Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
India and Far East - January 1941
[India Command | Far East Command]
Location | Unit | Notes |
Delhi | AHQ | |
Communication Flight | ||
Ambala | Station HQ | |
No 1 School of Technical Training | ||
Flying Training School | ||
Central Wireless Station | ||
No 3 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti - 3 IE | |
No 1 Sqn Indian Air Force | Wapiti - 12 IE | |
Lahore | Station HQ | |
No 60 Sqn | Blenheim - 12 IE less Coast Defence Flight | |
MT Repair Unit | ||
No 5 Sqn | Audax - 12 IE | |
No 2 (Indian) Group | ||
Initial Training School (Officer) | ||
Risalpur | Station HQ | |
No 27 Sqn | Blenheim - 12 IE re-equipping with Blenheim fighters | |
Karachi | No 1 Sqn Indian Air Force | Wapiti - 1 Flight |
Peshawar | No 1 (Indian) Group | |
No 31 Sqn | Valentia - 12 IE | |
Kohat | Station HQ | |
No 28 Sqn | Audax - 12 IE | |
No 20 Sqn | Audax - 12 IE | |
Drigh Road (Karachi) | No 2 School of Technical Training | |
Aircraft Depot | ||
No 4 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti - 3 IE | |
No 5 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti - 3 IE | |
No 60 Sqn, 'W' Flight | Blenheim | |
Fort Sandeman | No 1 Sqn Indian Air Force | Wapiti - 1 Flight |
Miranshah | No 28 Sqn | Audax - 1 Flight |
No 20 Sqn | Audax - 1 Flight | |
Madras | No 60 Sqn, 'Y' Flight | Blenheim |
No 1 Sqn Indian Air Force | ||
Calcutta | No 60 Sqn, 'Z' Flight | Blenheim |
Indian Air Force Record Office | ||
Bombay | Coast Defence Wing | |
No 2 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti - 3 IE | |
No 60 Sqn, 'V' Flight | Blenheim | |
RAF Port Detachment |
The following are included in the Command's establishment: - | |
'HQ Air Forces in India' renamed 'Air HQ, India' | Establishment, India No 1 |
RAF Hill Depot | Establishment, India No 11 |
Chowkidars, Khassadars and Levy Sowars for the Air Firing and Bombing Ranges to India | Establishment, India No 12 |
No 1 Sqn IAF | Establishment, India No 13 |
Indian Air Force Reserve Pool | Establishment, India No 14 |
British Instructional Staff for the Indian Air Force Apprentices | Establishment, India No 15 |
Location | Unit | Notes |
Malaya |
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Singapore | Air HQ, Far East | |
Bukit Timah | AHQ, C-in-C Far East | |
Seletar | Station HQ | |
Aircraft Depot | ||
Inter-Command W/T Station | ||
No 36 Sqn | Vildebeest to re-arm with Beaufort* | |
No 100 Sqn | Vildebeest to re-arm with Beaufort* | |
No 205 Sqn | Singapore III | |
No 21 Sqn RAAF | Wirraway - 12 IE, 6 IR | |
Tengah | Station HQ | |
No 34 Sqn | Blenheim I to re-arm with Baltimore | |
No 62 Sqn | Blenheim I to re-arm with Baltimore | |
Kallang | Communication Flight | Various |
No 4 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | Shark, Swordfish, Queen Bee | |
Sembawang | Station HQ - RAAF | |
No 1 Sqn RAAF | Hudson - 12 IE | |
No 8 Sqn RAAF | Hudson - 12 IE, 6 IR | |
Ceylon |
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China Bay (Ceylon) | Station HQ | |
Station Flt | Various | |
No 273 Sqn | Vildebeest - 4 IE, 2 IR | |
Hong Kong |
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Kai Tak (Hong Kong) | Station HQ | |
Station Flt | Various |
* This re-equipment never took place before the Japanese invasion of December 1941
Source - SD161 (6th Issue) January 1941
[India Command | Far East Command]
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