Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Middle East Command - June 1942
[Egypt | Western Desert | Palestine | Cyprus | Syria | Sudan | East Africa | Aden | Iraq | Malta | Works]
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF General Hospital (Egypt) | Abassia | |
RAF Station Aboukir | ||
No 103 Maintenance Unit | RAF Aboukir | |
Marine Section | RAF Aboukir | |
No 2 Yugo-Slav Squadron | RAF Aboukir | Dornier Do22 |
No 230 Sqn | RAF Aboukir | Sunderland |
No 11 Mobile PAC Unit | RAF Aboukir | |
No 508 AMES | RAF Aboukir | |
No 609 (Works) Flt | RAF Aboukir | |
Transit Camp | RAF Aboukir | |
No 15 Wireless Unit | RAF Aboukir | |
RAF Station Abu Sueir | ||
No 38 Air Stores Park | RAF Abu Sueir | |
No 58 Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Abu Sueir | |
No 89 Sqn | RAF Abu Sueir | Beaufighter |
No 605 (Works) Flt | RAF Abu Sueir | |
Salvage Equipment Section | RAF Abu Sueir | |
No 601 AMES | Abu Zenima | |
No 16 Sector Operations Room | Abu Zenima | |
No 610 AMES | Agami | |
No 18 Embarkation Unit | Alexandria | |
No 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group | Alexandria | |
Marine Section | Alexandria | |
No 971 Sqn | Alexandria | Mark VI |
No 11 PAC Unit | Alexandria | |
No 248 Wing | Alexandria | |
No 604 AMES | Ali Awad | |
Aviation Meteorological Services | Almaza | |
Transit Camp | Almaza | |
AMES Reserve Pool | Almaza | |
AMES No 214, 404, 519, 534, 269, 215, 405, 580, 232, 239, 535, 300, 406, 581, 266, 407, 582, 536, 525, 233, 527, 402, 845, 843, 528, 403, 844, 267, 846, 831, 602, 531, 532, 533, 847 | Almaza | |
School of Hygiene | Almaza | |
RAF Station Amriya | ||
No 7 (South African) Wing | RAF Amriya | |
No 15 (South African) Sqn | RAF Amriya | Blenheim |
No 21 (South African) Sqn | RAF Amriya | Baltimore |
No 54 Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Amriya | |
SAAF Base Depot | RAF Amriya | Wellington |
No 2 (Middle East) Signals Centre | RAF Amriya | |
No 221 Sqn | RAF Amriya | Wellington VIII |
No 39 Sqn | RAF Amriya | Beaufort |
No 1 (Middle East) Training School | Ballah | |
No 253 AMES | Baltim | |
No 117 (Transport) Sqn | Bilbeis | DH86 |
No 244 Wing | Bilbeis | |
No 162 Sqn | Bilbeis | Wellington |
No 259 AMES | Bir El Abd | |
No 33 Wireless Unit | Burumbul | |
HQ RAF Middle East | Cairo | |
AHQ Egypt | Cairo | |
Base Personnel Office | Cairo | |
HQ No 3 Air Formation Signals and No 4 Company | Cairo | |
No 4 Air Formation Postal Unit | Cairo | |
Air Publications and Forms Store | Cairo | |
HQ Aircraft Delivery Unit (ME) | Cairo | |
No 240 Wing | Cairo | |
No 51 (Works) Sqn HQ Supt Engineer | Cairo | |
Film Production Unit | Cairo | |
No 204 AMES | Damietta | |
No 842 AMES | Damietta | |
RAF Station Edcu | ||
No 213 Sqn | RAF Edcu | |
No 252 Sqn | RAF Edcu | |
No 272 Sqn | RAF Edcu | |
No 2 Special Signals Station | El Arish | |
No 232 Wing | El Firdan | |
No 246 Wing | El Firdan | |
No 12 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment | El Firdan | |
No 14 Sqn | El Firdan | |
No 3 Special Signals Station | El MaAdan | |
No 21 Sector Operations Room | Fayid | |
No 242 Wing | Fayid | |
No 832 AMES | Fayid | |
No 108 Maintenance Unit | Kilo 17 (Fayoum Road) | |
No 247 Wing | Gianaclis | |
No 221 AMES | Gabal Qatrani | |
No 233 Wing | Gasr el Arid | |
RAF Station Heliopolis | ||
British Airways Repair Unit | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 267 Sqn | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 92 Sqn | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 2 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 1411 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 3 Air Formation Signals, No 1 Company | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 206 Group | RAF Heliopolis | |
Command Medical Board | RAF Heliopolis | |
Code and Cypher School | RAF Heliopolis | |
Aircraft Reception Party | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 22 Sector Operations Room | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 1 Australian Air Ambulance Unit | RAF Heliopolis | DH86 |
No 601 (Works) Flight | RAF Heliopolis | |
HQ W/T Transmitting Station | Helmieh | |
No 6 Heavy Mobile Automatic W/T Unit | Helmieh | |
RAF Station Helwan | ||
American Aircraft Repair Section | RAF Helwan | |
Hurricane Repair Section | RAF Helwan | |
Middle East Signals School | RAF Helwan | |
Base Accounts Office | RAF Helwan | |
No 1 Armoured Car Company, No 2 Section | RAF Helwan | |
Transit Camp | RAF Helwan | |
No 24 Medical Receiving Station | RAF Helwan | |
No 4 & 5 Heavy Mobile W/T Units | RAF Helwan | |
Base Salvage Section | RAF Helwan | |
RAF Camouflage Development Section | RAF Helwan | |
MT Base Pool | RAF Helwan | |
No 602 (Works) Flight | RAF Helwan | |
No 1 & 2 Mobile Torpedo Units | RAF Helwan | |
Engine Test Section | RAF Helwan | |
No 9 S & T Column | RAF Helwan | |
No 21 Medical Receiving Station | RAF Helwan | |
Armament Section | RAF Helwan | |
Component Repair Depot | RAF Helwan | |
No 10 S & T Column | RAF Helwan | |
No 241 Wing | RAF Helwan | |
No 249 Wing | RAF Helwan | |
No 46 Sqn | RAF Helwan | Beaufighter (Fighter) |
No 145 Sqn | RAF Helwan | Spitfire |
No 252 AMES | Hurghada | |
No 113 Maintenance Unit | Hurghada | |
No 15 Sector Operations Room | Hurghada | |
No 401 AMES | Ikingi | |
RAF Station Ismailia | ||
No 205 Group | RAF Ismailia | |
No 31 Wireless Unit | RAF Ismailia | |
No 250 Wing | RAF Ismailia | |
No 1 General Reconnaissance Unit | RAF Ismailia | Wellington |
Inter-Command W/T Station | RAF Ismailia | |
No 260 (Balloon) Wing | RAF Ismailia | |
No 3 Air Formation Signals, No 3 Company | RAF Ismailia | |
No 1 Technical School (American Aircraft) | RAF Ismailia | |
No 208 Sqn | RAF Ismailia | Hurricane/Tomahawk |
Kittyhawk Repair Unit | RAF Ismailia | |
No 148 Sqn | Kabrit | |
No 2 Regional Control Station | Kabrit | |
SOE Flight | Kabrit | |
No 104 Sqn | Kabrit | |
No 36 Air Stores Park | Kabrit | |
No 4 (Middle East) Training School | Kabrit | |
No 236 Wing | Kabrit | |
No 977 Sqn | Kantara | Mk VI Balloon |
No 107 Maintenance Unit | Kasfareet | |
Middle East Pool | Kasfareet | |
No 976 Sqn | Kasfareet | Mk VI Balloon |
No 606 (Works) Flight | Kasfareet | |
No 227 Sqn | Kasfareet | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
No 47 Sqn | Kasfareet | No aircraft |
No 147 Sqn | Kasfareet | No aircraft |
No 106 Maintenance Unit | Khanka | |
No 216 Sqn | Khanka | Bombay |
Master Provision Office | Khanka | |
No 213 Sqn (1 flight) | Khanka | Hurricane |
Telecommunications Centre | Kafr El Farouk | |
No 6 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | Kafr El Farouk | |
Reception Flight | Kilo 26/LG224 (Mena Road) | |
RAF Station Luxor | ||
No 55 Sqn | RAF Luxor | Baltimore |
Aircraft Storage Unit | RAF Luxor | |
No 13 (Hellenic) Sqn | Mariut | Blenheim |
No 101 Maintenance Unit | Masara | |
No 603 AMES | Mex | |
No 20 Embarkation Unit | Port Said | |
No 219 AMES | Port Said | |
No 12 Sector Operations Room | Port Said | |
No 975 Sqn | Port Said | Mk VI Balloon |
Marine Craft Rescue Section | Port Said | |
No 50 Wireless Unit | Port Said | |
No 1 (SAAF) Sqn | Port Said | Hurricane |
Marine Repair Base | Port Said | |
No 19 Embarkation Unit | Port Twefik | |
No 1 Special Signals Section | Rafa | |
No 509 AMES | Ras el Tin | |
No 252 Wing | Seagull Camp, Mex | |
No 3 Air Formation Signals, No 2 Company | Seagull Camp, Mex | |
No 38 Sqn | Shallufa | Wellington |
No 37 Air Stores Park | Shallufa | |
No 57 Repair and Salvage Unit | Shallufa | |
No 245 Wing | Shallufa | |
No 974 Sqn | Shallufa | Mk VI Balloon |
No 238 Wing | Shallufa | |
No 40 Sqn | Shallufa | Wellington |
No 608 (Works) Flight | Shallufa | |
Torpedo Bombing School | Shallufa | |
No 2 (Middle East) Training School | Shallufa | |
RAF Station Shandur | ||
No 73 Sqn (1 Flight) | RAF Shandur | Hurricane II |
No 607 (Works) Flight | RAF Shandur | |
No 505 AMES | Sidi Barakat | |
No 260 AMES | Sidi Bishr | |
No 13 Sector Operations Room | Smouha | |
No 13 Wireless Unit | Suez | |
No 523 AMES | Suez | |
RAF Station Suez Road | ||
No 53 Wireless Unit | Suez Road | |
No 261 AMES | Tel el Kebir | |
No 826 AMES | Tel el Kebir | |
No 111 Maintenance Unit | Tura | |
RI and MU | Tura | |
Inter Service Cypher Production Centre | Tura | |
No 262 AMES | Wadi Gindali | |
No 251 AMES | Wadi Natrun | |
Aircraft Delivery Unit | Wadi Natrun |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 833 AMES | Abu Amud | |
No 4 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Abu Amud | |
No 220 AMES | Abu Haggag | |
No 5 S & T Column | Abu Haggag | |
No 121 Maintenance Unit | Bardia | |
No 526 AMES | Bardia | |
No 6 S & T Column | Bardia | |
No 203 Sqn | Burgh el Arab | Blenheim IV |
No 61 Repair and Salvage Unit | Burgh el Arab | |
No 1 (ME) Advanced Aircraft Depot | Burgh el Arab | |
No 1 Middle East Signals Centre | Burgh el Arab | |
No 112 Sqn | El Adem | Kittyhawk |
No 459 Sqn RAAF | El Adem | Hudson III |
No 35 Wireless Unit | El Adem | |
No 3 Special Signals Section | El Adem | |
No 257 AMES | El Dhaba | |
No 57 Repair and Salvage Unit | El Dhaba | |
No 70 Sqn | El Dhaba | Wellington |
No 515 AMES | El Dhaba | |
No 37 Air Stores Park - Advanced Section | El Dhaba | |
No 1 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | El Dhaba | |
No 37 Sqn | El Dhaba | Wellington |
No 108 Sqn | El Dhaba | Wellington |
No 124 Maintenance Unit | Fuka Area | |
Sea Rescue Flt | Fuka Area | |
Free French (Alsace) Sqn | Fuka Area | Hurricene |
No 54 Repair and Salvage Unit - Advanced Section | Fuka Area | |
No 4 RAF Armoured W/T Unit | Gambut | |
No 243 Wing | Gambut | |
No 51 Repair and Salvage Unit | Gambut | |
No 32 Wireless Unit | Gambut | |
No 33 Air Stores Park - Advanced Section | Gambut | |
No 1 Armoured Car Company (2 Sections) | Gambut | |
No 22 Medical Receiving Station | Gambut | |
No 53 Repair and Salvage Unit - Advanced Section | Gambut | |
No 522 AMES | Gambut | |
No 211 Group | Gambut | |
No 239 Wing | Gambut | |
No 274 Sqn | Gambut | Hurricane |
No 33 Air Stores Park | Gerawla | |
No 53 Repair and Salvage Unit | Gerawla | |
No 32 Air Stores Park | Kilo 180 | |
AHQ Western Desert | Maaten Bagush Area | |
No 234 Wing | Maaten Bagush Area | |
Transit Camp | Maaten Bagush Area | |
No 3 (SAAF) Wing | Maaten Bagush Area | |
No 2 (SAAF) Sqn | Maaten Bagush Area | Tomahawk |
No 4 (SAAF) Sqn | Maaten Bagush Area | Tomahawk |
No 1 Regional Control Station | Maaten Bagush Area | |
No 260 Sqn | Maaten Bagush Area | Kittyhawk |
No 94 Sqn | Maaten Bagush Area | Kittyhawk |
No 2 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Maaten Bagush Area | |
No 223 Sqn | Maaten Bagush Area | Baltimore |
Detachment, PAC Unit | Maaten Bagush Area | |
No 263 AMES | Maaten Bagush Area | |
Communication Unit, Western Desert | Maaten Bagush Area | |
RAF Station Mersa Matruh | ||
No 216 AMES | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
No 516 AMES | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
No 51 Repair and Salvage Unit | Qasaba | |
MT Light Repair Unit | Qasaba | |
No 216 Sqn - Detachment | Qasaba | Bombay |
No 252 Sqn - Detachment | Qasaba | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
No 272 Sqn - Detachment | Qasaba | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
No 231 Wing | Quotafiya | |
No 335 (Hellenic) Sqn | Quotafiya | Hurricane |
No 24 (SAAF) Sqn | Quotafiya | Boston III |
No 12 (SAAF) Sqn | Quotafiya | Boston III |
No 40 (SAAF) Sqn | Sidi Azeiz | Hurricane |
No 13 PAC Unit | Sidi Barrani | |
No 39 Sqn - Detachment | Sidi Barrani | Beaufort |
No 203 Sqn - Detachment | Sidi Barrani | Blenheim IV |
No 5 (SAAF) Sqn | Sidi Barrani | Tomahawk |
No 60 (SAAF) Sqn | Sidi Barrani | Maryland |
No 235 Wing | Sidi Barrani | |
No 3 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Sidi Barrani | |
Strategic Reconnaissance Unit | Sidi Barrani | |
No 73 Sqn | Sidi Heneish | Hurricane |
No 112 Sqn | Sidi Heneish | Kittyhawk |
No 3 Sqn RAAF | Sidi Heneish | Kittyhawk |
No 33 Sqn | Sidi Heneish | Hurricane |
No 238 Sqn | Sidi Heneish | Hurricane |
No 80 Sqn | Sidi Heneish | Hurricane |
No 450 Sqn RAAF | Sidi Heneish | Kittyhawk |
No 250 Sqn | Sidi Heneish | Kittyhawk |
No 40 Air Stores Park | Sidi Heneish | |
No 59 Repair and Salvage Unit | Sidi Heneish | |
No 235 AMES | Tobruk | |
No 25 Embarkation Unit | Tobruk | |
No 520 AMES | Tobruk | |
Aircraft Replacement Pool | Wadi Natrun Area BLGs | |
No 3 Middle East Signals Centre | Wadi Natrun Area BLGs | |
No 4 Air Formation Signals, Nos 2 & 3 Companies | c/o AHQ WD | |
No 1 Air Support Wireless Unit | c/o 8th Army | |
No 2 Air Support Wireless Unit | c/o 9th Army |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
Aircraft Reception Party | Amman | |
Yugo-Slav Air Force Personnel | Amman | |
No 3 (Middle East) Training School | Amman | |
RAF Station Aqir | ||
No 15 PAC Unit | RAF Aqir | |
No 74 Operational Training Unit | RAF Aqir | |
RAF Station Gaza | ||
Greek Unit | RAF Gaza | |
No 275 AMES | RAF Gaza | |
RAF Station Haifa | ||
No 236 AMES | RAF Haifa | |
No 503 AMES | RAF Haifa | |
No 34 Embarkation Unit | RAF Haifa | |
No 24 Sector Operations Room | RAF Haifa | |
No 972 Sqn | RAF Haifa | Mk VI Balloon |
No 1 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals | RAF Haifa | |
AHQ Levant | Jerusalem | |
No 1 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals | Jerusalem | |
No 5 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Jerusalem | |
RAF Station Lydda | ||
Communication Flt | RAF Lydda | |
RAF Station Ramleh | ||
No 1413 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Ramleh | |
No 2 Armoured Car Company | RAF Ramleh | |
No 611 (Works) Flight | RAF Ramleh | |
No 34 Air Stores Park | Ramat David | |
No 55 Repair and Salvage Unit | Ramat David | |
No 127 Sqn | St Jean | Hurricane |
No 14 PAC Unit | St Jean | |
RAF Rest Camp | Tel Aviv | |
Air Raid Report Centre | Tel Aviv |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 43 Embarkation Unit | Famagusta | |
No 579 AMES | Kyrenia | |
Air Stores Park (Mobile Equipment Section) | Limassol | |
No 255 AMES | Limassol | |
No 17 Wireless Unit | Larnaca | |
No 577 AMES | Larnaca | |
No 218 AMES | Morphou | |
No 259 Wing | Nicosia | |
Repair and Salvage Unit | Nicosia | |
Meteorological Station | Nicosia | |
No 25 Fighter Sector Operations Room | Nicosia | |
No 451 Sqn RAAF | Nicosia | Hurricane |
No 2 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals | Nicosia | |
No 2 PRU - Detachment | Nicosia | |
No 6 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Nicosia | |
No 7 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Nicosia | |
No 237 AMES | Paphos | |
No 587 AMES | Paphos |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 213 Group | Aleppo | |
No 36 Wireless Unit | Aleppo | |
No 263 Wing | Beirut | |
No 287 AMES | Beirut | |
No 14 Wireless Unit | Beirut | |
No 49 Embarkation Unit | Beirut | |
Free French Communication Flight | Beirut | |
No 23 Sector Operations Room | Beirut | |
No 3 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals | Beirut | |
No 2 PRU - Detachment | Beirut | |
Meteorological Section | Beirut | |
Advanced AHQ Levant | Beit Mery | |
No 123 Maintenance Unit | Beit Mery | |
HQ No 5 Air Formation Signals | Beit Mery | |
Free French Training Flight | Damascus | |
Free French (Lorraine) Sqn | Rayak | |
No 451 Sqn RAAF | Rayak | Blenheim |
No 1434 (PSU) Flight | Rayak | Hurricane |
No 14 Sector Operations Room | Tripoli |
HQ - Khartoum
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Asmara | ||
No 71 Operational Training Unit | Carthago | |
No 104 Maintenance Unit | Geraif West | |
RAF Station Khartoum | ||
No 203 Group | RAF Khartoum | |
No 52 Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Khartoum | |
No 122 Maintenance Unit | RAF Khartoum | |
Advanced Repair Depot | RAF Khartoum | |
No 1412 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Khartoum | |
HF D/F Station | Kufra | |
No 48 Embarkation Unit | Massawa | |
No 23 Embarkation Unit | Port Sudan | |
W/T Station | Port Sudan | |
No 117 Maintenance Unit | Port Sudan | |
No 109 Maintenance Unit | Summit | |
RAF Station Wadi Saidna | ||
No 114 Maintenance Unit | RAF Wadi Saidna |
East Africa, Abyssinia and Somaliland
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 2 Wing SAAF | Alomata | |
Station Maintenance Flt | Alomata | |
Advanced HQ No 2 Wing SAAF | Dabat | |
RAF Station Dar-es-Salaam | ||
Communication Flight - Detachment | RAF Dar-es-Salaam | |
Signals Station | Dar-es-Salaam | |
Marine Craft Unit | Dar-es-Salaam | |
RAF Station Eastleigh | ||
No 133 Maintenance Unit | RAF Eastleigh | |
No 41 (SAAF) Sqn, 'A' Flight | Giggage | |
Pilot and Aircrew Pool | Gilgil | |
No 41 (SAAF) Sqn | Gilgil | Hartebeeste |
Signals Station | Kilindini | |
Marine Craft Section | Lindi | |
SAAF Station Mogadishu | ||
Signals Station | SAAF Mogadishu | |
RAF Station Mombassa | ||
No 34 Flight SAAF | Mombasa | Anson |
No 303 AMES | Mombasa | |
RN Air Section | Mombasa | |
Marine Craft Unit | Mombasa | |
No 15 Embarkation Unit | Mombasas | |
RAF Station Port Reitz | ||
No 207 Group | Nairobi | |
Communication Flt | Nairobi | |
SAAF Reception Depot | Nairobi | |
No 105 Maintenance Unit | Nairobi | |
No 35 Flight SAAF | Nairobi | Ju 86 |
No 1414 (Meteorological) Flt | Nairobi | S E Type |
No 70 Operational Training Unit | Nakuru | |
No 72 Operational Training Unit | Nanyuki |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 50 Embarkation Unit | Aden | |
No 240 AMES | Aman Khal | |
No 576 AMES | Bir Fukam | |
Marine Section | Hedjuff | |
RAF Station Khormaksar | ||
No 8 Sqn | RAF Khormaksar | Wellesley/Vincent/Blenheim |
Station Flt | RAF Khormaksar | Vincent |
No 131 Maintenance Unit | RAF Khormaksar | |
No 304 AMES | RAF Khormaksar | |
No 506 AMES | Ras Marshag | |
HQ British Forces, Aden | Steamer Point | |
Equipment & Supply Depot | Steamer Point | |
Armoured Car Section | Steamer Point | |
RAF Hospital (Aden) | Steamer Point | |
No 1436 (Barrage Balloon) Flt | Steamer Point | |
RAF Station Sheikh O'thman | ||
Casualty Clearing Station | RAF Sheikh O'thman | |
No 73 Operational Training Unit | RAF Sheikh O'thman | |
Aden Levies HQ | RAF Sheikh O'thman |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 19 Sector Operations Room | Abadan | |
No 126 Maintenance Unit | Azzubair | |
No 127 Maintenance Unit | Azzubair | |
RAF Station Basrah | ||
Marine Section | RAF Basrah | |
No 42 Embarkation Unit | RAF Basrah | |
Meteorological Station | RAF Basrah | |
No 118 Maintenance Unit | RAF Basrah | |
No 215 Group | RAF Basrah | |
Combined Intelligence Centre | Baghdad | |
RAF Units | Baghdad | |
RAF Station Habbaniya | ||
AHQ Iraq | RAF Habbaniya | |
Communication Flt | RAF Habbaniya | Various |
Supplies Depot | RAF Habbaniya | |
Meteorological Station | RAF Habbaniya | |
RAF General Hospital (Iraq) | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 1 Armoured Car Company, No 1 Section | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 52 Sqn | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 134 Maintenance Unit | RAF Habbaniya | |
Transit Camp | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 56 Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 35 Air Stores Park | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 9 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 1 Sector Operations Room | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 214 Group | Kirkuk | |
No 125 Maintenance Unit | Kirkuk | |
No 16 Wireless Unit | Mosul | |
No 237 Sqn | Mosul | Hurricane I |
Meteorological Station | Mosul | |
No 237 Wing | Mosul | |
No 4 Sector Operations Room | Mosul | |
W/T Station | Muscat | |
No 110 Maintenance Unit | Sadaira | |
RAF Station Shaibah | ||
No 244 Sqn | RAF Shaibah | Vincent/Blenheim |
Base Personnel Office (Middle East Detachment) | RAF Shaibah | |
No 264 AMES | RAF Shaibah | |
No 119 Maintenance Unit | RAF Shaibah | |
No 8 S & T Column | RAF Shaibah | |
No 115 Maintenance Unit | RAF Shaibah | |
No 120 Maintenance Unit | Sulaman Beg | |
No 256 AMES | Tanuma | |
W/T Station | Teheran | |
Meteorological Station | Teheran | |
Aircraft Factory | Teheran |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 504 AMES | Dingli | |
No 242 AMES | Dingli | |
No 241 AMES | Ghar Lapsi | |
No 521 AMES | Gozo | |
No 841 AMES | Gudia | |
RAF Station Hal Far | ||
Station Flt | RAF Hal Far | Magister/Swordfish/Seal/Gauntlet |
No 185 Sqn | RAF Hal Far | Hurricane |
No 229 Sqn | RAF Hal Far | Hurricane |
RAF Station Kalafrana | ||
Inter-Command W/T Station | RAF Kalafrana | |
No 314 AMES | Kaura | |
RAF Station Luqa | ||
No 69 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Maryland/Spitfire |
No 126 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Spitfire |
No 221 Sqn - Detachment | Wellington VIII | |
No 502 AMES | Maddalena | |
RAF Station Takali | ||
No 1435 (Night Fighter) Flt | RAF Takali | Beaufighter |
No 249 Sqn | RAF Takali | Spitfire |
No 601 Sqn | RAF Takali | Spitfire |
No 603 Sqn | RAF Takali | Spitfire |
No 501 AMES | Ta Silch | |
AHQ Malta | Valetta | |
Base Accounts Office | Valetta | |
Base Personnel Office | Valetta | |
Meteorological Station | Valetta |
Reinforcement Squadrons
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 251 Sqn | Locations not known | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
No 74 Sqn | Spitfire | |
No 123 Sqn | Spitfire | |
No 134 Sqn | Spitfire | |
No 417Sqn RCAF | Spitfire | |
No 458 Sqn RAAF | Wellington | |
No 173 Sqn | Lodestar/Hart/Proctor/Fairchild | |
No 163 Sqn | Hudson | |
No 454 Sqn RAAF | Hudson |
Works Squadron |
Works Flight |
Location |
51 |
HQ |
Cairo |
|
601 |
Heliopolis |
|
602 |
Helwan |
|
605 |
Abu Sueir |
|
606 |
Kasfareet |
|
607 |
Shandur |
|
608 |
Shallufa |
|
609 |
Aboukir |
|
611 |
Ramleh |
Source - June 1942 SD161
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