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Other Home Commands/Units - July 1942

[Ferry Command | No 44 Group | RAF in Northern Ireland | ROC]

RAF Ferry Command

Command HQ - Montreal Airport, Dorval, Quebec, Canada

No 44 (Ferry) Group

HQ - Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit	Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester
HQ Flt	Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester
2 Mobile Despatch Parties	Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester
RAF Station Filton	Filton, nr Bristol, Gloucestershire
Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit	RAF Filton
No 3 Flt	RAF Filton	Blenheim
No 4 Flt	RAF Filton	Beaufighter and Beaufort
RAF Station Hendon	Hendon, The Hyde, London NW9
No 24 Sqn	RAF Hendon
No 1 Camouflage Unit	RAF Hendon
Repair and Equipment Depot	RAF Hendon
RAF Station Kemble	Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit	RAF Kemble
HQ Flt	RAF Kemble
No 1 Flt	RAF Kemble	Wellington
No 2 Flt	RAF Kemble	Hudson and Miscellaneous types
No 1 Overseas Air Despatch Unit (detachment)	RAF Portreath	Station in Fighter Command
RAF Station Prestwick	Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire
Transatlantic Aircraft Reception and Despatch Party	RAF Prestwick
Transatlantic Aircraft Control	RAF Prestwick	Wireless Control
No 1527 (BAT) Flt	RAF Prestwick
No 2 Overseas Air Despatch Unit	Trebulzue, nr Newquay, Cornwall
RAF Station Lyneham	Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire
HQ Flt	RAF Lyneham
No 1 Flt	RAF Lyneham	Training on all miscellaneous types
No 2 Flt	RAF Lyneham	Middle East Ferry pilot training
No 1425 Communications Flt	RAF Lyneham
No 1445 Flt	RAF Lyneham
Air Despatch and Reception Unit	RAF Lyneham

RAF in Northern Ireland

Command HQ - RAFNI, Home Forces

Units directly administered by Command HQ

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Belfast
No 1494 (Target Towing) Flt	Belfast
No 2 Heavy Mobile W/T Section	Belfast
RAF Station Long Kesh
No 231 Sqn	RAF Long Kesh
No 1 Repair and Salvage Centre	Mallusk
No 12 Wireless Intelligence Screen	Mallusk

Royal Observer Corps

 

Area	Location/Address	Commandants/Deputy Commandants
HQ	Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex	Gp Capt G H Ambler A/Cdre H Le M Brock
Northern	RAF Catterick, Richmond, North Yorkshire	A/Cdre A L Godman (Cmdt) Wg Cdr P B Hunter (Dep Cmdt) Capt R S Stancliffe (Dep Cmdt)
North-Western	Michael Mount, Barton, nr Preston, Lancashire	Col V O Robinson (Cmdt) Gp Capt A W F Glenny (Dep Cmdt)
Midland	Mostyn Lodge, Welby Place, Grantham, Lincs	Gp Capt V O Rees (Cmdt) C Graham-Smith  (Dep Cmdt) Capt J W Sanders (Dep Cmdt)
Southern	Hillingdon House, Uxbridge, Middlesex	Gp Capt I T Courtney (Cmdt) A/Cdre C E H Rathborne (Dep Cmdt) Gp Capt H L Reilly (Dep Cmdt)
Western	11 Brunswick Road, Gloucester	A/Cdre E A D Masterman (Cmdt) H S Noyes (Dep Cmdt) Col A B Skinner (Dep Cmdt)
Scottish	28 Walker Street, Edinburgh 2	A/Cdre  R P Ross (Cmdt) A/Cdre R Gordon (Dep Cmdt) Maj W G Moore (Dep Cmdt)

Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List

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