Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Transport Command - March 1944

[Command HQ | No 44 Group | No 45 Group | No 46 Group | No 216 Group | No 229 Group | No 114 Wing | No 116 Wing]

Command HQ - RAF Harrow, Middlesex

Units administered directly by Command HQ

No 44 (Transport) Group

HQ - Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
No 1680 (Western Isles Communication) Flight	RNAS Abbotsinch	Temporary Location
RAF Station Bramcote (Nuneaton)
No 105 (Transport) OTU	RAF Bramcote	Wellington
No 1513 (BAT) Flight	RAF Bramcote
No 6210 Bomb Disposal Flight	RAF Bramcote
No 4814 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	RAF Bramcote
No 4819 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	RAF Bramcote
RAF Station Doncaster
HQ Bomb Disposal Wing	RAF Doncaster
No 5708 M & E Flight	RAF Doncaster
No 305 Ferry Training Unit	RAF Errol	Station in Flying Training Command
RAF Station Filton	Filton, nr Bristol, Gloucestershire
No 2 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit	RAF Filton
Centaurus Test Flight	RAF Filton
No 528 (Calibration) Sqn	RAF Filton
RAF Station Hendon	Hendon, The Hyde, London NW9
No 24 Sqn	RAF Hendon
No 510 Sqn	RAF Hendon
Maintenance Wing	RAF Hendon	To service aircraft of Nos 24 and 510 Sqns
Air Ministry Book Production and Distributing Centre	RAF Hendon
No 6224 Bomb Disposal Flight	RAF Hendon
No 3 Overseas Air Despatch Unit	RAF Hurn	Station in AEAF
RAF Station Kemble	Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
No 1 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit	RAF Kemble
No 5 Maintenance Unit	RAF Kemble
RAF Station Llandow (Rhoose)
No 3 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit	RAF Llandow
No 38 Maintenance Unit	RAF Llandow
No 4817 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	RAF Llandow
RAF Station Lyneham	Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire	Airport
No 511 Sqn	RAF Lyneham
No 525 Sqn	RAF Lyneham
No 301 Ferry Training Unit	RAF Lyneham
Air Despatch and Reception Unit	RAF Lyneham
No 4811 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	RAF Lyneham
No 33 Maintenance Unit	RAF Lyneham
RAF Station Melton Mowbrey
No 4 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit	RAF Melton Mowbrey
No 304 Ferry Training Unit	RAF Melton Mowbrey
No 1 Ferry Crew Pool	RAF Melton Mowbrey
RAF Station Nutts Corner		Airport
No 4843 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	RAF Nutts Corner
Units in European Wing ATC	RAF Nutts Corner
No 1 Overseas Air Despatch Unit	RAF Portreath	Station in AEAF
RAF Station Prestwick	Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire	Airport
Transatlantic Aircraft Control	RAF Prestwick
Air Ministry W/T Station, Redbrae	RAF Prestwick
No 1527 (BAT) Flt	RAF Prestwick
Liberator Course	RAF Prestwick	Technical Training Command
RAF Station St Mawgan		Terminal Airfield
No 2 Overseas Air Despatch Unit	RAF St Mawgan
Units in European Wing ATC	RAF St Mawgan
RAF Station Stornoway		Diversion Airfield
Fighter Sector HQ	RAF Stornoway	ADGB
No 66 ASR MCU	RAF Stornoway
No 36 Embarkation Unit	RAF Stornoway
Units in European Wing ATC	RAF Stornoway
No 303 Ferry Training Unit	RAF Talbenny
Terminal Unit	RAF Valley	Airport, station in AEAF
Units in European Wing ATC	RAF Valley

No 45 (Atlantic Transport) Group

HQ - Dorval, Canada

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
No 112 (North Atlantic) Wing	Dorval, Quebec
No 2 Ferry Crew Pool	No 112 Wing
No 113 (South Atlantic) Wing	Nassau, Bahamas
No 3 Ferry Crew Pool	No 113 Wing
Control, Maintenance and Reception Party (Northern Routes)	Reykjavik, Iceland	Station in Coastal Command

No 46 Group

HQ - Stanmore

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Blakehill Farm
No 512 Sqn	Broadwell	Dakota
No 575 Sqn	Broadwell	Dakota
No 91 Forward Staging Post	Broadwell
No 92 Forward Staging Post	Broadwell
No 93 Forward Staging Post	Broadwell
No 94 Forward Staging Post	Broadwell
No 271 Sqn	RAF Down Ampney	Dakota
Air Transport Tactical Development Unit	RAF Netheravon	Operationally controlled by AEAF through No 38 Group, station in AEAF

No 216 (Transport) Group

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
No 249 Wing Advanced HQ	Bari
No 25 Air Despatch and Reception Unit	Bari
No 267 Sqn	Bari	Anson/Dakota
No 28 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment	Bari	Anson/Dakota
No 15 Meteorological Forecast Unit	Berka Main
No 1 (ME) Check and Conversion Unit	Bilbeis
Air Booking Centre	Cairo
RAF Station Cairo West
No 216 Sqn	RAF Cairo West	Anson/Dakota
No 1 Ferry Control	RAF Cairo West
No 21 Air Despatch and Reception Unit	RAF Cairo West
No 17 Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF Cairo West	Also shown under AHQ RAF ME
No 28 (SAAF) Sqn	Castel Benito	Anson
No 22 Air Despatch and Reception Unit	Castel Benito
No 23 Air Despatch and Reception Unit	Catania
No 4 Aircraft Delivery Unit	Catania
Meteorological Forecast Unit	El Genina
No 1567 (Meteorological) Flt	El Genina
No 26 Air Despatch and Reception Unit	Foggia
No 2 Air Delivery Unit (Middle East)	Gebel Hamzi
No 4 Ferry Control	RAF Habbaniya
No 216 Group	RAF Heliopolis
No 173 Sqn	RAF Heliopolis	Fairchild
No 1 Air Delivery Unit (ME)	RAF Heliopolis
No 20 Air Despatch and Reception Unit	RAF Heliopolis
No 29 Air Despatch and Reception Unit	Maison Blanche
No 249 Wing	Naples
No 24 Air Despatch and Reception Unit	Naples
No 21 Air Despatch and Reception Centre - Detachment	Nicosia
No 28 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment	Oujda	Anson/Dakota
No 3 Air Delivery Unit (ME)	Oujda
No 7 (ME) Ferry Control - Detachment	Port Lyautey
No 7 (ME) Ferry Control	Rabat Sale
No 28 Air Despatch and Reception Unit	Rabat Sale
No 28 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment	Rabat Sale	Anson/Dakota
No 3 (ME) Ferry Control	Sheik Othman
RAF Movements Detachment	Shellal
No 17 (SAAF) Sqn	St Jean	Ventura
No 4 Air Delivery Unit (Middle East)	Catania
RAF Movements Detachment	Wadi Halfa
RAF Station Wadi Saidna
No 2 (ME) Ferry Control	RAF Wadi Saidna
Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF Wadi Saidna
Under No 1 (Middle East) Ferry Control
No 10 Staging Post	Cairo West
No 11 Staging Post	Mersa Matruh
No 12 Staging Post	El Adem
No 14 Staging Post	Lydda
No 15 Staging Post	Luxor
No 16 Staging Post	Marble Arch
No 17 Staging Post	Castel Benito
Under No 2 (Middle East) Ferry Control
No 20 Staging Post	Wadi Saidna
No 21 Staging Post	Atbara
No 22 Staging Post	Wadi Halfa
No 23 Staging Post	Asmara
No 24 Staging Post	El Fasher
No 25 Staging Post	El Genina
No 26 Staging Post	El Obeid
No 28 Staging Post	Malakal
No 29 Staging Post	Juba
Under No 3 (Middle East) Ferry Control
No 30 Staging Post	Sheikh Othman
No 33 Staging Post	Masira
Under No 4 (Middle East) Ferry Control
No 40 Staging Post	Habbaniya
No 41 Staging Post	H3
No 42 Staging Post	Shaibah
No 43 Staging Post	Bahrein
No 44 Staging Post	Sharjah
Under No 7 (Middle East) Ferry Control
No 61 Staging Post	El Ouina
No 62 Staging Post	Catania
No 63 Staging Post	Pomigliano
No 70 Staging Post - Detachment	Ras el Ma
No 70 Staging Post	Rabat Sale
No 71 Staging Post	Oujga
No 72 Staging Post	Maison Blanche

No 229 (Transport) Group

HQ - Delhi, India

No 114 Wing

HQ - Accra, West Africa

The units under the control of this Wing are included in the listings shown under AHQ West Africa.

No 116 Wing

HQ - Hendon Hall, NW9

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Hamworthy
BOAC	RAF Hamworthy	Sunderland

Source - March 1944 SD161

County names used are those in use at the time

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