List of Royal Air Force units & establishments

There have been many units with various tasks in the Royal Air Force (RAF), and they are listed here. A unit is an administrative term for a body, which can be larger or smaller than a flight or squadron, is given a specific mission, but does not warrant the status of being formed as a formal flight or squadron.

Aircraft training units

Aircraft units

Airfield Headquarters

Advanced flying units

Observers[10][11]

Pilots[12][13]

Anti-aircraft units

Armament practice and training units

To hone aircrew weapons skills armament practice camps and stations have been used and these are listed here.

Armament practice camp

unit previous identity formed at formed aircraft disbanded disbanded at notes
No. 1 Armament Practice Camp RAF Aldergrove 5 November 1941 Westland Lysander I/III
Miles Martinet TT.I
1 September 1945 RAF Aldergrove [14]
No. 2 Armament Practice Camp RAF Thorney Island 5 November 1941 Westland Lysander II
Miles Martinet TT.I
1 September 1945 RAF Bradwell Bay Absorbed by the Armament Practice Station, Spilsby RAF[14]
No. 3 Armament Practice Camp RAF Leuchars 5 November 1941 Westland Lysander II
Miles Martinet TT.I
1 September 1945 RAF Leuchars [14]
No. 4 Armament Practice Camp RAF Talbenny December 1942 Westland Lysander II
Miles Martinet TT.I
1 September 1945 RAF Talbenny [14]
No. 11 Armament Practice Camp No. 1487 Flight RAF
No. 1498 Flight RAF
RAF Fairwood Common 18 October 1943 Hawker Typhoon Ib
Master II
Miles Martinet TT.I
Supermarine Spitfire IX
1 July 1945 RAF Fairwood Common Combined with No. 18 APC to become No. 1 APS RAF[14]
No. 12 Armament Practice Camp No. 1486 Flight RAF RAF Llanbedr 18 October 1943 Martinet II
Hawker Hurricane IV
21 February 1945 RAF Llanbedr [14]
No. 13 Armament Practice Camp No. 1492 Flight RAF RAF Weston Zoyland 18 October 1943 Martinet II
Hurricane IV
21 February 1945 RAF Llanbedr [14]
No. 14 Armament Practice Camp No. 1490 Flight RAF RAF Ayr 18 October 1943 Martinet II
Master II
Typhoon
Spitfire
4 October 1945 RAF Warmwell [14]
No. 15 Armament Practice Camp No. 1491 Flight RAF RAF Peterhead 18 October 1943 Martinet I & TT.I 21 February 1945 RAF Peterhead [14]
No. 16 Armament Practice Camp No. 1489 Flight RAF RAF Hutton Cranswick 18 October 1943 Martinet I & TT.I 21 February 1945 RAF Hutton Cranswick [14]
No. 17 Armament Practice Camp No. 1488 Flight RAF RAF Southend 18 October 1943 Martinet I & TT.I
Master II
Typhoon Ib
Spitfire IX
4 October 1945 RAF Warmwell [14]
No. 18 Armament Practice Camp No. 1493 Flight RAF RAF Gravesend 18 October 1943 Martinet I & TT.I
Hurricane
Master
Typhoon
Spitfire
1 July 1945 RAF Fairwood Common Combined with No. 11 APC to become No. 1 APS RAF[14]
No. 20 Armament Practice Camp No. 1571 Flight RAF RAF Ratmalana 30 January 1944 Hurricane IIb
Harvard IIb
Vultee Vengeance I
26 September 1945 RAF Sigiriya [14]
No. 21 Armament Practice Camp No. 1572 Flight RAF RAF St Thomas Mount 30 January 1944 Vengeance II
Harvard IIb
Vickers Wellington IC
18 June 1945 RAF Cholavarum [14]
No. 22 Armament Practice Camp No. 1573 Flight RAF RAF Amarda Road 30 January 1944 Spitfire VIII
Harvard IIb
Vengeance I
November 1946 RAF Ranchi [14]
No. 23 Armament Practice Camp RAF Salbani 10 March 1944 Harvard IIb
Vengeance I
31 May 1945 RAF Dhubalia [14]
No. 24 Armament Practice Camp B.170 Westerland 15 July 1945 Martinet TT.I
Master II
Hawker Tempest V
17 July 1946 RAF Sylt Disbanded into Training Squadron, RAF Sylt[14]
No. 25 Armament Practice Camp B.170 Westerland 15 July 1945 Martinet TT.I
Master II
Tempest V
Mosquito VI
17 July 1946 RAF Sylt Disbanded into Training Squadron, RAF Sylt[14]
No. 26 Armament Practice Camp RAF Nicosia 15 April 1948 Bristol Beaufighter TT.10
Gloster Meteor T.7 & F.8
de Havilland Vampire T.11
19 February 1951 RAF Nicosia [14]
No. 27 Armament Practice Camp RAF Butterworth 1 January 1949 Harvard IIb
Beaufighter TT.10
Meteor TT.8
Vampire FB.9
20 September 1954 RAF Butterworth [14]
Armament Practice Camp, Butterworth RAF Butterworth 1 April 1955 Harvard IIb
Meteor T.7 & F.8
Vampire T.11
30 April 1956 RAF Butterworth [14]
Armament Practice Camp (Middle East Air Force) RAF Nicosia 31 January 1956 Meteor T.7 & F.8
Vampire T.11
10 January 1957 RAF Habbaniya [14]

Armament practice station

unit previous identity formed at formed aircraft disbanded disbanded at notes
Armament Practice Station, Acklington RAF No. 2 APS RAF Acklington 1 May 1946 Martinet TT.I
Mosquito T.3, FB.6 & TT.35
Spitfire LF.16e
27 July 1956 RAF Acklington [14]
Armament Practice Station, Lübeck RAF RAF Lubeck 1 May 1946 Mosquito T.3 & FB.6
Meteor F.3 & F.4
30 September 1948 RAF Lubeck [15]
Armament Practice Station, Spilsby RAF RAF Spilsby 1 December 1945 Martinet TT.I
Master II
Mosquito VI
Spitfire XVI
1 August 1946 RAF Spilsby Disbanded to form part of APS Acklington RAF[15]
Armament Practice Station, Sylt RAF
as Training Squadron, RAF Sylt
RAF Sylt 17 July 1946 Martinet TT.I
Tempest TT.5
Mosquito T.3 & TT.35
29 February 1948 RAF Sylt [15]
Armament Practice Station, Sylt RAF
as Armament Training Flight
Training Squadron, RAF Sylt RAF Sylt 1 June 1949 Martinet TT.I
Mosquito T.3
Vampire FB.5
April 1957 RAF Sylt Reformed[15]
Armament Practice Station, Sylt RAF Armament Training Flight RAF Sylt April 1957 Martinet TT.I
Mosquito T.3
Vampire FB.5
16 October 1961 RAF Sylt Renamed[15]
No. 1 Armament Practice Station RAF No. 11 APC
No. 18 APC
RAF Fairwood Common 1 July 1945 Martinet II
Master II
Tempest V
Spitfire XVI
1 May 1946 RAF Fairwood Common [15]
No. 2 Armament Practice Station RAF RAF Bradwell Bay 1 July 1945 Martinet TT.I
Master II
Mosquito III
1 May 1946 RAF Spilsby Became APS Acklington RAF[15]
No. 3 Armament Practice Station RAF RAF Hawkinge 10 August 1945 Martinet TT.I
Master II
Spitfire IX
RAF Charterhall 17 March 1946 [15]
No. 3 Armament Practice Station RAF RAF Charterhall 7 November 1946 Martinet TT.I RAF Charterhall 26 March 1947 Reformed[15]

Armament training camp

unit previous identity formed at formed aircraft disbanded disbanded at notes
Armament Training Camp, Kuantan RAF RAF Kuantan 16 October 1941 Overrun by Japanese forces[15]
No. 1 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Catfoss 1 January 1932 Hawker Audax
Gloster Gauntlet
de Havilland Moth
Fairey Gordon
1 April 1938 RAF Catfoss Became No. 1 ATS RAF[15]
No. 2 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF North Coates Fitties 1 January 1932 Fairey IIIF
Westland Wallace
6 October 1936 RAF North Coates Fitties Became Temp ATC North Coates Fitties RAF[15]
No. 2 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Aldergrove 6 October 1936 1 April 1938 RAF Aldergrove Reformed. Became No. 2 ATS RAF[15]
No. 3 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Sutton Bridge 1 January 1932 Fairey IIF
de Havilland Tiger Moth
1 April 1938 RAF Sutton Bridge Became No. 3 ATS RAF[15]
No. 3 Armament Training Camp RAF No. 18 Group Armament Practice Camp RAF Leuchars November 1941 Lysander II
Martinet TT.I
1 September 1945 RAF Leuchars Reformed[15]
No. 4 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF West Freugh 1 January 1937 Wallace I
Vickers Wellesley
1 April 1938 RAF West Freugh Became No. 4 ATS RAF[15]
No. 4 Armament Training Camp RAF No. 19 Group Armament Practice Camp RAF Carew Cheriton 5 November 1941 Martinet TT.I 24 July 1942 RAF Carew Cheriton Reformed[15]
No. 5 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Penrhos 1 February 1937 Wallace II
Tutor
1 April 1938 RAF Penrhos Became No. 5 ATS RAF[15]
No. 6 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Woodsford 1 May 1937 Wallace I & II
Tutor
1 April 1938 RAF Warmwell Became No. 6 ATS RAF[15]
No. 7 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Acklington 1 April 1938 Fairey Seal 1 April 1938 RAF Acklington Became No. 7 ATS RAF[15]
No. 8 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Evanton 1 September 1937 Gordon
Hawker Hart Trainer
1 April 1938 RAF Evanton Became No. 8 ATS RAF[15]
Temporary Armament Training Camp, Aldergrove RAF RAF Aldergrove 2 March 1936 Wallace I 6 October 1936 RAF Aldergrove Became No. 2 ATC RAF[15]
Temporary Armament Training Camp, Leuchars RAF RAF Leuchars March 1935 Gordon
Westland Wapiti IIa
1 April 1938 RAF Leuchars Became Temporary ATS Leuchars RAF[15]
Temporary Armament Training Camp, North Coates Fitties RAF RAF North Coates Fitties 6 October 1936 1 April 1938 RAF North Coates Fitties Became Temporary ATS North Coates Fitties RAF[15]

Armament training station

unit previous identity formed at formed aircraft disbanded disbanded at notes
No. 1 Armament Training Station RAF No. 1 ATC RAF Catfoss 1 April 1938 Henley
Tiger Moth II
3 September 1939 RAF Catfoss [15]
No. 1 Armament Training Station (BAFF) RAF RAF Pembrey 24 July 1940 RAF Pembrey [15]
No. 2 Armament Training Station RAF No. 2 ATC RAF Aldergrove 1 April 1938 Hind
Wallace I & II
17 April 1939 RAF Aldergrove Became No. 3 Air Observers School RAF[15]
No. 3 Armament Training Station RAF No. 3 ATC RAF Sutton Bridge 1 April 1938 Gordon
Henley
3 September 1939 RAF Sutton Bridge Disbanded into No. 4 Air Observers School RAF[15]
No. 4 Armament Training Station RAF No. 4 ATC RAF West Freugh 1 April 1938 Seal
Wallace I & II
17 April 1939 RAF West Freugh Became No. 4 Air Observers School RAF[15]
No. 5 Armament Training Station RAF No. 5 ATC RAF Penrhos 1 April 1938 Henley
Miles Magister I
18 September 1939 RAF Jurby Became No. 5 Air Observers School RAF[15]
No. 6 Armament Training Station RAF No. 6 ATC RAF Woodsford 1 April 1938 Seal
Henley
3 September 1939 RAF Warmwell Became part of No. 10 Air Observers School RAF[15]
No. 7 Armament Training Station RAF No. 7 ATC RAF Acklington 1 April 1938 Seal
Henley
15 November 1938 RAF Acklington Became No. 2 Air Observers School RAF[15]
No. 8 Armament Training Station RAF No. 8 ATC RAF Evanton 1 April 1938 Henley
Gordon
3 September 1939 RAF Evanton Became No. 8 Air Observers School RAF[15]
No. 9 Armament Training Station RAF RAF Stormy Down 1 June 1939 Henley 3 September 1939 RAF Stormy Down Became No. 7 Air Observers School RAF[15]
Temporary Armament Training Station, Leuchars RAF Temporary ATC, Leuchars RAF Leuchars 1 April 1938 Henley
Gordon
3 September 1939 RAF Leuchars Disbanded into No. 8 Air Observers School RAF[15]
Temporary Armament Training Station, North Coates Fitties RAF RAF North Coates Fitties 1 April 1938 15 August 1938 RAF North Coates Fitties [15]
No. 1 Armament Training Unit RAF as
Temporary Armament Training Unit RAF
RAF Peshawar 10 March 1942 Hart
Harvard
12 May 1943 RAF Bairagarh Became No. 1 AGS RAF[15]

Bases

Base Formed On Operated at Disbanded On Became Notes
11 1 July 1943 RAF Lindholme 5 November 1944 71 Base [16]
12 25 April 1943 RAF Binbrook 12 April 1945 Disbanded [16]
13 1 December 1943 RAF Elsham Wolds 15 December 1945 Disbanded [16]
14 16 December 1943 RAF Ludford Magna 25 October 1945 Disbanded [16]
15 7 October 1944 RAF Scampton 20 October 1945 Disbanded Previously 52 Base[16]
31 24 April 1943 RAF Stradishall 1 November 1944 73 Base [16]
32 1 March 1943 RAF Mildenhall 15 November 1945 Disbanded [16]
33 25 August 1943 RAF Waterbeach 1 September 1945 Disbanded [16]
41 5 March 1943 RAF Marston Moor 7 November 1944 74 Base [16]
42 1 March 1943 RAF Pocklington 1 September 1945 Disbanded [16]
43 6 June 1943 RAF Driffield 1 September 1945 Disbanded [16]
44 15 April 1944 RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor 1 September 1945 Disbanded [16]
51 5 March 1943 RAF Swinderby 3 November 1944 75 Base [16]
52 10 May 1943 RAF Scampton 7 October 1944 15 Base [16]
53 14 November 1943 RAF Waddington 15 November 1945 Disbanded [16]
54 1 January 1944 RAF Coningsby 15 November 1945 Disbanded [16]
55 15 April 1944 RAF East Kirkby 15 November 1945 Disbanded [16]
56 1 October 1944 RAF Syerston 25 April 1945 Disbanded [16]
61 (RCAF) 25 March 1943 RAF Topcliffe 9 November 1944 76 Base [16]
62 (RCAF) (Beaver) 18 June 1943 RAF Linton-on-Ouse 15 August 1945 RCAF Control [16]
63 (RCAF) 1 May 1944 RAF Leeming 30 August 1945 Disbanded [16]
64 (RCAF) 1 May 1944 RAF Middleton St. George 14 June 1945 RCAF Control [16]
71 5 November 1944 RAF Lindholme 15 November 1945 Disbanded Previously 11 Base[16]
72 7 October 1944 RAF Bottesford 1 April 1945 Disbanded [16]
73 1 November 1944 RAF North Luffenham 1 August 1945 Disbanded Previously 31 Base[16]
74 7 November 1944 RAF Marston Moor 10 June 1945 Disbanded Previously 41 Base[16]
75 3 November 1944 RAF Swinderby 1 October 1945 Disbanded Previously 51 Base[16]
76 (RCAF) 9 November 1944 RAF Topcliffe 1 September 1945 Disbanded Previously 61 Base[16]
Memorial to 1, 2 and 4 Beach Sqns RAF at Arromanches, Normandy.

Beam approach beacon system

Command level units

Communications

Conversion units

The RAF have now granted all OCUs Reserve squadron status.[24]

Establishments

Ferry units

Foreign air arms

In Rhodesia, the Rhodesian Air Unit of the Territorial Forces, active 1935-39, became the Rhodesian Air Unit,[50] and then the Southern Rhodesian Air Force (1939–40).[50] The SRAF was absorbed into the RAF proper in April 1940 and re-designated No. 237 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF. Later the Rhodesian Air Training Group RAF[50] was created.

Maintenance units

Operational Training Units (OTU)

OTUs were created during World War II to take the pressure off operational squadrons, which previously would have had training Flights. Post war, they became OCUs.

Other units

Numbered other units

Other units

Pools

Photographic reconnaissance

Refresher flying units

Sectors

sector formed on formed at disbanded on disbanded at became notes
11 (Northern) April 1963 RAF Leconfield April 1968 RAF Boulmer Sector South [105]
12 (East Anglia) April 1963 RAF Horsham St Faith April 1968 Neatishead Sector North [105]
13 (Scotland) April 1963 RAF Boulmer March 1965 RAF Boulmer Disbanded into 11 Sector [105]
15 May 1944 RAF Ford July 1944 Martragny Disbanded [105]
17 (Fighter) May 1944 RAF Kenley July 1944 Crepon Disbanded [105]
18 (Fighter) May 1944 RAF Chailey July 1944 RAF Chailey Disbanded [106]
19 (Fighter) May 1944 RAF Appledram July 1944 RAF Appledram Disbanded [106]
20 (Fighter) May 1944 RAF Thorney Island July 1944 RAF Thorney Island Disbanded [106]
21 (Base Defence) May 1944 RAF Sopley Park July 1944 RAF Ibsley Disbanded [106]
22 (Fighter) May 1944 RAF Hurn July 1944 Le Fresnoy Disbanded [106]
24 (Base Defence) May 1944 RAF Wartling March 1945 St Denis Westrem Disbanded into 85 Group Unit [106]
25 (Base Defence) May 1944 RAF Hornchurch March 1945 Everburg Disbanded into 85 Group Operations Room [106]
North April 1968 RAF Neatishead January 1992 RAF Neatishead Disbanded [105]
South April 1968 RAF Boulmer January 1992 RAF Boulmer Disbanded [105]
Caledonian Sector HQ RAF October 1951 RAF Barnton Quarry November 1957 RAF Barnton Quarry Disbanded [107]
Eastern Sector HQ RAF July 1946 RAF Horsham St Faith July 1958 RAF Coltishall Disbanded [108]
Essex Sector HQ RAF October 1945 RAF North Weald June 1946 RAF North Weald Metropolitan Sector HQ [109]
Fighter Sector Z RAF September 1943 Amriya October 1943 Amriya No. 335 Wing [110]
Fighter Sector HQ Digby RAF July 1945 RAF Blankney November 1945 RAF Blankney Lincolnshire Sector HQ [111]
Fighter Sector HQ Exeter RAF January 1945 RAF Exeter November 1945 RAF Exeter Western Sector HQ [112]
Lincolnshire Sector HQ RAF November 1945 RAF Blankney July 1946 RAF Blankney Eastern Sector HQ [111]
Metropolitan Sector HQ RAF May 1946 RAF North Weald November 1957 RAF North Weald Disbanded [113]
Norfolk Sector HQ RAF August 1945 RAF Horsham St Faith July 1946 RAF Horsham St Faith Eastern Sector HQ [114]
Northern Sector HQ RAF December 1950 RAF Linton-On-Ouse November 1957 RAF Church Fenton Disbanded [114]
Scottish Sector HQ RAF November 1949 RAF Turnhouse October 1951 RAF Leuchars Station Flight, Caledonian Sector [105]
Southern Sector HQ RAF January 1946 RAF Nether Wallop November 1957 RAF Rudloe Manor Disbanded [115]
South Eastern Sector HQ RAF November 1945 RAF Biggin Hill June 1946 RAF North Weald Metropolitan Sector [115]
Western Sector HQ RAF November 1945 RAF Exeter July 1946 RAF Exeter Southern Sector HQ [112]
Yorkshire Sector HQ RAF November 1945 RAF Church Fenton December 1950 RAF Patrington Northern Sector HQ [116]

Signals units

Training wings

See also

References

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Bibliography

  • Lake, Alan (1999). Flying Units of the RAF. Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
  • Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
  • Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.

Further reading

  • Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
  • Jefford, C.G. (2001) [1988]. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.). Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.