Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
[Command HQ | No 103 Wing | No 11 Group | No 12 Group | No 13 Group | No 60 Group | No 70 Group | No 88 Group]
Command HQ - RAF Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex
HQ - Harrow, Middlesex
HQ - Uxbridge, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Biggin Hill | Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent | Sector Station |
| No 1020 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Biggin Hill | |
| RAF Station Harwell | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector | |
| RAF Station Finmere | Satellite, Biggin Hill Sector | |
| RAF Station Hampstead Norris | Satellite, Biggin Hill Sector | |
| RAF Station Hawkinge | Hawkinge, nr Folkestone, Kent | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector |
| No 1009 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Hawkinge | |
| No 6 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Hawkinge | |
| RAF Station Lympne | Satellite airfield, Biggin Hill Sector | |
| Care and Maintenance Party | RAF Lympne | |
| RAF Station Kenley | Whyteleafe, Surrey | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector |
| RAF Station Manston | Manston, nr Ramsgate, Kent | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector |
| No 29 Sqn | RAF Manston | Mosquito |
| No 6219 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | |
| No 310 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Manston | Spitfire |
| No 6310 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | |
| No 312 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Manston | Spitfire |
| No 6312 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | |
| No 313 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Manston | Spitfire |
| No 6313 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | |
| SCR No 584 Training Unit | RAF Manston | |
| No 1 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Manston | |
| No 2 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Manston | |
| No 3 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Manston | |
| No 1001 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Manston | |
| No 1007 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Manston | |
| No 1019 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Manston | |
| RAF Station Mill Green | ||
| RAF Station West Malling | Maidstone, Kent | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector. |
| No 111 Personnel Centre (Refresher) | RAF West Malling | |
| RAF Station Detling | Satellite airfield, Biggin Hill Sector | |
| RAF Station Penshurst | Satellite airfield, Biggin Hill Sector | |
| RAF Station Chilbolton | Station in No 12 Group | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector. |
| No 183 Sqn | RAF Chilbolton | Spitfire |
| No 6183 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chilbolton | |
| RAF Station Exeter | Exeter Air Port, Honiton Clyst, Devon | Station in Flying Training Command |
| Sector Operations Room | RAF Exeter | |
| RAF Station Colerne | Colerne, Bath, Wiltshire | Forward airfield, Exeter Sector |
| No 74 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Meteor |
| No 6074 Servicing Echelon | RAF Colerne | |
| No 1335 Conversion Unit | RAF Colerne | Meteor |
| No 1006 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Colerne | |
| Ships Personnel Holding Unit | RAF Colerne | |
| RAF Defford | Forward Airfield, Colerne Sector | |
| Telecommunications Flying Unit | RAF Defford | Various |
| RAF Fairwood Common | nr Swansea, Glamorganshire | Forward Airfield, Colerne Sector |
| No 11 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Fairwood Common | Master/Lysander/Martinet |
| No 18 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Fairwood Common | Master/Lysander/Martinet |
| RAF Station Harrowbeer | Forward airfield, Exeter Sector | |
| No 329 (French) Sqn | RAF Harrowbeer | Spitfire |
| No 6329 (French) Servicing Echelon | RAF Harrowbeer | |
| No 275 (ASR) Sqn | RAF Harrowbeer | Spitfire/Walrus/Sea Otter |
| No 691 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Harrowbeer | Martinet/Vengeance TT/ Hurricane/Oxford |
| No 1023 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Harrowbeer | |
| RAF Station Bolthead | Satellite airfield, Exeter Sector | |
| RAF Station Cleave | Satellite airfield, Exeter Sector | |
| RAF Station Predannack | Forward airfield, Exeter Sector | |
| No 10 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Predannack | |
| No 151 Sqn | RAF Predannack | Mosquito |
| No 6151 Servicing Echelon | RAF Predannack | |
| No 406 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Predannack | Mosquito |
| No 6406 Servicing Echelon | RAF Predannack | |
| No 1024 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Predannack | |
| RAF Station Rudloe Manor | Exeter Sector | |
| RAF Warmwell | Forward Airfield, Colerne Sector | |
| No 14 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Warmwell | Master/Lysander/Martinet |
| No 17 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Warmwell | Master/Lysander/Martinet |
| RAF Station Nether Wallop | Sector Station | |
| Sector Operations Room | RAF Nether Wallop | |
| RAF Station Northolt | Station in Transport Command | |
| Fighter Command Communication Sqn | RAF Northolt | |
| No 11 Group Communication Flight | RAF Northolt | |
| RAF Station Dunsfold | Forward airfield, Nether Wallop Sector | |
| RAF Station Friston | Satellite airfield, Nether Wallop Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Friston | |
| RAF Station Gatwick | Satellite airfield, Nether Wallop Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Gatwick | |
| RAF Station Lasham | Satellite airfield, Nether Wallop Sector | |
| RAF Station Tangmere | Forward airfield, Nether Wallop Sector | |
| Central Fighter Establishment | RAF Tangmere | Various |
| No 1 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | RAF Tangmere | |
| No 9 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Tangmere | |
| RAF Station Ford | Satellite airfield, Nether Wallop Sector | |
| No 8 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Ford | |
| RAF Station Merston | Satellite airfield, Nether Wallop Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Merston | |
| RAF Station Shoreham | Satellite airfield, Nether Wallop Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Shoreham | |
| RAF Station Westhampnett | Satellite airfield, Nether Wallop Sector | |
| RAF Station North Weald | North Weald, Epping, Essex | Sector Station |
| Fighter Command Radar School | RAF North Weald | |
| No 1015 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF North Weald | |
| No 1494 (Target Towing) Flight | RAF North Weald | |
| RAF Station Stapleford Tawney | Satellite airfield, North Weald Sector | |
| RAF Station Andrews Field | Forward airfield, North Weald Sector | |
| No 133 (Polish) Wing HQ | RAF Andrews Field | |
| No 306 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Andrews Field | Mustang |
| No 6306 Servicing Echelon | RAF Andrews Field | |
| No 309 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Andrews Field | Mustang |
| No 6309 Servicing Echelon | RAF Andrews Field | |
| No 315 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Andrews Field | Mustang |
| No 6315 Servicing Echelon | RAF Andrews Field | |
| No 1 Aircraft Delivery Flt | RAF Andrews Field | |
| No 1021 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Andrews Field | |
| RAF Station Bentwaters | Forward airfield, North Weald Sector | |
| No 118 Sqn | RAF Bentwaters | Mustang |
| No 6118 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bentwaters | |
| No 64 Sqn | RAF Bentwaters | Mustang |
| No 6064 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bentwaters | |
| No 65 Sqn | RAF Bentwaters | Spitfire |
| No 6065 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bentwaters | |
| No 126 Sqn | RAF Bentwaters | Spitfire |
| No 6126 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bentwaters | |
| No 1002 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Bentwaters | |
| No 1010 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Bentwaters | |
| No 1013 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Bentwaters | |
| No 7 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Bentwaters | |
| RAF Station Bradwell Bay | Forward airfield, North Weald Sector | |
| No 5 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Bradwell Bay | |
| No 1011 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Bradwell Bay | |
| RAF Station Castle Camps | Forward airfield, North Weald Sector | |
| No 25 Sqn | RAF Castle Camps | |
| No 6025 Servicing Echelon | RAF Castle Camps | |
| No 1018 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Castle Camps | |
| Advanced Landing Ground: - | ||
| Selsey |
HQ - Watnall, Nottinghamshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Church Fenton | Church Fenton, nr Tadcaster, West Yorkshire | Sector Station |
| No 125 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Beaufighter |
| No 6125 Servicing Echelon | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 1022 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 12 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 112 Personnel Centre (Refresher) | RAF Church Fenton | |
| RAF Station Hutton Cranswick | Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, East Yorkshire | Forward airfield, Church Fenton Sector |
| No 124 Sqn | RAF Hutton Cranswick | Spitfire |
| No 6124 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
| No 1016 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
| No 13 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
| No 4 Aircraft Delivery Unit | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
| RAF Station York | Forward airfield, Church Fenton Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF York | |
| RAF Station Coltishall | Scottow, Norwich, Norfolk | Sector Station |
| No 303 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Spitfire |
| No 6303 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 307 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Mosquito |
| No 6307 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 316 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Mustang |
| No 6316 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 13 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 1004 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Coltishall | |
| RAF Station Ludham | Satellite airfield, Coltishall Sector. | |
| No 1 Sqn | RAF Ludham | Spitfire |
| No 6001 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ludham | |
| No 91 Sqn | RAF Ludham | Spitfire |
| No 6091 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ludham | |
| No 1012 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Ludham | |
| RAF Station Matlask | Satellite airfield, Coltishall Sector. | |
| No 1017 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Matlask | |
| RAF Station Fersfield | Forward airfield, Coltishall Sector | |
| RAF Station Hethel | Forward airfield, Coltishall Sector | |
| RAF Station Horsham St Faith | Forward airfield, Coltishall Sector | |
| RAF Station Digby | Digby, Lincolnshire | Sector Station, C & M Party |
| No 441 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Digby | Mustang |
| No 6441 Servicing Echelon | RAF Digby | |
| No 442 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Digby | Mustang |
| No 6442 Servicing Echelon | RAF Digby | |
| No 1003 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Digby | |
| RAF Station Molesworth | Forward airfield, Digby Sector | |
| RAF Station Hucknall | Station in FTC | Forward airfield, Digby Sector |
| No 12 Group Communication Flt | RAF Hucknell | Various |
| RAF Station Keevil | Forward airfield, Digby Sector | |
| No 61 OTU | RAF Keevil | Spitfire/Mustang |
| RAF Station Newcastle | Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland | Sector Operations Room only |
| RAF Station Acklington | Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland | Forward airfield, Newcastle Sector |
| No 19 Sqn | RAF Acklington | Spitfire |
| No 6019 Servicing Echelon | RAF Acklington | |
| RAF Station Boulmer | Satellite airfield, Newcastle Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Boulmer | |
| RAF Station Eshott | Satellite airfield, Newcastle Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Eshott | |
| RAF Station Ouston | Satellite airfield, Newcastle Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Ouston | |
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Non-Operational Stations |
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| RAF Station Aston Down | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Aston Down | |
| RAF Station Chedworth | Satellite airfield (Aston Down) | |
| RAF Station Barton Hall | ||
| No 4 Instructors School (EVT) | RAF Barton Hall | |
| RAF Station Charter Hall | ||
| No 54 OTU | RAF Charter Hall | Beaufort/Beaufighter/Mosquito |
| RAF Station Winfield | Satellite airfield (Charter Hall) | |
| RAF Station Chilbolton | ||
| No 26 Sqn | RAF Chilbolton | Spitfire |
| No 6026 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chilbolton | |
| RAF Station Cranfield | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Cranfield | |
| RAF Station Twinwood Farm | Satellite airfield (Cranfield) | |
| AI Conversion Unit | RAF Twinwood Farm | Beaufighter |
| RAF Station Hawarden | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Hawarden | |
| RAF Station Poulton | Satellite airfield (Hawarden) | |
| RAF Station Kirton-in-Lindsey | ||
| RAF Station Hibaldstow | Satellite airfield (Kirton-in-Lindsey) | |
| RAF Station Llanbedr | ||
| RAF Station Milfield | ||
| No 56 OTU | RAF Milfield | Mosquito |
| RAF Station Brunton | Satellite airfield (Milfield) | |
| RAF Station Morpeth | ||
| No 80 (French) OTU | RAF Morpeth | Spitfire/Master/Martinet/Dominie |
| RAF Station Ouston | ||
| RAF Station Rednal | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Rednal | |
| RAF Station Montford Bridge | Satellite airfield (Rednal) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Montford Bridge | |
HQ - Drummossie, Inverness
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Kirkwall | ||
| Sector Operations Room | RAF Kirkwall | |
| RAF Station Castletown | Forward airfield, Kirkwall Sector | |
| RAF Station Skeabrae | Forward airfield, Kirkwall Sector. | |
| No 603 Sqn | RAF Skeabrae | Spitfire |
| No 6603 Servicing Echelon | RAF Skeabrae | |
| No 1008 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Skeabrae | |
| No 1026 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Skeabrae | |
| RAF Station Lerwick | ||
| Sector Operations Room | RAF Station Lerwick | |
| RAF Station Turnhouse | Edinburgh 12, Midlothian | |
| No 1025 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Turnhouse | |
| RNAS Drem | Gullane Drem, East Lothian | Forward airfield, Turnhouse Sector. |
| No 164 Sqn | RNAS Drem | Spitfire |
| No 6164 Servicing Echelon | RNAS Drem | |
| RAF Station Dyce | Forward airfield, Lerwick Sector. | |
| No 129 Sqn | RAF Dyce | Spitfire |
| No 6129 Servicing Echelon | RAF Dyce | |
| No 165 Sqn | RAF Dyce | Spitfire |
| No 6165 Servicing Echelon | RAF Dyce | |
| No 1006 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Dyce | |
| No 4 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Dyce | |
| RAF Station Inverness | Forward airfield, Lerwick Sector. | |
| No 13 Group Communication Flt | RAF Inverness | Various |
| RAF Station Peterhead | Forward airfield, Turnhouse Sector. | |
| No 122 Sqn | RAF Peterhead | Mustang |
| No 6122 Servicing Echelon | RAF Peterhead | |
| No 234 Sqn | RAF Peterhead | Mustang |
| No 6234 Servicing Echelon | RAF Peterhead | |
| No 611 Sqn | RAF Peterhead | Mustang |
| No 6611 Servicing Echelon | RAF Peterhead | |
| No 1005 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Peterhead | |
| No 1014 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Peterhead | |
| No 14 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Peterhead |
HQ - 'Oxenden', Plantation Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Stations marked † are under the relevant Wing for technical maintenance but administered by the station shown in brackets.
Stations marked (N) are operated by the Admiralty
HQ - Farnborough, Hampshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Aberporth | ||
| No 595 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Aberporth | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane/Spitfire |
| RAF Station Andover | ||
| No 43 OTU | RAF Andover | Auster |
| RAF Station Bircham Newton | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 695 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Bircham Newton | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Bodorgan | ||
| No 3506 (AAC) Servicing Unit | RAF Bodorgan | |
| RAF Station Bradwell Bay | Station in No 11 Group | |
| No 287 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Gatwick | Oxford/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Castle Bromwich | C & M Party | |
| No 577 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Castle Bromwich | Hurricane/Oxford |
| No 3507 Servicing Unit | RAF Castle Bromwich | |
| C & M Party | RAF Castle Bromwich | |
| RAF Station Church Fenton | Station in No 12 Group | |
| No 288 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Oxford/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Farnborough | Station in TTC | |
| No 70 Group Communications Flt | RAF Farnborough | Various |
| RAF Station Gosport | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 667 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Gosport | Various |
| RAF Station Hawkinge | Station in No 11 Group | |
| No 567 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Hornchurch | Martinet/Vengence TT/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Ipswich | ||
| RAF Station Llanbedr | Station in No 12 Group | |
| No 631 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Llanbedr | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Manorbier | ||
| Pilotless Aircraft Unit | RAF Manorbier | Queen Bee |
| RAF Station Old Sarum | ||
| RAF School of Air Support | RAF Old Sarum | Various |
| RAF Station Oatlands Hill | Satellite airfield (Old Sarum) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Oatlands Hill | Satellite airfield (Old Sarum) |
| RAF Station Weston Zoyland | ||
| No 587 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Weston Zoyland | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane |
| No 2 Cylinder Block Servicing Unit | RAF Weston Zoyland | |
| No 3505 Servicing Unit | RAF Weston Zoyland |
HQ - Edinburgh
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Andrews Field | Station in No 11 Group | |
| No 276 ASR Sqn | RAF Andrews Field | Walrus/Sea Otter |
| RAF Station Banff | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 333 (Norwegian) Sqn | RAF Banff | Catalina/Mosquito |
| No 6333 Servicing Echelon | RAF Banff | |
| RAF Station Dyce | Station in No 13 Group | |
| Gardemoeu, Norway | ||
| No 331 (Norwegian) Sqn | Gardemoeu | Spitfire |
| No 332 (Norwegian) Sqn | Gardemoeu | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Leighton Buzzard | Station in No 60 Group | |
| No 350 Mobile Signals Unit | RAF Leighton Buzzard | |
| RAF Station Sullom Voe | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 330 (Norwegian) Sqn | RAF Sullom Voe | |
| No 6330 Servicing Echelon | RAF Sullom Voe | |
| RAF Station Turnhouse | Station in No 13 Group | |
| No 128 Wing HQ | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 129 Wing HQ | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 130 Wing HQ | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 132 (Norwegian) Wing HQ | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 6331 Servicing Echelon | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 6332 Servicing Echelon | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 88 Group Communication Sqn | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 6477 AMES Type 6 | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 6478 AMES Type 6 | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 14072 AMES Type 14 | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 15063 AMES Type 15 | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 15064 AMES Type 15 | RAF Turnhouse | |
| RAF Station Woodhaven | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 334 (Norwegian) Sqn | RAF Woodhaven | |
| No 6334 Servicing Echelon | RAF Woodhaven | |
| Locations unknown | ||
| No 8801 Air Disarmament Wing | ||
| No 55085 Mobile Signals Unit | ||
| No 55092 Mobile Signals Unit |
Source - SD161 (58th Edition) - July 1945
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 103 Wing | No 11 Group | No 12 Group | No 13 Group | No 60 Group | No 70 Group | No 88 Group]
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