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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Coastal Command - November 1939
No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group (HQ - Plymouth)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| No 502 (Ulster) (General Reconnaissance) Sqn AAF (Ansons) | RAF Aldergrove - Station in Training Command |
| Coastal Patrol Flight, No 502 Sqn AAF (Moths) | RAF Aldergrove |
| RAF Station Carew Cheriton | Carew Cheriton, Pembrokeshire |
| 1 Flight, No 217 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Ansons) | RAF Carew Cheriton |
| Coastal Patrol Flight, No 217 Sqn (Moths) | RAF Carew Cheriton |
| Detachment, No 209 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Stranraer) | Falmouth |
| RAF Station Hooton Park | Hooton Park, Cheshire |
| 1 Flight, No 206 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Ansons) | RAF Hooton Park |
| Coastal Patrol Flight, No 206 Sqn (Moths) | RAF Hooton Park |
| RAF Station Mount Batten | Plymouth, Devon |
| No 204 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Sunderland) | RAF Mount Batten |
| 'C' Flight, No 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (Shark) | RAF Mount Batten |
| RAF Station Pembroke Dock | Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire |
| No 210 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Sunderland) | RAF Pembroke Dock |
| No 228 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Sunderland) | RAF Pembroke Dock |
| RAF Station St Eval | St Eval, Newquay, Cornwall |
| No 217 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (less1 Flight) (Ansons) | RAF St Eval |
No 58 (Bomber) Sqn at Boscombe Down is at present at the disposal of No 15 Group for operations.
No 51 (Bomber) Sqn at Linton-on-Ouse is also at present at the disposal of Coastal Command for operations.
The following changes to the above took place before the issue of the next SD161
| Change | Note |
| The CP Flights allocated to Nos 206, 217, 502 and 612 Sqns were transferred to the establishment of the station on which they were located (AL1) | |
| CP Flight, RAF Aldergrove | moved to RAF Hooton Park (AL1) |
| A detachment of No 502 Sqn | moved to RAF Hooton Park (AL1) |
| The flight of No 206 Sqn at RAF Hooton Park | moved to RAF Silloth to convert to Hudsons (AL1) |
| Detachment of No 209 Sqn at Falmouth departed | replaced by C & M Party, for operational use from time to time by FB detachment (AL1) |
| No 10 Sqn, RAAF at Pembroke Dock added | AL4, 21 Dec 1939 |
| No 51 Sqn now at Dishforth not Linton-on-Ouse | AL4, 21 Dec 1939 |
No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group (HQ - Chatham)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Bircham Newton | Bircham Newton, Norfolk |
| No 206 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (less 1 Flight) (Ansons) | RAF Bircham Newton |
| No 42 (Torpedo Bomber) Sqn (Vildebeests) | RAF Bircham Newton |
| Mobile Torpedo Base | RAF Bircham Newton |
| RAF Station Detling | Detling, Kent |
| No 500 (County of Kent) (General Reconnaissance) Sqn AAF (Ansons) | RAF Detling |
| 1 Flight, No 48 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Ansons) | RAF Detling |
| Detachment of No 1 Coastal Artillery Co-operation Unit (Ansons) | RAF Detling |
| C & M Party, for operational use from time to time by 1 Flight | Guernsey |
| RAF Station Thorney Island | Thorney Island, Hampshire |
| No 48 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Ansons) | RAF Thorney Island |
| No 22 (Torpedo Bomber) Sqn (Vildebeests/Beauforts) | RAF Thorney Island |
| No 1 Coastal Artillery Co-operation Unit (Ansons) (less detachment) (Ansons) | RAF Thorney Island |
The following changes to the above took place before the issue of the next SD161
| Change | Note |
| Detached Flight of No 206 Sqn returned to main unit | AL4, 21 Dec 1939 |
| No 206 Sqn now equipped with Ansons and Hudsons | AL4, 21 Dec 1939 |
| 1 Flight of No 233 Sqn (Blenheims) now at RAF Bircham Newton | AL4, 21 Dec 1939 |
| 1 Flight of No 48 Sqn (Blenheims) no longer at RAF Detling | AL4, 21 Dec 1939 |
No 17 (Training) Group (HQ - Gosport)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Calshot | Calshot Spit, Hampshire |
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| RAF Station Gosport | Gosport, Hampshire |
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| RAF Station Silloth | Silloth, Cumberland |
| Coastal Command Pool | RAF Silloth |
| School of General Reconnaissance | RAF Thorney Island - Station in No 16 Group |
The following changes to the above took place before the issue of the next SD161
| Change | Note |
| Marine Craft Repair Section | moved from Gosport to Calshot (AL1) |
No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group (HQ - Pitreavie Castle)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Abbotsinch | Abbotsinch, Renfrewshire |
| Coastal Patrol Flight, No 224 Sqn (Moths) | RAF Abbotsinch |
| RAF Station Dyce | Dyce, Aberdeen |
| No 612 (County of Aberdeen) (General Reconnaissance) Sqn AAF (Ansons) | RAF Dyce |
| Coastal Patrol Flight of No 612 Sqn AAF (Moths) | RAF Dyce |
| RAF Station Helensburgh | Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire |
| Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment | RAF Helenburgh |
| RAF Station Invergordon | Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty |
| No 201 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Invergordon |
| RAF Station Leuchars | Leuchars, Fife |
| No 224 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Hudson) | RAF Leuchars |
| No 233 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Anson, Hudson & Blenheims) | RAF Leuchars |
| 1 Flight, No 269 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Ansons) | RAF Leuchars |
| SS Manela (No 100 Wing) | |
| No 240 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Londons) | SS Manela |
| RAF Station Oban | Oban, Argyllshire |
| No 209 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (less detachment) (Stranraers) | RAF Oban |
| RAF Station Thornaby | Thornaby, North Riding of Yorkshire |
| No 608 (North Riding) (General Reconnaissance) Sqn AAF (Ansons) | RAF Thornaby |
| No 220 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Ansons/Hudsons) | RAF Thornaby |
| RAF Station Wick | Wick, Caithness |
| No 269 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (less 1 Flight) (Ansons) | RAF Wick |
| No 803 Sqn FAA | RAF Wick |
| RAF Woodhaven | Woodhaven, Angus |
| Facilities available for Flying Boat detachment | RAF Woodhaven |
The following changes to the above took place before the issue of the next SD161
| Change | Note |
| No 233 Sqn | Ansons left the unit in Dec 1939 (AL1) |
| No 209 Sqn detachment returned to main unit | (AL1) |
| No 220 Sqn | Ansons left the unit in Dec 1939 (AL1) |
| 1 Flight of No 612 Sqn detached from Dyce to RAF Leuchars | AL4, 21 Dec 1939 |
| Blenheim Flight of No 233 Sqn detached to RAF Bircham Newton | AL4, 21 Dec 1939 |
| No 100 Wing was renamed RAF Station Shetlands and 240 Sqn was transferred to its control | AL4, 21 Dec 1939 |
| Fighter Flight (Gladiators) added to RAF Shetlands | AL4, 21 Dec 1939 |
| SS Manela now under RAF Shetlands | AL4, 21 Dec 1939 |
| No 269 Sqn detachment returned to main unit | AL4, 21 Dec 1939 |
Source - SD161 (1st Issue), November 1939
Amendment List No 1 (AL1) was issued in late November 1939 but was not dated
County names used are those in use at the time
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