Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Coastal Area - July 1934

Directly Administered by Area HQ

 

Unit	Location
RAF Detachment	Bermuda
RAF Base	Calshot
HQ No 201 (Flying Boat) Sqn Training Sqn Navigation School Marine Instructional Section RAF Embarkation Office, Southampton (a)
Station HQ	RAF Donibristle
No 22 (Bomber) Sqn Accommodation for FAA Units RAF Auxiliary 'Commander Cawley'
Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (b)	RAF Felixstowe
RAF Base	Gosport
No 1 Coast Defence Training Flt Base Training Sqn
School of Naval Co-operation	RAF Lee-on-Solent
RAF Base	RAF Leuchars
Station HQ	Mount Batten
No 204 (Flying Boat) Sqn No 209 (Flying Boat) Sqn
No 210 (Flying Boat) Sqn	Pembroke Dock
Station HQ	Upavon
RAF Units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by the Coastal Area
RAF Units for HMS Courageous
HQ No 800 (Fleet Fighter) Sqn No 810 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Sqn No 820 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Sqn No 821 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Sqn
RAF Units for HMS Glorious
HQ No 802 (Fleet Fighter) Sqn No 823 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Sqn
RAF Units for Capital Ships and Cruisers
HQ No 406 (Fleet Fighter) Flt (5th Cruiser Sqn, East Indies) No 407 (Fleet Fighter) Flt (2nd Cruiser Sqn, Home Fleet) No 443 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flt (6th and 8th Cruiser Sqns, Africa Station and America and West Indies) No 444 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flt (Battle Cruisers and 2nd Battle Sqn, Home Fleet)
No 810 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Sqn	Gosport

(a) Controlled directly by the Director of Equipment, Air Ministry

(b) Administered as laid down in AMWO A84/32.

Source - July 1934 Air Force List

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