying Unit (6 Aug 1947 - 10 Jan 1948) Elements of Central Flying School (xxx 1949 - 29 Jan 1951) No 1 Flying Training School (31 Oct 1951 - 20 Apr 1955) |
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Location County: - Gloucestershire Lat/Long: 51:59:38N 01:41:00W Grid Ref: SP218329 Height above sea level: 420 ft |
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Main units: - No 4 Air Gunners School (17 Mar 1942 - 9 Dec 1944) 72 Sqn (4 - 12 Aug 1942) No 3045 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (10 12 Aug 1942) Detachment - No 1614 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (Apr - Jun 1943) No 80 (French) Operational Training Unit (23 Apr - Jul 1945) |
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Location County: - Northumberland Lat/Long: 55:07:45N 01:43:45W Grid Ref - NZ169818 Height Above Sea Level - 363 ft |
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Main units (continued): - No 349 Flt (15 Oct 1918 15 May 1919) HQ, No 2 Wing (15 May 1919 Apr 1920) Flying Boat Development Flight (1 Jan 1 May 1924) No 482 (Coastal Reconnaissance) Flt (8 Oct 1928 1 Jan 1929) 203 Sqn (1 Jan 28 Feb 1929) Main units (Mount Batten): - 204 Sqn (1 Feb 1929 27 Sep 1935, 5 Aug 1936 2 Apr 1940) 209 Sqn (15 Jan 1930 1 May 1935) No 406 (Fleet Fighter) Flt (29 May - 24 Jun 1930) Detachment - No 408 (Fleet Fighter) Flt ( 6 - 23 Jun 1930) No 443 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flt (25 May 1935 - 15 Jul 1936) No 407 (Fleet Fighter) Flt (4 Jun 193- 15 Jul 1936) No 444 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flt (4 Jun 1935- 15 Jul 1936) No 445 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flt (30 Aug 1935 - 15 Jul 1936) No 702 (Catapult) Flt (15 Jul 1936- 1 Jan 1938) No 712 (Catapult) Flt (15 Jul 1936 - 1 Jan 1938) No 716 (Catapult) Flt (15 Jul 1936 - 1 Jan 1938) No 720 (Catapult) Flt (15 Jul 1936 - 1 Jan 1937) C Flt, No 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (16 Feb 1939 27 Apr 1940) Detachment - 771 Sqn FAA (19 - 23 Aug 1939) 710 Sqn FAA (26 Aug - 1 Sep 1939) No 10 (RAAF) Sqn (1 Apr 1940 - 28 May 1941, 5 Jan 1942 - 31 Oct 1945) 461 Sqn (26 Apr 5 Sep 1942) No 43 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit (10 Apr - 9 Sep 1944) No 238 Maintenance Unit (1 Jan 1946 17 Oct 1953) No 84 Maintenance Unit (15 Mar 1946 1 Jan 1948) HQ, No 19 Group (28 Jul 1947 28 Nov 1969) Marine Craft Training School (21 Oct 1953 - 1 Apr 1961) Marine Craft Training and Support Unit (1 Apr 1961 - 1 Apr 1986) RAF School of Combat Survival & Rescue (xxx xxxx xxx xxxx) |
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Location County: - Devon Lat/Long: 50:21:32N 04:07:48W Grid Ref: SX483533 |
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Main units (RAF Cattewater): - No 420 Flt (May 1918 15 May 1919) No 421 Flt (May 1918 15 May 1919) No 347 Flt (15 Jun 1918 Nov 1918, xxx 15 May 1919) No 348 Flt (15 Jul 1918 15 May 1919) HQ, 72nd (Operations) Wing (8 Aug 1918 15 May 1919) 237 Sqn (20 Aug 1918 15 May 1919) 238 Sqn (20 Aug 1918 20 Mar 1922) |
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Main units: - RLG for No 12 Operational Training Unit (Aug 1940 - 23 Jul 1941) RLG for No 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (30 Dec 1940 - xxx xxxx) No 15 Operational Training Unit (25 Jul 1941 - 12 Feb 1942) 140 Sqn (20 May 1942 - 13 Mar 1943) 543 Sqn (Oct 1942 - Oct 1943) 13th Photo Reconnaissance Sqn, USAAF (16 Feb - 7 Jul 1943) 14th Photo Reconnaissance Sqn, USAAF (12 May - 7 Jul 1943) 22nd Photo Reconnaissance Sqn, USAAF (8 Jun - 7 Jul 1943) 7th Photo Reconnaissance & Meteorological Group USAAF (7 Jul 1943 - 22 Mar 1945) No 8 Operational Training Unit (21 Jun 1945 - 19 Oct 1946) 34 Wg Support Unit (12 Jul - 1 Aug 1945) 540 Sqn (23 Sep - 6 Nov 1945) |
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Location County: - Oxfordshire Lat/Long: 51:39:50N 01:09:30W Grid Ref - SU583965 Height Above Sea Level - 139 ft |
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Main units: - No 1312 Flt (20 Aug 1983 - Current) No 1435 Flt (1 Nov 1988 - Current) No 905 Expeditionary Air Wing (1 Apr 2006 - Current) 23 Sqn ( 78 Sqn ( |
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Location Country: - Falkland Islands Lat/Long: 51:49:22S 58:26:50W Height Above Sea Level: 243 ft |
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Main units: - RLG for No 7 Operational Training Unit (28 Dec 1942 - 4 Jan 1944) A Flt , No 104 Operational Training Unit (2 Oct 1943 - 18 Jan 1944) No 4 Refresher Flying Unit (29 Sep - 5 Oct 1944) Loran Training Unit (5 Oct 1944 - 3 Apr 1945) Detachment - 281 Sqn (Oct 1944 - 7 Feb 1945) Detachment - 842 Sqn (1 - 2 Nov 1944) 850 Sqn FAA (6 Nov - 24 Dec 1944) 825 Sqn FAA (7 Nov - 11 Dec 1944) 1771 Sqn FAA (8 Jan - 7 Feb 1945) 815 Sqn FAA (6 Jan - 15 Mar 1945) 281 Sqn (7 Feb - 31 Mar 1945) |
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Location County: - County Londonderry Lat/Long: 55:01:53N 06:35:38W Grid Ref - C898212 Height Above Sea Level - 42 ft |
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Main units: - No 40 Staging Post (8 Mar 1943 - 1 Jun 1946) No 35 Air Despatch & Reception Unit (xxx 1943 - Sep 1944) No 158 Repair & Salvage Unit (1 Jul - 10 Nov 1945) No 1417 Communications Flt (1 Nov 1953 - 1 Oct 1958) 152 Sqn (1 Oct 1958 - 15 Nov 1967) HQ, RAF Persian Gulf (4 Jul 1959 - 1 Sep 1967) 208 Sqn (8 Jun 1964 - 10 Sep 1971) 30 Sqn (1 Sep 1964 - 7 Sep 1967) 105 (6 Aug 1967 - 1 Feb 1968) HQ Air Forces Gulf (1 Sep 1967 - 15 Dec 1971) 8 Sqn (8 Sep 1967 - 21 Dec 1971) Air Forces Gulf Communications Sqn (15 Sep 1967 - 8 May 1968) Search & Rescue Flt Muharraq (Dec 1967 - 31 May 1971) Marine Craft Flt (xxx xxxx - xxx 1971) Gulf Communications Flt (10 Dec 1967 -12 Dec 1970) Gulf Communications Search and Rescue Sqn (COMSAR) (Oct 1968 - xxx 1971) Search and Rescue Sqn (12 Dec 1970 - xxx 1971) No 1004 Signals Unit (Jun 1969 - xxx xxxx) 84 Sqn (30 Dec 1970 - 1 Oct 1971) |
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Location Country: - Bahrain Lat/Long: 26:16:12N 50:37:59E Height Above Sea Level: 6 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 2 Apr 1943 (as Bahrain) Closed - 15 Dec 1971 |
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Detachments** 84 Sqn (Oct 1928 - Feb 1939)* 212 Sqn (Dec 1942 - May 1945)* 413 Sqn (Apr 1942 - Jan 1945)* 294 Sqn (Jun 1945 - Apr 1946) *Detachments to Bahrain |
73 Sqn (Jan - Mar 1954) No 1426 Flt (8 Mar - 17 May 1956, 17 Nov - 20 Dec 1956) 208 Sqn (Dec 1961 - Jun 1964) 8 Sqn (Oct 1961 - Aug 1967) Detachments to Muharraq |
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Main units: - No 19 Satellite Landing Ground (1 May 1941 - Feb 1945) Detachment - 88 Sqn (26 May - 23 Jun 1941) |
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Location County: - County Antrim Lat/Long: 55:12:36N 06:06:58W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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