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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[Malta | Egypt | Western Desert | Units Forming | Palestine and Transjordan | Cyprus | Syria | Sudan and Eritrea | East Africa | Aden | Iraq Command | West Africa]
Under the operational control of HQ RAF Middle East
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Dingli | No 504 AMES | |
| No 242 AMES | ||
| No 241 AMES | ||
| Hal Far | Station HQ | |
| Station Flight | Magister, Swordfish, Seal, Gauntlet | |
| No 185 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| Kalafrana | Station HQ | |
| Inter-Command W/T Station | ||
| Luqa | Station HQ | |
| No 40 Sqn | Wellington, on detachment | |
| No 104 Sqn | Wellington, on detachment | |
| No 69 Sqn | Maryland | |
| Magdalena | No 502 AMES | |
| Takali | Station HQ | |
| No 126 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| No 249 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| Ta Silch | No 501 AMES | |
| Valetta | AHQ Mediterranean | |
| Base Accounts Office | ||
| Base Personnel Office | ||
| Meteorological Station |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Aboukir | No 103 Maintenance Unit | |
| RI and MU | ||
| Marine Section | ||
| No 2 Yugo-Slav Sqn | Dornier Do 22 | |
| No 205 AMES | ||
| No 519 AMES | ||
| No 515, 520 AMES | ||
| No 516, 258, 220, 528 AMES | ||
| No 230 Sqn | Sunderland | |
| AMES Reserve | ||
| Mobile PAC Unit | ||
| Abu ud Geneina | No 254 AMES | |
| Abu Sueir | No 102 Maintenance Unit | |
| No 38 Air Stores Park | ||
| No 1 Free French Sqn | ||
| Alexandria | HQ, No 201 (General Reconnaissance) Group | |
| No 18 Embarkation Office | ||
| Marine Section | ||
| No 971 (Balloon) Sqn | Mk VI | |
| PAC Detachment | ||
| Amiriya | Station HQ | |
| No 36 Air Stores Park | ||
| No 4 Sqn SAAF | Tomahawk | |
| Fighter Sector Operations Room | ||
| No 260 AMES | ||
| Arbil | Middle East Signals School | |
| Almaza | Aviation Meteorological Services | |
| Baltim | No 253 AMES | |
| Bir el Abd | No 259 AMES | |
| Bir Khamsa | No 17 Wireless Unit, No 2 Section | |
| Cairo | HQ RAF Middle East | |
| Base Personnel Office | ||
| MT Repair Flight | ||
| HQ No 202 Group | ||
| HQ, No 3 Air Formation Signals & No 4 Company | ||
| Damirtta | No 204 AMES | |
| Base Accounts Office | ||
| Dekleila | No 13 (Hellenic) Sqn | Anson |
| Edcu | Station HQ | |
| No 213 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| No 272 Sqn (1 Flt) | Beaufighter | |
| Fayid | Station HQ | |
| No 108 Sqn | Wellington | |
| Fighter Sector Control | ||
| Fayum Road - Kilo 17 | No 108 Maintenance Unit | |
| No 46 Sqn | No aircraft | |
| Ferry Pool | ||
| Gebel Qatrani | No 221 AMES | |
| Heliopolis | Station HQ | |
| British Airways Repair Unit | ||
| No 267 Sqn | Various | |
| No 2 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit | Hurricane/Beaufighhter | |
| Meteorological Flight | ||
| Air Ministry W/T Station | ||
| No 3 Air Formation Signals, No 1 Company | ||
| No 50 Wireless Unit | ||
| Fighter Sector Operations Room | ||
| Standing Committee of Adjustment | ||
| HQ, No 206 (Maintenance) Group | ||
| Command Medical Board | ||
| Code and Cypher School | ||
| Aircraft Reception Party | ||
| Local Purchase Section | ||
| No 30 Sqn - detachment | Hurricane | |
| Helmieh | HQ W/T Transmitting Station | |
| No 6 Heavy Mobile Automatic W/T Unit | ||
| No 5 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | ||
| Hurghada | No 127 Sqn | No aicraft |
| No 252 AMES | ||
| No 113 Maintenance Unit | ||
| Helwan | Station HQ | |
| No 22 Medical Receiving Station | ||
| MT Storage Unit | ||
| HQ No 15 Wireless Unit & No 2 Section | ||
| Base Accounts Office | ||
| Aircraft Repair Depot | ||
| Ikingi | No 401 AMES | |
| Ismailia | Station HQ | |
| HQ No 13 Wireless Unit & No 2 Section | ||
| No 250 (Fighter) Wing | ||
| No 1 General Reconnaissance Unit | Wellington | |
| Target Towing Flight | ||
| Inter-Command W/T Station | ||
| No 260 (Balloon) Wing | ||
| No 213 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| Kabrit | Station HQ | |
| No 70 Sqn | Wellington | |
| No 148 Sqn | Wellington | |
| Special Signals Flight | ||
| Kantara | No 972 (Balloon) Sqn | Mk VI |
| Khanka | No 106 Maintenance Unit | |
| No 216 Sqn | Bombay | |
| Kasfareet | No 107 Maintenance Unit | |
| Middle East Pool | ||
| No 974 (Balloon) Sqn | Mk VI | |
| Master Provision Office | ||
| No 252 Sqn | ||
| No 509 AMES | ||
| Mairut | No 274 Sqn | Hurricane |
| No 39 Sqn | Beaufort | |
| Masara | No 101 Maintenance Unit | |
| Mex | No 603 AMES | |
| Port Said | No 20 Embarkation Office | |
| Marine Section | ||
| No 973 (Balloon) Sqn | Mk VI | |
| No 73 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| No 975 (Balloon) Sqn | Mk VI | |
| No 219 AMES | ||
| Fighter Sector Operations Room | ||
| Port Tewfik | No 19 Embarkation Office | |
| No 5 S & T Column, No 5 Section | ||
| Seagull Camp, Mex | HQ, No 252 Wing | |
| No 50 Wireless Unit, No 2 Field Section | ||
| Shallufa | Station HQ | |
| HQ No 205 Group | ||
| No 37 Sqn | Wellington | |
| No 38 Sqn | Wellington | |
| No 13 Wireless (Observer) Unit, No 1 Section | ||
| No 37 Air Stores Park | ||
| No 57 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
| Shandur | Station HQ | |
| No 223 Sqn | Maryland | |
| No 24 Sqn SAAF | Boston III | |
| Sidi Barakat | No 505 AMES | |
| Tura Caves, Helwan | No 111 Maintenance Unit | |
| Tel El Kebir | No 261 AMES | |
| Wadi Gindali | No 262 AMES | |
| Wadi Natrun | No 251 AMES |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Abu Haggag | No 5 S & T Column, Nos 1, 2 3 & 4 Sections | |
| Amiriya Area | Signals Centre Nos 2 & 3 | |
| Burgh el Arab | No 54 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| No 450 Sqn RAAF | Tomahawk | |
| No 3 Air Formation Signals, No 3 Company | ||
| No 32 Air Stores Park | ||
| No 203 Sqn | Blenheim IV | |
| Sea Rescue Flight | Wellington | |
| Charing Cross | No 51 Repair and Salvage Unit Section | |
| No 53 Repair and Salvage Unit Section | ||
| No 121 Maintenance Unit | ||
| El Daba | No 257 AMES | |
| No 12 Sqn SAAF | Maryland | |
| Fuka Area | No 8 Sqn | Blenheim |
| Advanced GR Base, No 201 Group | ||
| No 55 Sqn | Blenheim IV | |
| No 24 Sqn SAAF | Boston III | |
| No 45 Sqn | Blenheim IV | |
| No 274 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| No 80 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| No 94 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| Strategical Reconnaissance Unit | ||
| No 33 Air Stores Park | ||
| MT Light Repair Unit | ||
| No 53 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
| Detachment - No 223 Sqn | ||
| No 124 Maintenance Unit | ||
| No 84 Sqn (1 Flt) | Blenheim IV | |
| No 21 Medical Receiving Station | ||
| No 1 Australian Ambulance Unit | DH 86 | |
| No 60 Sqn SAAF | ||
| Gerawla | No 33 Sqn | Hurricane |
| No 237 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| Maaten Bagush Area | AHQ Western Desert | |
| No 3 Wing SAAF | ||
| No 6 S & T Column, No 1, 2, 3 & 4 Sections | ||
| No 84 Sqn | Blenheim IV | |
| No 4 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | ||
| No 3 Air Formation Signals, No 2 Company | ||
| Nucleus Group | ||
| No 1 Sqn SAAF | Hurricane | |
| No 113 Sqn | Blenheim IV | |
| No 14 Sqn | Blenheim IV | |
| No 11 Sqn | Blenheim IV | |
| No 260 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| No 39 Sqn | Beaufort | |
| Mersa Matruh | Station HQ | |
| No 216 AMES | ||
| No 31 ASP Advanced Section | ||
| No 33 ASP Advanced Section | ||
| Qasaba | No 31 Air Stores Park | |
| No 451 Sqn RAAF | Forming | |
| No 51 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
| No 2 Armoured Car Company | ||
| Quotafiya | Advanced HQ, No 205 Group | |
| No 21 Sqn SAAF | Maryland | |
| Sidi Barrani | HQ and 1 Section, No 17 WU | |
| No 238 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| No 263 AMES | ||
| No 510 AMES | ||
| HQ, No 258 Wing | ||
| HQ, No 253 Wing | ||
| No 14 Wireless Unit, No 2 Section | ||
| No 50 Wireless Unit, No 1 Field Section | ||
| PAC Detachment | ||
| Nos 3 & 4 RAF Arm W/T Units | ||
| Sidi Heneish Area | No 2 Sqn SAAF | Tomahawk |
| No 3 Sqn SAAF | Tomahawk | |
| No 112 Sqn | Tomahawk | |
| No 250 Sqn | Tomahawk | |
| No 229 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| No 30 Sqn | Hurricane | |
| RN Fighter Sqn | Hurricane | |
| No 262 Wing | ||
| No 269 Wing | ||
| Tobruk (Cyrenica) | No 25 Embarkation Office | |
| No 235 AMES | ||
| RAF Liaison Section | ||
| Wadi Natrun Area BLGs | Signals Centre No 1 | |
| Aircraft Replacement Pool | ||
| No 1 Delivery Unit |
Units Forming in Middle East Command
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Not known | No 89 Sqn | Beaufighter - 16 IE |
| Not known | No 251 Sqn | Beaufighter - 16 IE |
| Not known | No 147 Sqn | Lodestar - 16 IE |
| Carthago | No 72 Operational Training Unit | |
| Summit | RAF Station HQ | |
| Sheik Othman | No 73 Operational Training Unit | |
| Basrah | No 118 Maintenance Unit | |
| Shaibah | No 119 Maintenance Unit | |
| Not known | No 35 Air Stores Park | |
| Not known | Nos 56, 58 & 59 RSUs | |
| Not known | Nos 976, 977 & 978 (Balloon) Sqns | |
| Not known | Nos 39 & 40 Air Stores Park | |
| Not known | Nos 60 & 61 RSUs | |
| Not known | Nos 7, 8 & 9 S and T Columns | |
| Not known | Nos 23 & 24 Medical Receiving Stations | |
| Not known | No 125 & 126 Maintenance Units | |
| Not known | Nos 266, 267 & 268 Wings | |
| Not known | Nos 16 & 17 PAC Units | |
| Not known | No 115 Maintenance Unit | |
| Not known | No 114 Maintenance Unit |
Under the operational control of HQ RAF Middle East
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Amman | Station HQ | |
| Aircraft Recognition Party | ||
| Yugo-Slav Air Force Personnel | ||
| Aqir | Station HQ | |
| No 123 Maintenance Unit | ||
| No 208 Sqn | Hurricane/Lysander | |
| PAC Detachment | ||
| No 335 (Hellenic) Sqn | ||
| No 74 (Army Co-operation) OTU | ||
| Gaza | Station HQ | |
| No 34 Air Stores Park | ||
| No 55 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
| Greek Unit | ||
| PAC Detachment | ||
| Haifa | Station HQ | |
| No 261 Sqn (1 Flt) | Hurricane/Gladiator | |
| No 236 AMES | ||
| No 503 AMES | ||
| No 508 AMES | ||
| No 34 Embarkation Office | ||
| Fighter Sector Operations Room | ||
| Jerusalem | HQ Palestine & Transjordan | |
| Intelligence Bureau | ||
| "Y" Air Formation Signals | ||
| Lydda | Station HQ | |
| Communication Flight | Proctor, Magister | |
| Ramleh | Station HQ | |
| MT Repair Section | ||
| Meteorological Flight | 3 IE | |
| Tel Aviv | RAF Rest Camp | |
| Air Raid Report Centre |
Under the operational control of HQ Palestine and Transjordan
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Farmagusta | No 43 Embarkation Office | |
| Limmassol | Air Stores Park | |
| No 255 AMES | ||
| No 15 WOU, No 1 Section | ||
| Myrtou | No 218 AMES | |
| Nicosia | No 259 Wing | |
| Air and Salvage Section | ||
| Fighter Sector Operations Room | ||
| Meteorological Station |
Under the operational control of HQ Palestine and Transjordan
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Beirut | No 263 Wing | |
| Advanced HQ Palestine and Transjordan | ||
| No 287 AMES | ||
| HQ No 14 WOU & No 1 Section | ||
| Fighter Sector Operations Room | ||
| Damascus | Free French Flight | Blenheim IV |
| Palmyra | 'X' Flight | Gladiators |
| Tripoli | Fighter Sector Operations Room |
Under the operational control of HQ RAF Middle East
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Asmara | Station HQ | |
| No 47 Sqn | Wellesley | |
| Carthago | No 211 Sqn | Blenheim IV |
| Geraif West | No 104 Maintenance Unit | |
| Gordon's Tree | No 71 Operational Training Unit | |
| Khartoum | Station HQ | |
| HQ No 203 Group | ||
| No 117 Sqn | Hudson, Bombay, Proctor, Wellesley, Valentia | |
| No 122 Maintenance Unit | ||
| Advance Repair Depot | ||
| Meteorological Flight | 3 Gladiators | |
| Kufra | No 6 Sqn detachment | |
| Port Sudan | No 23 Embarkation Office | |
| No 52 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
| W/T Station | ||
| No 117 Maintenance Unit | ||
| Wadi Halfa | No 6 Sqn | Hurricane, Lysander, Gladiator |
| Wadi Gazouza | No 109 Maintenance Unit | |
| Massawa | Port Depot Detachment |
Under the operational control of HQ RAF Middle East
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Addis Ababa | No 41 Sqn SAAF | Hartebeeste |
| No 18 Air Depot | ||
| Alomata | No 2 Wing HQ | |
| Station Maintenance Flight | ||
| Ciscias | No 25 Flight SAAF | Ju 86 |
| No 3 Sqn SAAF detachment | ||
| Dar-es-Salaam | Station HQ | Anson - 6 IE |
| No 34 Flight SAAF detachment | Anson | |
| Communication Flight Detachment | ||
| Eastleigh | Station HQ | |
| Gigil | Kenya Pool | |
| Mogadishu | SAAF Station | Battle - Detachment |
| No 18 Air Depot Detachment | ||
| Mombasa | Station HQ | |
| No 34 Flight SAAF detachment | Anson | |
| No 15 Embarkation Office | ||
| Nairobi | Air HQ East Africa | |
| Station HQ | ||
| Communication Flight | ||
| No 51 Flight SAAF | Ju-52 | |
| No 105 Maintenance Unit | ||
| SAAF Reception Depot | ||
| Nakuru | No 70 (Medium Bomber) Operational Training Unit | |
| Pilots' Pool | ||
| Nanyuki | No 3 Sqn SAAF | Mohawk |
Under the operational control of HQ RAF Middle East
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Aman Khal | No 240 AMES | |
| Khormaksar | Station HQ | |
| No 8 Sqn | Blenheim IV | |
| Station Flihgt | ||
| Marine Section | ||
| Ras Marshag | No 506 AMES | |
| Sheikh O'thman | Station HQ | |
| Casualty Clearing Station | ||
| Steamer Point | Air HQ, Aden | |
| Equipment and Supply Depot | ||
| Armoured Car Section | ||
| RAF Hospital | ||
| Army Units | ||
| Sheikh O'thman | Infantry Wing | |
| Anti-Aircraft Wing | ||
| Crater | Ordnance Depot, RAOC | |
| Army Levies | ||
| Sheikh O'thman | HQ Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Under the operational control of HQ RAF Middle East
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Basrah | Station HQ | |
| Marine Craft Section | ||
| No 42 Embarkation Office | ||
| No 264 AMES | ||
| Base Area HQ | ||
| Baghdad | Combined Intelligence Centre | |
| Banadin | No 256 AMES | |
| Habbaniya | Air HQ British Forces, Iraq | |
| Station HQ | ||
| Communication Flight | ||
| Aircraft Depot | ||
| Supplies Depot | ||
| Meteorological Station | ||
| RAF General Hospital | ||
| No 1 Armoured Car Company | 2 Sections | |
| No 52 Sqn | Audax | |
| No 31 Sqn | Valentia | |
| No 84 Sqn | Blenheim I | |
| No 2 Armoured Car Company | ||
| Mosul | Station HQ | |
| No 1 Armoured Car Company | 2 Sections | |
| No 16 Wireless (Observer) Unit | ||
| Meteorological Station | ||
| No 261 Sqn | Hurricane/Gladiator | |
| Wing HQ | ||
| Shaibah | Station HQ | |
| No 244 Sqn | Vincent | |
| Meteorological Station | ||
| Base Personnel Office | ||
| No 264 AMES | ||
| Sadaira | No 110 Maintenance Unit | |
| Iraq Levies | ||
| 8 Companies | ||
Source - December 1941 SD161
[Malta | Egypt | Sudan and Eritrea | East Africa | West Africa | Palestine and Transjordan | Iraq Command | Aden]
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