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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[Command HQ | No 44 Group | No 45 Group | No 46 Group | No 216 Group]
Command HQ - RAF Harrow, Middlesex
Units administered directly by Command HQ
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 116 (Transport) Wing | RAF Hendon | |
| Iceland Ferry Control Unit | RAF Reykjavik | |
| No 27 A D & R Unit | RAF Gibraltar | |
| Air Transport Tactical Development Unit | RAF Netheravon | Operationally controlled by AEAF through No 38 Group |
| No 36 ASR Marine Craft Unit |
HQ - Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bramcote | ||
| No 105 OTU | RAF Bramcote | |
| No 1513 (BAT) Flt | RAF Bramcote | |
| RAF Station Doncaster | No units listed | |
| RAF Station Filton | Filton, nr Bristol, Gloucestershire | |
| No 2 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit | RAF Filton | |
| RAF Station Hendon | Hendon, The Hyde, London NW9 | |
| No 24 Sqn | RAF Hendon | |
| RAF Station Kemble | Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | |
| No 1 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit | RAF Kemble | |
| RAF Station Llandow | ||
| No 3 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit | RAF Llandow | |
| RAF Station Lyneham | Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire | |
| No 511 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | |
| No 525 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | |
| Air Despatch and Reception Unit | RAF Lyneham | |
| RAF Station Melton Mowbrey | ||
| No 4 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit | RAF Melton Mowbrey | |
| No 304 Ferry Training Unit | RAF Melton Mowbrey | |
| RAF Station Nutts Corner | No units listed | |
| RAF Station Pershore | ||
| No 1 Ferry Unit | RAF Pershore | |
| RAF Station Prestwick | Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire | |
| Transatlantic Aircraft Reception | RAF Prestwick | |
| Transatlantic Aircraft Control | RAF Prestwick | |
| No 1527 (BAT) Flt | RAF Prestwick | |
| No 1680 Flt | RAF Prestwick | |
| RAF Station St Mawgan | ||
| No 2 Overseas Air Despatch Unit | RAF St Mawgan | |
| No 2761 Sqn RAF Regiment | RAF St Mawgan | |
| RAF Station Stornoway | No units listed | |
| RAF Station Talbenny | ||
| No 303 Ferry Training Unit | RAF Talbenny | |
| RAF Station Valley | ||
| No 9157 Servicing Echelon | RAF Valley | 157 Sqn was part of No 100 Group |
| No 1 Overseas Air Despatch Unit | Portreath | |
| No 3 Overseas Air Despatch Unit | Hurn | |
| Overseas Aircraft Control | Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester | |
| Transatlantic Aircraft Reception | Iceland | |
HQ - Dorval, Canada
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Reception Point | Wayne County, USA | |
| Transfer Point | Presque Island, USA | under construction |
| Transfer Point | Dorval, Canada | |
| Transfer Point | Darrells Island, Bermuda | |
| Western Transatlantic Terminus | Gander, Newfoundland | |
| No 112 (North Atlantic) Wing | Dorvue, Quebec | |
| No 2 Ferry Crew Pool | No 112 Wing | |
| No 313 Ferry Training Unit | No 112 Wing | |
| No 113 (South Atlantic) Wing | Nassau, Bahamas | |
| No 3 Ferry Crew Pool | No 113 Wing |
HQ - Harrow, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Down Ampney | ||
| No 48 Sqn | RAF Down Ampney | |
| No 271 Sqn | RAF Down Ampney | |
| No 91 Forward Staging Post | RAF Down Ampney | |
| No 2727 Sqn RAF Regiment | RAF Down Ampney | |
| No 2805 Sqn RAF Regiment | RAF Down Ampney | |
| RAF Station Blakehill Farm | ||
| No 233 Sqn | RAF Blakehill Farm | |
| No 92 Forward Staging Post | RAF Blakehill Farm | |
| No 93 Forward Staging Post | RAF Blakehill Farm | |
| No 2748 Sqn RAF Regiment | RAF Blakehill Farm | |
| No 2835 Sqn RAF Regiment | RAF Blakehill Farm | |
| RAF Station Broadwell | ||
| No 512 Sqn | RAF Broadwell | |
| No 575 Sqn | RAF Broadwell | |
| No 94 Forward Staging Post | RAF Broadwell | |
| No 2792 Sqn RAF Regiment | RAF Broadwell | |
| No 2807 Sqn RAF Regiment | RAF Broadwell | |
| No 1697 Flt | RAF Northolt | |
| No 107 OTU | Leicester East |
HQ - RAF Heliopolis, Egypt
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Castel Benito | ||
| RAF Station Cairo West | ||
| RAF Station Chakala | ||
| RAF Station Rabat Sale | ||
| RAF Station Wadi Saidna | ||
| No 216 Sqn | ||
| No 267 Sqn | ||
| No 20 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | RAF Heliopolis | |
| No 21 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | Cairo West | |
| No 22 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | Castel Benito | |
| No 23 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | Catania | |
| No 24 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | Pomigliano | |
| No 25 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | Bari | |
| No 26 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | Alghero | |
| No 28 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | Rabat Sale | |
| No 29 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | Maison Blanche | |
| No 30 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | Catania | |
| No 31 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | Luqa | |
| No 32 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | Lydda | |
| No 33 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 34 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | RAF Shaibah | |
| No 35 Air Despatch and Reception Unit | Bahrein | |
| No 2 Ferry Control Unit | Wadi Saidna | |
| No 1 Air Despatch Unit (Middle East) | RAF Heliopolis | |
| No 2 Air Despatch Unit (Middle East) | Gebel Hamzi | |
| No 3 Air Despatch Unit (Middle East) | Oujda | |
| No 4 Air Despatch Unit (Middle East) | Catania | |
| Air Booking Centre | Cairo |
(a) Station under the control of No 16 Group,
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 44 Group | No 45 Group | No 46 Group | No 216 Group]
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