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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Other Overseas Commands/Units - August 1945
[AHQ West Africa | Units in Australia | Units in the West Indies | Units in the USA | No 45 Group]
HQ - Freetown
| Location | Unit | Notes |
| Apapa (Nigeria) | Station HQ | |
| Bathurst (Gambia) | Station HQ | |
| Bathurst (Gambia) | No 44 Embarkation Unit | |
| Bathurst (Gambia) | No 202 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Douala (French Equatorial Africa) | No 344 (French Naval) Sqn | Wellington, French control from 1 July 1945 |
| Freetown (Sierra Leone) | No 26 Embarkation Unit | |
| Freetown (Sierra Leone) | W/T Station | |
| Freetown (Sierra Leone) | Base Personnel Office | |
| Freetown (Sierra Leone) | No 36 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Freetown (Sierra Leone) | No 201 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Freetown (Sierra Leone) | No 24 Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Ikeja (Nigeria) | No 1561 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Jui (Sierra Leone) | Station HQ | |
| Jui (Sierra Leone) | No 5151 Mechanical and Electrical Sqn | |
| Kossoh (Sierra Leone) | No 176 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Holding Unit |
| Lagos (Nigeria) | No 38 Embarkation Unit | |
| Maiduguri (Nigeria) | No 1560 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Oshodi (Nigeria) | RAF Detachment | |
| Point Noire (French Equatorial Africa) | No 343 (French Naval) Sqn | Sunderland, French control from 1 July 1945 |
| Port Etienne (Gambia) | No 343 (French Naval) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Sunderland |
| Port Etienne (Gambia) | No 344 (French Naval) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Wellington |
| Takoradi (Gold Coast) | Station HQ | |
| Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 116 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Acceptance Unit |
| Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 33 Embarkation Unit | |
| Takoradi (Gold Coast) | Communication Flt | |
| Takoradi (Gold Coast) | RAF Hospital | |
| Takoradi (Gold Coast) | Central Accounts Office | |
| Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 178 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Holding Unit |
| Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 26 (SAAF) Sqn | |
| Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 249 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Waterloo (Sierra Leone) | Station HQ (Nucleus) | |
| Waterloo (Sierra Leone) | No 1562 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Waterloo (Sierra Leone) | Communication Flt | |
| Units under the control of No 216 Group, administered and operated by HQ Transport Command | ||
| Accra (Gold Coast) | No 114 Wing | |
| Accra (Gold Coast) | No 1314 (Transport) Flt | |
| Accra (Gold Coast) | No 55 Staging Post | |
| Apapa (Nigeria) | No 50 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Dakar (Senegal) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Ikeja (Nigeria) | No 50 Staging Post | |
| Kano (Nigeria) | No 52 Staging Post | |
| Libreville (French Equatorial Africa) | No 50 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Maiduguri (Nigeria) | No 53 Staging Post | |
| Point Noire (French Equatorial Africa) | No 50 Staging Post | |
| Port Etienne (Gambia) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Robertsfield (Liberia) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Waterloo (Sierra Leone) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Yumdum (Gambia) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
HQ - Melbourne, Australia
| Location | Unit | Notes |
| Archerfield (Brisbane) | No 194 Staging Post | |
| Brisbane | No 9 Special Liaison Unit | Administered by the RAAF |
| Camden | Station HQ | |
| Camden | No 243 Sqn | Dakota/Anson |
| Camden | No 1315 Transport Flight | |
| Camden | No 300 Group (Detachment) | |
| Darwin | No 54 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Darwin | No 548 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Darwin | No 549 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Essendon (Melbourne) | No 192 Staging Post | |
| Garbutt (Townville) | No 193 Staging Post | |
| Gawler (Adelaide) | No 191 Staging Post | |
| Gurney | No 199 Staging Post | |
| Guildford (Perth) | No 189 Staging Post | |
| Kingsford Smith Airport (Mascot, Sydney) | No 145 Staging Post | |
| Learmouth (Exmouth Gulf) | No 190 Staging Post | |
| Leyte | No 195 Staging Post | |
| Mamote | No 198 Staging Post | |
| Melbourne | No 300 Group | |
| Melbourne | Base Accounts Office | |
| Narromine | No 618 Sqn | Mosquito, administered by the RAAF |
| Palaw | No 196 Staging Post | |
| Sorido | No 197 Staging Post |
Administered by the RAF Delegation, Washington
| Location | Unit | Notes |
| Nassau, Bahamas | No 250 Air Sea Rescue Unit |
Units in the United States of America
Administered by the RAF Delegation, Washington
| Location | Unit | Notes |
| Miami | No 65 Embarkation Unit | |
| New York | No 56 Embarkation Unit | |
| New York | No 30 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| San Francisco | No 97 Embarkation Unit |
HQ - Dorval, Quebec, Canada
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Ascension Island | No 90 Staging Post | |
| Bermuda | No 6 Aircraft Preparation Unit | |
| Bermuda | No 80 Staging Post | |
| Bermuda | No 231 Sqn (Detachment) | Liberator |
| Belem, Brazil | No 99 Staging Post | |
| Belize (British Honduras) | RAF Signals Unit | |
| Bluie West | No 81 Staging Post | |
| Borinquen | No 96 Staging Post | |
| Boucherville | No 85 Staging Post | |
| Canton Island | No 142 Staging Post | |
| Dorval, Quebec | RAF Station Dorval | |
| Dorval | HQ, No 112 (North Atlantic) Wing | |
| Dorval | No 6 Ferry Unit | |
| Dorval | No 5 Aircraft Preparation Unit | |
| Dorval | No 231 Sqn | Liberator |
| Dorval | No 100 (Terminal) Staging Post | |
| Elizabeth City | No 82 Staging Post | |
| Gander | No 83 Staging Post | |
| Goose Bay | No 84 Staging Post | |
| Hamilton Field (Los Angeles) | No 140 Staging Post | |
| Hickam Field (Honolulu) | No 141 Staging Post | |
| Jamaica | No 89 Staging Post | |
| Lagens (Azores) | No 74 Staging Post | |
| Lindbergh Field (San Diego) | No 280 Wing | |
| Lindbergh Field (San Diego) | No 139 Staging Post | |
| Miami (Florida) | No 97 Staging Post | |
| Mines Field (Los Angeles) | No 140 Staging Post | |
| Nandi Airfield (Fiji) | No 143 Staging Post | |
| Nassau, Bahamas | No 7 Ferry Unit | |
| Nassau | HQ, No 113 (South Atlantic) Wing | |
| Nassau | No 7 Aircraft Preparation Unit | |
| Nassau | No 88 (Terminal) Staging Post | |
| Natal (Brazil) | No 98 Staging Post | |
| North Bay | RAF Station North Bay | |
| North Bay | No 313 Ferry Training Unit | |
| Piarco (Trinidad) | No 95 Staging Post | |
| Reykjavik (Iceland) | No 86 Staging Post | |
| Whenuapi (New Zealand) | No 144 Staging Post |
Source - SD161 (59th Edition) - August 1945
[AHQ West Africa | Units in Australia | Units in the West Indies | Units in the USA | No 45 Group]
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