Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Mediterranean Air Command - May 1943
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Command HQ - Algiers
Command HQ | Location/Address | Notes |
HQ North West African Air Forces | Maison Carree | |
HQ North West African Tactical Air Forces | Aine Beida | |
HQ North West African Coastal Air Forces | Algiers | |
HQ North West African Strategical Air Forces | Constantine | |
HQ North West African Air Service Command | Algiers | |
HQ North West African Training Command |
RAF Units in North West Africa
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
HQ North West African Coastal Air Forces | Algiers | |
HQ North West African Air Service Command | Algiers | |
No 60 Embarkation Unit | Algiers | |
Public Relations Unit | Algiers | |
No 225 ASR Unit | Algiers | |
No 896 AMES | Algiers | |
No 8012 AMES | Algiers | |
No 283 Sqn | Algiers | Walrus |
HQ NWAAF Movements | Algiers | |
MT Base Depot | Algiers | |
No 392 AMES | Alma Marine | |
No 1 Shore Servicing Party | Alma Marine | |
No 381 Wireless Unit | Aine Braham | |
No 326 Wing | Aine Beida | |
No 132 Air Stores Park | Aine Beida | |
No 109 Repair and Salvage Unit | Aine Beida | |
No 302 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | Aine Beida | |
HQ North West African Tactical Air Forces | Aine Beida | |
No 134 Air Stores Park | Aine Regarda | |
No 893 AMES | Ain Taya (Algiers) | |
No 500 Sqn | Blida | Hudson |
No 134 Air Stores Park - Detachment | Blida | |
No 608 Sqn | Blida | Hudson |
No 142 Sqn | Blida | Wellington III |
No 150 Sqn | Blida | Wellington III |
No 3201 Servicing Commando | Blida | |
No 328 Wing | Blida | |
No 4354 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Blida | |
No 4355 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Blida | |
No 59 Embarkation Unit | Bone | |
No 985 Sqn | Bone | Mk VI Balloons |
No 304 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | Bone | |
No 894 AMES | Bone (Morris) | |
No 223 ASR Unit | Bone | |
No 4342 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Bone | |
No 826 Sqn FAA | Bone | |
Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | Boufarik | |
No 72 Staging Post | Biskra | |
No 2771 Sqn, RAF Regiment | Canrobert | |
No 114 Sqn | Canrobert | Blenheim V |
No 4348 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Canrobert | |
No 3202 Servicing Commando | Canrobert | |
HQ North West African Strategical Air Forces | Constantine | |
Advanced HQ North West African Air Forces | Constantine | |
No 4349 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Constantine | |
No 4350 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Constantine | |
No 1 Force HQ's Signals Section | Constantine | |
No 2 Force HQ's Signals Section | Constantine | |
Air Crew Rest Centre | Constantine | |
No 602 AMES | Constantine | |
No 6000 AMES | Constantine | |
No 6002 AMES | Constantine | |
No 6005 AMES | Constantine | |
No 6007 AMES | Constantine | |
No 6008 AMES | Constantine | |
No 890 AMES | Constantine | |
No 899 AMES | Constantine | |
No 675 AMES | Constantine | |
No 388 AMES | Constantine | |
No 8004 AMES | Constantine | |
No 145 Maintenance Unit | Casablanca | |
No 8002 AMES | Cap Cavallo (Djidjelli) | |
No 895 AMES | Cap Takouch | |
No 892 AMES | Djidjelli | Also shown at Tahir |
No 8006 AMES | Delly | |
No 226 AMES | Djidjelli | |
No 380 Wireless Unit | El Achoir | |
No 1 ALG Signals Section | El Achoir | |
No 6010 AMES | El Arkhouart | |
No 351 Maintenance Unit | Hussein Dey | |
No 372 AMES | Jemappes | |
No 4344 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Jemappes | |
No 43 Sqn | Jemappes | Hurricane |
No 897 AMES | La Calle | |
No 381 AMES | Lac ces Oiseaux (Bone) | |
No 2 ALG Signals Section | Le Kroub | |
No 654 AOP Sqn | Le Kroub | Auster |
No 15 S & T Column | Le Kroub | |
Base Area HQ | Le Ruisseau | |
Base Personnel Office | Le Ruisseau | |
Base Accounts Office | Le Ruisseau | |
RAF Station Maison Blanche | ||
No 323 Wing | Maison Blanche | |
No 131 Air Stores Park | Maison Blanche | |
No 87 Wireless Unit | Maison Blanche | |
No 682 Sqn | Maison Blanche | PR Spitfire |
No 301 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | Maison Blanche | |
No 32 Sqn | Maison Blanche | Hurricane |
No 153 Sqn | Maison Blanche | Beaufighter |
No 4356 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Maison Blanche | |
No 4357 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Maison Blanche | |
No 4358 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Maison Blanche | |
No 4360 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Maison Blanche | |
No 144 Maintenance Unit | Maison Blanche | |
No 253 Sqn | Maison Blanche | Hurricane |
HQ North West African Air Forces | Maison Carree (Algiers) | |
No 11 Heavy Mobile W/T Units | Maison Carree (Algiers) | |
No 4359 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Maison Carree (Algiers) | |
No 133 Air Stores Park | Montesquieu | |
No 108 Repair and Salvage Unit | Montesquieu | |
No 110 Repair and Salvage Unit | Montesquieu | |
No 8005 AMES | Maktar | |
No 6009 AMES | Mastoutan | |
No 89 Wireless Unit | Oran | |
No 305 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | Oran | |
No 285 AMES | Oran | |
No 286 AMES | Oran | |
No 614 Sqn | Oulmeme | Blenheim V |
No 13 Sqn | Oulmeme | Blenheim V |
No 18 Sqn | Oulmeme | Boston |
No 4090 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Oulmeme | |
No 4341 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Oulmeme | |
No 61 Embarkation Unit | Philipville | |
No 389 AMES | Philipville | |
No 8003 AMES | Philipville | |
No 224 ASR Unit | Philipville | |
No 4343 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Philipville | |
No 387 AMES | Port Gheydon | |
No 8011 AMES | Port Gheydon | |
No 7 (ME) Ferry Control | Ras el Mar (Fez) | Under No 216 Group |
No 70 Staging Post | Ras el Mar (Fez) | |
No 3 Aircraft Delivery Unit | Ras el Mar (Fez) | |
No 6001 AMES | Rass Radjel | |
No 6011 AMES | Siliana | |
No 242 Group | Souk el Arba | |
No 682 Sqn - Detachment | Souk el Arba | PR Spitfire |
No 88 Wireless Unit | Souk el Arba | |
No 303 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | Souk el Arba | |
No 2744 Sqn, RAF Regiment | Souk el Arba | |
No 898 AMES | Souk el Arba | |
No 3203 Servicing Commando | Souk el Arba | |
No 2 Mobile Field Photography Section | Souk el Arba | |
No 325 Wing | Setif | |
No 255 Sqn | Setif | Beaufighter, also shown at Souk El Khemis |
No 2721 Sqn, RAF Regiment | Setif | |
Fighter Pilot Practice Flight | Setif | |
No 111 Repair and Salvage Unit | Setif | |
No 4092 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Setif | |
No 600 Sqn | Setif | Beaufighter |
No 4351 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Setif | |
No 4352 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Setif | |
No 4353 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Setif | |
Air Crew Rest Camp | Sorcouf | |
No 4088 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Souk El Khemis | |
No 2825 Sqn, RAF Regiment | Souk El Khemis | |
No 225 Sqn | Souk El Khemis | |
No 241 Sqn | Souk El Khemis | Hurricane Bombers |
No 111 Sqn | Souk El Khemis | Spitfire |
No 243 Sqn | Souk El Khemis | Spitfire |
No 93 Sqn | Souk El Khemis | Spitfire |
No 152 Sqn | Souk El Khemis | Spitfire |
No 324 Wing | Souk El Khemis | |
No 4091 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Souk El Khemis | |
No 4339 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Souk El Khemis | |
No 4340 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Souk El Khemis | |
No 4346 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Souk El Khemis | |
No 4347 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Souk El Khemis | |
No 72 Sqn | Souk El Khemis | Spitfire |
No 322 Wing | Souk El Khemis | |
No 81 Sqn | Souk El Khemis | Spitfire |
No 154 Sqn | Souk El Khemis | Spitfire |
No 232 Sqn | Souk El Khemis | Spitfire |
No 255 Sqn | Souk El Khemis | Beaufighter, also shown at Setif |
No 136 Air Stores Park | Souk El Khemis | |
Bomb Disposal Unit | Souk El Khemis | |
RAF Station Tafaraoui | ||
No 813 Sqn FAA | RAF Tafaraoui | Swordfish |
No 71 Staging Post | RAF Tafaraoui | |
No 242 Sqn | Tingley | Spitfire |
No 2788 Sqn, RAF Regiment | Tingley | |
No 4089 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Tingley | |
No 4337 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Tingley | |
No 4338 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Tingley | |
No 90 Wireless Unit | Tebessa | |
No 14 Sqn | Telergma | Marauder |
No 87 Sqn | Tahir | Hurricane |
No 4345 AA Flight, RAF Regiment | Tahir | |
No 892 AMES | Tahir | Also shown at Djidjelli |
No 251 ASR Unit | Transit Camp (Algiers) | |
No 252 ASR Unit | Transit Camp (Algiers) | |
At Gibraltar (On Detachment) | ||
Meteorological Flight | North Front | Hudson |
No 179 Sqn | North Front | Wellington |
No 233 Sqn | North Front | Hudson |
No 48 Sqn | North Front | Hudson |
No 202 Sqn | Gibraltar | Catalina |
No 210 Sqn | Gibraltar | Catalina |
Attached to Twelfth Air Force, USAAF | ||
No 8000 AMES | ||
No 8001 AMES | ||
No 6003 AMES | ||
No 6004 AMES |
Units not formed - North West Africa
Unit |
No 1 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit |
No 2 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit |
No 6 Inter Service Signals Unit |
No 4 Mobile Servicing Unit (T) |
No 5 Mobile Servicing Unit (T) |
No 7 AA Signals Control Unit |
No 9 AA Signals Control Unit |
Care & Maintenance Party - Le Troub |
No 64 Embarkation Unit - Casablanca |
No 12 Heavy Mobile Automatic W/T Station |
No 13 Heavy Mobile Automatic W/T Station |
No 30 RAF Mobile Field Hospital |
No 31 RAF Mobile Field Hospital |
No 330 Wing |
No 138 Air Stores Park |
No 113 Repair and Salvage Unit |
No 329 Wing |
No 371 Wireless Unit (transferring from West Africa) |
RAF Hospital - Blida |
No 21 Type 'M' W/T Station |
No 567/A Mobile Servicing Unit |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 5051 Works Sqn | Curmi | |
No 5576 Works Construction Flight | Curmi | |
No 4603, 4605, 4607, 4608, 4610, 4611, 4612, 4614, 4615 & 4604 Flights | Curmi | |
No 504 AMES | Dingli | |
No 242 AMES | Dingli | |
No 241 AMES | Ghar Lapsi | |
No 143 Maintenance Unit | Hanrun | |
RAF Station Hal Far | ||
Communication Flt | RAF Hal Far | |
No 185 Sqn | RAF Hal Far | Spitfire |
No 821 Sqn FAA | RAF Hal Far | |
No 828 Sqn FAA | RAF Hal Far | |
No 830 Sqn FAA | RAF Hal Far | |
RAF Station Kalafrana | ||
Inter-Command W/T Station | RAF Kalafrana | |
No 52 Embarkation Unit | RAF Kalafrana | |
Maintenance Wing (Malta) | RAF Kalafrana | |
No 314 AMES | Kaura | |
RAF Station Krendi | ||
No 249 Sqn | RAF Krendi | Spitfire |
No 229 Sqn | RAF Krendi | Spitfire |
RAF Station Luqa | ||
No 69 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Baltimore/Wellington ASV |
No 39 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Beaufort |
No 23 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Mosquito, on detachment from UK |
No 458 Sqn RAAF | RAF Luqa | Wellington |
No 221 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Wellington, also shown at Shallufa |
No 683 Sqn | RAF Luqa | PR Spitfire |
No 1435 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Spitfire |
No 126 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Spitfire |
No 108 Sqn - Detachment | RAF Luqa | Beaufighter (Fighter) |
Admin Section | RAF Luqa | |
No 502 AMES | Maddalena | |
No 983 Sqn | Marsa | |
RAF Station Safi | ||
No 10 Field Unit | Siggiewi | |
RAF Station Takali | ||
No 272 Sqn | RAF Takali | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
Admin Section | RAF Takali | |
No 501 AMES | Ta Silch | |
AHQ Malta | Valetta | |
Base Accounts Office | Valetta | |
Base Personnel Office | Valetta | |
Meteorological Station | Valetta | |
No 8 Sector Operations Room | Valetta | |
No 248 (Naval Co-operation) Wing | Valetta | |
No 841 AMES | Wardia | |
RAF Observer Corps | Malta | |
No 521 AMES | Malta | |
No 844 AMES | Malta | |
No 283 AMES | Malta |
AHQ Western Desert (Libya & Tunisia)
Unit | Location | Notes |
No 244 Wing | Bu Grara | |
No 1 (SAAF) Sqn | Bu Grara | Spitfire |
No 92 Sqn | Bu Grara | Spitfire |
No 145 Sqn | Bu Grara | Spitfire |
No 214 AMES | Bu Grara | |
No 1 Field Unit | Benghazi | |
No 124 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | Ben Gardane | |
No 5 S & T Column | Ben Gardane | |
No 1 Bomber Group Maintenance Com | Ben Gardane | |
No 2 Bomber Group Maintenance Com | Ben Gardane | |
No 216 AMES | Ben Gardane | |
No 889 AMES | Ben Gardane | |
No 2 Repair and Salvage Unit | Ben Gardane | |
No 53 Repair and Salvage Unit | Ben Gardane | |
No 59 Repair and Salvage Unit | Ben Gardane | |
Advanced Salvage Unit - Detachment | Ben Gardane | |
No 2 (ME) MT Light Repair Unit - Detachment | Ben Gardane | |
RAF Station Castel Benito | ||
Advanced AHQ Air Defences, Eastern Mediterranean | Castel Benito | |
No 609 AMES | Castel Benito | |
No 1437 (Strategic Reconnaissance) Flight | Castel Verdi | Baltimore |
No 73 Sqn | El Assa | Hurricane |
No 239 Wing | El Hamma | |
No 112 Sqn | El Hamma | Kittyhawk |
No 250 Sqn | El Hamma | Kittyhawk |
No 260 Sqn | El Hamma | Kittyhawk |
No 3 Sqn RAAF | El Hamma | Kittyhawk |
No 450 Sqn RAAF | El Hamma | Kittyhawk |
No 53 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | El Hamma | |
No 21 RAF Mobile Field Hospital | El Hamma | |
No 601 Sqn | Gabes | Spitfire |
No 6 Sqn | Gabes | Hurricane IID |
No 40 (SAAF) Sqn | Gabes | Hurricane |
No 274 AMES | Gabes | |
No 510 AMES | Gabes | |
No 13 Wireless Unit | Gabes | |
No 7 (South African) Wing | Hasbub | |
No 2 (SAAF) Sqn | Hasbub | Kittyhawk |
No 4 (SAAF) Sqn | Hasbub | Kittyhawk |
No 5 (SAAF) Sqn | Hasbub | Kittyhawk |
No 285 Wing | Hasbub | |
No 680 Sqn - Detachment | Hasbub | Spitfire (PR) |
No 60 (SAAF) Sqn | Hasbub | Baltimore/Mosquito, operational control - HQ Middle East |
No 1437 (Strategic Reconnaissance) Flight - Detachment | Hasbub | Baltimore |
No 211 Group | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
Advanced Salvage Unit | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
No 15 Wireless Unit | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
No 40 Air Stores Park | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
No 5 Field Unit | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
No 232 Wing | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
No 55 Sqn | Medinine (Tunisia) | Baltimore |
No 223 Sqn | Medinine (Tunisia) | Baltimore |
No 6 S & T Column | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
No 10 S & T Column | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
No 33 Air Stores Park | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
No 31 Air Stores Park - Advanced Section | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
No 25 Medical Receiving Station | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
No 522 AMES | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
AHQ Western Desert (Advanced & Rear HQs) | Neffatia | |
No 52 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Neffatia | |
Communication Unit, Western Desert | Senem | |
No 1 Australian Air Ambulance Unit | Senem | |
Air Transport Centre - Advanced Section | Senem | |
No 3 (SAAF) Wing | Senem | |
No 12 (SAAF) Sqn | Senem | Boston III |
No 24 (SAAF) Sqn | Senem | Boston III |
No 21 (SAAF) Sqn | Senem | Baltimore |
No 53 Embarkation Unit | Tripoli | Operational control - HQ Middle East |
No 12 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Tripoli | |
No 39 Personnel Transit Centre | Tripoli | |
No 880 AMES | Tripoli | |
No 880 AMES | Tripoli | |
No 881 AMES | Tripoli | |
No 31 Air Stores Park | Zuara | |
No 3 Repair and Salvage Unit | Zuara | |
No 51 Repair and Salvage Unit | Zuara | |
No 38 Wireless Unit | Zuara | |
No 38 Personnel Transit Centre | c/o Rear AHQ Western Desert | |
No 3 Mobile Sanitary Unit | c/o Rear AHQ Western Desert | |
HQ No 4 Air Formation Signals | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
No 2 Sqn, No 4 Air Formation Signals | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
No 1 Decoy & Deception Section | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
No 2 Decoy & Deception Section | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
No 7 Decoy & Deception Section | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
No 2 Armoured Car Company | c/o 211 Group | |
No 1 Armoured Car Company (3 Sections) | c/o 211 Group | |
No 606 AMES | c/o 211 Group | |
No 101 Mobile Meteorological Unit | c/o 8th Army | |
No 122 Mobile Meteorological Unit | c/o 8th Army | |
No 123 Mobile Meteorological Unit | c/o 8th Army | |
No 124 Mobile Meteorological Unit | c/o 8th Army |
Middle East Command - Cyrenaica, Libya & Tunisia
Unit | Location | Notes |
No 886 AMES | Appolonia | |
No 1 (ME) Rest Centre | Appolonia | |
No 221 AMES | Appolonia | |
No 30 Wireless Unit | Azizia | |
No 3 Company, No 8 Air Formation Signals | Battisti | |
No 205 Group, Rear HQ | Bir El Gardabia (Misurata) | |
No 231 Wing | Bir El Gardabia (Misurata) | |
No 236 Wing | Bir El Gardabia (Misurata) | |
No 37 Sqn | Bir El Gardabia (Misurata) | Wellington |
No 40 Sqn | Bir El Gardabia (Misurata) | Wellington |
No 70 Sqn | Bir El Gardabia (Misurata) | Wellington |
No 104 Sqn | Bir El Gardabia (Misurata) | Wellington |
No 462 Sqn RAAF | Bir El Gardabia (Misurata) | Halifax |
No 205 Group Communication Flight | Bir El Gardabia (Misurata) | |
No 13 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Bir El Gardabia (Misurata) | |
No 61 Repair and Salvage Unit | Bir El Gardabia (Misurata) | |
No 4 S & T Column | Bir El Gardabia (Misurata) | |
No 22 Mobile Field Hospital | Ben Gardane | |
No 15 Sector Operations Room | Bu Amud | |
No 845 AMES | Bu Amud | |
No 5 Signals Centre | Bu Amud | |
No 80 Sqn | Bu Amud | Hurricane |
No 36 Wireless Unit | Bu Amud | |
No 46 Sqn - Detachment | Bu Amud | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
No 215 AMES | Benghazi | |
No 515 AMES | Benghazi | |
No 832 AMES | Benghazi | |
RAF Hospital | Benghazi | |
No 23 Meteorological Forecast Unit - Detachment | Benghazi | |
No 977 Sqn | Benghazi | Mk VI Balloon |
No 25 Embarkation Unit | Benghazi | |
No 6 Signals Centre | Benghazi | |
No 213 ASR Unit | Benghazi | |
No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | Benghazi | |
No 247 Wing | Berka | |
No 32 Air Stores Park | Berka | |
No 54 Repair and Salvage Unit | Berka | |
No 136 Maintenance Unit (AAD) | Berka | |
No 16 Decoy and Deception Section | Berka | |
No 38 Sqn | Berka | Wellington |
No 203 Sqn | Berka | Blenheim IV |
No 25 Personnel Transit Centre | Berka | |
No 1 General Reconnaissance Unit | Berka | Wellington |
No 7 (SAAF) Sqn | Bersis | Hurricane |
No 33 Sqn | Bersis | Hurricane |
No 46 Sqn - Detachment | Bersis | Beaufighter (Fighter) |
Base Salvage Section | Bersis | |
RAF Station Benina | ||
No 6 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | RAF Benina | |
No 1563 Meteorological Flight | RAF Benina | |
No 212 Group | RAF Benina | |
No 16 Wireless Unit | RAF Benina | |
No 162 Sqn | RAF Benina | Wellington/Blenheim |
No 17 Staging Post | Castel Benito | |
No 8 (ME) Signals Centre | Castel Benito | |
No 89 Sqn | Castel Benito | Beaufighter (Fighter) |
No 10 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | Castel Benito | |
No 51 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | Castel Benito | |
No 117 (Transport) Sqn - Detachment | Castel Benito | Hudson |
No 216 Sqn - Detachment | Castel Benito | Bombay |
No 205 Group - Advanced HQ | Castel Benito | |
No 6 Ferry Control | Castel Benito | |
No 14 Meteorological Forecast Unit - Detachment | Castel Benito | |
HQ RAF Regiment, A, B, C, D Sqns | Castel Benito | |
No 1 Mobile Sanitary Unit | Castel Benito | |
No 94 Sqn | Cyrene | Hurricane |
No 16 Sector Operations Room | Cyrene | |
No 278 AMES | Derna | |
No 148 Sqn | Derna | Halifax/Liberator |
No 43 Wireless Unit | Driana | |
No 17 Sector Operations Room | Driana | |
No 34 Wireless Unit | Es Sultan | |
No 2 Company, No 8 Air Formation Signals | RAF El Adem | |
No 12 Staging Post | RAF El Adem | |
No 7 S & T Column | RAF El Adem | |
Base Salvage Section - Detachment | RAF El Adem | |
No 23 Meteorological Forecast Unit | RAF El Adem | |
Stores Detachment | RAF El Adem | |
No 178 Sqn | Ghemines | Halifax |
No 17 Wireless Unit | Giovanni (Berka) | |
No 275 AMES | Homs | |
No 888 AMES | Homs | |
No 9 S & T Column | Lete | |
No 16 Staging Post | Marble Arch | |
No 274 Sqn | Mellaha | Hurricane |
No 252 Sqn | Magrum | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
No 213 Sqn | Misurata | Hurricane |
No 294 AMES | Misurata | |
No 1 Sector Operations Room | Misurata | |
No 47 Sqn | Misurata | Beaufort |
No 37 Air Stores Park | Misurata | |
No 54 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | Misurata | |
No 41 Wireless Unit | Misurata | |
No 57 Repair & Salvage Unit | Misurata | |
No 238 Wing | Misurata | |
No 603 Sqn | Misurata | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
No 1 Sqn, No 4 Air Formation Signals | Misurata | |
No 522 AMES | Medinine (Tunisia) | |
No 1 General Reconnaissance Unit - Detachment | Medinine (Tunisia) | Wellington |
No 417 Sqn RCAF | Sellaha | Hurricane |
No 252 AMES | Sorman | |
No 846 AMES | Sorman | |
No 282 AMES | Telmita | |
No 977 Sqn - Detachment | Tobruk | Mk VI Balloon |
No 212 ASR Unit | Tobruk | |
No 220 AMES | Tobruk | |
No 526 AMES | Tobruk | |
No 629 AMES | Tripoli | |
No 2 Sector Operations Room | Tripoli | |
No 121 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | Tripoli | |
No 976 Sqn | Tripoli | Mk VI Balloon |
No 3 Sqn, No 4 Air Formation Signals | Tripoli | |
No 1564 Meteorological Flight | Tripoli | |
No 210 Group | Tripoli | |
No 11 S & T Column | Tripoli | |
No 113 Maintenance Unit | Tripoli | |
No 14 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Tripoli | |
No 24 Mobile Field Hospital | Tripoli | |
No 295 AMES | Tripoli | |
No 535 AMES | Tripoli | |
No 7 S & T Column - Detachment | Tripoli | |
HQ No 9 Air Formation Signals and Nos 1, 2 & 3 Companies | Tripoli | |
No 981 Sqn | Tripoli | Mk VI Balloons |
No 32 Wireless Unit | Tripoli | |
No 114 Maintenance Unit | Zavia | |
No 18 Decoy and Deception Section | c/o No 231 Wing | Also shown at RAF Benina |
Middle East Command - HQ RAF Middle East, Cairo
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF General Hospital (Egypt) | Abassia | |
No 3 RAF Section, Signals Experimental and Research Group | Abassia | |
RAF Station Aboukir | ||
No 103 Maintenance Unit | RAF Aboukir | |
No 205 AMES | RAF Aboukir | |
No 4609 (Works) Flt | RAF Aboukir | |
No 24 Personnel Transit Camp | RAF Aboukir | |
No 508 AMES | RAF Aboukir | |
No 982 Sqn c/o No 24 PTC | RAF Aboukir | Mk VI Balloons |
No 1 Emergency W/T Unit c/o No 103 MU | RAF Aboukir | |
No 2 Emergency W/T Unit c/o No 103 MU | RAF Aboukir | |
RAF Station Abu Sueir | ||
No 73 Operational Training Unit | RAF Abu Sueir | |
Salvage Equipment Section | RAF Abu Sueir | |
No 3 Decoy and Deception Section | RAF Abu Sueir | |
No 4 Decoy and Deception Section | RAF Abu Sueir | |
No 128 Maintenance Unit | RAF Abu Sultan | |
No 209 ASR Unit | Abu Zenima | |
No 9 Field Unit | Agami | |
HQ No 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group | Alexandria | |
No 18 Embarkation Unit | Alexandria | |
Marine Craft Unit | Alexandria | |
No 971 Sqn | Alexandria | Mark VI |
No 581 AMES | Alexandria | |
HQ No 219 Group | Alexandria | |
No 11 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Alexandria | |
No 1 (ME) MT Repair Section | Alexandria | |
No 2 Company, No 3 Air Formation Signals | Alexandria | |
Carrier Pigeon Service Unit | Alexandria | |
Tomahawk House | Alexandria | |
Blenheim House | Alexandria | |
No 210 ASR Unit | Alexandria | |
Marine Craft Section, ASR Organisation | Alexandria | |
No 1 Middle East Signals Centre | Alexandria | |
No 604 AMES | Ali Awad | |
Aviation Meteorological Services | Almaza | |
No 51 MT Company | Almaza | |
No 22 Personnel Transit Camp | Almaza | |
School of Hygiene | Almaza | |
SAAF Base Depot | Almaza | |
No 1411 (Meteorological) Flt | Almaza | Gladiator |
No 12 S & T Column | Almaza | |
No 4 Mobile Sanitary Unit | Almaza | |
Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Station Amriya (LG29) | |
RAF (Middle East) Central Gunnery School | Ballah | |
Balloon and Oxygen Centre | Baalwa | |
No 253 AMES | Baltim | |
No 117 (Transport) Sqn | Bilbeis | Hudson |
No 259 AMES | Bir El Abd | |
No 1 Engine Repair Section | Boulac | |
No 4 Engine Repair Section | Boulac | |
No 109 Maintenance Unit | Boulac | |
HQ RAF Middle East | Cairo | |
Base Personnel Office | Cairo | |
AHQ Air Defences, Eastern Mediterranean | Cairo | |
No 4 Company, No 3 Air Formation Signals | Cairo | |
No 4 Air Formation Postal Unit | Cairo | |
Film Production Unit | Cairo | |
Air Publications Unit | Cairo | |
No 1 Aircraft Delivery Unit (ME) | Cairo | |
Hurricane House | Cairo | |
Wellington House | Cairo | |
No 5451 Works Wing | Cairo | |
No 7 (ME) MT Repair Section | Cairo | |
Directorate of Air Force Welfare | Cairo | |
RAF Station Cairo West | ||
No 1 ME Ferry Control | Cairo West | |
No 10 Staging Post | Cairo West | |
British Airways Reception Flight | Cairo West | |
No 216 Sqn | Cairo West | Bombay/Hudson |
No 267 Sqn | Cairo West | Hudson |
No 3 Anti Amaryl Unit | Cairo West | |
No 4 Anti Amaryl Unit | Cairo West | |
No 204 AMES | Damietta | |
No 842 AMES | Damietta | |
No 605 AMES | Damietta | |
No 2 Field Unit | Dekheila | |
RNAS Dekheila | Dekheila | |
No 775 Sqn FAA | Dekheila | |
No 242 Wing - Detachment | Deversoir | |
RAF Station Edcu/Edku | ||
No 272 Sqn - Detachment | RAF Edcu | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
No 46 Sqn | RAF Edcu | Beaufighter (Fighter) |
No 451 Sqn RAAF | RAF Edcu | Hurricane |
No 227 Sqn | RAF Edcu | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
No 112 Maintenance Unit | El Agrud | |
No 257 AMES | El Daba | |
No 540 AMES | El Daba | |
No 2 Wireless Unit | El Daba | |
No 239 AMES | El Arish | |
No 24 Wireless Unit | El Arish | |
No 880 AMES | El Daba | Also shown at Tripoli |
No 5 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit (Sub-Section) | El Firdan | |
No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | El Firdan | |
No 975 Sqn | El Firdan | Mk VI Balloon |
No 55 Embarkation Unit | Fanara | |
HQ No 5 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit | Fayid | |
No 7 Engine Repair Section | Fayid | |
No 63 Repair and Salvage Unit | Fayid | |
HQ, No 8 Air Formation Signals | Guarscia | |
N 1 Company, No 8 Air Formation Signals | Guarscia | |
No 232 AMES | Gebel Hamzi | |
No 1 Aircraft Replacement Pool | Gebel Hamzi | |
No 2 Aircraft Delivery Unit (ME) | Gebel Hamzi | |
No 135 Maintenance Unit | Gebel Hamzi | |
No 974 Sqn | Geneifa | Mk VI Balloons |
No 75 (GR) OTU | Gianaclis | |
No 36 Air Stores Park | Gianaclis | |
No 55 Repair and Salvage Unit | Gianaclis | |
No 39 Sqn - Detachment | Gianaclis | Beaufort |
No 235 Wing | Gambut | |
No 459 Sqn RAAF | Gambut | Hudson III |
No 2 Mobile Servicing Unit (T) | Gambut | |
No 58 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Gambut | |
No 13 (Hellenic) Sqn - Detachment | Gambut | Blenheim |
RAF Station Heliopolis | ||
HQ No 206 Group | RAF Heliopolis | |
HQ No 216 (Transport & Ferry) Group | RAF Heliopolis | |
Command Medical Board | RAF Heliopolis | |
Code and Cypher School | RAF Heliopolis | |
British Airways Repair Section | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 22 Sector Operations Room | RAF Heliopolis | |
Middle East Interpretation Unit | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 173 Sqn | RAF Heliopolis | Various |
Fighter Controllers Training School | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 17 Decoy and Deception Section | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 4616 (Works) Flight | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 1 Anti Amaryl Unit | RAF Heliopolis | |
No 2 Anti Amaryl Unit | RAF Heliopolis | |
HQ No 3 Air Formation Signals | RAF Heliopolis | |
HQ W/T Transmitting Station | Helmieh | |
RAF Station Helwan | ||
No 23 Personnel Transit Camp | RAF Helwan | |
Base Salvage Section | RAF Helwan | |
MT Base Pool | RAF Helwan | |
Component Repair Section | RAF Helwan | |
No 1 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit | RAF Helwan | |
No 2 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit | RAF Helwan | |
No 1 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit | RAF Helwan | |
RAF Camouflage Development Section | RAF Helwan | |
School of Cookery | RAF Helwan | |
Middle East Signals School | RAF Helwan | |
Nos 20 & 21 D and D Sections | RAF Helwan | |
Polish Flight c/o No 23 PTC | RAF Helwan | |
AMES Reserve Pool, with the following in the
pool: - 233, 267, 371, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 527, 528, 531, 532, 533, 534, 536, 537, 541, 886, 8503, 565, 580, 5011, 5012, 607, 608, 576, 887, 277, 622, 623, 624, & 625 |
RAF Helwan | |
No 6 'J' Section c/o AMES Pool | RAF Helwan |
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No 275 (Balloon) Wing c/o 23 PTC | RAF Helwan | |
No 35 Wireless Unit c/o 23 PTC | RAF Helwan | |
No 401 AMES | Ikingi-Mariut | |
RAF Station Ismailia | ||
No 242 Wing | RAF Ismailia | |
No 260 (Balloon) Wing | RAF Ismailia | |
Inter-Command W/T Station | RAF Ismailia | |
No 3 Sqn, No 3 Air Formation Signals | RAF Ismailia | |
No 1 Technical School (American Aircraft) | RAF Ismailia | |
No 1 General Reconnaissance Unit | RAF Ismailia | Wellington |
No 3 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit | RAF Ismailia | |
Middle East Filter Training School | RAF Ismailia | |
No 405 AMES | RAF Ismailia | |
RAF Signals Component | Kabrit | |
HQ Middle East Signals Centre | Kafr El Farouk | |
Telecommunications Centre | Kafr El Farouk | |
No 9 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | Kafr El Farouk | |
No 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6 General W/T Fitting Parties | Kafr El Farouk | |
Signals Production Unit | Kafr El Farouk | |
Inter Services Cypher Production Unit | Kafr El Farouk | |
No 107 Maintenance Unit | Kasfareet | |
No 509 AMES | Kasfareet | |
No 21 Personnel Transit Centre | Kasfareet | |
No 1 (ME) Aircrew Reception Centre c/o 21 PTC | Kasfareet | |
No 4606 (Works) Flight | Kasfareet | |
No 106 Maintenance Unit | Khanka | |
Master Provision Office | Khanka | |
No 140 Maintenance Unit | Khataba | |
No 2 Middle East Signals Centre | Kilo 158 (Cairo/Alex Road) | Also shown at Matariya |
No 13 (Hellenic) Sqn | LG 7 (Sidi Haneish) | Blenheim |
No 235 Wing - Detachment | LG 7 (Sidi Haneish) | |
No 42 Wireless Unit | LG 8 (Mersa Matruh Area) | |
No 335 (Hellenic) Sqn | LG 8 (Mersa Matruh Area) | Hurricane |
No 815 Sqn FAA | LG 8 (Mersa Matruh Area) | |
No 52 Sqn | LG 91 (Amriya Area) | Blenheim V |
No 454 Sqn RAAF | LG 91 (Amriya Area) | Blenheim V |
No 458 Sqn RAAF - Detachment | LG 91 (Amriya Area) | Wellington |
No 237 Sqn | LG 106 (El Daba) | Hurricane |
No 123 Sqn | LG 121 (Sidi Barrani) | Hurricane |
No 336 (Hellenic) Sqn | LG 121 (Sidi Barrani) | Hurricane |
No 58 Repair and Salvage Unit | LG 207 (Abu Sueir Area) | |
No 1 Aircraft Replacement Pool - Detachment | LG 209 (Suez Road) | |
No 5 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit (Sub-Section) | LG 216 (Shallufa Area) | |
No 134 Sqn | LG 221 (Helwan) | Hurricane |
No 108 Maintenance Unit | LG 222 (Fayoum Road Area) | |
No 5 Decoy & Deception Section | LG 222 (Fayoum Road Area) | |
No 6 Decoy & Deception Section | LG 222 (Fayoum Road Area) | |
No 15 Staging Post | Luxor | |
No 5 Anti Amaryl Unit | Luxor | |
No 6 Anti Amaryl Unit | Luxor | |
No 843 AMES | Misfaq (Sinai) | |
No 5 Engine Repair Section | Mansourah | |
No 101 Maintenance Unit | Masara | |
No 15 (South African) Sqn | Mariut | Blenheim V |
No 201 Group Communication Flight | Mariut | |
No 831 AMES | Mariut | |
No 26 AACU - Detachment | Mariut | |
No 132 Maintenance Unit | Matariya | |
No 2 Middle East Signals Centre | Matariya | Also shown at Kilo 158 (Cairo/Alex Road) |
No 680 Sqn | Matariya | Spitfire (PR) |
No 603 AMES | Mex | |
No 44 Wireless Unit | Moascar | |
RAF Station Mersa Matruh | ||
No 58 Repair and Salvage Unit - Detachment | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
No 260 AMES | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
No 873 AMES | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
No 29 Sector Operations Room | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
No 1 Company, No 3 Air Formation Signals | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
No 4 Signals Centre | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
No 211 ASR Unit | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
No 11 Staging Post | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
Station Stores | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
No 20 Embarkation Unit | Port Said | |
No 12 Sector Operations Room | Port Said | |
No 219 AMES | Port Said | |
Marine Repair Base | Port Said | |
Carrier Pigeon Service Unit | Port Said | |
Baltimore House | Port Said | |
No 238 Sqn | Port Said | Hurricane |
No 519 AMES | Port Said | |
No 19 Embarkation Unit | Port Twefik | |
No 4601 Works Flight | Qadima | |
No 141 Maintenance Unit | Qena | |
No 33 Wireless Unit | Sidi Bishir | Also shown at Amman |
No 27 Wireless Unit | Sidi Bishir | |
RAF Station Shallufa | ||
No 5 (Middle East) Training School | RAF Shallufa | |
Carrier Pigeon Service Unit | RAF Shallufa | |
No 1 Mobile Service Unit (Torpedo) | RAF Shallufa | |
No 3 Mobile Service Unit (Torpedo) | RAF Shallufa | |
No 221 Sqn - Detachment | RAF Shallufa | Wellington VIII |
No 245 Wing | RAF Shallufa | |
RAF Station Shandur | ||
No 21 Sector Operations Room | RAF Shandur | |
No 108 Sqn | RAF Shandur | Re-arming with Beaufighters |
No 505 AMES | Sidi Barakat | |
No 276 AMES | Sidi Barrani | |
No 13 Sector Operations Room | Smouha | |
RAF Movements Control | Shellal | |
No 523 AMES | Suez | |
Marine Craft Unit | Suez | |
No 276 Signals Wing | Suez Road | |
No 4 Field Unit | Suez Road | |
No 8 Field Unit | Suez Road | |
No 261 AMES | Tel el Kebir | |
No 826 AMES | Tel el Kebir | |
No 626 AMES | Tahag | |
No 627 AMES | Tahag | |
No 628 AMES | Tahag | |
No 111 Maintenance Unit | Tura | |
RI and MU | Tura | |
RAF Tyre Retreading Unit | Tura | |
No 2 Engine Repair Section | Tura | |
No 3 Engine Repair Section | Tura | |
Engine Test Section c/o No 111 MU | Tura | |
No 4 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit | Tura | |
No 4602 (Works) Flight | Tura | |
No 262 AMES | Wadi Gindali | |
No 251 AMES | Wadi Natrun | |
No 5053 Works Sqn | Zamalek | |
No 1 Flying Control Station | c/o HQ Air Defences, Eastern Mediterranean | |
No 3 Middle East Signals Centre | c/o HQ Air Defences, Eastern Mediterranean |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 833 AMES | Acre | |
No 142 Maintenance Unit | Acre | |
No 14 Wireless Unit | Amman | |
No 33 Wireless Unit | Amman | Also shown at Sidi Bishir |
Aircraft Reception Party | Amman | |
No 3 (Middle East) Training School | Amman | |
Fire Fighting School | Amman | |
Officer Cadet Training Unit (RAF Regiment) | Amman | |
No 49 Wireless Unit | Athlet | |
RAF Station Aqir | ||
Carrier Pigeon Service Unit | RAF Aqir | |
No 14 Staging Post | RAF Aqir | |
No 9 Decoy & Deception Section | RAF Aqir | |
No 11 Decoy & Deception Section | RAF Aqir | |
No 2 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit | RAF Aqir | |
No 1 Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Aqir | |
No 74 Operational Training Unit | RAF Aqir | |
No 120 Maintenance Unit | Beit Oved | |
No 34 Air Stores Park | Beit Oved | |
RAF Station Gaza | ||
Royal Hellenic Air Force Depot | RAF Gaza | |
No 18 Sector Operations Room | RAF Gaza | |
No 129 Maintenance Unit | RAF Gaza | |
RAF Station H4 | ||
No 28 Personnel Transit Centre | Hadeira | |
RAF Regiment Pool | Hadeira | |
No 209 Group - Detachment | RAF Haifa | |
No 233 Wing | RAF Haifa | |
No 972 Sqn | RAF Haifa | Mk VI Balloon |
No 236 AMES | RAF Haifa | |
No 582 AMES | RAF Haifa | |
No 34 Embarkation Unit | RAF Haifa | |
No 24 Sector Operations Room | RAF Haifa | |
Levant Detachment of No 26 AACU | RAF Haifa | |
No 8 Decoy & Deception Section (Number basis) | RAF Haifa | |
No 208 ASR Unit | RAF Haifa | |
AHQ Levant | Jerusalem | |
Meteorological Section | Jerusalem | |
HQ No 5 Air Formation Signals | Jerusalem | |
No 2 (ME) Mobile Sanitary Unit | Jerusalem | |
RAF Station Lydda | ||
Communication Flt | RAF Lydda | |
Carrier Pigeon Unit | RAF Lydda | |
No 1413 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Lydda | Gladiator |
WAAF Depot | RAF Lydda | |
No 52 MT Company | Qastina (Aqir) | |
Carrier Pigeon Unit | Ramat David | |
No 4 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit - Detachment | Ramat David | |
RAF Station Ramleh | ||
No 5 MT Repair Section | RAF Ramleh | |
No 1 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals | RAF Ramleh | |
No 6 Engine Repair Section | RAF Ramleh | |
No 4613 (Works) Flight | RAF Ramleh | |
No 209 Group | RAF Ramleh | |
No 3 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit | RAF Ramleh | |
No 5 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit | RAF Ramleh | |
No 29 Wireless Unit | RAF Ramleh | |
No 23 Meteorological Forecast Unit | RAF Ramleh | |
No 8 S & T Column | Rehoveth | |
Carrier Pigeon Unit | St Jean | |
No 127 Sqn | St Jean | Hurricane |
No 249 AMES | Tel Aviv | |
No 10 Airmen's Convalescent Depot | Tel Aviv | |
Air Report Centre | Tel Aviv | |
No 263 AMES | Yibna |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 28 Wireless Unit | Aleppo | |
No 6 Field Unit | Aleppo | |
No 1434 (PSU) Flight | Aleppo | Blenheim |
RAF Unit (Admin) | Aleppo | |
No 3 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | Aleppo | |
No 213 Group (Nucleus) | Beirut | |
No 241 Wing | Beirut | |
No 287 AMES | Beirut | |
No 49 Embarkation Unit | Beirut | |
No 23 Sector Operations Room | Beirut | |
No 973 (Balloon) Sqn | Beirut | Mk VI Balloons |
No 211 Mobile Meteorological Unit | Beirut | |
No 3 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals | Beirut | |
No 31 Wireless Unit | Beirut | |
No 516 AMES | Beirut | |
No 30 Wireless Unit | Beirut | Also shown at Tripoli |
No 21 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Beirut | |
No 701 Sqn FAA | Beirut | |
No 127 Sqn - Detachment | Beirut | Hurricane |
No 208 Sqn (1 Flight) | Beirut | Hurricane |
No 123 Maintenance Unit | Baalbeck | |
No 1 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | Kliete | |
No 7 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | Kliete | |
No 973 (Balloon) Sqn - Detachment | Tripoli | Mk VI Balloons |
No 34 Air Stores Park - 1 Section | Quocier | |
RN Aircraft Repair Unit | Rayak |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 25 Sector Operations Room | Athalassa | |
No 43 Embarkation Unit | Famagusta | |
No 579 AMES | Kyrenia | |
No 577 AMES | Larnaca | |
No 255 AMES | Limassol | |
No 218 AMES | Morphou | |
HQ No 259 Wing | Nicosia | |
No 2 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals | Nicosia | |
No 56 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Nicosia | |
No 123 Maintenance Unit - Detachment | Nicosia | |
No 10 Decoy & Deception Section (Number basis) | Nicosia | |
No 22 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Nicosia | |
No 1565 Meteorological Flight | Nicosia | |
No 127 Sqn - Detachment | Nicosia | Hurricane |
No 237 AMES | Paphos | |
No 578 AMES | Paphos | |
No 25A Fighter Sector Operations Room | Paphos | |
No 207 ASR Unit | Paphos |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Abadan | ||
No 19 Sector Operations Room | RAF Abadan | |
No 980 Sqn | RAF Abadan | Mk VI Balloons |
No 5152 (Mechanical & Electrical) Sqn | RAF Abadan | |
No 14 Decoy & Deception Section | RAF Abadan | |
No 21 (ME) Smoke Screen Unit | RAF Abadan | |
No 15 Decoy & Deception Section | RAF Abadan | |
Meteorological Station | RAF Abadan | |
No 5 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | RAF Abadan | |
No 280 AMES | Amara | |
No 134 Maintenance Unit | Ahwaz | |
No 1 Armoured Car Company, 1 Section | Ainzala | |
Advance AHQ Iraq and Persia | Baghdad | |
Combined Intelligence Centre | Baghdad | |
RAF Station Basrah | ||
No 215 Group | RAF Basrah | |
Marine Craft Section | RAF Basrah | |
No 42 Embarkation Unit | RAF Basrah | |
Meteorological Station | RAF Basrah | |
No 118 Maintenance Unit | RAF Basrah | |
No 3 Company, No 6 Air Formation Signals | RAF Basrah | |
No 6 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | RAF Basrah | |
No 601 AMES | Disful | |
No 621 AMES | Disful | |
No 525 AMES | Fao | |
RAF Station H3 | Emergency Landing Ground | |
RAF Station Habbaniya | ||
Rear AHQ Iraq & Persia | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 26 Personnel Transit Camp | RAF Habbaniya | |
Communication Flt | RAF Habbaniya | Various |
HQ No 1 Armoured Car Company and 1 Section | RAF Habbaniya | |
Supplies Depot | RAF Habbaniya | |
RAF General Hospital (Iraq) | RAF Habbaniya | |
Meteorological Station | RAF Habbaniya | |
HQ & No 1 Company, No 6 Air Formation Signals | RAF Habbaniya | |
HQ RAF Levies | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 56 Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 35 Air Stores Park | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 3 Sector Operations Room | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 1415 Meteorological Flight | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 4 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 137 Maintenance Unit (Advanced Aircraft Depot) | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 4 Ferry Control; controlling Staging Posts
at: -
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RAF Habbaniya
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No 4 (ME) MT Repair Section | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 3 Field Unit | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 126 Maintenance Unit (Air Ammunition Park) | Hamadan | |
No 240 Sqn - Detachment | Jiwani | Catalina |
No 125 Maintenance Unit (Air Ammunition Park) | K1 | |
No 208 Sqn | K1 | Hurricane |
Sea Rescue Flt | Khorkwai | |
No 2 Company, No 6 Air Formation Signals | Kirkuk | |
No 217 Group | Kirkuk | |
No 331 Mobile Meteorological Unit | Kermanshah | |
No 266 AMES | Kut-Abdullah | |
No 244 Sqn - Detachment | Masira | Blenheim, 1 Flight |
W/T Station | Masira | |
RAF Station Mosul | ||
Meteorological Station | RAF Mosul | |
No 3 (ME) MT Light Repair Unit | RAF Mosul | |
No 1438 (Strategic Reconnaissance) Flight | RAF Mosul | Blenheim |
No 244 Sqn - Detachment | Ras El Hadd | Blenheim |
W/T Station | Ras El Hadd | |
No 110 Maintenance Unit | Sadaira | |
RAF Station Shaibah | ||
Base Personnel Office (Iraq Detachment) | RAF Shaibah | |
No 264 AMES | RAF Shaibah | |
No 119 Maintenance Unit | RAF Shaibah | |
No 115 Maintenance Unit | RAF Shaibah | |
No 27 Personnel Transit Centre | RAF Shaibah | |
No 20 Sector Operations Room | RAF Shaibah | |
No 13 Decoy and Deception Section | RAF Shaibah | |
No 218 Group | RAF Shaibah | |
No 74 Sqn - Detachment | RAF Shaibah | Hurricane |
No 244 Sqn | Sharjah | Blenheim |
No 321 Mobile Meteorological Unit | Suleiman Beg | |
No 322 Mobile Meteorological Unit | Suleiman Beg | |
No 256 AMES | Tal Al Jabarah | |
No 503 AMES | Tanuma | |
No 847 AMES | Tanuma | |
W/T Station | Teheran | |
Meteorological Station | Teheran | |
No 138 Maintenance Unit | Teheran | |
RAF Rest Camp | Teheran | |
AHQ Deeforce (Nucleus) | Teheran | |
No 74 Sqn | Teheran | Hurricane |
No 9 Sector Operations Room | Teheran | |
No 127 Maintenance Unit | Zubair | |
No 331 Mobile Meteorological Unit | c/o 3rd Corps, 10th Army |
No 203 Group - Sudan and Eritrea
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Asmara | ||
No 2 British Airways Repair Unit | RAF Asmara | |
No 16 Anti Amaryl Unit | RAF Asmara | |
No 71 Operational Training Unit | Carthago | |
No 1412 (Meteorological) Flt - Detachment | Carthago | |
No 104 Maintenance Unit | Geraif West | |
Care & Maintenance Party | Gordon's Tree | |
RAF Station Khartoum | ||
HQ No 203 Group | RAF Khartoum | |
No 1412 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Khartoum | |
No 139 Maintenance Unit | RAF Khartoum | |
No 15 Anti Amaryl Unit | RAF Khartoum | |
No 203 Group Communication Flight | RAF Khartoum | |
No 48 Embarkation Unit | Massawa | |
Care & Maintenance Party | Nyala | |
No 23 Embarkation Unit | Port Sudan | |
No 117 Maintenance Unit | Port Sudan | |
Care & Maintenance Party | Summit | |
RAF Movements Detachment | RAF Wadi Halfa | |
No 14 Anti Amaryl Unit | RAF Wadi Halfa | |
RAF Station Wadi Saidna | ||
No 2 (ME) Ferry Control; controlling Staging Posts at: -
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RAF Wadi Saidna
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No 7 Anti Amaryl Unit | RAF Wadi Saidna | |
No 8 Anti Amaryl Unit | RAF Wadi Saidna | |
No 9 Anti Amaryl Unit | El Geneina | |
No 10 Anti Amaryl Unit | El Geneina | |
No 11 Anti Amaryl Unit | El Fasher | |
No 12 Anti Amaryl Unit | El Fasher | |
No 13 Anti Amaryl Unit | El Obeid |
East Africa, Abyssinia, Somaliland and Madagascar
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Dar-es-Salaam | ||
No 230 Sqn | RAF Dar-es-Salaam | Sunderland |
No 41 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment | Diredawa | |
W/T Station | Durban | |
RAF Station Eastleigh | ||
No 133 Maintenance Unit | RAF Eastleigh | |
Communication Flight | RAF Eastleigh | |
No 1414 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Eastleigh | Gladiator |
Carrier Pigeon Unit | RAF Eastleigh | |
No 6 (ME) MT Pool | RAF Eastleigh | |
Base Accounts Office | Eldoret | |
RAF Station Gilgil | ||
No 6 (ME) Ammunition Depot | Kajiado | |
No 209 Sqn | Kapivu (Mombasa) | Catalina |
No 259 Sqn | Kapivu (Mombasa) | Catalina |
No 16 (SAAF) Sqn | Kilifi | Blenheim V |
No 5002 AMES | Kilifi | |
No 15 Embarkation Unit | Kilindini | |
Marine Craft Unit | Kilindini | |
RAF Station Kisumu | ||
Marine Craft Unit - Detachment | RAF Kisumu | |
No 209 Sqn - Detachment | RAF Kisumu | Catalina |
Flying Boat Repair Base | RAF Kisumu | |
Signals Station | Lindi | |
Marine Craft Unit | Lindi | |
RN Air Station Mackinnon Road | ||
RAF Station Mogadishu | ||
Carrier Pigeon Service Unit | RAF Mogadishu | |
Carrier Pigeon Service Unit | Mombasa | |
AHQ East Africa | Nairobi | |
No 2 Anti-Malarial Control Unit c/o AHQ | Nairobi | |
SAAF Reception Depot | Nairobi | |
RN Air Station | Nairobi | |
No 17 Anti Amaryl Unit | Nairobi | |
No 18 Anti Amaryl Unit | Nairobi | |
No 19 Anti Amaryl Unit | Nairobi | |
No 20 Anti Amaryl Unit | Nairobi | |
No 70 Operational Training Unit | Nakuru | |
No 72 Operational Training Unit | Nanyuki | |
No 3 Flying Control Station | Nanyuki | |
No 303 AMES | Nayali | |
No 545 AMES | Nayali | |
RAF Station Port Reitz | ||
RN Air Station | RAF Port Reitz | |
Signals Section | RAF Port Reitz | |
No 246 Wing | RAF Port Reitz | |
Communications Flight - Detachment | RAF Port Reitz | |
No 5 Sector Operations Room | RAF Port Reitz | |
No 41 (SAAF) Sqn | RAF Port Reitz | Hurricane |
RN Air Station | Tanga | |
No 105 Maintenance Unit | Thika | |
No 209 Sqn - Detachment | Pamanxi (Mayotte Island) | Catalina |
No 258 Wing | Diego Suarez (Madagascar) | |
AHQ East Africa - Detachment | Mauritius |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
Marine Section | Hedjuff | |
No 304 AMES | Hiswa | |
RAF Station Khormaksar | ||
No 8 Sqn | RAF Khormaksar | Blenheim |
No 131 Maintenance Unit | RAF Khormaksar | |
Communication Flt | RAF Khormaksar | Beechcraft |
No 1566 Meteorological Flight | RAF Khormaksar | |
No 3 Sqn SAAF | RAF Khormaksar | Hurricane |
No 17 (SAAF) Sqn | Little Aden | |
Armoured Car Section | Little Aden | |
No 506 AMES | Ras Marshag | |
RAF Station Sheikh Othman | ||
Casualty Clearing Station | RAF Sheikh Othman | |
No 3 Middle East Ferry Control; controlling Staging Posts
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RAF Sheikh Othman
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Aden Protectorate Levies HQ | RAF Sheikh Othman | |
HQ British Forces, Aden | Steamer Point | |
Equipment & Supply Section | Steamer Point | |
RAF Hospital (Aden) | Steamer Point | |
No 1436 (Balloon) Flight (Nucleus) | Steamer Point | |
No 50 Embarkation Unit | Steamer Point | |
Telecommunication Centre | Aden |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
HQ 9th US Air Force | Cairo | |
HQ 9th US Air Force - Advanced HQ | Tripoli | |
HQ 9th US Fighter Command | Cairo | |
IX Bomber Command | Cairo | |
IX Bomber Command - Advanced HQ | Benghazi | |
HQ Western Desert Task Forces | c/o AHQ Western Desert (Advanced) | |
376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) | Solluch | B-24D |
512th Sqn | Solluch | |
513th Sqn | Solluch | |
514th Sqn | Solluch | |
515th Sqn | Solluch | |
98th Bombardment Group (Heavy) | LG 140 | B-24D |
343rd Sqn | Lete | |
344th Sqn | Lete | |
345th Sqn | Benina | |
415th Sqn | Benina | |
12th Bombardment Group (Medium) | Castel Benito | B-25C/B-25D |
81st Sqn | Castel Benito | |
82nd Sqn | Castel Benito | |
83rd Sqn | Castel Benito | |
434th Sqn | Castel Benito | |
79th Fighter Group | Castel Benito | P-40 |
85th Sqn | Castel Benito | |
86th Sqn | Castel Benito | |
87th Sqn | Castel Benito | |
57th Fighter Group | Zaura | P-40F/P-40K |
64th Sqn | Zaura | |
65th Sqn | Zaura | |
66th Sqn | Zaura | |
324th Fighter Group | Kabrit | P-40F/P-40K |
314th Sqn | Kabrit | |
316th Sqn | Kabrit | |
9th Fighter Wing | Kabrit | |
316th Troop Carrier Group | Marble Arch | |
36th Troop Carrier Sqn | Fayid | C-47/C-53 |
37th Troop Carrier Sqn | Fayid | C-47/C-53 |
44th Troop Carrier Sqn | Ismailia | |
45th Troop Carrier Sqn | Marble Arch | DC3 |
Units not formed: -
Nos 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 RSUs
Nos 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 ASPs
No 5577 Works Construction Flight
No 3 Mobile Photographic Photo Section
No 262 Sqn
No 265 Sqn
Units reduced to cadre or 'Number Only' basis: -
No 214 Group | Kirkuk | |
No 237 Wing | Teheran | |
No 240 Wing | ||
No 243 Wing | ||
No 263 Wing | ||
No 283 Wing | RAF Asmara | |
No 284 Wing | ||
No 147 Sqn | ||
No 163 Sqn | ||
No 2 (Yugo-Slav) Sqn | ||
No 1436 (Barrage Balloon) Flt (Nucleus) | Steamer Point | |
No 1439 (Strategic Reconnaissance) Flight | ||
No 4 Sector Operations Room | ||
No 38 Air Stores Park | ||
No 42 Air Stores Park | ||
No 4 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit | RAF Aqir | |
No 55 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | RAF El Adem | |
No 57 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | ||
No 59 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | ||
No 60 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | ||
No 52 Repair and Salvage Unit (Cadre) | RAF Khartoum | |
No 2 (ME) Training School | ||
No 1 Technical School (American Aircraft) | RAF Ismailia | |
Naval Co-operation Ground Training Centre | Alexandria |
Source - May 1943 SD161
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