Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Main units: - No 77 Operational Training Unit (1 Jan 1944 - 9 Jul 1945) 512 Sqn (8 - 24 Oct 1945) 644 Sqn (1 Dec 1945 - 1 Sep 1946) No 8 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit (5 Dec 1945 - 1 Oct 1946) 47 Sqn (1 - 30 Sep 1946) 651 Sqn (1 Jun 1947 - 11 Feb 1948) No 1910 AOP Flt (24 Jul 1947 - 11 Feb 1948) No 1907 AOP Flt (Aug - 9 Sep 1947) No 1908 AOP Flt (Aug 1947 - 11 Feb 1948) |
Location Country: - Gaza (Israel) Lat/Long: 31:44:10N 34:42:04E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Notes The area around the airfield was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war It was renamed Hartzof in 1948 |
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Main units: - No 28 Air Despatch & Reception Unit(26 Jun 1943 - Sep 1944) No 7 (Middle East) Ferry Control (14 Sep - 6 Nov 1943) No 70 Staging Post (17 Sep 1943 - 1 Aug 1945) No 2 Aircrew Reception Centre (Oct 1943 - Sep 1945) Detachment ‘A’, No 145 Maintenance Unit (Oct 1944 - Mar 1945) No 159 Repair & Salvage Unit (1 Jul - 10 Nov 1945) |
Location Country: - Morocco Lat/Long: 34:03:05N 06:45:05E Height Above Sea Level: 276 ft |
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Main units: - 467th Bomb Group, USAAF (11 Mar 1944 - 12 Jun 1945) Sub-site, No 94 Maintenance Unit (27 Jan 1948 - 16 Aug 1954) |
Location County: - Norfolk Lat/Long: 52:40:30N 01:23:00E Grid Ref - SU270703 Height Above Sea Level - 100 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1943 USAAF (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units: - HQ No 80 (Signals) Wing (7 Oct 1940 - 18 Sep 1944, Rear HQ No 80 (Signals) Wing (18 Sep 1944 - 22 Aug 1945) |
Location County: - Hertfordshire Lat/Long: 51:39:22N 00:19:41W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Notes This entry also includes units in the Radlett area. |
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Main units (continued): - No 4 (Middle East) Training School (20 Mar 1943 - 30 Apr 1944) No 3225 Servicing Commando (25 Sep - 25 Oct 1943) No 2 Air Crew Reception Centre (Oct 1943 - Sep 1945) 459 Sqn ( 5 Apr - 15 May 1944) No 14 Staging Post (30 Apr - 1 Dec 1944) No 2 Air Crew Officers School (1 - xx Nov 1944) 32 Sqn (2 Feb - 27 Sep 1945, 6 Jun - 6 Oct 1946) 208 Sqn (5 Jul - 13 Aug 1945) RAF Staff College (Overseas) Communication Flt ( 16 Jul 1945 - 16 Sep 1946) 213 Sqn (13 Sep 1945 - 25 Sep 1946) 6 Sqn (28 Sep 1945 - 2 Jun 1946) No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (1 Jan - 30 Sep 1946) No 1909 AOP Flt, 651 Sqn (31 Dec 1946 - 30 Jun 1947, Aug 1947 - 25 Mar 1948) 249 Sqn (13 Apr - 17 May 1948) |
Location Country: - Israel (Palestine) Lat/Long: 32:40:00N 35:11:00E Height Above Sea Level: 138 ft |
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Main units: - No 34 Air Stores Park (15 Apr - 30 Jun 1942) No 55 Repair & Salvage Unit (16 Apr - 28 Sep 1942, 19 Nov - 21 Dec 1942) HQ, No 235 Wing (5 - 7 Jul 1942) 74 Sqn (8 Jul - 4 Sep 1942) No 55 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (Jul - Aug 1942) 127 Sqn (26 Jan - 13 Mar 1943) |
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Detachments** 46 Sqn (May 1942 - Dec 1944) 216 Sqn (Nov 1942 - Jul 1945) No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (28 Dec 1943- 4 Jun 1944) 154 Sqn (Dec 1943 - Feb 1944) 232 Sqn (Dec 1943 - Mar 1944) 242 Sqn (Dec 1943 - Mar 1944) |
459 Sqn (Dec 1943 - Apr
1944) 243 Sqn (Feb - Mar 1944) 294 Sqn (Mar 1944 - Jun 1945) 32 Sqn (Apr 1947 - Jan 1951) 37 Sqn (Sep 1947 - Mar 1948) 208 Sqn (Mar - Nov 1948) |
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Main units (continued): - 14 Sqn (1 Feb 1920 - 15 Feb 1926) 45 Sqn (27 Aug - 8 Dec 1929) 6 Sqn (9 Dec 1929 - 24 Jun 1930, 15 Nov 1930 - 25 Jan 1931, 30 Oct - 2 Nov 1933, 29 May - 19 Nov 1936, 22 Nov 1937 - 17 Feb 1941) 208 Sqn (30 Sep - 9 Nov 1936) 211 Sqn (18 Jul - 29 Sep 1938, 27 - 30 Apr 1941) 33 Sqn (21 Oct 1938 - 24 Apr 1939) 113 Sqn (15 - 31 May 1941) 11 Sqn (16 - 25 May 1941) No 34 Air Stores Park (30 Oct 1941 - 28 Feb 1942) HQ, No 263 (Defensive Fighter) Wing (5 Jul - 15 Dec 1942) No 58 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (Aug - Oct 1942) WAAF Depot (xxx 1943 - Feb 1944) 651 Sqn (2 Feb - 10 Jul 1946) |
Location Country: - Israel (Palestine) Lat/Long: 31:55:01N 34:52:23E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main Units: - HQ, 40th (Army) Wing (xxx 1918 - xxx 1919) HQ, No 5 Wing (xxx 1918 - xxx 1919) 111 Sqn (30 Mar - 18 Oct 1918, 6 Feb 1919 - 1 Feb 1920) 142 Sqn (18 Apr - 18 Sep 1918, 4 Oct - 25 Nov 1918) 145 Sqn (13 Sep - 25 Oct 1918) |
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Detachments** 55 Sqn (Feb - Jul 1920) 208 Sqn (Feb 1920 - Sep 1922, Oct 1927 - Jan 1936) 14 Sqn (Feb 1926 - Dec 1929) 45 Sqn (Nov 1927 - Aug 1929) |
6 Sqn (Jun - Nov 1930, Jan 1931 - Oct 1933, Nov 1933 - May 1936, Nov 1936 - Nov 1937) 33 Sqn (Oct 1935 - Aug 1936, Feb - Oct 1938) 80 Sqn (May - Sep 1938) 651 Sqn (Jul 1946 - Jun 1947) |
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Main units (continued): - 211 Sqn (10 Nov - 23 Dec 1943) No 3 Staging Post (1 Feb 1944 - 1 Dec 1945) 177 Sqn (31 May - 14 Aug 1944, 1 - 10 Feb 1945) 656 Sqn (24 Jun - 18 Oct 1944) 45 Sqn (27 Aug - 22 Sep 1944) 27 Sqn (14 Sep - 18 Oct 1944) No 7028 Servicing Echelon (30 Sep – 2 Oct 1944) 82 Sqn (30 Sep - 8 Dec 1944) No 7082 Servicing Echelon (30 Sep – 12 Dec 1944) 47 Sqn (6 Nov 1944 - 13 Jan 1945) No 7047 Servicing Echelon (6 Nov 1944 – 13 Jan 1945) No 1 Det, No 135 Repair & Salvage Unit (xx xxx - 15 Dec 1944, 19 Feb 1945 - xxx xxxx) Greek Attack Training Unit (27 Jan - 24 May 1945) Tactical Development Unit, Far East (xxx - 25 May 1945) No 1672 (Mosquito) Conversion Unit (10 - 31 Aug 1945) Tactical & Weapons Development Unit (30 Sep - 30 Nov 1945) No 22 Armament Practice Camp (6 Oct 1945 - Nov 1946) |
Location Country - India Lat/Long: Height above sea level: 2,148 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 2 Jun 1942 No 221 Group (2 Jun 1942 - xx xxx xxxx) |
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Notes It is now known as Birsa Munda Airport |
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Main units: - 28 Sqn (7 Apr - 18 Jul 1942, 31 Aug 1942 - 4 Jun 1943, 2 Aug - 2 Oct 1944) HQ, No 171 Wing (25 Nov 1942 - 2 May 1943) No 8 Care & Maintenance Party (Jul 1943 - Dec 1944) No 15 Air Transit Section (16 Jul 1943 - 1 Sep 1944) 79 Sqn (20 Jul - 1 Oct 1943) 84 Sqn (28 Aug - 7 Dec 1943) Specialised Low Attack Instructors School (India) (5 Nov 1943 - 27 Jan 1945) |
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Detachments** 11 Sqn (Feb- Sep 1943) 45 Sqn (May - Oct 1943) 110 Sqn (Jun - Oct 1943) |
82 Sqn (Jul - Sep 1944) 211 Sqn (Jul 1944 - May 1945) 20 Sqn (Sep - Dec 1944) HQ, No 164 Wing (31 Jul 1945 - xxx xxxx) |
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Main units: - Detachment** - 244 Sqn (Oct 1942 - Feb 1944) |
Location Country: - Oman Lat/Long: 22:31:48N 59:47:06E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main units (continued): - No 10 Air Transit Section (16 Jul 1943 - 1 Sep 1944) No 128 Repair & Salvage Unit (Jul - Nov 1943) Tactical Development Unit, Far East (Jul 1943 - xxx 1945) No 1303 Meteorological Flt (31 Jul 1943 - 19 Apr 1944, 1 Jul 1944 - 1 Dec 1945) No 336 Maintenance Unit (4 Aug 1943 - 6 Apr 1944) No 145 Repair & Salvage Unit (1 Dec 1943 - 15 Apr 1946) No 15 RAF Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) (10 Jan 1944 - 30 Sep 1945) No 20 Armament Practice Camp (30 Jan - 19 Apr 1944) No 222 Group Communication Flt (25 Mar 1944 - 15 Oct 1945) 217 Sqn (29 Apr - 7 Sep 1944) 136 Sqn (7 Jul - 7 Dec 1944) No 32 Staging Post (1 Sep 1944 - 1 Dec 1945) No 358 Maintenance Unit (10 Sep 1944 - 30 Nov 1945) 81 Sqn (15 Dec 1944 - 27 Apr 1945) Air-Sea Warfare Development Unit (ACSEA) (15 Dec 1944 - 30 Nov 1945) No 1 Air-Sea Rescue Flt (Far East) (1 Apr - 22 May 1945) No 5 Air-Sea Rescue Flt (Far East) (1 Apr - 15 Jun 1945) No 1350 Air Sea Rescue Flt (15 Jun - 7 Nov 1945) No 342 Maintenance Unit (20 Jun - 1 Oct 1945) Photographic Research & Development Flt (xxx xxxx - 1 Oct 1945) No 8 Personnel Transit Camp (xxx xxxx - Sep 1946) |
Location Country: - Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Lat/Long: Height Above Sea Level: 16 ft |
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Operational Control: - SHQ Opened - 1 Mar 1942 No 222 Group (1 Mar 1942 - xx xxx xxxx) SHQ Closed - |
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Notes It was originally the international airport for Colombo but was replaced by Negombo in 1964 and is now used for domestic flights and by the Sri Lankan Air Force. |
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Main units: - 258 Sqn (1 - 23 Mar 1942) 30 Sqn (8 Mar - 31 Aug 1942) 22 Sqn (28 Apr - 30 Sep 1942, 21 Apr - 7 Jul 1944) 273 Sqn (1 Sep 1942 - 15 Feb 1943, 1 Aug 1943 - 9 Jul 1944) No 222 Group Calibration Flt (29 Sep 1942 - Jul 1943) 42 Sqn (17 Oct - 7 Dec 1942) 160 Sqn (19 Feb - 2 Aug 1943) 84 Sqn (8 Apr - 28 Aug 1943) Torpedo Refresher School (29 May 1943 - xxx 1944) No 332 Maintenance Unit (4 Jun 1943 - 20 Jun 1945) No 4 Meteorological Flt (1 - 31 Jul 1943) No 1579 Calibration Flt (Jul 1943 - 19 Apr 1944, 18 Sep 1944 - 10 Oct 1945) |
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Detachments** 273 Sqn (Aug 1939 - Jun 1942) 261 Sqn (Mar 1942 - Jan 1943) 217 Sqn (Apr 1943 - Apr 1944) 176 Sqn (May 1943 - Mar 1945) |
89 Sqn (Oct 1943 - Mar 1944, Jun - Aug 1944) 292 Sqn (Apr 1944 - Feb 1945) 203 Sqn (Oct 1944 - Feb 1945) 232 Sqn (Jul 1945 - Jun 1946) |
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Main units: - 451st Bomb Sqn, USAAF (1 Dec 1942 - 22 May 1943) 452nd Bomb Sqn, USAAF (1 Dec 1942 - 22 May 1943) 447th Bomb Group, USAAF (29 Nov 1943 - 1 Aug 1945) No 17 Recruits Centre (11 Oct 1945 - 20 Apr 1946) No 266 Sqn (1 Dec 1959 - 30 Jun 1964) |
Location County: - Suffolk Lat/Long: 52:10:00N 00:52:15E Grid Ref - TL961560 Height Above Sea Level - 300 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 USAAF (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units: - Equipment Officers School of Instruction (17 Aug - 1 Nov 1917) Detachment - School of Technical Training (Men) (10 Sep 1917 - 5 Sep 1918) No 9 Aircraft Repair Depot (12 Feb - 8 Apr 1918) No 7 Cadet Wing (8 Aug 1918 - Aug 1919) No 9 School of Instruction (23 Sep - 26 Oct 1918) HQ Reserve Command (1 Feb 1939 - 27 May 1940) HQ No 54 Group (30 Aug 1939 - 26 Mar 1940) HQ No 50 Group (1 May 1940 - 31 May 1947) HQ Flying Training Command (27 May 1940 - 1 Jun 1968) HQ Technical Training Command (27 May 1940 - 29 Oct 1945) University of Reading Air Sqn (3 Mar 1941 - 15 Jun 1945) Purgatory Storage Site - No 15 Maintenance Unit (xxx 1944 - xxx xxxx) |
Location County: - Berkshire Lat/Long: 51:27:14N 00:58:23W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Closed - |
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Notes In WW2 this station covered units in and around the town. |
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Main units: - No 1 School of Instruction (20 Dec 1915 - 24 Jan 1919) School of Technical Training (Men) (8 Feb - 10 Sep 1917) |
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Main units: - 412 Sqn (23 Sep - 1 Nov 1942, 24 Nov 1942 - 29 Jan 1943, 13 Jul - 7 Aug 1943) 416 Sqn (23 Sep - 8 Nov 1942, 24 Nov 1942 - 1 Feb 1943) 421 Sqn (23 Mar - 10 Apr 1943, 22 Apr - 17 May 1943) 411 Sqn (7 Apr - 1 May 1943, 9 May - 6 Aug 1943) No 3045 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (6 – 29 Jan 1943, 23 Mar – xxx 1943) No 3046 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (6 Jan – 1 Feb 1943, 8 Apr – 5 Jul 1943) 'Z' Composite Group (xx Feb - 1 Mar 1943, 12 - 15 Mar 1943) No 83 Group Communication Flt (8 Apr 1943 - 15 Apr 1944) 401 Sqn (28 May - 20 Jul 1943, 30 Jul - 6 Aug 1943) HQ, No 126 Airfield (4 Jul - 6 Aug 1943) HQ, No 17 Wing (4 Jul - 6 Aug 1943) 'B' Section, No 3207 Servicing Commando (1 - 16 Aug 1943) HQ, No 39 Wing (1 - 10 Aug 1943, 14 Oct 1943 - 1 Apr 1944) No 39 Wing Communication Flt (1 Aug 1943 - 1 Apr 1944) 66 Sqn (10 - 13 Aug 1943) 504 Sqn (14 Aug 1943 19 Sep 1943 No 501 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (14 Aug – 19 Sep 1943) 131 Sqn (16 Aug - 17 Sep 1943) 231 Sqn (15 Oct 1943 - 15 Jan 1944) 414 Sqn (15 Oct - 3 Nov 1943) 400 Sqn (15 Oct 1943 - 18 Feb 1944) No 1 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (14 - 28 Nov 1943) No 83 Group Support Unit (1 Mar - 25 Jun 1944) No 84 Group Communication Flt/Sqn (1 Apr - 12 May 1944) No 3205 Servicing Commando (17 Apr - 6 May 1944) No 3210 Servicing Commando (30 Apr - 2 May 1944) No 3209 Servicing Commando (5 - 17 May 1944) No 1310 Transport Flt (18 May - 25 Jun 1944) No 4 Overseas Aircraft Delivery Unit (22 May - 26 Jun 1944) 970 (Balloon) Sqn (14 Jul - 27 Aug 1944) 950 (Balloon) Sqn (27 Aug - 15 Sep 1944) 116 Sqn (5 Sep 1944- 2 May 1945) No 1 Aircraft Delivery Flight (17 Oct 1944 - 16 Jan 1945) 287 Sqn (20 Jan - 3 May 1945) Canadian Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (1 Feb 1945 - xxx xxxx) No 6074 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) (20 Sep 1946 – 5 Jul 1947) No 15 Reserve Flying School (1 Apr 1948 - 20 Jun 1954) |
Location County: - Surrey Lat/Long: 51:12:53N 00:08:15W Grid Ref - TQ298476 Height Above Sea Level - 205 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1937 No 11 Group (1944) Closed - 1954 |
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Main units: - No 15 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School (1 Jul 1937 - 3 Sep 1939) No 15 Elementary Flying Training School (3 Sep 1939 - 2 Jun 1940) Polish Grading & Testing Flt (15 Feb - 3 Jun 1940) 16 Sqn (2 - 29 Jun 1940) HQ, No 50 (Army Co-operation) Wing (9 Jun - 6 Aug 1940) 600 Sqn (12 Sep - 12 Oct 1940) 219 Sqn (12 Oct - 10 Dec 1940) 1 Sqn (1 May - 1 Jun 1941, 14 Jun - 1 Jul 1941) 258 Sqn (1 - 14 Jun 1941) 485 Sqn (1 Jul - 21 Oct 1941) No 3 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (1 Aug 1941 - 9 Feb 1942) 452 Sqn (21 Oct 1941 - 14 Jan 1942) 602 Sqn (14 Jan - 4 Mar 1942, 13 May - 17 Jul 1942) No 602 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (14 Jan – 3 Mar 1942, 15 May – 16 Jul 1942) ‘B’ Flt, No 3201 Servicing Echelon (9 - 19 Feb 1942) 457 Sqn (23 Mar - 31 May 1942) 340 Sqn (1 - 7 Apr 1942) 402 Sqn (31 May - 29 Jun 1942, 6 Jul - 13 Aug 1942) No 3019 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (31 May – 24 Aug 1942) No 611 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (10 Jul – 23 Sep 1942) 308 Sqn (1 - 7 Jul 1942) 312 Sqn (1 - 8 Jul 1942, 16 - 20 Aug 1942) 611 Sqn (20 - 27 Jul 1942, 1 Aug - 23 Sep 1942) 350 Sqn (31 Jul - 7 Sep 1942, 15 - 23 Sep 1942) 303 Sqn (15 - 20 Aug 1942) 310 Sqn (16 - 20 Aug 1942) |
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Detachments** 110 Sqn RCAF (5 Jul - 1 Sep 1940) |
400 Sqn (Mar - Jun 1941) 613 Sqn (19 - xx Feb 1942) |
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Main units: - 240 Sqn (4 Jul 1942 - 10 Jan 1946) No 24 Care & Maintenance Party (7 May 1943 - Mar 1944) 628 Sqn (21 Mar - 1 Oct 1944) 191 Sqn (18 Nov 1944 - 27 Apr 1945) 212 Sqn (1 May - 1 Jul 1945) 230 Sqn (26 Jul - 1 Dec 1945) Special Duties Flt (xxx xxxx - 15 Nov 1945) No 121 Repair & Salvage Unit (xxx xxxx - 25 Jan 1946) |
Location Country: - India Lat/Long: 13:10:00N 80:10:15E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Detachments** 205 Sqn (Jul 1942 - Jun 1945) 321 Sqn (Oct 1942 - May 1944) 212 Sqn (Dec 1942 - May 1945) |
191 Sqn (May 1943 - Nov 1944) 357 Sqn (Feb - Mar 1944) 230 Sqn (Apr - May 1945) |
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Main units: - No 61 Operational Training Unit (15 Apr 1942 - 21 Jun 1945) Detachment - No 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (26 Jun - 2 Aug 1942) Detachment - No 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (6 Nov - 5 Dec 1942) ‘Q’ Flt (Oct 1943 - Jan 1944) |
Location County: - Shropshire Lat/Long: 52:50:30N 02:56:00W Grid Ref - SJ373275 Height Above Sea Level - 300 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 No 12 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Location County: - City of Westminster Lat/Long: 51:31:55N 09:20:22W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Closed - |
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Main units (continued): - No 6 Aircraft Acceptance Park (10 Mar 1918 - Mar 1920) 55 Sqn (30 Jan - 30 Dec 1919) No 6 (Scottish) Aircraft Repair Depot (31 May - 29 Sep 1919) 602 Sqn (12 Sep 1925 - 20 Jan 1933, 30 Jul 1949 - 15 Apr 1951) 309 Sqn (6 Nov 1940 - 8 May 1941) 946 (Balloon) Sqn (xxx xxxx - xxx 1942) Glasgow University Air Sqn (Feb 1943 - 14 Dec 1945) Fighter Flt, 816 Sqn (18 - 21 Mar 1944) 33 Sqn (2 - 14 Jul 1949) 80 Sqn (2 - 14 Jul 1949) No 1967 Reserve AOP Flt, 666 Sqn (1 Dec 1951 - 5 Dec 1952) |
Location County: - Renfrewshire Lat/Long: 55:52:30N 04:23:10W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Main units (continued): - Iceland Ferry Control Unit (11 Aug 1942 - xxx xxxx) 221 Sqn (29 Sep - 25 Dec 1941) 612 Sqn (15 Dec 1941 - 18 Aug 1942) No 3 Ferry Pilot Pool (Feb 1943 - 5 Jul 1944) 269 Sqn (6 Mar 1943 - 8 Jan 1944) Transit Camp (13 Mar 1943 - xxx xxxx) 120 Sqn (15 Apr 1943 - 24 Mar 1944) No 86 Staging Post (5 Jul 1944 - 10 Jul 1945) No 7 Ferry Unit (5 Jul - xxx 1944) 53 Sqn (13 Sep 1944 - 1 Jun 1945) 86 Sqn (24 Mar - 1 Jul 1944) 251 Sqn (1 Aug 1944 - 30 Oct 1945) |
Location Country: - Iceland Lat/Long: 64:07:48N 21:56:20W Height Above Sea Level: 45 ft |
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Main units: - HQ, No 30 (Coastal) Wing (22 Mar - 2 Jul 1941) 204 Sqn (5 Apr -15 Jul 1941) HQ RAF Iceland (2 Jul 1941 - Jul 1945) 209 Sqn (26 Jul - 10 Oct 1941) |
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Detachments** 210 Sqn (Jul 1940 - Feb 1942) 612 Sqn (Apr - Dec 1941) 221 Sqn (May - Sep 1941) 120 Sqn (Jul 1942 - Apr 1943) |
220 Sqn (Jul 1942 - Feb 1943) 330 Sqn (Jan - Jul 1943) 190 Sqn (Feb - Oct 1943) 279 Sqn (Oct 1944 - Sep 1945) 280 Sqn (Nov 1945 - Jun 1946) |
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Main units: - HQ 2nd Tactical Air Force (22 Nov 1954 - 1 Jan 1959) HQ RAF Germany (2nd TAF) (1 Jan 1959 - 1 May 1972) No 11 Signals Unit (xxx xxxx - xxx xxxx) HQ RAF Germany (1 May 1972 - 1 Apr 1993) HQ No 2 Group (1 Apr 1993 - 1 Apr 1996) |
Location Country: - West Germany Lat/Long: 51:10:30N 06:19:30E |
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Operational Control: - Opened - RAF Germany Closed - |
Notes It is now the HQ for the British Army in Germany and is known as the Rheindahlen Military Complex.
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Main units: - No 78 Conversion Flt (15 Sep - 7 Oct 1942) No 76 Conversion Flt (16 Sep - 7 Oct 1942) ‘B’ Flt, Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment (22 Sep - Dec 1942) No 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit (7 Oct 1942 - 13 Apr 1945) Detachment - No 1689 Bomber (Defence) Training Flt (Nov 1944) No 1341 Special Duties Flt (Aug - Nov 1944) No 1332 Conversion Unit (27 Apr - 7 Nov 1945) Sub-site, No 35 Maintenance Unit (1 Dec 1945 - 23 Jan 1946) Sub-site, No 268 Maintenance Unit (10 Sep 1946 -31 Aug 1948) Sub-site, No 91 Maintenance Unit (31 Aug 1948 - 21 Feb 1957) |
Location County: - West Yorkshire Lat/Long: 53:49:08N 01:01:45W Grid Ref - SE636365 Height Above Sea Level - 35 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 No 7 Group (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Notes It was a sub-station of Marston Moor/No 41 Base from 23 Mar 1943 to 7 Nov 1944, when it transferred to No 7 Group as a sub-station of No 74 Base until 10 Jun 1945. |
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Main units: - 90 Sqn (29 Dec 1942 - 31 May 1943) 381st Bomb Group, USAAF (Jun 1943 - Jun 1945) Sub-site, No 95 Maintenance Unit (10 Jul 1945 - 27 Jan 1948) Sub-site, No 94 Maintenance Unit (27 Jan 1948 - 1 Oct 1949) No 95 Maintenance Unit (1 Oct 1948 - 25 Mar 1955) No 94 Maintenance Unit (10 Sep 1956 - 31 Mar 1957) |
Location County: - Essex Lat/Long: 52:02:38N 00:33:30E Grid Ref - TL756416 Height Above Sea Level - 260 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 USAAF (1944) Closed - 1957 |
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Main units (continued): - Parachute Training Centre (21 Jun - 31 Aug 1940) Glider Flt, Central Landing School (7 Aug - 22 Sep 1940) Central Landing School (31 Aug - 18 Sep 1940) Central Landing Establishment (18 Sep 1940 - 1 Sep 1941) Glider Training Sqn (22 Sep 1940 - 1 Dec 1941) Parachute Training Sqn, CLE (Oct 1940 - 15 Feb 1942) Development Unit (CLE) (22 Oct 1940 - xxx xxxx) No 14 Ferry Pilots Pool (Civilian) (20 Jan 1941 - Sep 1945) Manchester University Air Sqn (3 Mar 1941 - May 1947) Glider Exercise Unit (18 Jul 1941 - Jan 1942) Glider Exercise Sqn (xxx 1941 - 1 Jan 1942) Airborne Forces Establishment (1 Sep 1941 - 15 Feb 1942) Parachute Exercise Sqn (15 - 22 Dec 1941) Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment (15 Feb - 17 Jun 1942) Parachute Training School (15 Feb 1942 - 18 Jul 1944) No 14 Ferry Pool ATA (1 May 1942 - Sep 1945) No 1 Parachute Training School (18 Jul 1944 - 28 Mar 1946) No 1951 Reserve AOP Flt, 663 Sqn (1 Jul 1949 - 10 Mar 1957) 613 Sqn (1 Mar 1939 2 Oct 1939, 18 Mar 1943 29 Mar 1943, 10 May 1946 - 10 Mar 1957) 4 Sqn (25 May 1940 8 Jun 1940 ‘A’ Flt, 253 Sqn (9 Jul 1940 ? ‘B’ Flt, 611 Sqn (20 Jul 1940 - xxx xxxx 296 Sqn (25 Jan 1942 1 Feb 1942 |
Location County: - Cheshire (Greater Manchester) Lat/Long: 53:21:15N 02:16:30W Grid Ref - SJ816843 Height Above Sea Level - 235 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - No 22 Group (1 Mar 1940 - xx xxx xxxx) SHQ Opened - 1 Jul 1940 No 38 Group (1944) Closed - |
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Main units: - No 25 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School (24 May - 3 Sep 1939) RLG for No 5 Flying Training School (xxx 1939 - xxx 1940) HQ No 110 (Anti Aircraft Co-operation) Wing (1 Mar - 3 May 1940) (initially at Fir Tree Farm, Ringway) No 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (1 Mar 1940 - 15 Mar 1942) No 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (26 Mar - 10 Apr 1940) No 8 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (15 - 29 Apr 1940) HQ, No 50 (Army Co-operation) Wing (28 May - 9 Jun 1940) |
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Detachments** 49 Sqn (Sep 1939) 78 Sqn (Jul 1940 - Apr 1941) 264 Sqn (Jul - Aug 1940) |
64 Sqn (Aug - Oct 1940) No 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (15 Mar - 28 Dec 1942) No 107 Operational Training Unit (Aug 1944 - 18 Jan 1945) |
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Main units (continued): - 27 Sqn (14 Apr 1920 - 14 Dec 1922, 23 Apr 1923 - 26 May 1925, 12 Oct 1925 - 17 Dec 1928, 25 Sep 1939 - 13 Feb 1941)No 2 (Indian) Wing (Jul 1920 - 10 Oct 1921, 22 Oct 1922 - 1 Nov 1928) No 4 (Indian) Wing (10 Oct 1921 - xxx xxxx) 5 Sqn (15 Oct 1925 - 15 Dec 1928, 1 Aug - 15 Oct 1935, 20 Apr - 8 Nov 1937, 23 Apr 1938 - 10 Oct 1939, 26 Feb - 15 Dec 1941) No 2 (Indian Wing) Station (1 Nov 1928 - 9 Aug 1939) 11 Sqn (22 Jan 1929 - 7 Aug 1939) 39 Sqn (22 Jan 1929 - 12 Aug 1939) No 3 (Indian) Wing (xxx - 14 Oct 1935) 146 Sqn (15 Oct - 26 Nov 1941) HQ, No 177 Wing (10 Oct 1943 - 10 Jan 1944) No 144 Repair & Salvage Unit (15 Feb 1944 - 15 Oct 1945) No 356 Maintenance Unit (4 May 1944 - 12 Jun 1945) No 1331 Conversion Unit (24 Jun 1944 - 1 Dec 1945) 117 Sqn (1 - 26 Nov 1944) 152 Sqn (18 Jun 1946 - 15 Jan 1947) |
Location Country - Pakistan Lat/Long: Height above sea level: 1.050 ft |
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Main Units: - Aircraft Park, India (Mar 1916 - Mar 1919) 31 Sqn (5 Oct 1916 - 15 Apr 1920 20 Sqn (16 Jun - 21 Jul 1919) 'B' Sqn (21 Jan - 1 Apr 1920) 97 Sqn (28 Mar - 1 Apr 1920) 1 Sqn (1 Apr - 1 May 1920) 60 Sqn (1 Apr 1920 - 29 May 1925) |
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Detachments** 20 Sqn (Jul - Sep 1919, Dec 1936 - Jan 1937, Apr 1940 - Jun 1941) 97 Sqn (Aug - Nov 1919) 60 Sqn (Oct 1925 - Mar 1930) |
5 Sqn (Dec 1928 - May 1930, Oct 1935 - Mar 1937) 31 Sqn (Aug 1935 - Dec 1939) 298 Sqn (Jul - Dec 1946) |
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Main units: - 363rd Fighter Group USAAF(22 Jan - 14 Apr 1944) 397th Bomb Group, USAAF (15 Apr - 4 Aug 1944) 295 Sqn (7 Oct 1944 - 21 Jan 1946) 570 Sqn (7 Oct 1944 - 8 Jan 1946) No 6570 Servicing Echelon (7 Oct 1944 – 1 Jun 1945) No 6295 Servicing Echelon (11 Oct 1944 – 1 Jun 1945) No 1677 (Target Towing) Flt (12 Oct - 28 Dec 1944) No 4295 Servicing Echelon (1 Jun 1945 – 21 Jan 1946) No 4570 Servicing Echelon (1 Jun – 28 Dec 1945) No 5 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit ( xxx xxxx - 22 Jan 1946) No 6 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit ( xxx xxxx - 22 Jan 1946) |
Location County: - Essex Lat/Long: 51:51:19N 00:38:30E Grid Ref - TL820206 Height Above Sea Level - 168 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1943 No 38 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units: - No 1 Ground Defence (1 Jul 1940 - Jun 1942) No 3 RAF Regiment School ((Jun 1942 - Feb 1943) |
Location County: - Isle of Man Lat/Long: 54:05:10N 04:37:50W Grid Ref - SC285685 Height Above Sea Level - 32 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Transferred to Royal Navy - 1943? |
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Main units (continued): - HQ, No 10 Group (1 Jun 1940 - 2 May 1945) Fighter Command Control and Reporting School (19 Dec 1945 - 12 Jan 1948) HQ, No 62 Group (26 Jan 1948 - 16 Jun 1952) HQ, Southern Sector (Nov 1950 - Nov 1957) HQ, No 81 Group (16 Jun 1952 - 31 Mar 1958) HQ, No 24 Group (1 Sep 1958 - 29 Dec 1973) Communications Centre Southwest (xx xxx xxxx - xx xxx xxxx) No 6 Signals Unit (xx xxx xxxx - xx xxx xxxx) No 48 Sqn RAF Regiment HQ, Provost and Security Services |
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Location County: Wiltshire Lat/Long: 51:25:12N 02:13:12W |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Closed - 1998 |
Notes Also known as Box and is now part of JSU Corsham
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Main units (continued): - No 1663 Heavy Conversion Unit (2 Mar 1943 - 28 May 1945) No 8 Air Crew Holding Unit (7 Jun - 30 Sep 1945) No 60 Maintenance Unit (15 Nov 1945 - 6 Jul 1959) No 4 Group Communication Flt (31 Dec 1946 - 26 Apr 1947) No 23 Gliding School (Mar 1948 - 1 Sep 1955) No 64 Group Communication Flt (11 Aug 1950 - 16 Feb 1958) RLG for No 242 Operational Conversion Unit (16 Apr 1951 - 1 Apr 1958) No 54 Maintenance Unit (21 Jul 1952 - 30 Mar 1953) 664 Sqn (2 Feb 1953 - 1 Jun 1954) No 1964 Reserve AOP Flt (2 Feb 1953 - 1 Jun 1954) No 642 Volunteer Gliding School (1 Sep 1955 - 6 Jul 1959) RLG for No 1 Flying Training School (1 Apr 1958 - 30 Nov 1966) No 4 Mobile Glider Servicing Party (xxx - Oct 1959) |
Location County: - West Yorkshire Lat/Long: 53:56:45N 01:11:00W Grid Ref - SE535505 Height Above Sea Level - 64 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 No 7 Group (1944) Closed - 1954 |
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Notes It was a sub-station of Marston Moor/No 41 Base from 23 Mar 1943 to 7 Nov 1944, when it transferred to No 7 Group as a sub-station of No 74 Base until 10 Jun 1945. |
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Main Units: - No 35 Conversion Flt (21 Sep - 7 Oct 1942) No 158 Conversion Flt (25 Sep - 1 Nov 1942) 158 Sqn (6 Nov 1942 - 28 Feb 1943) |
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