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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[Tain | Takali | Takoradi | Talbenny | Tambaram | Tangmere | Tarrant Rushton | Tattenhill | Tealing | Teddington | Teheran | Templeton | Tempsford | Tengah | Ternhill | Thatcham | Thetford | Tholthorpe | Thornaby | Thorney Island | Thorpe Abbotts | Thruxton | Thurleigh | Tibenham | Tilshead | Tilstock | Tiree | Tollerton | Toome | Topcliffe | Torquay | Towyn | Trichinopoly | Tuddenham | Turnberry | Turnhouse | Turweston | Twinwood Farm]
Evidence so far has only shown those in RED as satellites not self administering stations
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Main units (continued): - 547 Sqn (18 Jan - 31 Mar 1943) 404 Sqn (2 - 20 Apr 1943) 144 Sqn (8 - 15 Apr 1943, 14 Aug - 20 Oct 1943) Coastal Command Development Unit (18 Jun - 9 Apr 1943) RLG for No 19 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit (1 Jul 1943 - 25 Feb 1944) 822 Sqn FAA (10 Nov 1943 - 16 Jan 1944 ) 829 Sqn FAA (25 Nov 1943 - 8 Feb 1944) 815 Sqn FAA (7 Dec 1943 - 27 Feb 1944) RLG for No 8 Air Gunners School (Jan - Apr 1944) 186 Sqn (7 Jan - 1 Mar 1944) 817 Sqn FAA (8 - 26 Feb 1944) 86 Sqn (1 Jul 1944 - 14 Aug 1945) 311 Sqn (7 Aug 1944 - 6 Aug 1945) No 4086 Servicing Echelon (10 Jun – 9 Aug 1945) No 4311 (Czech) Servicing Echelon (25 Jun – 6 Aug 1945) 519 Sqn (17 Aug - 8 Nov 1945) Coastal Command Flying Instructors School (13 -29 Oct 1945) Coastal Command Instructors School (12 Nov 1945 1 Apr 1946) No 1 Torpedo Training Unit (14 Nov 1945 - 15 Dec 1946) |
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Location County: - Ross-shire Lat/Long: 57:48:30N 03:58:30W Grid Ref - NH828818 Height Above Sea Level - 0 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 18 Group (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Main units: - 17 Sqn (16 Sep - 31 Oct 1941) No 3033 Servicing Echelon (14 Nov 1941 – 7 Feb 1942) No 1491 (Target Towing) Flt (26 Dec 1941 - May 1942) 132 Sqn (7 - 15 Feb 1942) No 3038 Servicing Echelon (7- 16 Feb 1942) 801 Sqn FAA (15 Feb - 29 Apr 1942) 417 Sqn (23 Feb - 13 Apr 1942) No 1491 (Fighter) Gunnery Flt (May - 15 Nov 1942) No 1 Torpedo Refresher School (1 Jan 1943 - 28 Jan 1944) |
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Detachments** 123 Sqn (Sep 1941 - Jan 1942) 76 Sqn (Oct 1941 - Sep 1942) 489 Sqn (2 Jul - 5 Aug 1942) 455 Sqn (5 Aug 1942 1 Sep 1942 254 Sqn (xxx xxxx - 7 Sep 1942) 311 Sqn (29 Jan 1943 - xxx xxxx) 235 Sqn (Jan - Aug 1943) |
415 Sqn (2 - 16 Mar 1943) 144 Sqn (15 Apr - 9 Jul 1943, 15 May - 9 Jul 1943, 9 - 14 Aug 1943) 547 Sqn (Apr - May 1943) 120 Sqn (3 - 4 Jun 1944, 18 - 20 Jul 1944) 518 Sqn (17 Aug - 13 Sep 1945) 279 Sqn (xxx xxxx - 7 Sep 1945 281 Sqn (7 - 29 Sep 1945) 280 Sqn (29 Sep 1945 - xxx xxxx) |
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Main units (continued): - 69 Sqn (31 Oct - 29 Nov 1941) No 1435 Flt (4 Dec 1941 - 22 Jun 1942) 242 Sqn (7 Jan - 17 Mar 1942) Air Echelon, 603 Sqn (3 Aug 1942) 229 Sqn (3 Aug - 10 Dec 1942) 272 Sqn (6 Nov 1942 - 4 Jun 1943) 227 Sqn (26 Nov 1942 - 1 Mar 1943) HQ, No 322 Wing (3 Jun - Jul 1943) 81 Sqn (3 Jun - 18 Jul 1943) 232 Sqn (3 Jun - 19 Jul 1943) 152 Sqn (4 Jun - 22 Jul 1943) 154 Sqn (4 Jun - 20 Jul 1943) No 3232 Servicing Commando (10 - 17 Jun 1943) Air-Sea Rescue & Communication Flt (25 Aug 1943 - 31 Jan 1944) No 386 Maintenance Unit (15 Sep 1945 - 1 Aug 1946) 73 Sqn (15 Jul 1946 - 21 Apr 1949, 27 May 1949 - 20 Feb 1950, 27 Mar 1950 - 14 Feb 1951, 21 Mar - 21 Jun 1951, 20 Jul -18 Sep 1951, 10 Oct 1951 - 1 Feb 1952, 29 Feb - 5 Mar 1952, 6 Jun - 20 Sep 1952, 30 Sep - 24 Oct 1952, 25 Nov 1952 - 23 Mar 1953, 29 Mar - 4 May 1953) 32 Sqn (16 Oct 1955 - 28 Aug 1956) 208 Sqn (7 Aug 1956 - 1 Mar 1958) |
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Location Country: - Malta Lat/Long: 35:53:46N 14:25:08E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Notes It is now the location of Malta's national stadium and the site of the Malta Aviation Museum Ta'Qali Craft Village. |
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Main Units: - 261 Sqn (20 Nov 1940 - 12 May 1941) 238 Sqn in transit (May 1941) 249 Sqn (21 May 1941 - 23 Nov 1942, 3 May - 4 Jun 1957) 126 Sqn (28 Jun 1941 - 6 Apr 1942) Malta Night Fighter Unit (Jul - 4 Dec 1941) |
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Detachments** 185 Sqn (May 1941 - Jun 1943) 89 Sqn (Dec 1941 - Jan 1943) |
605 Sqn (Jan - Mar 1942) Air Echelon, 248 Sqn (Jul - Sep 1942) |
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Main units: - Middle East Transport Flt (Nov 1941 - Jan 1942) Communication Flt, Takoradi (Jan 1942 - Nov 1945) No 21 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (Dec 1942 - 24 Sep 1943) No 54 Staging Post (8 Mar 1943 - Aug 1944) No 249 Air-Sea Rescue Unit (1 Sep 1943 - 7 Aug 1945) HQ, No 298 Wing (11 May - 1 Jun 1945) No 1 Training School and Depot (xxx 1945 - xxx xxxx) No 68 Staging Post (22 Oct 1945 - 1 Jun 1946) West Africa Communication Flt (1 Oct 1946 - Nov 1947) West Africa Transport & Communication Sqn (15 Jul - 1 Oct 1946) HQ, No 500 Wing (1 Aug 1946 - 30 Sep 1947) 82 Sqn (6 Nov 1948 - 21 Mar 1949, 5 Aug 1949 - 14 Jan 1950, 20 Sep 1950 - 26 Mar 1951) |
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Location Country: - Ghana Lat/Long: 04:57:00N 01:43:00W Approx Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main Units: - Ferry and Despatch Sqn (Jan - Nov 1941) Test and Despatch Flt (xxx xxxx - Apr 1941) No 1 Test Flt (Apr - xxx 1941) Fighter Defence Flt, Takoradi (1 Jul 1941 - Mar 1943) No 116 Maintenance Unit (19 Oct 1941 - 30 Aug 1945) |
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Detachments** 200 Sqn (Jun 1941 - Mar 1943) 110 Sqn (Jun - Oct 1944) |
No 55 Staging Post (Aug 1944 - xxx 1946) 541 Sqn (Feb - Oct 1946) 82 Sqn (Mar 1951 - Oct 1952) |
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Main units: - 311 Sqn (12 Jun 1942 - 26 May 1943) 248 Sqn (13 Sep - 2 Nov 1942, 4 Dec 1942 - 18 Jan 1943) 304 Sqn (3 - 30 Nov 1942) No 4 Armament Practice Camp (Dec 1942 - 1 Sep 1945) No 303 Ferry Training Unit (5 Mar 1943 - 8 Sep 1944) No 4 Armament Practice Camp (16 Apr 1943 - 1 Sep 1945) Coastal Command Development Unit (Apr - Sep 1943) No 3 Overseas Aircraft Delivery Unit (25 Jul - 8 Sep 1944) No 11 Ferry Unit (8 Sep 1944 - 9 Aug 1945) |
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Location County: - Pembrokeshire Lat/Long: 51:45:23N 05:08:30W Grid Ref - SM834113 Height Above Sea Level - 230 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 No 44 Group (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Main units: - No 14 Satellite Airfield HQ (1 - 12 Sep 1945) No 64 Personnel Transit Centre (10 Oct 1945 - Jul 1946) No 63 Personnel Transit Centre (Jan - 15 Jul 1946) Navigation & Signals School (1 Jul 1946 - 10 Aug 1947) |
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Location Country: - Tamil Nadu, India Lat/Long: 12:54:25N 80:07:17E Height Above Sea Level: 90 ft |
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Main units: - 609 Sqn (16 - 21 Mar 1944) No 6198 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar – 18 Jun 1944) 198 Sqn (17 - 30 Mar 1944) No 6257 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar – 10 Apr 1944) No 6266 Servicing Echelon (23 Mar – 10 Apr 1944) No 6412 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (22 Mar – 15 May 1944) 266 Sqn (23 Mar - 10 Apr 1944, 9 - 10 Sep 1944, 16 - 28 Apr 1947, 26 Jun 1947 - 5 Jul 1948, 24 Aug 1948 - 11 Feb 1949) 197 Sqn (1 - 10 Apr 1944) No 6197 Servicing Echelon (1 – 10 Apr 1944) 416 Sqn (14 Apr - 16 Jun 1944) No 6416 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (14 Apr – 16 Jun 1944) HQ, No 126 Airfield (15 Apr - 12 May 1944) 412 Sqn (15 Apr - 18 Jun 1944) No 410 Repair and Salvage Unit (16 Apr - Jun 1944) 411 Sqn (16 - 17 Apr 1944, 22 Apr - 19 Jun 1944) HQ, No 127 Airfield (17 Apr - 12 May 1944) 401 Sqn (18 Apr - 18 Jun 1944) No 6401 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (18 Apr – 18 Jun 1944) 403 Sqn (18 Apr - 16 Jun 1944) No 6403 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (18 Apr – 16 Jun 1944) 421 Sqn (18 Apr - 16 Jun 1944) No 6421 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (18 Apr – 16 Jun 1944) 411 Sqn (22 Apr - 18 Jun 1944) No 3210 Servicing Commando (2 - 8 May 1944) HQ, No 127 Wing (12 May - 12 Jun 1944) No 6411 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (15 May – 18 Jun 1944) No 3205 Servicing Commando (19 May - 1 Jun 1944) HQ, No 132 Wing (21 Jun - 6 Aug 1944) No 134 Wing (22 Jun - 3 Jul 1944) 332 Sqn (21 Jun - 6 Aug 1944) 229 Sqn (22 - 24 Jun 1944) 310 Sqn (22 Jun - 3 Jul 1944) 312 Sqn (22 - 28 Jun 1944, 29 Jun - 4 Jul 1944) 313 Sqn (22 - 28 Jun 1944, 29 Jun - 4 Jul 1944) 331 Sqn (22 Jun - 6 Aug 1944) No 6229 Servicing Echelon (22 – 24 Jun 1944) No 6312 (Czech) Servicing Echelon (22 Jun – 3 Jul 1944) No 6313 (Czech) Servicing Echelon (22 Jun – 3 Jul 1944) No 6066 Servicing Echelon (22 Jun – 6 Aug 1944) No 6310 (Czech) Servicing Echelon (22 Jun – 3 Jul 1944) No 6331 (Norwegian) Servicing Echelon (22 Jun – 6 Aug 1944) No 2702 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx - xxx xxxx) No 2704 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1944 - xxx xxxx) No 2743 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1944 - xxx xxxx) 33 Sqn (3 - 17 Jul 1944, 20 - 31 Aug 1944 ) No 6033 Servicing Echelon (3 – 17 Jul 1944, 20 – 31 Aug 1944) 74 Sqn (3 - 17 Jul 1944, 6 - 19 Aug 1944, 1 - 8 Jul 1950) No 6074 Servicing Echelon (3 – 17 Jul 1944, 6 – 21 Aug 1944) 127 Sqn (4 Jul - 6 Aug 1944) No 6127 Servicing Echelon (4 – 12 Jul 1944, 23 Jul – 6 Aug 1944) 130 Sqn (3 - 11 Aug 1944) No 6130 Servicing Echelon (3 – 11 Aug 1944) HQ, No 145 Wing (6 - 19 Aug 1944) 329 Sqn (6 - 19 Aug 1944) No 6329 (French) Servicing Echelon (6 – 21 Aug 1944) 341 Sqn (6 - 19 Aug 1944) No 6340 (French) Servicing Echelon (6 – 21 Aug 1944) 340 Sqn (14 - 19 Aug 1944, 3 - 6 Sep 1945) No 6341 (French) Servicing Echelon (18 - 21 Aug 1944) HQ, No 135 Wing (19 - 23 Aug 1944) 349 Sqn (19 - 26 Aug 1944) No 6349 (Belgian) Servicing Echelon (19 – 26 Aug 1944) 485 Sqn (19 - 31 Aug 1944) No 6485 (RNZAF) Servicing Echelon (19 – 31 Aug 1944) Central Fighter Establishment (4 Sep - 1 Oct 1944, 15 Jan - 1 Oct 1945) No 424 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (18 Sep - 30 Nov 1944) No 425 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (18 Sep 1944 - 24 Jan 1945) No 6026 Servicing Echelon (6 Oct – 8 Dec 1944) 26 Sqn (11 Oct - 1 Nov 1944, 4 Nov - 8 Dec 1944) Day Fighter Leaders School (15 Jan - 1 Oct 1945) Enemy Aircraft Flt (17 Jan - Nov 1945) 787 Sqn FAA (17 Jan - 12 Jul 1945) No 9 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (19 Feb 1945 - 1 May 1946) No 161 Gliding School (xxx - xxx 1945, May 1945 - Jan 1946, xxx xxxx - Jun 1948, Oct 1948 - 11 Oct 1953, xxx 1954 - 1 Sep 1955) Fighter Interception Development Sqn (15 Jul - 1 Oct 1945) Night Fighter Development Wing (15 Jul - 1 Oct 1945) Night Fighter Training Sqn (15 Jul - 1 Oct 1945) No 8 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (Aug - 14 Sep 1945) No 10 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (14 Sep 1945 - 1 May 1946) 85 Sqn (11 - 20 Oct 1945, 3 Nov 1945 - 7 Aug 1946, 5 Sep - 19 Oct 1946, 1 Nov 1946 - 16 Apr 1947) No 6085 Servicing Echelon (11 Oct 1945 – 17 Apr 1947, cadre from 23 Sep 1946) 164 Sqn (25 Mar - 26 Apr 1946) No 6164 Servicing Echelon (25 Mar – 25 Apr 1946) No 1 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (Mar - 24 Apr 1946) 587 Sqn (1 - 15 Jun 1946) High Speed Flt (14 Jun - 30 Sep 1946) No 6001 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) (23 Sep 1946 – 1 Aug 1948) 222 Sqn (2 Oct 1946 - 28 Apr 1947, 26 Jun 1947 - 1 May 1948) No 6266 Servicing Echelon (16 – 28 Apr 1947, 26 Jun 1947 – 5 Jul 1948) 69 Sqn (19 Apr - 16 May 1947) 720 Sqn FAA (18 Jul - 25 Aug 1947) 778 Sqn FAA (18 Jul 1947 - 28 May 1948) 801 Sqn (28 Jul - 23 Aug 1947) Fighter Command Instrument Training Flt (13 Sep 1948 - 20 Feb 1950) Towed Target Flt, Tangmere (8 Jun 1950 - Jan 1951) 29 Sqn (25 Nov 1950 - 14 Jan 1957) 25 Sqn (3 Nov - 13 Dec 1952, 30 Sep 1957 - 1 Jul 1958) 54 Sqn (27 Apr - 29 Jul 1953) 34 Sqn (1 Aug 1954 - 15 Jan 1958) 208 Sqn (10 Jan - 21 Mar 1958) 115 Sqn (25 Aug 1958 - 1 Oct 1963) 245 Sqn (25 Aug 1958 - 19 Apr 1963) 'B' Flt, 22 Sqn (Jun 1961 - May 1964) 98 Sqn (19 Apr - 1 Oct 1963) No 623 (Volunteer) Gliding School (1 Jul 1963 - Dec 1974) No 38 Group Support Unit (1 Dec 1964 - 14 Dec 1970) |
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Location County: - Sussex Lat/Long: 50:50:48N 00:42:23W Grid Ref: SU913061 Height above sea level: 50 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1918 SHQ Opened - 23 Nov 1926 OC assumed full responsibility for Station Organisation - 1 Feb 1927 Fighting Area (23 Nov 1926 - 1 May 1936) No 11 Group (1 May 1936 - xx xxx xxxx) Closed - 1970 |
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Main units: - 91 Sqn (15 Mar - 27 Aug 1918, 4 Oct 1943 - 8 Feb 1944, 20 - 29 Feb 1944) 92 Sqn (17 Mar - 2 Jul 1918) 93 Sqn (19 Mar - 17 Aug 1918) ‘D’ Flt, 163rd Aero Sqn, USAAS (Jul 1918 - xxx xxxx) 92nd Aero Sqn, USAAS (15 - 22 Nov 1918) 140th Aero Sqn, USAAS (Nov 1918 - xxx xxxx) 326th Aero Sqn, USAAS (Nov 1918 - xxx xxxx) No 40 Training Sqn (14 Dec - 15 Dec 1918) No 61 Training Depot Station (15 Dec 1918 - 20 Jun 1919) 14 Sqn (1 Jan - 4 Feb 1919) 41 Sqn (10 Feb - 8 Oct 1919, 17 - 20 Aug 1942, 5 - 11 Oct 1942, 4 Oct 1943 - 6 Feb 1944, 20 Feb - 11 Mar 1944) 40 Sqn [cadre] (13 Feb - 4 Jul 1919) 148 Sqn [cadre] (17 Feb - 4 Jul 1919) 32 Sqn [cadre] (5 Mar - 8 Oct 1919) 82 Sqn (May - 4 Jul 1919) No 61 Training Sqn (20 Jun - Dec 1919) 84 Sqn (12 Aug - 8 Oct 1919) 207 Sqn (22 Aug - 8 Oct 1919) Coastal Area Storage Unit (1 Jun 1925 - 1 Aug 1928) 43 Sqn (12 Dec 1926 - 18 Nov 1939, 31 May - 8 Sep 1940, 16 Jun - 1 Sep 1942, 11 Feb 1949 - 11 Nov 1950) 1 Sqn (1 Feb 1927 - 9 Sep 1939, 23 Jul - 1 Aug 1940, 1 Jul 1941 - 8 Jul 1942, 30 Apr - 17 Jun 1946, 22 Jul 1946 - 24 Feb 1947, 1 - 29 Apr 1947, 26 Jun 1947 - 1 Jul 1958) 72 Sqn (22 Feb - 1 Jun 1937) 87 Sqn (15 Mar - 7 Jun 1937) 233 Sqn (18 May - 9 Jul 1937) 217 Sqn (7 Jun - 16 Aug 1937, 13 Sep 1937 - 28 Sep 1938, 10 Oct 1938 - 25 Aug 1939) 605 Sqn (27 Aug 1939 - 11 Feb 1940) 92 Sqn (10 Oct - 30 Dec 1939) 501 Sqn (28 Nov 1939 - 10 May 1940) 601 Sqn (30 Dec 1939 - 1 Jun 1940, 17 Jun - 19 Aug 1940, 2 - 7 Sep 1940) Fighter Interception Unit (18 Apr - 18 Aug 1940) 145 Sqn (10 May - 23 Jul 1940, 9 Oct 1940 - 28 May 1941) 238 Sqn (16 May - 20 Jun 1940) 266 Sqn (9 - 12 Aug 1940, 16 - 28 Apr 1947, 26 Jun 1947 - 11 Feb 1949) 17 Sqn (19 Aug - 2 Sep 1940) 607 Sqn (1 Sep - 10 Oct 1940) 213 Sqn (7 Sep - 29 Nov 1940) 65 Sqn (29 Nov 1940 - 26 Feb 1941) 219 Sqn (10 Dec 1940 -23 Jun 1942) 616 Sqn (26 Feb - 9 May 1941, 23 Sep - 29 Oct 1942) No 1455 (Fighter) Flt (7 Jul 1941 - 2 Sep 1942) No 3001 Servicing Echelon (14 Nov 1941 – 1 Sep 1942) No 2748 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1942 - xxx xxxx) 141 Sqn (23 Jun - 10 Aug 1942) 66 Sqn (3 - 7 Jul 1942, 16 - 20 Aug 1942, 22 Jun - 6 Aug 1944) 118 Sqn (3 - 7 Jul 1942, 16 - 24 Aug 1942) 501 Sqn (3 - 7 Jul 1942, 5 Sep - 8 Oct 1951) No 3016 (Eagle) Servicing Echelon (17 - 20 Aug 1942, 5 – 11 Oct 1942, 4 Oct 1943 – 6 Feb 1944, 20 Feb – 11 Mar 1944) 41 Sqn (17 - 20 Aug 1942, 5 Oct 1942 11 Oct 1942, 4 Oct 1943 - 6 Feb 1944, 20 Feb - 11 Mar 1944) 131 Sqn (22 - 24 Aug 1942, 31 Aug - 24 Sep 1942) No 3021 Servicing Echelon (23 – 30 Aug 1942) 412 Sqn (24 Aug - 23 Sep 1942, 15 Apr - 18 Jun 1944) 534 Sqn (2 Sep 1942 - 25 Jan 1943) No 2723 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx1942 - xxx xxxx) No 2832 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx - xxx xxxx) No 2789 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx - Oct 1944) No 2874 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx - xxx xxxx) No 3045 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (23 Sep – 30 Oct 1942) 124 Sqn (25 Sep - 29 Oct 1942) 823 Sqn FAA (25 Sep 1942 - 1 Jan 1943) No 3037 Servicing Echelon (25 Sep – 30 Oct 1942) 164 Sqn (2 - 11 Oct 1942) No 3026 Servicing Echelon (20 Oct 1942 – 25 Mar 1943) 486 Sqn (29 Oct 1942 - 31 Jan 1944) 165 Sqn (2 Nov 1942 - 9 Mar 1943, 23 - 29 Mar 1943) No 3225 Servicing Commando (18 - 23 Feb 1943) 129 Sqn (28 Feb - 13 Mar 1943) No 3042 Servicing Echelon (28 Feb – 13 Mar 1943) No 2717 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1943 - xxx xxxx) 96 Sqn (4 - 12 Mar 1943) 198 Sqn (16 - 30 Mar 1944) 823 Sqn FAA (22 Mar - 1 Jun 1943) 197 Sqn (28 Mar 1943 - 15 Mar 1944, 1 - 10 Apr 1944) No 3207 Servicing Commando (27 Apr - 9 May 1943) No 2894 Sqn RAF Regiment (Jun 1943 - xxx xxxx) No 2876 Sqn RAF Regiment (Jul 1943 - xxx xxxx) 183 Sqn (4 Aug - 18 Sep 1943, 1 Feb - 15 Mar 1944) 302 Sqn (18 - 21 Sep 1943) No 3028 Servicing Echelon (4 Oct 1943 – 29 Feb 1944) No 23 (Fighter) Wing (20 Jan - 20 Apr 1944) 'B' Section, No 3207 Servicing Commando (21 Jan - 29 Feb 1944) 257 Sqn (3 Feb - 10 Apr 1944) No 1 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (5 Mar - xxx 1944, 27 Nov 1944 - xxx 1945) |
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Detachments** 42 Sqn (Mar - Sep 1938) No 419 (Special Duties) Flt (1940) 614 Sqn (Jun 1940 - Mar 1941) 501 Sqn (Jun 1940 - xxx xxxx) 266 Sqn (Aug 1940 - xxx xxxx) 218 Sqn (xxx - 10 Dec 1940) 219 Sqn (Oct - Dec 1940) 302 Sqn ( Dec 1940 - xxx xxxx) 46 Sqn (Jan 1941 - xxx xxxx) 23 Sqn (Mar 1941 - 9 Jan1942) No 11 Group Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flt (May - Nov 1941) 161 Sqn (Apr 1942 - Sep 1943) 82 Sqn (Jan - Feb 1942) 56 Sqn (May - Jun 1942) |
165 Sqn (Aug 1942 - Nov 1942) 164 Sqn (Sep 1942 - Jan 1943) 96 Sqn (Oct 1942 - Aug 1943) 414 Sqn (Oct - 5 Dec 1942) 841 Sqn FAA (31 May - 7 Oct 1943) 170 Sqn (Jun - Sep 1943) 168 Sqn (Jun 1943) 268 Sqn (19 Jun - 3 Jul 1943) 193 Sqn (1 - xx Feb 1944) 263 Sqn (1 - xx Feb 1944) 165 Sqn (Aug - Oct 1944) No 49 Maintenance Unit (1946) 787 Sqn FAA (27 Oct - 5 Nov 1945) 771 Sqn FAA (12 Aug 1948 - Dec 1949) |
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Main units (continued): - No 3145 Servicing Echelon (19 Feb – 22 Mar 1944) No 3146 Servicing Echelon (19 Feb – 22 Mar 1944) 644 Sqn (25 Feb 1944 - Nov 1945) No 14 (Hamilcar) Glider Servicing Unit (15 Mar 1944 - 1 Mar 1946) No 15 (Hamilcar) Glider Servicing Unit (15 Mar 1944 - 22 Jan 1946) No 6298 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 1944 – 1 Jun 1945) No 6644 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 1944 – 1 Jun 1945) Detachment - No 1677 (Target Towing) Flt (Nov - Dec 1944) No 4298 Servicing Echelon (1 Jun – 5 Jul 1945) No 4644 Servicing Echelon (1 Jun – 1 Dec 1945) 295 Sqn (21 Jan - 31 Mar 1946) No 4295 Servicing Echelon (21 Jan – 1 Apr 1946) 297 Sqn (31 Mar - 5 Sep 1946) No 12 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit (xxx xxxx- 1 Feb 1946) No 7 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit (26 Feb - 31 Aug 1946) No 4297 Servicing Echelon (1 Apr – 7 Sep 1946) No 210 Advanced Flying School (5 Aug 1952 - 29 Apr 1954) |
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Location County: - Dorset Lat/Long: 50:51:00N 02:04:30W Grid Ref - ST946058 Height Above Sea Level - 255 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1943 No 38 Group (1944) Closed - 1947 |
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Notes From 1948 until the 1970's it was used by Flight Refuelling Ltd, after which it was for gliding until 30 Sep 1980. |
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Main units: - 298 Sqn (4 Nov 1943 - 21 Mar 1945, 24 Mar - 15 Jul 1945, ) Airborne Forces Tactical Development Unit (1 Dec 1943 - 14 Jan 1944) 196 Sqn (7 Jan - 14 Mar 1944) No 3142 Servicing Echelon (19 Feb – 14 Mar 1944) |
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Main units: - No 56 Operational Training Unit (27 Mar 1942 - 5 Oct 1943) No 1 Combat Training Wing (5 Oct 1943 - 1 Jan 1944) No 1 Tactical Exercise Unit (1 Jan - 31 Jul 1944) Detachment - 63 Sqn (29 Mar 1944 31 Mar 1944 Satellite for No 9 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit (12 Sep 1944 - 21 Jun 1945) HQ, No 70 (Signal) Wing (25 Aug 1945 - 31 May 1946) Detachment - 527 Sqn (15 Oct 1945 - xxx xxxx) |
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Location County: - Angus Lat/Long: 56:31:15N 02:58:15W Grid Ref - NO405370 Height Above Sea Level - 400 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 No 21 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units: - Air Staff, SHAEF (Rear) (25 Nov 1944 - 1 Apr 1945) HQ No 103 (Air Disarmament) Wing (12 Feb - 1 Apr 1945) |
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Location County: - London Lat/Long: 51:25:26N 00:19:55W Approx Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Closed - |
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Main units: - Aircraft Factory (1 Apr - 6 Jun 1942) No 138 Maintenance Unit (6 Jun 1942 - 1 Oct 1945) AHQ DEEFORCE (1 Oct 1942 - 1 May 1943) No 1438 (Strategic Reconnaissance) Flt (28 Nov 1942 - 17 Feb 1943) Anti-Locust Flt (Persia) (3 Sep - 18 Nov 1943) |
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Location Country: - Iran Lat/Long: 35:41:20N 51:18:47E Height Above Sea Level: 3,962 ft |
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Main units: - 'C' Flt, 109 Sqn (19 Jan - 6 Apr 1942) No 1418 Flt (1 Mar - 8 Apr 1942) 138 Sqn (11 Mar 1942 - 9 Mar 1945) 161 Sqn (11 Apr 1942 - 2 Jun 1945) No 1575 (Special Duties) Flt (28 May - 11 Jun 1943) HQ No 107 (Special Duties) Wing (26 Jun - 7 Aug 1943) No 1586 Special Duties Flt (25 Oct - 14 Nov 1943) 426 Sqn (25 Jun - 31 Dec 1945) No 1 Transport Aircraft Modification Unit (14 Jun 1945 - 1 Apr 1946) No 4426 (RCAF) Servicing (25 Jun – 31 Dec 1945) No 48 Group Communication Flt (1 Nov 1945 - 22 Mar 1946) No 115 Storage Sub-Site, No 273 Maintenance Unit (29 Jul 1946 - 15 Sep 1947) |
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Location County: - Bedfordshire Lat/Long: 52:09:30N 00:15:45W Grid Ref - TL188525 Height Above Sea Level - 63 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 3 Group (1944) Closed - 1947 |
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Detachments** No 11 Operational Training Unit (20 Dec 1941 - 18 Feb 1942) 617 Sqn (Dec 1943 - xxx xxxx) 149 Sqn (Jan - Feb 1944) |
190 Sqn (Nov 1944 - xxx xxxx) 102 Sqn (8 Jan - 1 Mar 1946) 53 Sqn (1 - 25 Mar 1946) |
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Main units: - 17 Sqn (23 - 25 Sep 1945) No 7017 Servicing Echelon (23 – 25 Sep 1945) 155 Sqn (24 Sep 1945 - 4 Feb 1946) 152 Sqn (26 Sep 1945 - 10 Mar 1946) 136 Sqn (22 Oct - 26 Nov 1945) No 3205 Servicing Commando (15 - 25 Sep 1945, No 1329 Wing RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx - Feb 1946) No 2748 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx - xxx xxxx) No 2759 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx - xxx xxxx) AHQ Malaya (1 Aug - 1 Dec 1946) 60 Sqn (2 Dec 1946 - 24 Jan 1948, 31 Aug - 15 Oct 1949, 31 May 1950 - 1 May 1968) 28 Sqn (1 Feb 1947 - 26 Jan 1948) No 60 Personnel Transit Centre (Apr - 2 Jun 1947) 81 Sqn (1 Feb 1948 - 16 Mar 1950, 1 Apr 1958 - 16 Jan 1970) 84 Sqn (1 Feb - 11 Oct 1948, 8 Apr 1950 - 20 Feb 1953) Far East Communication Sqn (25 May - 21 Aug 1949) 45 Sqn (5 Dec 1949 - 21 Mar 1955, 22 Nov 1957 - 27 Apr 1965, 28 Jun 1965 - 18 Feb 1970) Auxiliary Fighter Sqn (Singapore) (1 Mar 1950 - Oct 1951) 33 Sqn (18 Mar - 30 May 1950, 7 Aug 1951 - 5 Jan 1952) Singapore Fighter Sqn, Malayan Auxiliary Air Force (Oct 1951 - 1 Apr 1958) 20 Sqn (1 Sep 1961 - 18 Feb 1970) 64 Sqn (1 Apr 1965 - 15 Jun 1967) Jet Provost Trials Unit (4 Sep 1965 - 14 Mar 1966) 74 Sqn (12 Jun 1967 - 1 Sep 1971) 103 Sqn (15 Sep 1971 - 1 Aug 1975) No 63 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx - xxx xxxx) |
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Location Country: - Singapore Lat/Long: Height above sea level: 50 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1939 Closed (RAF) - 1971 |
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Notes Currently operated as Tengah Air Base by the Republic of Singapore Air Force |
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Main units: - 11 Sqn (7 Aug - 9 Sep 1939, 23 - 25 Sep 1945) No 2 (Indian) Wing (9 Aug - 8 Sep 1939) 39 Sqn (12 Aug - 9 Sep 1939) 34 Sqn (10 Sep 1939 - 18 Jan 1942) 62 Sqn (22 Sep 1939 - 8 Feb 1941, 24 Dec 1941 - 27 Jan 1942) No 4 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (15 Feb 1941 - 15 Feb 1942) 258 Sqn (30 Jan - 1 Feb 1942) 242 Sqn (5 Feb 1942) No 902 Wing (9 - 23 Sep 1945) |
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No 7136 Servicing Echelon (xxx 1945 - xxx 1946) 33 Sqn (May 1950 - Aug 1951) 32 Sqn (Jul 1961 - Feb 1969) 204 Sqn (Apr 1971 - May 1972) |
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Main units (continued): - 133 Sqn (1 Mar - 4 Jul 1918) 134 Sqn (1 Mar - 8 4 Jul 1918) No 13 Training Depot Station (1 Apr 1918 - 14 Mar 1919) 87 Sqn (9 Feb -9 24 Jun 1919) 19 Sqn (17 Feb - 31 Dec 1919) No 10 Flying Training School (1 Jan 1936 - 1 Nov 1940) No 4 Aircraft Storage Unit (1 Jun 1937 - 10 Feb 1938) No 24 Stores Unit (10 Feb - 28 Mar 1938) No 24 Maintenance Unit (28 Mar 1938 - 22 Mar 1942)* 78 Sqn (1 - 15 Sep 1939) No 15 Personnel Transit Centre (23 Aug 1939 - xxx xxxx) Training Command Communication Flt (Sep 1939 - 12 Jan 1940) No 25 Group Communication Flt (Mar 1940 - 23 Apr 1947) ‘A’ Flt , 611 Sqn (9 Jul - Aug 1940) ‘A’ Flt , 46 Sqn (Aug - xxx 1940) 306 Sqn (7 Nov 1940 - 3 Apr 1941) No 5 Service Flying Training School (16 Nov 1940 - 1 Apr 1942) 605 Sqn (31 Mar - 31 May 1941) 403 Sqn (30 May - 4 Aug 1941) 131 Sqn (6 Aug - 27 Sep 1941) No 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit (1 Apr 1942 - 12 Apr 1946) No 22 Group Communication Flt (1 Aug 1943 - 1 Apr 1964) No 6 Flying Training School (30 Apr 1946 - 24 Jul 1961) Central Flying School Helicopter Wing (18 Aug 1961 - Mar 1976) No 3 Mobile Glider Servicing Party (1 Mar 1962 - xxx xxxx) No 632 Volunteer Gliding School (6 Oct 1963 - Current) No 2 (Advanced) Flying Training School (1 Mar - 8 Oct 1976) RLG for No 2 Flying Training School (Dec 1976 - 30 Mar 1997) RLG for Defence Helicopter Flying School (30 Mar 1997 - Current) |
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Main units: - 95 Sqn (8 - 30 Oct 1917) No 34 Reserve Sqn (13 Nov 1916 - 31 May 1917) No 43 Reserve Sqn (13 Nov 1916 - 31 May 1917) No 33 Reserve Sqn (Dec 1916 - 31 May 1917) No 63 Reserve Sqn (28 Mar - 31 May 1917) No 34 Training Sqn (31 May 1917 - 18 Mar 1918) No 33 Training Sqn (31 May 1917 - 12 Jan 1918) No 43 Training Sqn (31 May 1917 - 15 Jul 1918) No 10 Training Sqn (1 - 30 Jun 1917) HQ, 29th (Training) Wing (1 Jun - 5 Aug 1917) No 30 Training Sqn (30 Jun 1917 - 14 Jan 1918) 6th (Training) Sqn, Australian Flying Corps (14 Jan - 25 Apr 1918) ‘A’ Flt, 185th Aero Sqn, USAAS (xxx - 5 Apr 1918) 132 Sqn (1 Mar - 19 Aug 1918) |
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No 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (2 Apr - xxx 1941) No 52 Operational Training Unit (Sep - Oct 1942) |
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Main units: - 45 Sqn (2 - 21 May 1916) 51 Sqn (15 May - 23 Sep 1916) No 25 Reserve Sqn (22 May 1916 - 31 May 1917) 77 Sqn (1 - 16 Oct 1916) No 12 Training Sqn (31 May 1917 - 15 Jul 1918) No 25 Training Sqn (31 May 1917 - 15 Jul 1918) No 73 Training Sqn (7 - 17 Jul 1917) 80 Sqn (1 - 10 Aug 1917) 128 Sqn (1 Feb - 4 Jul 1918) 8th Aero Sqn, USAAS (1 May - 11 Jul 1918) No 35 Training Depot Station (15 Jul - 21 Aug 1918) 23rd Aero Sqn, USAAS (25 Jul - 2 Sep 1918) 119 Sqn (19 Aug 1918 26 Sep 1918) 123 Sqn (21 Aug 1918 14 Oct 1918) No 4 School of (Aerial) Navigation & Bomb Dropping (19 Sep 1918 - 26 Apr 1919) |
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Location County: - Norfolk Lat/Long: 52:24:36N 00:44:24E Approx Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Main units: - 434 Sqn (13 Jun - 11 Dec 1943) Satellite Station, No 62 (RCAF) Base (18 Jun 1943 - 14 Jul 1945) 431 Sqn (15 Jul - 10 Dec 1943) No 9431 Servicing Echelon (3 Nov - 10 Dec 1943) No 9434 Servicing Echelon (3 Nov - 11 Dec 1943) No 9425 Servicing Echelon (10 Dec 1943 - 12 Aug 1944) 420 Sqn (12 Dec 1943 - 12 Jun 1945) 425 Sqn (12 Dec 1943 - 13 Jun 1945) No 9420 Servicing Echelon (12 Dec 1943 - 9 Sep 1944) Detachment - 78 Sqn (Jul 1944 - xxx xxxx) |
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Location County: - North Yorkshire Lat/Long: 54:06:15N 01:15:30W Grid Ref - SE485678 Height Above Sea Level - 60 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1940 No 6 (RCAF) Group (1944) Closed - 1948 |
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Main units (continued): - No 6 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (19 Jul 1941 - 10 Mar 1943) 'N' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (13 Jan - 4 May 1942) Polish Flt (27 Oct 1942 - 5 Oct 1943) No 1429 (Czech Operational Training) Flt (8 Nov 1942 - 27 Feb 1943) RLG for No 9 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (11 Nov - 3 Dec 1942) Czechoslovak Flt (27 Feb - 31 Aug 1943) 114 Sqn (2 Mar - 13 May 1941) No 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (24 Mar - 19 Oct 1943) 280 Sqn (20 Oct 1943 - 1 May 1944, 23 Nov 1945 - 21 Jun 1946) Air Sea Rescue Training Unit (20 Oct 1943 - 2 Jun 1944) Warwick Conversion Unit (15 Nov - xxx 1943) 281 Sqn (22 Nov 1943 - 27 Feb 1944) 279 Sqn (31 Oct 1944 - 3 Sep 1945) Durham University Air Sqn (31 Dec 1944 - xxx 1945) No 11 (Landplane) Aircraft Preparation and Modification Unit (1 Sep 1945 - 25 May 1946) 607 Sqn (16 Jul - 10 Sep 1951) 275 Sqn (18 Nov 1954 - 9 Oct 1957) RLG for No205 Advanced Flying School (27 Sep 1950 - 1 Jun 1954) 92 Sqn (30 Sep 1957 - 1 Oct 1958) |
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Main units: - 608 Sqn (17 Mar 1930 - 2 Jan 1942, 10 May 1946 - 10 Mar 1957) No 9 Flying Training School (2 Mar 1936 - 9 Jul 1937) 224 Sqn (9 Jul 1937 - 17 Jan 1938, 26 Mar - 30 Aug 1938) 233 Sqn (9 Jul 1937 - 23 Sep 1938) 106 Sqn (1 - 26 Sep 1938) 185 Sqn (1 Sep 1938 - 25 Aug 1939) 269 Sqn (29 Sep - 6 Oct 1938) 220 Sqn (21 Aug 1939 - 9 Jan 1942) No 9 Blind Approach Training Flt (Jan - Jul 1941) No 1420 Flt (5 May - Jun 1941) |
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403 Sqn (1 Nov 1942 - xxx xxxx) 401 Sqn (25 Jan - 27 May 1943) 306 Sqn (Jun - xxx 1943) 279 Sqn (2 Nov 1943 - xxx xxxx) 521 Sqn (Sep - Oct 1944) 520 Sqn (Mar - 25 Apr 1946) |
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Location County: - Hampshire Lat/Long: 50:49:08N 00:55:08W Grid Ref: SU762025 Height above sea level: 0 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1938 No 16 Group (1944) Closed - |
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Main units: - 22 Sqn (10 Mar 1938 - 8 Apr 1940, 25 Jun - 28 Oct 1941, 15 Feb 1955 - 4 Jun 1956, 1 Apr 1974 - 26 Jan 1976) 42 Sqn (11 Mar - 28 Sep 1938, 10 Oct 1938 - 18 Aug 1939, 28 Apr - 21 Jun 1940, 1 Oct 1946 - 15 Oct 1947) School of General Reconnaissance (4 Apr 1938 - 22 Apr 1940) 48 Sqn (28 Sep - 10 Oct 1938, 25 Aug 1939 -16 Jul 1940) No 1 Coastal Artillery Co-operation Unit (15 Sep 1939 - 18 May 1940) 248 Sqn (8 - 16 Apr 1940, 30 May - 1 Oct 1946) No 3 General Reconnaissance Unit (24 May - 26 Jul 1940) 818 Sqn FAA (30 May - 14 Jun 1940) 235 Sqn (10 - 24 Jun 1940) 825 Sqn FAA (16 - 20 Jun 1940) 59 Sqn (3 Jul 1940 - 23 Jun 1941, 22 Jul 1941 - 17 Jan 1942, 29 Aug 1942 - 6 Feb 1943, 27 Mar - 11 May 1943) 236 Sqn (4 Jul - 8 Aug 1940) 12 Sqn (7 - 12 Aug 1940) No 431 Flt (4 - 19 Sep 1940) 812 Sqn FAA (11 - 27 Sep 1940) 812 Sqn FAA (1 - 10 Oct 1940) 53 Sqn (24 Nov 1940 - 20 Mar 1941, 29 Apr - 25 Sep 1943) 404 Sqn (15 Apr - 20 Jun 1941) 827 Sqn FAA (1 - 11 May 1941) 816 Sqn FAA (2 - 9 May 1941) 816 Sqn FAA (11 May - Jun 1941) 407 Sqn (8 May - 8 Jul 1941, 18 Feb - 31 Mar 1942) 415 Sqn (20 Aug 1941 - 11 Apr 1942, 16 May - 5 Jun 1942, 11 Nov 1942 - 15 Nov 1943) No 16 Group Armament Practice Camp (Oct - Nov 1941) 217 Sqn (29 Oct 1941 - 6 Mar 1942) No 2 Armament Training Camp (Nov 1941 - 16 Jun 1943) 280 Sqn (12 Dec 1941 - 10 Feb 1942, 25 Sep - 21 Oct 1943) 233 Sqn (2 Jan - 12 Jul 1942) 489 Sqn (8 Mar - 5 Aug 1942) 143 Sqn (9 Jun - 27 Jul 1942) 129 Sqn (30 Jul - 25 Sep 1942) No 3035 Servicing Echelon (30 Jul – 7 Nov 1942) 86 Sqn (1 Aug 1942 - 18 Mar 1943) No 2821 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1942 - xxx xxxx) 130 Sqn (16 - 20 Aug 1942) No 3036 Servicing Echelon (16 – 20 Aug 1942) 612 Sqn (18 Aug - 23 Sep 1942) 816 Sqn FAA (7 Sep - 30 Dec 1942) 819 Sqn FAA (23 Sep - 28 Oct 1942) 131 Sqn (24 Sep - 7 Nov 1942) 811 Sqn FAA (29 Oct - 18 Dec 1942) 825 Sqn FAA (14 Dec 1942 - 31 Jan 1943) 836 Sqn FAA (30 Dec 1942 - 16 Mar 1943) |
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704 Sqn FAA (20 Jun - 4 Sep 1945) 667 Sqn (Oct 1944 - xxx xxxx) No 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flt (9 May - Jun 1944) Air Torpedo Development Unit (xxx 1943 - xxx xxxx) 220 Sqn (Oct 1943 - Jun 1945) 455 Sqn (Apr - Oct 1944) 280 Sqn (Oct 1944 - Oct 1945) 520 Sqn (Mar 1946 - xxx xxxx) 80 Sqn (10 May - 5 Jun 1948) No 161 Gliding School (Jun - Oct 1948) 2 Sqn (Sep - Oct 1951) 32 Sqn (Sep 1970 - xxx 1972) |
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Location County: - Norfolk Lat/Long: 52:22:53N 01:12:45E Grid Ref - TM188809 Height Above Sea Level - 165 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1943 USAAF (1944) Closed - 1956 |
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Main units: - 160 Sqn (16 Jan - 12 Feb 1942) 306th Bomb Group, USAAF (6 Sep 1942 - 25 Dec 1945) 19th Reconnaissance Sqn USAAF (22 Jun - 20 Aug 1945) Detachment - 703 Sqn (16 Jun - 31 Oct 1954) RAF Unit (MoS) Bedford (1 Mar 1957 - 6 Dec 1960) Radar Research Sqn (xxx 1977 - xxx xxxx) Royal Aircraft Establishment, Bedford (27 Jun 1957 - 31 Mar 1994) |
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Location County: - Bedfordshire Lat/Long: 52:13:45N 00:28:30W Grid Ref - TL044063 Height Above Sea Level - 285 ft |
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Main units: - 320th Bomb Group, USAAF 441st Bomb Sqn, (1 Oct 1942 - 9 Jan 1943) 445th Bomb Group, USAAF (4 Nov 1943 - 28 May 1945) |
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Location County: - Norfolk Lat/Long: 52:27:23N 01:09:15E Grid Ref - TM145888 Height Above Sea Level - 178 ft |
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Main units: - ‘A’ Flt, Army Coop Sqn (Oct - Nov 1918) ‘A’ Flt, 16 Sqn (Jun 1931, Jul - Aug 1931, Aug 1932, 28 May - xxx 1933 , xxx 1940 - xxx 1941) 225 Sqn (1 Jul - 4 Aug 1941) Detachment - 26 Sqn (9 Apr - xxx 1941) Detachment - 16 Sqn (Jun - Sep 1941) 188th Field Artillery Group, US Army (xxx - xxx 1944) RLG for No 2 Radio School (Jun 1944 - Jul 1945) |
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Location County: - Wiltshire Lat/Long: 51:13:48N 01:57:00W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - No 71 Group (1 Dec 1940 - xx xxx xxxx) Closed - |
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Main units: - No 81 Operational Training Unit (1 Sep 1942 - 26 Jan 1944) No 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit (23 Jan 1944 - 26 Mar 1945) Detachment - 297 Sqn (Sep 1944 - xxx xxxx) No 1380 Conversion Unit (10 Aug 1945 - 21 Jan 1946) Sub-site, No 16 Maintenance Unit (19 May 1946 - May 1947) |
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Location County: - Shropshire Lat/Long: 52:55:45N 02:39:00W Grid Ref - SJ562378 Height Above Sea Level - 307 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 No 38 Group (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Main units: - 224 Sqn (12 Apr - 9 Sep 1942) 304 Sqn (10 May - 15 Jun 1942) Detachment - 160 Sqn (May - May 1942) 518 Sqn (25 Sep 1943 - 18 Sep 1945) Meteorological Conversion Unit (28 Oct 1943 - 14 Feb 1944) 281 Sqn (27 Feb 1944 - 7 Feb 1945) 845 Sqn FAA (10 - 12 Sep 1956) |
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Location County: - Argyllshire Lat/Long: 56:29:53N 06:52:15W Grid Ref - NM003449 Height Above Sea Level - 25 ft |
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Main units: - ‘A’ Flt, No 104 (Transport) Operational Training Unit (10 Jul - 7 Sep 1943) 3rd Combat Crew Replacement Centre, USAAF (Sep 1943 - Nov 1944) 5th Combat Crew Replacement Centre, USAAF (Feb - Nov 1944) No 203 Gliding School (3 Jul 1953 - xxx xxxx) RLG for No 2 Flying Training School (Sep 1953 - Jun 1954) |
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Location County: - County Antrim Lat/Long: 54:45:12N 06:29:30W Grid Ref - H970908 Height Above Sea Level - 56 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1943 RAF in Northern Ireland (1944) Closed - 1954 |
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Main units: - No 102 Conversion Flt (10 Jun - 7 Aug 1942) 405 Sqn (7 Aug 1942 - 14 Mar 1943, 1 - 6 Mar 1943) No 405 Conversion Flt (7 Aug - 7 Oct 1942) 419 Sqn (18 Aug - 1 Oct 1942) 424 Sqn (15 Oct 1942 - 8 Apr 1943) No 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit (14 Mar 1943 - 10 Sep 1945) HQ, No 61 (RCAF) Base (25 Mar 1943 - 9 Nov 1944) HQ, No 76 (RCAF) Base (9 Nov 1944 - 1 Sep 1945) No 5 Air Navigation School (17 Sep 1946 - 9 Apr 1947) No 1 Air Navigation School (9 Apr 1947 - 7 Jul 1949, 15 Mar 1957 - 1 Dec 1961) No 28 Gliding School (Feb 1948 - xxx 1948/9) Navigation Staff Pilot(s) Training Flt (Oct 1948 - Dec 1949) 53 Sqn (1 Aug 1949 - 9 Feb 1951) 47 Sqn (22 Aug 1949 - 13 May 1953) 297 Sqn (22 Aug 1949 - 15 Nov 1950) 801 Sqn FAA (6 - 15 Oct 1950) 813 Sqn FAA (6 - 15 Oct 1950) 24 Sqn (9 Feb 1951 - 6 May 1953) 203 Sqn (15 Aug 1952 - 1 Sep 1956) 210 Sqn (26 Sep 1952 - 31 Jan 1957) No 1453 Flt (5 Jun 1953 - 30 Jun 1956) 36 Sqn (1 Jul 1953 - 28 Feb 1957) 824 Sqn FAA (12 - 25 Mar 1954) 1 Air Navigation School (15 Mar 1957 - 1 Dec 1961) Air Electronics School (14 Jan 1962 - 30 Jan 1967) Northern Communications Sqn (1 Oct 1964 - 6 Jan 1969) Air Electronic and Air Engineers School (30 Jan 1967 - 26 Oct 1973) Airmen Aircrew Initial Training School (30 Jan 1967 - Feb 1970) Royal Navy Elementary Flying training Sqn (26 Apr 1984 - 7 Jul 1993) Joint Elementary Flying Training School (1 Apr 1993 - 1 Apr 1995) Tucano Sqn, CFS (24 Apr 1995 - xxx xxxx) No 6 Flying Training School Tucano Element (1 Apr 1995 - 31 Mar 1996) |
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Location County: - North Yorkshire Lat/Long: 54:12:30N 01:23:00W Grid Ref: SE405790 Height above sea level: 81 ft |
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Main units: - No 78 Sqn (xx xxx - xx xxx 1940) 77 Sqn (5 Oct 1940 - 5 Sep 1941) 102 Sqn (15 Nov 1940 - 15 Nov 1941, 7 Jun - 7 Aug 1942) Airfield Defence Sqn (Apr - 19 Dec 1941) No 16 Blind Approach Training Flt (22 Sep - Oct 1941) No 1516 Beam Approach Training Flt (Oct - 17 Nov 1941 ) No 743 Airfield Defence Sqn (19 Dec 1941 - 1 Feb 1942) No 2743 Sqn RAF Regiment (1 Feb 1942 - xxx xxxx) No 1512 Beam Approach Training Flt (Feb 1942 - 25 Mar 1943) |
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Main units: - 418 (Seaplane) Flt (15 Jun 1918 - 31 May 1919) 239 Sqn (Aug 1918 - 31 May 1919) No 21 Initial Training Wing (29 May - 15 Sep 1943 ) No 39 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit (28 Mar 1942 - 3 Oct 1944) |
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Location County: - Devon Lat/Long: 50:27:54N 03:31:48W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Main units: - 'U' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (15 Sep 1940 - 10 Oct 1942) 'C' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (28 Jun 1941 - 1 Nov 1942) No 1605 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (1 Nov 1942 - 1 Dec 1943) No 4 Anti-Aircraft Practice Camp, Towyn (1 Apr -17 Jun 1943) No 1628 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (17 Jun - 1 Dec 1943) Aberystwyth University Air Sqn (1943 – 1944) No 631 Sqn (1 Dec 1943 – 10 May 1945) |
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Location County: - Merionethshire Lat/Long: 52:35:38N 04:05:53W Grid Ref - JO580018 Height Above Sea Level - 9 ft |
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Main units: - No 101 Air Sores Park (Jan - Apr 1944) No 101 Equipment Park (Apr 1944 -25 May 1945) Ferry Flt, Trichinopoly (27 Apr 1944 - 28 Feb 1946) No 101 Repair & Salvage Unit (25 May - 19 Nov 1944) 20 Sqn (31 Jul - 21 Sep 1944) 5 Sqn (29 Oct - 14 Dec 1944) No 7005 Servicing Echelon (29 Oct – 14 Dec 1944) No 3 Det, No 139 Repair & Salvage Unit (xxx - xxx 1944) No 336 Maintenance Unit (19 Dec 1944 - xxx 1945) No 138 Repair & Salvage Unit (15 Feb - 15 Nov 1945) No 156 Staging Post (20 Mar 1945 - 15 Apr 1946) No 1583 Calibration Flt (xx xxx - 15 Nov 1945) No 60 Personnel Transit Centre (Sep - 14 Nov 1945) Kajamalai HQ, No 173 Wing (25 Nov 1942 - 19 Oct 1943) HQ, No 171 Wing (1 Aug - 8 Nov 1943) No 336 Maintenance Unit (46 Apr - 19 Dec 1944) 123 Sqn (29 Oct - 3 Dec 1944) |
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Location Country: - India Lat/Long: 10:45:55N 78:42:35E Height Above Sea Level: 288 ft |
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Main Units: - No 86 Air Stores Park (19 May 1942 - xxx 1943) No 121 Repair & Salvage Unit (19 May - 2 Sep 1942) No 321 Maintenance Unit (24 Aug - 10 Nov 1942) No 26 Care & Maintenance Party (7 May - 7 Oct 1943) No 8 Equipment Park (2 Sep 1943 - Jan 1944) No 5 Repair & Salvage Section (2 Sep - 29 Dec 1943) No 2 Civil Maintenance Unit (Jun 1943 - 31 Jan 1946) |
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Detachments** No 1580 Calibration Flt (Feb 1944 - Oct 1945) |
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Main units: - 90 Sqn (13 Oct 1943 - 11 Nov 1946) 186 Sqn (5 Oct - 17 Dec 1944) ‘C’ Flt, No 3 Lancaster Finishing School (7 Jan - 31 Jan 1945) 138 Sqn (9 Mar 1945 - 12 Nov 1946) 149 Sqn (29 Apr - 4 Nov 1946) 207 Sqn (29 Apr - 7 Nov 1946) 107 Sqn (22 Jul 1959 - 10 Jul 1963) |
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Location County: - Suffolk Lat/Long: 52:18:45N 00:34:30E Grid Ref - TL754713 Height Above Sea Level - 65 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1943 No 3 Group (1944) Closed - 1963 |
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Main units (continued): - No 1 Fighting School (29 May 1918 - 1 Apr 1919) (also at Ayr) No 5 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (3 May - 29 Dec 1942, 15 Feb 1944 - 1 Aug 1945) Torpedo Training Unit (14 Nov 1942 - 1 Jan 1943) No 1 Torpedo Training Unit (1 Jan 1943 - 22 May 1944, 1 Aug 1945 - 10 Dec 1947) ‘B’ Flt, 652 Sqn (Jan 1943) No 14 RAF Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) (Mar - xxx 1943) 618 Sqn (7 May - 1 Jul 1943) Detachment - 618 Sqn (xxx - 28 Jun 1944, 2 - 13 Oct 1944) No 10 Gliding School (25 May 1945 - xxx 1948) Coastal Command Flying Instructors School (9 Jun - 13 Oct 1945) Coastal Command Instructors School (29 Oct - 12 Nov 1945) |
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Location County: - Ayrshire Lat/Long: 55:19:30N 04:49:45W Grid Ref - NS208075 Height Above Sea Level - 35 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1917 No 17 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units (continued): - ‘A’ Flt, 312 Sqn (10 Nov - 1 Dec 1941) 81 Sqn (6 Dec 1941 - 6 Jan 1942, 14 - 15 Feb 1942, 29 Mar - 13 Apr 1942) No 753 Airfield Defence Sqn (19 Dec 1941 - 1 Feb 1942) No 17 Group Communications Flt (5 Jan 1942 - 1 Sep 1945) No 4 Aircraft Delivery Flt (7 Jan 1942 - 24 Jul 1943) No 2753 Sqn RAF Regiment (1 Feb 1942 - xxx xxxx) 882 Sqn FAA (3 Feb - 17 Mar 1942) 884 Sqn FAA (22 Mar - 6 Jul 1942, 11 - 21 Jul 1942, 14 Dec 1942 - 24 Mar 1943, 11 May - 16 Jul 1943) 242 Sqn (10 Apr - 15 May 1942) 801 Sqn FAA (29 Apr - 27 May 1942) No 3015 Servicing Echelon (xxx – xxx 1942) 289 Sqn (18 May 1942- 7 May 1945) 232 Sqn (3 - 14 Aug 1942, 1 Sep - 25 Nov 1942) 886 Sqn FAA (11 - 13 Aug 1942, 1 Jan - 15 Jun 1943) No 3045 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (30 Aug – 23 Sep 1942) 243 Sqn (2 Sep - 24 Nov 1942) 197 Sqn (21 - 25 Nov 1942) 341 Sqn (18 Jan - 21 Mar 1943, 1 - 9 Feb 1945) ‘A’ Flt, 164 Sqn (28 Jan - 2 Feb 1943) ‘B’ Flt, 164 Sqn (17 Feb 1943 - xxx xxxx) 808 Sqn FAA (4 Jun - 20 Jul 1943) 895 Sqn FAA (15 - 30 Jun 1943) 63 Sqn (27 Jul - 8 Nov 1943, 23 Jan - 27 Apr 1944) 268 Sqn (8 Nov 1943 - 17 Jan 1944) No 3508 Servicing Unit (1 Dec 1943 - 21 Mar 1945) No 6063 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar – 27 Apr 1944) 290 Sqn (25 Aug 1944 - 1 Feb 1945) ‘A’ Flt, 309 Sqn (20 - 22 Sep 1944) No 6340 (French) Servicing Echelon (30 Jan – 8 Feb 1945) No 6345 (French) Servicing Echelon (30 Jan – 3 Apr 1945) 329 Sqn (9 Mar - 3 Apr 1945) No 6603 Servicing Echelon (27 Apr – 7 May 1945) No 88 Group Communication Flt (7 May - 9 Jun 1945) HQ, No 129 Wing (7 - 30 May 1945) HQ, No 130 Wing (7 May - 5 Jun 1945) No 6331 (Norwegian) Servicing Echelon (xx – 22 May 1945) HQ, No 132 Wing (20 May - 4 Jun 1945) No 6129 Servicing Echelon (26 May - 16 Jul 1945) 164 Sqn (16 Jun - 19 Nov 1945, 6 Jan - 25 Mar 1946) No 6164 Servicing Echelon (17 Jun 1945 – 25 Mar 1946) HQ, Midlothian Sector (xxx 1945 - 28 Apr 1946) 303 Sqn (1 Dec 1945 - 5 Jan 1946) No 6303 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (1 Dec 1945 – 5 Jan 1946) No 6 Gliding School (xxx 1946 - xxx 1951) No 1353 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (11 Feb - 15 Jun 1946) Edinburgh University Air Sqn (Oct 1946 - 1 Jan 1969) HQ, No 66 Group (9 Aug 1946 - 22 Nov 1954) No 66 Group Communications Flt (10 Sep 1946 - 1 Oct 1952) No 1968 Reserve AOP Flt, 666 Sqn (1 Apr 1949 - 10 Mar 1957) HQ, Scottish Sector (1 Nov 1949 - 1 May 1950) HQ, Caledonian Sector (9 Oct 1951 - Nov 1957) 151 Sqn (17 Jun - 15 Nov 1957) No 661 Volunteer Gliding School (15 Jan 1958 - 9 Jan 1964) No 12 Air Experience Flt (8 Sep 1958 - 1 Apr 1996) No 18 Group Communication Flt (18 Nov 1959 - 13 May 1960) East Lowlands University Air Sqn (1 Jan 1969 - 29 Feb 1996) |
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Location County: - Midlothian Lat/Long: 55:56:57N 03:20:53W Grid Ref: NT156734 Height above sea level: 100 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1916 SHQ Opened - 4 Aug 1936 No 2 Group (4 Aug 1936 - 15 Apr 1938) No 12 Group (xx xxx - xx May 1939) No 13 Group (xx May 1939 - xx xxx xxxx) Closed - |
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Notes Currently in use as Edinburgh Airport |
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Main units: - 44 Sqn (18 Apr - 22 May 1916) No 26 (Reserve) Sqn (22 May 1916 - 1 Jun 1917) No 84 (Canadian) Training Sqn (Jan - xxx 1917) No 89 (Canadian) Training Sqn (15 Mar - 18 Apr 1917) No 26 Training Sqn (1 Jun 1917 - 22 Sep 1917) No 73 Training Sqn (17 Jul 1917 - 20 Feb 1918) Forth of Forth Group (1 Nov 1918 - xxx xxxx) 104 Sqn (1 Feb - 3 Mar 1919) 603 Sqn (14 Oct 1925 - 16 Dec 1939, 5 May - 28 Aug 1940, 27 Feb - 16 May 1941, 28 Apr - 7 May 1945, 28 Jul - 15 Aug 1945,10 May 1946 - 16 Jul 1951, 14 Oct 1951 - 10 Mar 1957) 4 Sqn (xxx - xxx.1926) 83 Sqn (4 Aug 1936 - 14 Mar 1938) 141 Sqn (4 - 19 Oct 1939, 28 Jun - 11 Jul 1940, 30 Aug - 15 Oct 1940) Fighter Flt, Shetlands (18 - 27 Dec 1939) No 18 Group Communications Flt (11 Mar - 13 May 1940, 18 Nov 1959 - 13 May 1960) 263 Sqn (2 - 21 May 1940) 245 Sqn (5 Jun - 20 Jul 1940) 253 Sqn (21 Jul - 23 Aug 1940) 65 Sqn (27 Aug - 29 Nov 1940) ‘A’ Flt, 603 Sqn (Aug - Sep 1940) 3 Sqn (14 Sep - 13 Oct 1940) 607 Sqn (10 Oct - 8 Nov 1940) No 59 Operational Training Unit (16 Dec 1940 - 20 Feb 1941) Edinburgh University Air Sqn (Jan 1941 - 14 Dec 1945) Airfield Defence Sqn (Apr - 19 Dec 1941) 122 Sqn (5 May - 26 Jun 1941) No 13 Group Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flt (5 May - Aug 1941) 123 Sqn (10 May - 6 Aug 1941) 64 Sqn (16 - 17 May 1941, 6 Aug - 4 Oct 1941) No 72 Wing Calibration Flt (21 May 1941 - 26 Jun 1943) Groupe de Chasse No 2 (23 Oct - 7 Nov 1941) 340 Sqn (7 Nov - 20 Dec 1941, 21 Mar - 30 Apr 1943, 30 Jan - 8 Feb 1945) |
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Detachments** 36 Sqn (Jun 1916 - xxx xxxx) 77 Sqn (Oct 1916 - May 1918) 263 Sqn (Jun - Sep 1940) 611 Sqn (1 Aug 1940 - xxx xxxx) 603 Sqn (14 Dec 1940 - xxx xxxx) No 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (22 Mar - 24 Apr 1941) 312 Sqn (Aug 1941 - Jan 1942) No 71 Wing (Dec 1941 - 14 Jan 1942) 165 Sqn (Apr - Aug 1942) |
241 Sqn (May - Nov 1942) 116 Sqn (Mar 1943 - xxx xxxx, 5 Mar - May 1945) 598 Sqn (Dec 1943 - Mar 1945) 309 Sqn (Apr 1944 - xxx xxxx) 807 Sqn FAA (20 - 21 Jan 1944) 848 Sqn FAA (6 - 16 Sep 1944) 26 Sqn (Sep 1970 - xxx xxxx) Northern Communication Sqn (Oct 1964 - Jan 1969) 207 Sqn (Feb 1969 - Jun 1984) 814 Sqn FAA (9 - 13 Jun 1988) |
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Evidence so far has only shown those in RED as satellites not self administering stations
**Detachment dates indicate that a detachment(s) took place at some point between these dates.
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