Nos 300 - 910 Wings

This list does not include Initial Training Wings, which are listed under Ground Training Units.

This was formed at Camden, Melbourne on 15 December 1944 as No 300 (Transport) Wing to control RAF transport units operating in Australia. These includ No 1315 Flt and Nos 48, 238 and 243 Squadrons as well as numerous Staging Posts, being redesignated No 300 Group on 24 April 1945.

No 300 Group reverted to the designation No 300 (Transport) Wing at Kowloon. Hong Kong on 31 March 1946 and disbanded on 30 April 1946,

This was formed at Northwood. Middlesex on 25 May 1945 as No 301 (Transport Training) Wing as a lodger unit at Coastal Command HQ, to control Nos 53, 59, 86, 206, 220, 304 and 311 Squadrons but disbanded on 1 October 1945, its squadrons being taken over by No 47 Group.

This was formed at Ibsley on 1 July 1945 as No 302 (Transport) Wing for service with Tiger Force. By October it was possibly at Seletar and by November it was in Hong Kong, where it disbanded into AHQ Hong Kong on 14 November 1945.

This was formed at Sembawang on 1 February 1953 as No 303 (Helicopter) Wing to administer No 194 Squadron, with Dragonfly HR Mk 4s and No 848 RN Squadron with Whirlwind HAR Mk 21s. On 1 May 1953 it moved to Kuala Lumper, where on 1 September it formed No 1311 Transport Flight with Scottish Aviation Pioneers CC Mk 1s, finally disbanding on 15 February 1954.

This was formed at Souk - el - Arba on 7 May 1943 as No 1 AOP Maintenance Wing, being redesignated No 321 (AOP Maintenance) Wing on 1 June to control Nos 651 and 654 Squadrons and disbanded on 21 Jun 1943.

This was formed at West Kirby on 7 September 1942 as No 322 (Fighter) Wing for service in North Africa, with the wing HQ being set up at Maison Blanche in Eastern Air Command on 8 November. On moving to Djidjelli it assumed control of Nos 81, 154, 225 and 242 in No 242 Group, this group being transferred to Northwest African Tactical Air Force on 18 February. By July the Wing was in No 211 Group and was later transferred to . On 1 October it was placed in Northwest African Air Forces, then to RAF Middle East on 9 December, to No 209 Group on 10 March 1944, to Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force on 31 March, on arriving in Corsica. Initially operating under the control the 63rd Fighter Wing, USAAF, it was transferred to the control of the 87th Fighter Wing, 12th Tactical Air Command. USAAF on 23 April and to No 202 Group on 11 July 1944. On 16 October 1944 it left its aircraft behind and was taken by LST from Marseilles to Naples, then to Gragnano, where it disbanded on 7 November 1944.

Officers Commanding: -

7 Sep 1942 Gp Capt C H Appleton (Wounded in action - 21 Nov 1942)

28 Nov 1942 Wg Cdr P H Hugo

15 Jan 1943 Gp Capt T C Traill (Temporary)

26 Jan 1943 Gp Capt P H Hugo

14 Mar 1943 Wg Cdr R Berry

5 Jun 1943 Gp Capt P H Hugo

Wing Commanders/Squadron Leaders - Flying: -

7 Sep 1943 Wg Cdr P H Hugo

21 Nov 1943 Vacant

21 Dec 1942 Wg Cdr P H Hugo

22 Jan 1943 Wg Cdr R Berry

14 Mar 1943 Sqn Ldr R Carlson

4 Jun 1943 Wg Cdr C Gray

22 Aug 1943 Lt Col Wilmot SAAF

xx Dec 1943 Wg Cdr A D J Lovell

xx Jul 1944 Wg Cdr E W Wootten

[Personnel and unit movements]

This was formed as a non - mobile HQ at Maison Blanche on 8 November 1942 as No 323 (Fighter) Wing in Eastern Air Command in No 242 Group. On 18 February 1943 it was transferred to Northwest African Coastal Air Force, with Nos 32, 43, 87 and 253 Squadrons, moving on 13 March to Jamappes, to Tingley on 16 April and finally to Nefsa, near Djebel Abioud on 29 April, where it disbanded on 6 May 1943.

It reformed at Bizerte on 16 May 1943 by redesignating RAF Maison Blanche in Northwest African Coastal Air Force. By July 1943 it was in No 242 Group but on 6 August it withdrawn to train for new role with it duties being transferred to a new No 286 Wing in October and disbanded in Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force on 7 July 1945. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

Dates	Squadron	Notes
18 Feb 1943	Nos 73, 219 and 255 Squadrons, 51st FG USAAF (2nd, 4th and 5th Squadrons)	on joining NwACAF
by Jun 1943	No 2/5 Lafayette and No 2/7 French Sqn	joined
by 6 Aug 1943	Nos 32, 73, 87 and 253	on strength on this date
31 Oct 1943	Nos 32, 73, 253 and 608 det	on strength on this date
14 Dec 1943	Nos 32, 87 and 253	included on this date
Oct 1944	Nos 255, 256, 272, 458 and 682	included on this date
22 Feb 1945	No 624	joined
Mar 1945	No 38 and 293	included on this date
22 Apr 1945	No 38	to No 287 Wing

Officers Commanding

xx Nov 1942 Gp Capt J H Edwardes-Jones

xx May 1943 Gp Capt V S Bowling

This was formed at Wilmslow on 14 September 1942 as No 324 (Fighter) Wing for service in North Africa. A mobile wing HQ was set up at Maison Blanche on 13 November, moving to Souk - el - Arba in No 242 Group on 20 November. On 18 February 1943 it joined Northwest African Tactical Air Force and was transferred to Northwest African Air Forces on 1 October but by June 1944 was under the control of the 64th Wing, 12th Tactical Air Command, USAAF, returning to RAF control in the form of No 202 Group on 12 Jul 1944 then to Desert Air Force on 6 October 1944 and disbanded on 10 June 1947.

It reformed at Khartoum on 11 November 1947 as No 249 Mobile Wing, comprising Nos 6 and 213 Squadrons. On 24 August 1948 it moved to Deversoir, where No 249 Squadron joined on 29 March 1949 and disbanded in February 1951.

This was formed at Wilmslow on 14 September 1942 as No 325 (Naval Co - operation) Wing for service in North Africa, setting up a mobile wing HQ at Maison Blanche on 22 November. On 7 December, the UK party disembarked at Philippeville in No 242 Group, with an element at Djidjelli. It initially comprised Nos 32, 87, 153, 232, 241, 243 and 600 Squadrons, moving to Setif on 10 January 1943. No 255 Squadron was taken over from No 324 Wing on 15 February, with the Wing being taken over by Northwest African Coastal Air Force three days later, now with Nos 153, 255 and 600 Squadrons as well as Nos 820 and 826 RN Squadrons at Bone. On 5 June it was transferred to Northwest African Tactical Air Force and disbanded as No 325 (Night Fighter) Wing on 30 June 1943.

It reformed at Bo Rizzo on 25 August 1943 as No 325 (General Reconnaissance) Wing in Northwest African Air Forces, with an Operations Room at Naples. Initially it controlled No 614 Squadron but on 3 - 4 September it took over No 603 and 608 Squadrons and on 1 November was transferred from Northwest African Coastal Air Force to AHQ Malta, taking over No 52 Squadron at the same time, but this unit departed on 20 February 1944. On 5 March the Main party disembarked at Naples, moving to Montecorvino the following day, where it took over No 69 Squadron, which left on 10 April. By June 1944 it was under the control of the 62nd Wing USAAF and on 18 June it moved to Pomigliano, where it disbanded on 12 August 1944 with RAF Pomigliano being formed in its place.

It reformed at Kinloss on 1 April 2006 as No 325 Expeditionary Air Wing (Maritime Patrol and Surveillance) but disbanded in 2013 following the withdrawal of the Nimrod and the closure of RAF Kinloss.

This was formed at West Raynham on 5 September 1942 as No 326 (Light Bomber) Wing in Eastern Air Command for service in North Africa. A mobile Wing HQ was set up at Blida on 22 November and on 18 February 1943 the Wing joined Northwest African Tactical Air Force, being transferred to Northwest African Tactical Bomber Force on 20 March, then to Middle East Command on 24 July and finally to Northwest African Air Forces on 1 October, disbanding on 31 October 1943 with Nos 18 and 114 Squadrons being taken over by No 232 Wing. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

Date	Location
1 Nov 1942	sailed from Clyde
12 Nov 1942	arrived Algiers
13 Nov 1942	Blida
28 Nov 1942	Setif
13 Jan 1943	Ain Beida
5 Apr 1943	Wing Training Flight at Maison Forestiere, near Oulmene
1 May 1943	Souk - el - Khemis
31 May 1943	Grombalia
27 Jul 1943	Tunis
30 - 31 Jul 1943	sailed to Gela
1 Aug 1943	Monte Lungo, near Gela West
9 Aug 1943	Comiso
21 Aug 1943	Gerbini No 3 (also used Sigonella)
21 Sep 1943	Brindisi
26 Oct 1943	Foggia No 3 (also Celone)

This was formed at Tafaraoui in October 1942 as No 328 (General Reconnaissance) Wing with a non - mobile GR operations room being set up on 10 November in Eastern Air Command. The HQ moved to Blida on 17 November, now controlling Nos 500, 608 and a detachment of No 815 RN Squadron as well as ASR Walruses. On 18 February 1943 it joined Northwest African Coastal Air Force, with the 815 Squadron detachment leaving on 5 March and the Wing disbanded on 31 March 1943.

It reformed at Protville on 1 June 1943 in No 242 Group, Northwest African Air Forces with Nos 14, 17, 52, 144, 221 and 458 Squadrons, with No 47 Squadron being attached from No 238 Wing on 22 June. By 11 September it was controlling Nos 14, 39, 47 and 458 Squadrons with control moving from No 242 Group to HQ Northwest African Coastal Air Force on 1 October 1943 but in June 1944 it joined the 63rd Wing, USAAF and took over No 17 SAAF Squadron from No 338 Wing on 28 July, disbanding on 17 October 1944. The table below shows its various locations.

According to the SD155 dated 22 April 1943 it was due to form as No 329 (Signals) Wing in West Africa Command at Bathurst, Gambia, but this never took place. However, it was formed at Draria on 10 July 1943 from Nos 371, 380 and 381 Wireless Units as No 329 (Signals) Wing under the control of Northwest African Air Forces to control radar units in North Africa and disbanded on 25 December 1943.

This was formed at Portreath on 9 December 1942 as No 330 (Bomber) Wing, comprising Nos 142 and 150 Squadrons, for service in North Africa. Arriving in Algeria later that month it finally disbanded in No 205 Group on 26 October 1944. The table below shows its various locations.

This was formed at West Kirby on 7 May 1943 as No 331 (RCAF) (Bomber) Wing, embarking at Liverpool in the Duchess of York on 15 May. It arrived in Algiers on 27 May 1943 and proceeded to No 1 BPD Hussein Dey before moving to Kairouan on 12 June, where it joined No 205 Group with Nos 420, 424 and 425 Squadrons. On 5 June it was attached to Northwest African Strategical Air Force, moving to Hani East, Tunisia on 30 September then on 21 October to Maison Carrée, Algiers and embarked in SS Samaria on 26 October. Arriving in Liverpool on 6 November, it moved to Dishforth two days later, where it disbanded on 15 November 1943, with its squadrons being returned to No 6 Group.

This was formed on 1 July 1943 by redesignating No 242 Wing as No 332 (Medium Bomber) Wing on its transfer from Middle East Command to Northwest African Air Forces but was immediately relegated to Number Plate Basis and never became operational.

It reformed at Taher, near Djidjelli on 18 November 1943by redesignating Djidjelli Fighter Sector as No 332 (Fighter) Wing in Northwest African Air Forces with 153 Squadron, GC.2/3 FFAF and 347th FS USAAF. On 22 November GC.2/3 was replaced by GC.1/7 FFAF, which was redesignated No 328 Squadron on 1 December, a detachment of GC.2/5 FFAF arrived on 23 December, to be joined by GC.3/6 FFAF on or by 7 January 1944. No 328 Squadron left the Wing, destined for Corsica on 30 April and by June it was under the control of Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force, disbanding on 28 August 1944.

It reformed at Bone on 5 September 1944 in No 210 Group, moving to Cuers on 12 September, by which time it controlled the 417th NFS USAAF, GC.1/5 and GC.3/6 as well as Aeronavale 2S, 4S and 8F, but it fate isunknown.

This was formed at Blackpool on 7 September 1943 as No 334 (Special Duties, later Special Operations) Wing, embarking in HMT Almanzora at Greenock on 12 September 1943 and arriving at Algiers on 23 September, then on to No 1 BPD Fort de l'Eau. On 28 September it moved to Castel Benito, then to Tocra the following day, where the HQ became effective in No 212 Group on 3 October, comprising Nos 148 and 624 Squadrons. It returned to the control of Northwest African Air Forces on 6 November 1943, to MAAF (No 214 Group?) on 25 January 1944, then to Balkan Air Force on 16 June 1944 and finally to No 205 Group on 20 June 1945, disbanding on 15 January 1946. The tables below show its subsequent locations and the units assigned to it.

Dates	Squadron	Notes
	Nos 148 and 624	initial allocation
Nov 1943	No 1586 Flight	formed
22 Feb 1944	62nd TC Group, USAAF	attd (until 20 Mar 1944
15 Mar 1944	68th TR Group, USAAF	attd (until 15 May 1944(
7 Nov 1944	No 1586 Flt became No 301 Sqn
10 Dec 1944	No 38	from No 337 Wing
20 Jun 1945	No 205 Group Communication Flight No 205 Group Fighter Affiliation Flight	assumed control

This was formed at Mellile, Sicily on 17 September 1943, temporarily being known as Fighter Sector 'Z' but officially being redesignated No 335 (Fighter) Wing on 6 October 1943 in Northwest African Coastal Air Force and relocating to Biscari Palace, Catania on 26 October. On 1 November it was transferred to the control of AHQ Malta and on 30 November a satellite was formed at Palermo, which was redesignated No 4 Forward Fighter Control Unit on 10 May 1944. About 7 August 1944 a detachment was sent Bo Rizzo with another being sent to Ustica Island on 4 September, with the Wing moving to Pomigliano on 11 September, where by January 1945 it had been redesignated No 335 (Air - Sea Rescue) Wing and disbanded on 15 July 1945. The table below shows the units assigned to it.

Dates	Squadron	Notes
15 Oct 1943	Nos 87 and 255, 52nd FW USAAF(2nd, 4th and 5th FS)	initial allocation
21 Oct 1943	No 272	joined
by 1 Nov 1943	52nd FW USAAF(2nd, 4th and 5th FS)	left
3 Dec 1943	No 185 det	joined
1 Feb 1944	No 272 No 229	left joined
29 Mar 1944	No 229	left
3 Aug 1944	No 185 det	left
Aug 1944	No 283 det	joined
11 Sep 1944	No 293	joined
16 Sep 1944	Mk X Al Conversion Flight	joined
21 Sep 1944	No 23 AACU	joined
20 Mar 1945	Mk X Al Conversion Flight	left
21 Mar 1945	No 293	left

This was formed 26 Oct 1943 ex 'P' Wing as No 336 (Mediterranean Allied Photographic Reconnaissance) Wing in Northwest African Air Forces at LA MARSA (Tunis(; 8 Dec 1943 SAN SEVERO; Disbanded 30 Sep 1944.

Reformed 1 Oct 1944 as No 336 (Photographic Reconnaissance) Wing at SAN SEVERO as new enlarged wing incorporating the RAP element of the disbanded Mediterranean Allied Photographic Reconnaissance Wing; 1 Mar 1945 No 214 Group to Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force: 11 May 1945 from MAAF to Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force: Disbanded 30 Sep 1945 and Photographic Unit (Austria) formed.

This was formed at Taranto on 15 November 1943 from No 286 Wing's satellite. Between 18 - 22 November it arrived at Oran, where it took over the Oran Fighter Sector as No 337 (Fighter) Wing (later Combined Fighter/General Reconnaissance) in Northwest African Air Forces at La Senia. It began operations on 10 December with GC.1/5 FFAF at Tafaraoui and GC.3/6 FFAF at La Passet and a detachment of No 32 Squadron, No 500 Squadron and the 417th NFS USAAF. On 6 Jul 1944 it was transferred to No 210 Group, to Balkan Air Force on 3 September, then to AHQ Greece on 16 October and finally to Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force on 1 July 1945, disbanding on 15 June 1946.

Officers Commanding: -

6 Dec 1943 Wg Cdr K W Gough

17 Apr 1944 Gp Capt C H Cahill

1 Jun 1944 Gp Capt M G F Pedley

30 Aug 1944 ?

xx Sep 1944 Gp Capt M G F Pedley

Wing Commanders - Flying: -

17 Apr 1944 Wg Cdr K W Gough

12 May 1944 Vacant

1 Jun 1944 Wg Cdr E Tennant (wef 27 May 1944)

19 Jul 1944 Vacant

19 Sep 1944 Wg Cdr P H Woodruff

[Personnel and unit movements]

Originally set up as No 1 Sector Operations Room near the landing ground at Reghaia in October 1943 by redesignating the Algiers Fighter Sector, it was redesignated No 338 Wing on 11 November under the control of Northwest African Coastal Air Force with Nos 32, 39 and 153 Squadrons, GC.1/4 FFAF and GC.1/7 FFAF. On 6 July 1944 it was transferred to No 210 Group and disbanded on 30 September 1945

Officers Commanding: -

31 Oct 1943 Gp Capt E W Whitley

10 Apr 1944 Gp Capt J M Thompson

9 Jul 1944 Wg Cdr/Gp Capt R H Scott

1 Mar 1945 Gp Capt D P Marvin

22 May 1945 Sqn Ldr W K Sankey (Temporary)

5 Jun 1945 Wg Cdr J W R Kempe (Temporary)

12 Jun 1945 Gp Capt D P Marvin

5 Jul 1945 Wg Cdr J W R Kempe (Temporary)

20 Jul 1945 Wg Cdr J R H Lewis (Temporary)

7 Aug 1945 Gp Capt D P Marvin

16 Aug 1945 Wg Cdr J H Ashton

Wing Commanders/Squadron Leaders - Flying: -

29 May 1944 Wg Cdr P H Woodruff

31 Jul 1944 Vacant

13 Aug 1944 Sqn Ldr A M Hallonquist

27 Feb 1945 Wg Cdr J B Simpson

[Personnel and unit movements]

This was formed at Ajaccio, Corsica in June 1944 as No 339 (French) Wing in Northwest African Coastal Air Force, comprising Nos 326, 327 and 328 (French) Squadrons. On 2 September it joined 12th Tactical Air Command with its squadrons moving to Luxeuil on 27 September. It moved to France on 1 January 1945, where it came under No 85 Group, 2nd TAF being transferred to No 87 Group on 1 April but left No 87 Group on 6 May, being redsignated EC, Armée de l'Air in Nov 1945. The table below show its various locations.

This was formed at Bone on 6 July 1944 as No 340 (Fighter) Wing in No 210 Group, comprising Nos 153 and 17 SAAF Squadrons as well as GC.3/3 and GC.3/6 FFAF. On 6 October it left No 210 Group control being transferred to Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force and then on 17 February 1945 to No 87 Group but on 23 May its operational function was transferred to No 502 Air Defence Wing, Armée de l'Air and disbanded on 30 September 1945. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

This was formed at West Kirby on 1 November 1944 as No 341 (Mobile) Wing for service in the Far East. By 16 December it was under the control of No 223 Group to control various Dakota, Liberator and Halifax squadrons. On 13 May 1945 it was transferred to No 232 Group being transferred to HQ Burma on 15 May 1946 and disbanded on 25 May 1946. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

Dates	Squadron	Notes
2 Jan 1945	Nos 435, 436 and 3rd CCS USAAF	Units controlled on this date
12 Feb 1945	No 62 det	joined
17 Feb 1945	No 62 det	left
24 Feb 1945	No 267	joined
14 Mar 1945	No 62 det	joined
19 Mar 194	No 62 det	to No 342 Wing
30 Mar 1945	No 62	attached
7 Apr 1945	3rd CCS USAAF	left
10 May 1945	No 436	left
15 Jul 1945	No 298	joined
21 Aug 1945?	No 194	joined
Sep 1945	No 232 det	joined
10 Sep 1945	No 10	joined (until 4 Oct 1945)
9 Dec 1945	No 298	left
31 Jan 1946	No 96	from No 345 Wing
15 Feb 1946	No 194	disbanded
by Feb 1946	317th and 319th TCS USAAF	joined (inactivated 28 Feb 1946)
15 Mar 1946	No 62	disbanded

This was formed at West Kirby on 20 October 1944 as No 342 (Mobile) Wing. On 16 May 1945 it came under No 232 Group, then 5 October it was transferred to AHQ Burma and disbanded on 15 December 1945. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

This was formed at Fatehjang on 11 November 1944 as No 343 (Glider) Wing in No 223 Group to control Nos 668, 669 and 670 Squadrons. On 27 July 1945 it moved to Tilda with an advance party going to Raipur on 31 July 1945 but a planned move to Bilaspur was cancelled. It was transferred to No 229 Group on 11 September but by October was in No 232 Group and it was disbanded by being redesignated RAF Fatehjang on 31 December 1945.

This was formed at Bikram on 11 November 1944 as No 344 (Glider) Wing in No 229 Group to control Nos 671. 672 and 673 Squadrons. On 15 August 1945 it moved to Kargi Road and on 25 August both the Wing and squadrons moved to the Bilaspur - Raipur area and disbanded in No 227 Group on 27 October 1945.

This was formed at Jharsaguda (Orissa) on 1 March 1945 as No 345 (Mobile Transport) Wing in No 232 Group to control various C - 47/Dakota squadrons, becoming operational at Tulihal on 30 April and on 19 August was placed under AHQ Burma, disbanding on 31 January 1946. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

Dates	Squadron	Notes
30 Apr 1945	No 435, 12th CCS USAAF	Initial allocation
5 May 1945	No 215	joined
14 May 1945	12th CCS USAAF	left
1 Jun 1945	No 215	left
11 Jun 1945	No 117, 4th CCS USAAF	joined
15 Jul 1945	No 215 4th CCS USAAF	rejoined left
Aug 1945	No 48, No 436	joined
xx xxx xxxx	No 436	left
4 Sep 1945	No 96	joined
11 Sep 1945	No 435	left
16 Sep 1945	No 47	from No 908 Wing
28 Oct 1945	No 215	to Singapore
25 Nov 1945	No 10 IAF	attached
30 Nov 1945	No 9 IAF	attached
20 Dec 1945	No 117	disbanded

This was formed at Akyab on 8 March 1945 as No 346 (General Reconnaissance) Wing in No 222 Group and disbanded on 15 December 1945 into SHQ RAF Seletar. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

This was formed at Bally on 24 April 1945 from the disbanding RAF element of the PR Force as No 347 (Photographic Reconnaissance) Wing in No 231 Group at Alipore, taking control of Nos 681 and 684 Squadrons On 30 September it moved to Rangoon under the control of AHQ Burma and by 14 November it was at Mingaladon, where it disbanded on 30 November 1945.

This was supposedly formed at Coningsby on 25 May 1945 for Tiger Force but was redesignated No 551 Wing on 29 May 1945, however no mention of this designation appeared in the RAF Coningsby ORB, which states the latter was formed on 25 May.

It reformed in the UK on 3 August 1945 as No 348 (Transport) Wing for service in India, arriving at Tilda on 20 September. By December it was at Raipur in No 227 Group and disbanded on 10 December 1945.

This was formed at Coningsby on 25 May 1945 for service with Tiger Force but was redesignated No 552 Wing on 29 May 1945.

This was formed at East Kirkby on 25 May 1945 for service with Tiger Force but was redesignated No 553 Wing on 29 May 1945.

This was formed at East Kirkby on 25 May 1945 for service with Tiger Force but was redesignated No 554 Wing on 29 May 1945.

This was formed at Takoradi on 1 August 1946 by redesignating AHQ West Africa and disbanded on 30 September 1947.

This supposedly began forming at Coningsby on 25 May 1945 supposedly by redesignating No 348 Wing for service with Tiger Force in the Pacific. However there is no mention of No 348 Wing appeared in the RAF Coningsby ORB, which states that No 551 Wing was formed on 25 May as a new unit, initially planned to control Nos 83, 97 and 627 Squadrons, but in June this was changed to Nos 9 and 617 Squadrons. Meanwhile in the RAF Waddington ORB it states that this Wing formed on 29 July at this station. In August it was at West Kirby, awaiting despatch to the Far East but with the end of war it moved to Woodhall Spa, where it disbanded on 15 September 1945, although the main body of the Wing moved to Bardney on 21 September, where the disbandment process continued.

It reformed at Gutersloh on 1 October 1954 as No 551 (Light Bomber) Wing in No 2 Group to control Nos 69, 102, 103 and 104 Squadrons and was redesignated No 121 Wing on 1 November 1956.

This was formed at Coningsby on 29 May 1945 as No 552 (Bomber) Wing for service with Tiger Force in the Pacific, to control No 106 and 467 Squadrons, moving to Metheringham on 29 June and disbanded on 28 August 1945.

This was formed at Coningsby in June 1945 for service with Tiger Force in the Pacific, initially planned to control Nos 9 and 75 (NZ) Squadrons, No 9 was transferred to No 551 Wing in June and Nos 83 and 97 Squadrons were allocated in their place. With the end of the war in the Far East, the Wing disbanded on 15 September 1945.

This was formed at East Kirkby on 29 May 1945 by redesignating No 351 Wing for service with Tiger Force in the Pacific, to control Nos 207 and 617 Squadrons but disbanded on 15 September 1945.

This was planned to form in May 1945 for service with Tiger Force in the Pacific, to control Nos 460 (RAAF) and 467 (RAAF) Squadrons, but possibly never embodied.

This was formed 1945 for service with Tiger Force in the Pacific, to control Nos 419 and 428 Squadrons, but was not embodied.

This was formed 1945 for service with Tiger Force in the Pacific, to control Nos 431 and 434 Squadrons, but was not embodied.

This was formed 1945 for service with Tiger Force in the Pacific, to control Nos 420 and 425 Squadrons, but was not embodied.

This was formed 1945 for service with Tiger Force in the Pacific, to control Nos 405 and 408 Squadrons, but was not embodied.

This was formed at Bruck on 1 September 1945 as No 700 (Air Disarmament) Mobile Wing and disbanded in January 1946.

This was formed at Graz on 1 September 1945 as No 701 (Air Disarmament) Flak Wing and disbanded on 1 June 1946.

RAF Wing HQ Agartala was formed on 1 October 1944 by redesignating No 177 (Transport) Wing in No 224 Group and on 7 December was redesignated as No 900 (Transport) Wing. On 1 January 1945 it moved to Comilla in No 232 Group and disbanded on 13 November 1945. The table below shows the units assigned to it.

Squadron	Dates
No 27	20 Oct 1944 - 3 Nov 1944
No 31	1 Nov 1944 - 5 Feb 1945
No 48	Sep 1945 - 15 Nov 1945
No 62	31 Oct 1944 - Apr 1945
No 96	17 May 1945 - 31 May 1945, 23 Jun 1945 - 10 Jul 1945
No 117	1 Oct 1944 - 1 Nov 1944, Dec 1944 - 5 Feb 1945
No 194	1 Oct 1944 - 2 Nov 1944, 10 Dec 1944 - xx xxx xxxx
No 233	25 Aug 1945 - Oct 1945
Nos 1347 to 1349 ASR Flts	15 Jun 1945 - Oct 1945
317th TCS USAAF	4 May 1945 19 May 1945.

RAF Wing HQ Chiringa was formed 1 October 1944 by redesignating No 169 (Tactical) Wing in No 224 Group and on 1 December was redesignated No 901 (Tactical) Wing. In July 1945 it moved to Chittagong, then to St Thomas Mount on 14 October and by 14 November was at Cholavaram, where it disbanded on 20 November 1945. The table below shows the units assigned to it.

It reformed at Al Udeid, Qatar, and Bahrein on 1 April 2006 as No 901 Expeditionary Air Wing to control RAF operations in the area and remains in existence.

RAF Wing HQ Chittagong was formed on 1 October 1944 by redesignating No 166 (Tactical) Wing in No 224 Group and on 1 December was redesignated No 902 (Tactical) Wing. Following its arrival at Tengah it was placed under AHQ Malaya on 1 October 1945 and was redesignated RAF Tengah on 1 November 1945. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

Squadron	Dates
No 5	28 Apr 1945 - 7 Jun 1945
No 11	29 May 1945 - 1 Oct 1945
No 17	Jun 1945 - 1 Oct 1945
No 30	15 Oct 1944 - 9 Dec 1944
No 60	15 Aug 1945 - xx xxx 1945
No 89 det	1 Oct 1944 - xx xxx xxxx
No 117	10 Dec 1944 - xx xxx xxxx
No 123	28 Apr 1945 - 7 Jun 1945
No 131	17 Jul 1945 - 3 Sep 1945
No 132	19 Jun 1945 - 2 Sep 1945
No 134	28 Apr 1945 - 7 Jun 1945
No 135	15 Oct 1944 - 9 Dec 1944
No 152	25 Sep 1945 - 1 Nov 1945
No 155	25 Sep 1945 - 1 Nov 1945
No 176	Dec 1944
No 258	28 Apr 1945 - 7 Jun 1945
No 273	1 Oct 1944 - xx xxx xxxx, 23 Apr 1945 - xx xxx xxxx
No 681	Aug 1945
No 684	Aug 1945
No 4 IAF	4 Mar 1945 - 25 Apr 1945
No 9 IAF	1 Oct 1944 - 12 Dec 1944
No 10 IAF	3 Mar 1945 - 26 Apr 1945
No 1583 Flt	1 Oct 1944 - 5 Feb 1945
459th FS USAAF	1 Oct 1944 - Dec 1944

It was reformed at Seeb, Oman on 1 April 2006 as No 902 Expeditionary Air Wing to control RAF operations in the area and remains in existence.

RAF Wing HQ Comilla was formed on 1 October 1944 by redesignating No 165 (Tactical) Wing in No 224 Group and on 1 December 1944 was itself redesignated No 903 (Tactical) Wing. On 30 June 1945 it was placed under HQ RAF Malaya, which on 1 October was renamed AHQ Malaya, into which it disbanded on 31 October 1945.

It reformed at Basrah, Iraq on 2003 as No 903 Expeditionary Air Wing, to control RAF operations in Iraq (Operation TELIC) but in May 2009 moved to Camp Bastion in Afghanistan following the British withdrawal from Iraq. It disbanded in December 2014 following the end of Operation HERRICK.

It reformed at RAF Akrotiri on 14 December 2014, taking over the tasking of operations against Daesh in Syria from from No 140 EAW and remains in situ.

RAF Wing HQ Cox's Bazar was formed on 1 October 1944 by redesignating No 167 (Tactical) Wing in No 224 Group, which on 1 December was itself redesignated No 904 (Tactical) Wing. In October 1945 it was under RAF Netherlands East Indies (detachment Sourabaya until 23 Dec 1945) and disbanded on 30 November 1946. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

Squadron	Dates
No 5	12 Apr 1945 - 28 Apr 1945
No 30	2 Nov 1944 - xx Nov 1944
No 31	Dec 1945
No 47	21 Nov 1945 - 26 Feb 1946
No 60	Jul 1945 - Oct 1946
No 81	Oct 1945 - 30 Jun 1946
No 84	Nov 1945 - Jan 1946
No 89 det	Apr 1945
No 110	Dec 1945
No 123	12 Apr 1945 - 28 Apr 1945
No 131	1 Jul 1945 - xx xxx xxxx
No 134	Dec 1944
No 134 det	12 Apr 1945 - 28 Apr 1945, 8 Jun 1945 - 1 Jul 1945
No 135	2 Nov 1944 - 12 Apr 1945
No 155	Dec 1945
No 176 det	Apr 1945
No 258	Dec 1944
No 258 det	12 Apr 1945 - 28 Apr 1945, 8 Jun 1945 - xx xxx xxxx
No 261	Jun 1945 - 26 Sep 1945
No 273	1 Nov 1944 - 20 Dec 1944
No 292 ('E' Flt)	Apr 1945
No 656	Dec 1945
No 681	Dec 1945 - 1 Apr 1946
No 2 IAF	10 Nov 1944 - Dec 1944
No 4 IAF	1 Oct 1944 - 11 Jan 1945
No 9 IAF	1 Oct 1944 - 2 Nov 1944, 28 Nov 1944 - 7 Feb 1945
No 10 IAF	Dec 1944 - 7 Feb 1945
3rd TAF Comm Sqn ('B' Flt)	2 Dec 1944 - xx xxx xxxx
459th FS USAAF	12 Apr 1945 - Jun 1945
two USAAF P-47	Apr 1945
two USAAF P-51	Apr 1945

It reformed at Kandahar, Afghanistan on 1 April 2006 as No 904 Expeditionary Air Wing, to control RAF operations in the area but disbanded in 2015 following the British withdrawal from Afghanistan.

RAF Wing HQ Chittagong was formed on 1 October 1944 in No 224 Group but on 1 December was redesignated No 905 (Tactical) Wing. On moving to Kuala Lumper on 21 September 1945 it was placed under AHQ Malaya and disbanded on 31 October 1945 to form SHQ Kuala Lumpur. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

Squadron	Dates
No 5	10 Dec 1944 - 2 Apr 1945, 6 Jun 1945 - xx xxx xxxx
No 30	Jun 1945 - Jul 1945
No 67	1 Jan 1945 - 20 Jan 1945
No 81	20 Jun 1945 - Oct 1945
No 84	Apr 1945 - 8 Jun 1945
No 89	xx xxx xxxx - 26 Sep 1945
No 123	18 Dec 1944 - 12 Apr 1945, 16 Jun 1945 - 20 Jun 1945
No 131	Jan 1945 - 10 Jun 1945, Sep 1945 - 31 Oct 1945
No 134	Nov 1944 - 12 Apr 1945
No 135	xx xxx xxxx - 10 Jun 1945:
No 258	30 Nov 1944 - 12 Apr 1945, Aug 1945 - 31 Oct 1945
No 273	1 Jan 1945 - 18 Feb 1945
No 615	13 Feb 1945 - 10 Jun 1945
No 656	Oct 1945
No 3 IAF	20 Jan 1945 - 11 Mar 1945
No 4 IAF	11 Jan 1945 - 19 Feb 1945
No 8 IAF	5 - 23 Feb 1945:
No 10 IAF	19 Feb 1945 - 3 Mar 1945
Comm Flt	Jan 1945 at Maungdaw

It reformed at Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands on 1 April 2006 as No 905 Expeditionary Air Wing to control RAF operations in the South Atlantic and remains in existence.

RAF Wing HQ Imphal was formed on 1 October 1944 by redesignating No 170 (Bomber) Wing in No 221 Group, moving to :Sentinel Hill, Tulihal, the same day, where it was redesignated No 906 (Tactical) Wing on 1 December. On 20 May 1945 it was placed under AHQ Burma and disbanded on 13 November 1945 and was absorbed into RAF Mingaladon.

It reformed as No 906 Expeditionary Air Wing at Gioia del Colle Air Base, Italy to support Operation Ellamy over Libya in 2011 and reformed on 15 January 2013 at Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates with responsibility for supporting RAF aircraft conducting joint exercises in the region.

This was formed at Tamu on 1 December 1944 by redesignating No 243 (Fighter) Wing as No 907 (Tactical) Wing in No 221 Group (later No 224 Group) and was redesignated SHQ 'B' at Tanjore on 20 November 1945.

RAF Wing HQ Kumbhirgram was formed on 1 October 1944 by redesignating No 168 (Bomber) Wing in No 221 Group and on 1 December was redesignated No 908 (Tactical) Wing and disbanded on 30 September 1945 to form AHQ French Indo-China. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

Squadron	Dates
No 22	xx xxx xxxx - 11 Jan 1945
No 34	4 Jun 1945 - 2 Jul 1945
No 45	30 Sep 1944 - 25 Apr 1945
No 47	10 Jan 1945 - 7 Sep 1945
No 79	xx xxx xxxx - 19 Nov 1944
No 82	15 Dec 1944 - 25 Apr 1945
No 110	20 May 1945 - 10 Sep 1945
No 113	4 Jun 1945 - 2 Jul 1945
No 146	30 Sep 1944 - 21 Nov 1944
No 261	30 Sep 1944 - 22 Nov 1944
No 273	19 Sep 1945 - 30 Sep 1945

Officers Commanding

xx xxx 1944 Gp Capt E A Whiteley

RAF Wing HQ Palel was formed on 1 October 1944 by redesignating No 189 (Tactical) Wing in No 221 Group and on 1 December was redesignated No 909 (Tactical) Wing and disbanded on 30 September 1945 to form AHQ Siam. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

Squadron	Dates
No 17	20 Nov 1944 - 22 Jan 1945, 20 Feb 1945 - Jun 1945
No 20	10 Jan 1945 - 20 Jun 1945
No 28	11 Jan 1945 - 4 Feb 1945, 26 Apr 1945 - May 1945
No 34	1 Oct 1944 - 21 Jan 1945, 18 Aug 1945 - 30 Sep 1945
No 60	11 Dec 1944 - May 1945
No 79	19 Nov 1944 - 1 Dec 1944
No 113	1 Oct 1944 - 21 Jan 1945, 18 Aug 1945 - 30 Sep 1945
No 146	21 Nov 1944 - 1 Dec 1944
No 152	May 1945 - Sep 1945
No 155	26 Apr 1945 - 3 Sep 1945, 1 Oct 1944 - 18 Jan 1945
No 261	22 Nov 1944 - 1 Dec 1944
No 607	23 Nov 1944 - 11 Dec 1944, May 1945 - May 1945
No 656	24 Oct 1944 - Apr 1945
No 681	Jan 1945 - Apr 1945
No 1581 Flt	Mar 1945

This was formed at Wangjing on 1 December 1944 as No 910 (Tactical) Wing in No 221 Group. Between 7-10 June 1945 on moving to Meiktila it was placed under AHQ Burma and disbanded at Hmawbi on 13 November 1945. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.

Squadron	Dates
No 28	5 Oct 1945 - 2 Dec 1945
No 34	7 Mar 1945 - 31 Mar 1945, 2 Jul 1945 - 18 Aug 1945, 30 Sep 1945 - 15 Oct 1945
No 42	1 Jul 1945 - Nov 1945
No 47	7 Sep 1945 - Jan 1946
No 79	1 Dec 1944 - 30 Dec 1945
No 113	2 Jul 1945 - 18 Aug 1945, 30 Sep 1945 - 13 Oct 1945
No 146	1 Dec 1944 - 1 Jul 1945
No 261	1 Dec 1944 - 18 Jun 1945

Officer Commanding: -

xx xxx 1944 Gp Capt B A Chacksfield

In 1943 planning for the invasion of North-West Europe began in earnest and whilst the main focus was on the preparatory operations, actual landings and the follow-up campaigns, thought was also given to the disarmament and disposal of captured personnel and equipment. As a result, a dedicated Air Disarmament Staff was set up in early 1944. The first problem to overcome was whether dedicated units should be formed or whether to rely on the personnel operating in the area to undertake the disarmament process. Whilst the latter suggestion would conserve manpower, it would also impact on units still involved in active fighting so the decision was taken to establish specialist units able to undertake the necessary action at a more leisurely pace without the added constraint of having to conduct offensive operations.

These specialist units were controlled by Air Disarmament Wings (ADW), which were themselves controlled by Group Disarmament Staffs at each of the operational Group HQs.

No 8402 ADW, composed of RCAF personnel, moved to the Continent on 17 May 1945 and established itself at Oldenberg. The personnel of the ADWs were responsible for identifying and locating Luftwaffe equipment and munitions, arranging its disposal or acquisition as required. It finally disbanding in September 1945.

No 8501 ADW moved to the Continent on 5 March 1945 and established itself at Liege on 7 March but later moved to Scharfoldendorf. The personnel of the ADWs were responsible for identifying and locating Luftwaffe equipment and munitions, arranging its disposal or acquisition as required. Having been the first ADW to move on to the Continent it became one of the last in operation, finally disbanding in August 1945.

This was formed at RAF Waddington on 17 May 2021 and will comprise the flying Squadrons, Air Support Wing, Air Engineering Wing, Number 1 Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing and the ISTAR Operational Conversion Unit.

Dates	Squadron	Notes
5 Sep 1942	Nos 18 and 114 (West Raynham) Nos 13 and 614 (Odiham)	allocated on formation
5 Apr 1943	Wing Training Flight (attached No 13 Squadron at Oulmene)	formed
16 May 1943	Nos 13 and 614	to NWACAF
3 Oct 1943	No 23 det	attached

Date	Location
31 Oct 1943	Sidi Amor
30 Nov 1943	Ghisonaccia
11 Feb 1944	Alghero
18 Sep 1944	Tarquina (detachment remained at Alghero)

Date	Location
18 - 19 Dec 1942	Blida
5 May 1943	Fontaine - Chaude, Algeria
26 May 1943	Kairouen West
15 Nov 1943	Oudna II
8 - 16 Dec 1943	Cerignola III
1 - 12 Jan 1944	Toretto
14 Feb 1944	Amendola
3 Jul 1944	Regina

Date	Location
21 Jul 1944	Borgo
23 Aug 1944	Calvi
2 Sep 1944	Le Vallon
5 Sep 1944	Pomigliano
1 Jan 1945	Y.42 Sessey - les - Nancy
2 Feb 1945	Y.8 Luxeuil
5 Mar 1945	St Loup
20 Mar 1945	Y.53 Colmar
24 Apr 1945	Y.40 Entzheim
6 May 1945	Grosseacsenheim, N of Stuttgart
12 Jul 1945	Friedrichshafen

Date	Location
1 Oct 1944	at sea
6 Oct 1944	Aix - en - Provence
by 25 Apr 1945	detachment to Nice
by Aug 1945	detachment to Aix - les - Milles

Date	Location
18 - 29 May 1943	La Sebala
1 Sep 1943	near Sidi Amor
20 Sep 1943	in transit
9 Oct 1943	Montecorvino
14 Dec 1943	Foggia

Date	Location
2 Nov 1944	embarked in HMT Otranto at Liverpool
4 Dec 1944	arrived Bombay
16 Dec 1944	Gujrat
19 Dec 1944	Jharsaguda
26 - 28 Jan 1945	Tulihal
23 Mar 1945	Maunubyin
13 May 1945	Akyab Main
15 - 18 Aug 1945	Mingaladon

Date	Location
26 Jan 1945	Double Moorings
9 Feb 1945	sailed in HMT Pajulia
11 Feb 1945	arrived Kyaukptu
20 Jun 1945	in transit
27 Jun 1945	Madura
9 - 19 Sep 1945	Kelanang
15 - 23 Sep 1945	Tengah

Date	Location
Jun 1945	Hathazari
1 Jul 1945	Ulunderpet (satellite at Tanjore)
1 - 16 Oct 1945	Kemajoran

Date	Location
10 Mar 1945	Advanced HQ to Thazi
18 - 30 Apr 1945	Kinmagon
17 Aug 1945	Hmawbi:
19 Sep 1945	Tan Son Nhut,.Saigon

Date	Location
11-24 Dec 1944	Kalemyo
3 Feb 1945	Ywadon
9 Feb 1945	Montwa
6 Apr 1945	Thedaw (satelite at Tennant)
6 Jun 1945	Toungoo
10-11 Aug 1945	Zayatkwin

Date	Location
26 Apr 1945	Tennant
6 May 1945	Taungtha
17 May 1945	Myingyan North
7-10 Jun 1945	Meiktila
xx xxx 1945	Hmawbi