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May 1939 Structure of Royal Air Force, units in italicts forming.
Titles - RAF - Royal Air Force, AAF - Auxiliary Air Force, IAF - Indian Air Force.
Bomber Command
[edit]- Headquarters, Bomber Command, RAF Uxbridge commanded by Air Chief Marshal Sir Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt[1]
Advanced Air Striking Force
[edit]- Advanced Air Striking Force
- Headquarters, No.1 Bomber Group, RAF Benson commanded by Air Vice Marshal Patrick H. L. Playfair, group controlling the light bombers
- RAF Abingdon
- Station Headquarters
- No. 15 Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle
- No. 40 Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hind
- Station Flight
- Otmoor Bomber Rang
- Oxford University Air Squadron
- RAF Staff College, Andover
- Station Headquarters
- Perton Bombing Range
- RAF Benson
- Station Headquarters
- No. 103 Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle
- No. 150 Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle
- RAF Bicester
- Station Headquarters
- No. 12 Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle
- No. 142 Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle
- RAF Boscombe Down
- Station Headquarters
- No. 88 (Hong Kong) Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle
- No. 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle
- RAF Harwell
- Station Headquarters
- No. 105 Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle
- No. 226 Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle
No.2 (Bomber) Group
[edit]- No.2 (Bomber) Group
- Headquarters, No.2 (Bomber) Group, RAF Wyton commanded by Air Vice Marshal Cuthbert Trelawder MacLean, group controlling the medium bombers
- RAF Bassingbourn
- Station Headquarters
- No. 104 Squadron RAF equipped with Avro Anson
- No. 108 Squadron RAF equipped with Avro Anson
- RAF Cottesmore
- Station Headquarters
- No. 35 (Madras Presidency) Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle
- No. 207 Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle
- RAF Cranfield
- Station Headquarters
- No. 62 Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim
- No. 82 (United Provinces) Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim
- No. 98 Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle, with detachments at RAF Weston Zoyland, RAF Upwood, and RAF Bassingbourn
- RAF Upper Heyford
- Station Headquarters
- No. 18 (Burma) Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim
- No. 58 Squadron RAF equipped with Armstrong Whitworth Whitley with detachments at Reims, RAF Boscombe Down
- RAF Upwood
- Station Headquarters
- No. 52 Squadron RAF equipped with Avro Anson with detachment at RAF Alconbury
- No. 63 Squadron RAF equipped with Avro Anson
- RAF Wyton
- Station Headquarters
- Station Flight
- No. 114 (Hong Kong) Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim
- No. 139 (Jamaica) Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim
No.3 (Bomber) Group
[edit]- No.3 (Bomber) Group
- Headquarters, No.3 (Bomber) Group at RAF Mildenhall commanded by Air Commodore Arthur A. B. Thomson, group controlling the heavy bombers
- RAF Feltwell
- Station Headquarters
- No. 37 Squadron RAF equipped with Vickers Wellington
- No. 214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron RAF equipped with Vickers Wellington
- RAF Honington
- Station Headquarters
- No. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF equipped with Avro Anson
- No. 215 Squadron RAF equipped with Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow
- RAF Marham
- Station Headquarters
- No. 38 Squadron RAF equipped with Vickers Wellington
- No. 115 Squadron RAF equipped with Vickers Wellington
- RAF Mildenhall
- Station Headquarters
- Station Flight
- Berners Heath Bombing Range
- No. 99 (Madras Presidency) Squadron RAF equipped with Vickers Wellington
- No. 149 (East Indies) Squadron RAF equipped with Vickers Wellington
- RAF Stradishall
- Station Headquarters
- No. 9 Squadron RAF equipped with Vickers Wellington
- No. 148 Squadron RAF equipped with Vickers Wellington
No.4 (Bomber) Group
[edit]- No.4 (Bomber) Group
- Headquarters, No.4 (Bomber) Group at RAF Linton-on-Ouse commanded by Air Commodore Cuthbert H. G. Blount, group controlling medium bombers
- RAF Dishforth
- Station Headquarters
- No. 10 Squadron RAF equipped with Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
- No. 78 Squadron RAF equipped with Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
- RAF Driffield
- Station Headquarters
- No. 77 Squadron RAF equipped with Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
- No. 102 (Ceylon) Squadron RAF equipped with Armstrong Whitworth Whitley detachment in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
- RAF Leconfield
- Station Headquarters
- No. 97 (Straits Settlements) Squadron RAF equipped with Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
- No. 166 Squadron RAF equipped with Handley Page Heyford
- RAF Linton-on-Ouse
- Station Headquarters
- No. 51 Squadron RAF equipped with Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
- No. 58 Squadron RAF equipped with Armstrong Whitworth Whitley detachments in Reims and RAF Boscombe Down
No.5 (Bomber) Group
[edit]- No.5 (Bomber) Group
- Headquarters, No.5 (Bomber) Group at RAF Grantham commanded by Air Commodore William B. Callaway, controlling medium bombers
- RAF Finningley
- Station Headquarters
- No. 7 Squadron RAF equipped with Avro Anson
- No. 76 Squadron RAF equipped with Avro Anson
- RAF Hemswell
- Station Headquarters
- No. 61 Squadron RAF equipped with Handley Page Hampden
- No. 144 Squadron RAF equipped with Handley Page Hampden
- Mission Bombing Range
- RAF Scampton
- Station Headquarters
- No. 49 Squadron RAF equipped with Handley Page Hampden detachment at RAF Kinloss
- No. 83 Squadron RAF equipped with Handley Page Hampden detachment at RAF Lossiemouth
- RAF Thornaby
- Station Headquarters
- No. 106 Squadron RAF equipped with Handley Page Hampden detachment at RAF Evanton
- No. 185 Squadron RAF equipped with Fairey Battle
- RAF Waddington
- Station Headquarters
- No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF equipped with Handley Page Hampden detachment at RAF Lossiemouth
- No. 50 Squadron RAF equipped with Handley Page Hampden detachments at RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Wick, and RAF Kinloss
No.6 (Auxiliary) Group
[edit]- No.6 (Auxiliary) Group
- Headquarters, No.6 (Auxiliary) Group at RAF Horsham St Faith, controlling bomber command detachments
- RAF Wattisham
- Station Headquarters
- No. 107 Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim detachments at RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Newmarket, RAF Swanton Morley, RAF Hunsdon, RAF Horsham St Faith, and RAF Ipswich
- No. 110 (Hyderabad) Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim detachments at RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Horsham St Faith, RAF Manston, RAF Lindholme, RAF Ipswich, RAF Martlesham Heath, RAF Brize Norton, RAF Luqa, and RAF Swanton Morley
- RAF Watton
- Station Headquarters
- No. 21 Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim
- No. 34 Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim
- RAF West Raynham
- Station Headquarters
- No. 90 Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim
- No. 101 Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim detachments at RAF Manston and RAF Brize Norton
Fighter Command
[edit]- Headquarters, Fighter Command at RAF Bentley Priory
No.11 (Fighter) Group
[edit]- No.11 (Fighter) Group
- Headquarters, No.11 (Fighter) Group at RAF Uxbridge
- No.11 (Fighter) Group Pool, RAF Andover
- No.2 Ferry Pilot's Pool, RAF Filton
- No. 25 Squadron RAF, RAF Hawkinge equipped with Bristol Blenheim
- No. 501 (County of Gloucester) Fighter Squadron AAF, RAF Filton equipped with Hawker Hurricane I
- No. 605 (County of Warwick) Fighter Squadron AAF, RAF Castle Bromwich equipped with Hawker Hurricane I
- RAF Biggin Hill
- Station Headquarters
- No. 3 Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane
- No. 32 Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane
- No. 79 (Madras Presidency) Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane
- RAF Debden
- Station Headquarters
- No. 29 Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim detachment at RAF Martlesham Heath
- No. 85 Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane
- No. 87 (United Provinces) Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane
- RAF Hendon
- Station Headquarters
- No. 24 Communications Squadron
- No. 600 (City of London) Fighter Squadron AAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim I
- No. 601 (County of London) Fighter Squadron AAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim IF
- No. 604 (County of Middlesex) Fighter Squadron AAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim I
- RAF Hornchurch
- Station Headquarters
- No. 54 Squadron RAF equipped with Supermarine Spitfire
- No. 65 (East India) Squadron RAF equipped with Supermarine Spitfire
- No. 74 (Trinidad) Squadron RAF equipped with Supermarine Spitfire
- RAF Kenley
- Station Headquarters
- No. 615 (County of Surrey) Fighter Squadron AAF equipped with Gloster Gauntlet
- RAF Northolt
- Station Headquarters
- Station Flight
- No. 111 Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane
- University of London Air Squadron
- RAF North Weald
- Station Headquarters
- No. 17 Squadron RAF equipped with Gloster Gauntlet
- No. 56 (Punjab) Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane
- No. 151 Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane detachments at RAF Manston and RAF Rochford
- RAF Tangmere
- Station Headquarters
- No. 1 Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane
- No. 43 (China-British) Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane
No.12 (Fighter) Group
[edit]- No.12 (Fighter) Group
- Headquarters, No.12 (Fighter) Group at RAF Hucknall
- No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Fighter Squadron AAF, RAF Abbotsinch equipped with Supermarine Spitfire
- No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Fighter Squadron AAF, RAF Turnhouse equipped with Gloster Gladiator II
- No. 609 (West Riding) Fighter Squadron AAF, RAF Yeadon equipped with Hawker Hind
- No. 610 (County of Chester) Fighter Squadron AAF, RAF Hooton Park equipped with Hawker Hind
- No. 611 (West Lancashire) Fighter Squadron AAF, RAF Speke equipped with Supermarine Spitfire I
- No. 616 (South Yorkshire) Fighter Squadron AAF, RAF Doncaster equipped with Fairey Battle
- RAF Catterick
- Station Headquarters
- No. 41 Squadron RAF equipped with Supermarine Spitfire I
- RAF Church Fenton
- Station Headquarters
- No. 64 Squadron RAF equipped with Supermarine Spitfire I
- No. 72 (Basutoland) Squadron RAF equipped with Gloster Gladiator I & II
- RAF Digby
- Station Headquarters
- No. 46 (Uganda) Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane I
- No. 73 Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane I
- RAF Duxford
- Station Headquarters
- Station Flight
- No. 19 Squadron RAF equipped with Supermarine Spitfire I
- No. 66 Squadron RAF equipped with Supermarine Spitfire I
- Cambridge University Air Squadron
- RAF Hucknall
- Station Headquarters
- No.1 Ferry Pilot's Pool
- No. 504 (County of Nottingham) Fighter Squadron AAF equipped with Gloster Gauntlet II
- RAF Usworth
- Station Headquarters
- No. 607 (County of Durham) Fighter Squadron AAF equipped with Gloster Gladiator I
- RAF Wittering
- Station Headquarters
- No. 23 Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim IF
- No. 213 (Ceylon) Squadron RAF equipped with Hawker Hurricane I
No.13 (Fighter) Group
[edit]- No units attached, group attached to No.12 Group at RAF Hucknall
No.22 (Army Co-Operation) Group
[edit]- No.22 (Army Co-Operation) Group
- Headquarters, No.22 (Army Co-Operation) Group at RAF Farnborough
- No. 26 (South African) Army Co-Operation Squadron RAF, RAF Catterick equipped with Westland Lysander III
- No. 59 Army Co-Operation Squadron RAF, RAF Old Sarum equipped with Bristol Blenheim IV
- No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Army Co-Operation Squadron AAF, RAF Cardiff equipped with Hawker Hector
- RAF Andover
- Station Headquarters
- No.11 (Fighter) Group Pool
- RAF Farnborough
- Station Headquarters
- RAF School of Photography
- Experimental Section, RAE
- No.1 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit
- RAF Hawkinge
- Station Headquarters
- No. 2 Army Co-Operation Squadron RAF equipped with Westland Lysander II
- RAF Odiham (No.50 (Army Co-Operation) Wing)
- Station Headquarters
- No.50 (Army Co-Operation) Wing Headquarters
- No. 4 Army Co-Operation Squadron RAF equipped with Westland Lysander II
- No. 13 Army Co-Operation Squadron RAF equipped with Westland Lysander II
- No. 53 Army Co-Operation Squadron RAF equipped with Bristol Blenheim IV
- RAF Old Sarum
- Station Headquarters
- School of Army Co-Operation
- No. 16 Squadron RAF equipped with Westland Lysander II
Coastal Command
[edit]- Headquarters, Coastal Command at RAF Northwood
No.15 (Reconnaissance) Group
[edit]- No units allocated to No. 15 Group RAF, Group HQ at RAF Lee-on-Solent
No.16 (Reconnaissance) Group
[edit]- No. 16 (Reconnaissance) Group
- Headquarters, No.16 (Reconnaissance) Group at Chatham Lines, Gillingham, Kent
- No. 48 General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF, RAF Eastchurch equipped with Avro Anson I
- No. 217 General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF, RAF Tangmere equipped with Avro Anson I
- No. 500 (County of Kent) General Reconnaissance Squadron AAF, RAF Detling equipped with Avro Anson I
- RAF Bircham Newton
- Station Headquarters
- No. 206 General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF equipped with Lockheed Hudson I detachment at RAF St Eval
- No. 220 General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF equipped with Avro Anson
- RAF Calshot
- Station Headquarters
- No. 201 General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF equipped with Saro London II
- No. 240 General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF equipped with Short Singapore III
- RAF Felixstowe (Administration of Personnel only)
- Station Headquarters
- Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment
- Landguard Fort Bombing Range
- No. 209 (Hong Kong) General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF equipped with Supermarine Stranraer
- RAF Mount Batten
- Station Headquarters
- No. 204 General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF equipped with Short Sunderland I
- RAF Pembroke Dock
- Station Headquarters
- No. 210 General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF equipped with Short Sunderland I
- No. 228 General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF equipped with Short Sunderland I
- RAF Thorney Island
- Station Headquarters
- No. 22 Torpedo Bomber Squadron RAF equipped with Vickers Vildebeest IV
- No. 42 Torpedo Bomber Squadron RAF equipped with Vickers Vildebeest IV
No.17 (Training) Group
[edit]- No.17 (Training) Group
- Headquarters, No.17 (Training) Group at RAF Gosport
- Headquarters and Training Squadron, RAF Calshot
- 17 Group Bombing Range, Dalgety Bay
- School of Naval Co-Operation, RAF Ford
- RAF Donibristle (Fleet Air Arm units)
- RAF Gosport
- Training Squadron
- Torpedo Section
- Storage Unit
- No.1 Coastal Artillery Co-Operation Unit
- RAF Lee-on-Solent
- Station Headquarters
- No.2 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit
- RAF Southampton
- Station Headquarters
- School of General Reconnaissance
- RAF Worthy Down
No.18 (Reconnaissance) Group
[edit]- No.18 (Reconnaissance) Group
- Headquarters, No.18 (Reconnaissance) Group at RAF Donibristle
- RAF Floating Dock at RAF Invergordon
- No. 502 (Ulster) General Reconnaissance Squadron AAF, RAF Aldergrove equipped with Avro Anson I detachment at RAF Hooton Park
- No. 608 (North Riding) General Reconnaissance Squadron AAF, RAF Thornaby equipped with Avro Anson I
- No. 612 (County of Aberdeen) General Reconnaissance Squadron AAF, RAF Dyce equipped with Avro Anson I detachments at RAF Stornoway and RAF Wick
- RAF Leuchars
- Station Headquarters
- No. 224 General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF equipped with Lockheed Hudson I detachment at RAF Aldergrove
- No. 233 General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF equipped with Avro Anson I
- RAF Abbotsinch
- Station Headquarters
- No. 269 General Reconnaissance Squadron RAF equipped with Lockheed Hudson I detachment at RAF Abbotsinch
Fleet Air Army Units Administered by Coastal Command
[edit]References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Wing Commander C. G. Jefford, MBE, RAF Squadrons; A Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912.1994: Airlife Publishing Ltd., Shrewsbury, United Kingdom. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.