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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[No 9 Group | No 10 Group | No 11 Group | No 12 Group | No 13 Group | No 14 Group | No 60 Group | No 81 Group]
Command HQ - Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex
HQ - Barton Hall, Preston, Lancashire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Baginton | Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire | |
| No 605 Sqn | RAF Baginton | Hurricanes |
| No 457 Sqn RAAF | RAF Baginton | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Cranage | Cranage, Cheshire | |
| No 96 Sqn (1 Flt) | RAF Cranage | Defiants |
| RAF Station High Ercall | High Ercall, Wellington, Shropshire | |
| No 68 Sqn | RAF High Ercall | Beaufighters |
| RAF Station Jurby | Jurby, Isle of Man | |
| No 302 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Jurby | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Speke | Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool 10, Lancashire | |
| Merchant Ship Fighter Unit | RAF Speke | Hurricanes |
| No 315 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Speke | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Squires Gate | Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire | Station in Coastal Command |
| No 96 Sqn (1 Flt) | RAF Squires Gate | Defiants |
| No 256 Sqn | RAF Squires Gate | Defiants |
| RAF Station Ternhill | Ternhill, nr Market Drayton, Shropshire | Station in Flying Training Command |
| No 403 Sqn RCAF | RAF Ternhill | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Valley | Valley, Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales | |
| No 615 Sqn | RAF Valley | Hurricanes |
| No 219 Sqn (1 Flt) | RAF Valley | Beaufighters |
| No 456 Sqn RAAF | RAF Valley | Defiants |
HQ - Rudloe Manor, Box, Chippenham, Wiltshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Angle | Angle, Pembrokeshire | |
| No 32 Sqn | RAF Portreath | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Colerne | Colerne, Bath, Wiltshire | |
| No 87 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Hurricanes |
| No 308 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Colerne | Hurricanes |
| No 316 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Colerne | Hurricanes |
| No 125 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Defiants |
| RAF Station Exeter | Exeter Air Port, Honiton Clyst, Devon | |
| No 504 Sqn | RAF Ibsley | Hurricanes |
| No 307 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Exeter | Defiants |
| RAF Station Fairwood Common | nr Swansea, Glamorganshire | |
| No 600 Sqn (1 Flt) | RAF Fairwood Common | Beaufighters |
| No 79 Sqn | RAF Fairwood Common | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Filton | Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire | |
| No 263 Sqn | RAF Filton | Whirlwinds |
| RAF Station Harrowbeer | Harrowbeer, Yelverton, Devon | |
| RAF Station Ibsley | Ibsley, Ringwood, Hampshire | |
| No 118 Sqn | RAF Ibsley | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Middle Wallop | Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire | |
| No 604 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Beaufighters |
| No 501 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Spitfires |
| No 93 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Boston II/Wellingtons |
| Fighter Experimental Establishment | RAF Middle Wallop | Various |
| RAF Station Perranporth | Perranporth, Cornwall | |
| No 66 Sqn | RAF Perranporth | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Portreath | Nancekuke, Redruth, Cornwall | |
| No 130 Sqn | RAF Portreath | Spitfires |
| No 152 Sqn | RAF Portreath | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Predannack | Predannack, nr Mullion, Cornwall | |
| No 600 Sqn (1 Flt) | RAF Predannack | Beaufighters |
| No 247 Sqn | RAF Predannack | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Warmwell | Warmwell, Dorchester, Dorset | |
| No 234 Sqn | RAF Portreath | Spitfires |
HQ - Uxbridge, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Biggin Hill | Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent | |
| No 92 Sqn | RAF Biggin Hill | Spitfires |
| No 609 Sqn | RAF Biggin Hill | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Castle Camps | Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire | |
| RAF Station Croydon | Croydon, Surrey | |
| RAF Station Debden | Saffron Walden, Essex | |
| No 601 Sqn | RAF Debden | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Ford | Ford, Arundel, Sussex | |
| No 23 Sqn | RAF Ford | Havoc I |
| RAF Station Gravesend | Gravesend, Kent | |
| No 74 Sqn | RAF Gravesend | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Hawkinge | Hawkinge, nr Folkestone, Kent | |
| No 91 Sqn | RAF Hawkinge | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Hendon | Hendon, Middlesex | |
| No 24 Sqn | RAF Hendon | Various |
| No 116 (Calibration) Sqn | RAF Hendon | Lysanders |
| No 1 Camouflage Flt | RAF Hendon | Various |
| RAF Station Heston | Heston, Middlesex | |
| No 1422 Flt | Heston, Middlesex | Havocs |
| RAF Station Hornchurch | Hornchurch, Essex | |
| No 54 Sqn | RAF Hornchurch | Spitfires |
| No 611 Sqn | RAF Hornchurch | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Hunsdon | Hunsdon, nr Ware, Hertfordshire | |
| No 85 Sqn | RAF Hornchurch | Havoc I |
| RAF Station Kenley | Whyteleafe, Surrey | |
| No 1 Sqn | RAF Kenley | Hurricanes |
| No 312 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Kenley | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Manston | Manston, nr Ramsgate, Kent | |
| RAF Station Martlesham Heath | Martlesham Heath, Woodbridge, Suffolk | |
| No 310 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Martlesham Heath | Hurricanes |
| No 402 Sqn RCAF | RAF Martlesham Heath | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Northolt | Northolt, Ruislip, Middlesex | |
| No 303 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Northolt | Spitfires |
| No 306 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Northolt | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station North Weald | North Weald, Epping, Essex | |
| No 308 (Polish) Sqn | RAF North Weald | Spitfires |
| No 3 Sqn | RAF North Weald | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Redhill | Redhill, Surrey | |
| No 258 Sqn | RAF Redhill | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Southend | Southend-on-Sea, Essex | |
| No 603 Sqn | RAF Southend | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Stapleford Tawney | Stapleford Tawney, Essex | |
| No 71 (Eagle) Sqn | RAF Stapleford Tawney | Hurricanes |
| No 242 Sqn | RAF Stapleford Tawney | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Tangmere | Tangmere, Chichester, Sussex | |
| No 145 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Spitfires |
| No 219 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Beaufighters |
| No 610 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Spitfires |
| No 616 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Spitfires |
| Fighter Interception Unit | RAF Tangmere | Beaufighters |
| RAF Station West Malling | Maidstone, Kent | |
| No 29 Sqn | RAF West Malling | Beaufighters |
| No 264 Sqn | RAF West Malling | Defiants |
HQ - Watnall, Nottinghamshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Coltishall | Scottow, Norwich, Norfolk | |
| No 222 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Spitfire |
| No 257 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Hurricane |
| RAF Station Digby | Digby, Lincolnshire | |
| No 401 Sqn RCAF | RAF Digby | Hurricane |
| No 411 Sqn RCAF | RAF Digby | Spitfire |
| No 409 Sqn RCAF | RAF Digby | Defiant |
| No 412 Sqn RCAF | RAF Digby | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Duxford | Duxford, Cambridgeshire | |
| No 19 Sqn | RAF Duxford | Spitfire |
| No 56 Sqn | RAF Duxford | Hurricane |
| Air Fighting Development Unit | RAF Duxford | Various |
| Aircraft Gun Mounting Establishment | RAF Duxford | Various |
| RAF Station Hibaldstow | Hibaldstow, Redbourne, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire | |
| No 255 Sqn | RAF Hibaldstow | |
| RAF Station Kirton in Lindsey | Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire | |
| No 65 Sqn | RAF Kirton in Lindsay | Spitfire |
| No 452 Sqn RAAF | RAF Kirton in Lindsay | Spitfire |
| No 121 (Eagle) Sqn | RAF Kirton in Lindsey | Hurricane |
| RAF Station Leconfield | Leconfield, Beverley, East Yorkshire | |
| No 129 Sqn | RAF Leconfield | Spitfire |
| No 485 Sqn RNZAF | RAF Leconfield | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Wittering | Wittering, Peterborough, Northamptonshire | |
| No 25 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Beaufighter |
| No 151 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Defiant |
| No 266 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Spitfire |
HQ - Blakelaw Estate, Ponteland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Acklington | Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland | |
| No 72 Sqn | RAF Acklington | Spitfire |
| No 406 Sqn RCAF | RAF Acklington | Blenheim |
| RAF Station Aldergrove | Aldergrove, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Station in RAFNI |
| No 245 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Hurricane |
| RAF Station Ayr | Ayr, Heathfield, Ayrshire | |
| No 602 Sqn | RAF Ayr | Spitfire |
| No 141 Sqn | RAF Ayr | Defiant |
| RAF Station Catterick | Catterick, Richmond, North Yorkshire | |
| No 41 Sqn | RAF Catterick | Spitfire |
| No 313 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Catterick | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Drem | Gullane Drem, East Lothian | |
| No 43 Sqn | RAF Drem | Hurricane |
| No 64 Sqn | RAF Drem | Spitfire |
| No 410 Sqn RCAF | RAF Drem | Defiant |
| RAF Station Ouston | Stamfordham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland | |
| No 122 Sqn | RAF Ouston | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Turnhouse | Edinburgh 12, Midlothian | |
| No 123 Sqn | RAF Turnhouse | Spitfire |
| No 131 Sqn | RAF Turnhouse | Spitfire |
HQ - RAF Inverness
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Castletown | Thurso, Caithness | |
| No 124 Sqn | RAF Castletown | |
| No 132 Sqn | RAF Castletown | |
| RAF Station Dyce | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire | Station in Coastal Command |
| No 111 Sqn | RAF Dyce | |
| RAF Station Kirkwall | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands | Operations Room only |
| RAF Station Skeabrae | Kirkwall, Orkneys | |
| No 253 Sqn | RAF Skeabrae | |
| RAF Station Skitten | nr Wick, Caithness | Coastal Command Satellite |
| No 607 Sqn | RAF Skitten | |
| RAF Station Sumburgh | Mainland, Shetland Islands | Station in Coastal Command |
| No 17 Sqn | RAF Sumburgh |
HQ - 'Oxenden', Plantation Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Units controlled by HQ No 60 Group
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 2 Installation Unit | RAF Kidbrooke | |
| No 70 (Signals) Wing | Bunchrew House, Inverness | |
| No 71 (Signals) Wing | Bucksburn House, Springfield Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen | |
| No 72 (Signals) Wing | Stirling | |
| No 73 (Signals) Wing | Eathorpe Hall, Malton, North Yorkshire | |
| No 74 (Signals) Wing | Leighton, Trumpington Road, Cambridge | |
| No 75 (Signals) Wing | Heathfield House, Keston, Kent | |
| No 76 (Signals) Wing | Hillend, Henbury, Bristol | |
| No 77 (Signals) Wing | 'High Lea' Woolton, Liverpool | |
| No 78 (Signals) Wing | Holne Park, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon |
Radar stations controlled by No 70 (Signals) Wing
| Station | Location/Address | Notes |
| Brannish | Isle of Lewis | |
| Broad Bay | Isle of Lewis | |
| Cromarty | Cromarty | |
| Crustan | Orkneys | |
| Deerness | Orkneys | |
| Eorodale | Isle of Lewis | |
| Habost | Isle of Lewis | |
| Islivick | Isle of Lewis | |
| Kendrom | Isle ofSyke | |
| Loth | Helmsdale, Sutherland | |
| Navidale | Helmsdale, Sutherland | |
| Netherbutton | Orkneys | |
| Rodel Park | Harris | |
| Sango | Cape Wrath | |
| Stoer | Point of Stoer | |
| Tannach | Wick | |
| Thrumster | Wick | |
| Whale Head | Orkneys |
Radar stations controlled by No 71 (Signals) Wing
| Station | Location/Address | Notes |
| Cocklaw | Peterhead, Aberdeen | |
| Doonies Hill | Gregness, Aberdeen | |
| Douglas Wood | Monikie, Angus | |
| Hillhead | Fraserburgh, Aberdeen | |
| Noss Hill | Shetland | |
| Rosehearty | Aberdeen | |
| St Cyrus | Kincardineshire | |
| School Hill | Portlethen, Aberdeen | |
| Skaw | Shetland | |
| Watsness | Shetland |
Radar stations controlled by No 72 (Signals) Wing
| Station | Location/Address | Notes |
| Anstruther | Fife | |
| Ard-Rudha-Mar | Barra | |
| Barrapoll | Isle of Tiree | |
| Borve Castle | Benbecula | |
| Carsaig | Mull | |
| Cockburnspath | Berwickshire | |
| Drone Hill | Berwickshire | |
| Greian Head | Barra | |
| Kilchiaran | Islay | |
| Kilkenneth | Tiree | |
| North Cairn | Stranraer | |
| Port Mor | Tiree | |
| St Quivox | Ayr | |
| Saligo | Islay |
Radar stations controlled by No 73 (Signals) Wing
| Station | Location/Address | Notes |
| Bamburgh | Northumberland | |
| Bempton | East Yorkshire | |
| Cresswell | Morpeth, Northumberland | |
| Danby Beacon | Seaholm. North Yorkshire | |
| Easington | East Yorkshire | |
| Hampton Hill | Beverley Park, Yorkshire | This location is difficult to identify |
| Humberston | Grimsby, Lincolnshire | |
| Orby | Skegness, Lincolnshire | |
| Ottercops | Northumberland | |
| Shotton | Castle Eden, County Durham | |
| Skendleby | Spilsby, Lincolnshire | |
| Staxton Wold | Scarborough, North Yorkshire | Currently the oldest operating radar station in the world |
| Stenigot | Louth, Lincolnshire |
Radar stations controlled by No 74 (Signals) Wing
| Station | Location/Address | Notes |
| Bawdsey | Woodbridge, Suffolk | |
| Canewton | Rochford, Essex | |
| Dunwich | Saxmundham, Suffolk | |
| Great Bromley | Colchester, Essex | |
| High Street, Darsham | Suffolk | |
| Happisburgh | Norwich, Norfolk | |
| Hopton | Yarmouth, Norfolk | |
| Langtoft | Bourne, Lincolnshire | |
| Neatishead | Wroxham, Norfolk | |
| Stoke Holy Cross | Norwich, Norfolk | |
| Waldringfield | Martlesham | |
| Walton | Essex | |
| West Beckham | Holt, Norfolk |
Radar stations controlled by No 75 (Signals) Wing -
| Station | Location/Address | Notes |
| Beachy Head | Sussex | |
| Dunkirk | Faversham, Kent | |
| Durrington | West Worthing | |
| Fairlight | Hastings | |
| Foreness | Cliftonville | |
| Hollingbury | Folkestone | |
| Newchurch | Kent | |
| Pevensey | Sussex | |
| Poling | Sussex | |
| Rye | Sussex | |
| Swingate | Dover | |
| Truleigh Hill | Shoreham | |
| Wartling | Pevensey | |
| Whitstable | Kent | |
| Willesborough | Ashford, Kent |
Radar stations controlled by No 76 (Signals) Wing -
| Station | Location/Address | Notes |
| Avebury | Marlborough, Wiltshire | |
| Bembridge | Isle of Wight | |
| Castell Mawr | Cardiganshire | |
| Chew Park | Somerset | |
| Comberton | Pershore, Worcestershire | |
| Folly | Pembrokeshire | |
| Hayscastle Cross | Pembrokeshire | |
| Kete | Pembrokeshire | |
| Ringstead | Dorset | |
| Sopley | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Southbourne | Bournemouth, Dorset | |
| St Twynnels | Pembrokeshire | |
| Strumble Head | Fishguard | |
| Sturminster Marshall | Dorset | |
| Ventnor | Isle of Wight | |
| Warren | Pembrokeshire | |
| Worth Matravers | Swanage, Dorset |
Radar stations controlled by No 77 (Signals) Wing -
| Station | Location/Address | Notes |
| Ballymartin | County Down | |
| Bride | Isle of Man | |
| Castlerock | County Derry | |
| Cregneish | Isle of Man | |
| Dalby | Isle of Man | |
| Downhill | County Derry | |
| Formby | Formby, Liverpool, Lancasshire | |
| Glenarm | County Antrim | |
| Great Orme's Head | Llandudno | |
| Greystones | County Down | |
| Hack Green | Nantwich, Cheshire | |
| Hawcoat | Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire | |
| Kilkeel | County Down | |
| Nevin | Carnarvonshire | |
| Pen-y-bryn | Llyn | |
| Prestatyn | Flintshire | |
| Rhuddlan | Flintshire | |
| Roddans Port | County Down | |
| St Bee's Head | Cumberland | |
| Scarlet Point | Isle of Man | |
| South Stack | Holy Island, Anglesey | |
| Tower | Blackpool, Lancashire | |
| Wrafton | Braunston, Devon | |
| Trewan Sands | Anglesey | |
| Wylfa | Anglesey |
Radar stations controlled by No 78 (Signals) Wing -
| Station | Location/Address | Notes |
| Beer Head | Seaton, Cornwall | |
| Branscombe | Salcombe Regis, Devon | |
| Carnaton | Newquay, Cornwall | |
| Downderry | Tor Point, Cornwall | |
| Dry Tree | Helston, Cornwall | |
| Exminster | Exeter, Devon | |
| Hartland | Devon | |
| Hawkstor | Plymouth, Devon | |
| Kingswear | Devon | |
| Mark's Castle | Land's End, Cornwall | |
| Northam | Devon | |
| Pen Olver | Lizard, Cornwall | |
| Rame Head | Cornwall | |
| Sennen | Cornwall | |
| Trelanvean | Cornwall | |
| Trevescan | Penzance, Cornwall | |
| Trerew | Newquay, Cornwall | |
| Trevose | Newquay, Cornwall | |
| West Prawle | Devon |
No 81 Operational Training Group
HQ - Avening Court, Avening, Nr Stroud, Gloucestershire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Church Fenton | Church Fenton, Tadcaster, West Yorkshire | |
| No 54 OTU | RAF Church Fenton | |
| RAF Station Crosby on Eden | Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| No 59 OTU | RAF Crosby on Eden | |
| RAF Station Debden | Debden, Saffron Waldron, Essex | |
| No 52 OTU | RAF Debden | |
| RAF Station East Fortune | East Fortune, East Lothian | |
| No 60 OTU | RAF East Fortune | |
| RAF Station Grangemouth | Central Scotland Airport, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire | |
| No 58 OTU | RAF Grangemouth | |
| RAF Station Hawarden | Hawarden, Saltney Ferry, Flintshire | |
| No 57 OTU | RAF Hawarden | |
| RAF Station Heston | Heston, Middlesex | |
| No 53 OTU | RAF Llandow | |
| RAF Station Sutton Bridge | Sutton Bridge, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire | |
| No 56 OTU | RAF Sutton Bridge | |
| RAF Station Usworth | Usworth, Sunderland, Co. Durham | |
| No 55 OTU | RAF Usworth |
Source - July 1941 SD161
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 9 Group | No 10 Group | No 11 Group | No 12 Group | No 13 Group | No 14 Group | No 60 Group | No 81 Group]
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