List of Royal Air Force Communication units
This is a List of Royal Air Force Communication units.
Wings
| Unit | Formed on | Formed at | Disbanded on | Disbanded at | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Tactical Air Force Communication Wing RAF | 31 March 1945 | Unknown | 15 July 1945 | RAF Buckeburg | Became British Air Forces of Occupation Communication Squadron[1] |
Squadrons
To allow rapid transport of Air Officers, staff and other important people many units and Headquarters operated communication Sections, Flights, Squadrons or wings.
| Unit | Formed on | Formed at | Disbanded on | Disbanded at | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aden Communication Squadron RAF | 1 December 1951 | RAF Khormaksar | 31 August 1955 | RAF Khormaksar | Became Aden Protectorate Communication and Support Squadron RAF[2] |
| Aden Protectorate Communication and Support Squadron RAF | 1 September 1955 | RAF Khormaksar | 31 December 1956 | RAF Khormaksar | Became No. 84 Squadron RAF[2] |
| Air Command Far East and Air Headquarters Malaya Communication Squadron RAF | 21 August 1946 | RAF Changi | 15 January 1947 | RAF Changi | Disbanded[3] |
| Air Component Field Force Communication Squadron RAF | 25 August 1939 | RAF Andover | 27 November 1939 | RAF Mont Jois | Became No. 81 Squadron RAF[3] |
| Air Defence of Great Britain Communication Squadron RAF | 1 May 1944 | RAF Northolt | 16 October 1944 | RAF Northolt | Became Fighter Command Communication Squadron RAF[3] |
| Air Division Communication Squadron RAF | 18 December 1945 | RAF Lubeck | 8 August 1946 | RAF Detmold | Disbanded[3] |
| Air Forces Gulf Communication Squadron RAF | 15 September 1967 | RAF Muharraq | 8 August 1969 | RAF Muharraq | Disbanded[4] |
| Air Headquarters Burma Communication Squadron RAF | 20 September 1945 | RAF Baigachi | 14 November 1945 | RAF Mingaladon | Became Air Headquarters Burma Communication Flight RAF[5] |
| Air Headquarters East Africa Communication Squadron RAF | 1 November 1940 | RAF Nairobi | 15 December 1941 | RAF Eastleigh | Disbanded[6] |
| Air Headquarters Hong Kong Communication Squadron RAF | 12 September 1945 | RAF Kai Tak | 15 January 1947 | RAF Kai Tak | Disbanded[6] |
| Air Headquarters India Communication Squadron RAF | 1 March 1946 | RAF Willingdon | 15 August 1947 | RAF Palam | Became Supreme Commanders Headquarters (Air) Communication Squadron RAF[7] |
| Air Headquarters Italy Communication Squadron RAF | 10 November 1945 | RAF Marcianise | 15 August 1946 | RAF Marcianise | Became Air Headquarters Italy Communication Flight RAF[7] |
| Air Headquarters Malaya Communication Squadron RAF | 1 November 1945 | RAF Kallang | 15 January 1947 | RAF Changi | Disbanded[7] |
| Air Headquarters Malta Communication Squadron RAF | 31 May 1946 | RAF Hal Far | 1 July 1954 | RAF Luqa | Became Malta Communication and Target Towing Squadron RAF[7] |
| Air Headquarters Netherlands East Indies Communication Squadron RAF | 1 November 1945 | RAF Mingaladon | 21 August 1946 | Unknown | Disbanded[7] |
| Allied Air Forces Central Europe Communication Squadron RAF | April 1951 | RAF Melun-Villaroche | 1966 | RAF Melun-Villaroche | Disbanded[8] |
| Allied Expeditionary Air Force Communication Squadron RAF | 6 April 1944 | RAF Heston | 15 October 1944 | RAF Heston | Became Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (RAF) Communication Squadron RAF[8] |
| 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force Communication Squadron RAF | February 1952 | Unknown | 1 January 1959 | RAF Wildenrath | Became Royal Air Force Germany Communication Squadron RAF[1] |
| Base Air Forces, Southeast Asia Communication Squadron RAF | 1 October 1944 | RAF Willingdon | 1 March 1946 | RAF Palam | Became Air Headquarters India Communication Squadron RAF[9] |
| Bomber Command Communication Squadron RAF | 1 February 1956 | RAF Halton | 30 June 1963 | RAF Bovingdon | [10][11]Became Bomber/Fighter/Coastal Commands Communication Squadron RAF |
| Bomber/Fighter/Coastal Command Communication Squadron RAF | 1 July 1963 | RAF Bovingdon | 1 August 1963 | RAF Bovingdon | Became Southern Communication Squadron RAF[12] |
| British Air Forces of Occupation Communication Squadron RAF | 15 July 1945 | RAF Bückeburg | 1 September 1951 | RAF Bückeburg | Became 2nd Tactical Air Force Communication Squadron[13] |
| British Commonwealth Air Communication Squadron RAF | After 1945 | Unknown | 31 March 1948 | RAF Iwakuni | Disbanded[14] |
| Coastal Command Communication Squadron RAF | 7 April 1945 | RAF Leavesden | 1 May 1946 | RAF Leavesden | Became Bomber/Fighter/Coastal Command Communication Squadron RAF[15] |
| Colerne Communication Squadron RAF | 30 July 1952 | RAF Colerne | 1 July 1957 | RAF Colerne | Absorbed by No. 81 Group Communication Squadron RAF[16] |
| Communication Squadron, GHQ Royal Air Force, France RAF | 1 April 1918 | RAF Berck-sur-Mer | November 1918 | RAF Bickendorf | Disbanded[17] |
| Communication Squadron, Hendon RAF | 23 July 1918 | RAF Hendon | 27 July 1918 | RAF Hendon | Became No. 1 (Communication) Squadron RAF[17] |
| Far East Communication Squadron RAF | 16 October 1947 | RAF Changi | January 1960 | RAF Changi | Became part of No. 52 Squadron RAF[18] |
| Fighter Command Communication Squadron RAF | 16 October 1944 | RAF Northolt | 30 June 1963 | RAF Bovingdon | Became Bomber/Fighter/Coastal Command Communication Squadron RAF[19] |
| Flying Training Command Communication Squadron RAF | 1 April 1959 | RAF White Waltham | 1 April 1964 | RAF White Waltham | Disbanded[20] |
| No. 2 Group Communication Squadron RAF | 1 December 1948 | Unknown | 4 October 1956 | RAF Gütersloh | Disbanded[21] |
| No. 83 Group Communication Squadron RAF | 1 March 1944 | Unknown | 30 April 1946 | RAF Schleswigland | Disbanded[22] |
| No. 84 Group Communication Squadron (Air 29/2354) RAF | 1 March 1944 | Unknown | 30 November 1947 | RAF Celle | Disbanded[23] |
| No. 85 Group Communication Squadron RAF | 1 May 1944 | RAF Castle Camps | 1 July 1946 | Unknown | Became No. 85 Wing Communication Squadron RAF[23] |
| No. 88 Group Communication Squadron RAF | 10 May 1945 | RAF Turnhouse | 30 September 1945 | RAF Gardermoen | Disbanded[23] |
| No. 221 Group Communication Squadron RAF | 1 January 1945 | RAF Kalemyo | 1 November 1945 | RAF Mingaladon | Became Air Headquarters Netherlands East Indies Communication Squadron RAF[24] |
| No. 232 Group Communication Squadron RAF | 27 February 1945 | RAF Comilla | 31 March 1946 | RAF Rangoon | Disbanded[25] |
| No. 238 Group Communication Squadron RAF | 20 April 1945 | RAF Bilaspur | 15 October 1945 | RAF Bilaspur | Disbanded[25] |
| Headquarters Air Command Southeast Asia (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Willingdon | RAF Changi | Air Command Far East and Air Headquarters Malaya Communication Squadron RAF[26] | ||
| Headquarters British Forces Aden Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Khormaksar | RAF Khormaksar | Became Aden Communication Squadron RAF[26] | ||
| Headquarters Middle East Air Force Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Nicosia | RAF Nicosia | Became Middle East Command Communication Squadron RAF[5] | ||
| Headquarters Middle East Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Kabrit | RAF Kabrit | Disbanded[5] | ||
| Headquarters Royal Air Force Burma Communication Squadron RAF | 1945 | RAF Baigachi | 1945 | Unknown | Became Air Headquarters Burma Communication Squadron RAF[5] |
| Headquarters Royal Air Force Northern Ireland Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Sydenham | RAF Aldergrove | Became No. 67 Group Communication Flight RAF[5] | ||
| Home Command Communication Squadron RAF | RAF White Waltham | RAF White Waltham | Became Flying Training Command Communication Squadron RAF[27] | ||
| Maintenance Command Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Andover | 1960 | Unknown | Became Maintenance Command Communication and Ferry Squadron RAF[28] | |
| Maintenance Command Communication and Ferry Squadron RAF | 1960 | Unknown | RAF Andover | Became Western Communication Squadron RAF[28] | |
| Malta Communication and Target Towing Squadron RAF | RAF Luqa | RAF Ta Kali | Became Malta Communication Flight RAF[29] | ||
| Mediterranean and Middle East Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Maison Blanche | RAF Kabrit | Became Headquarters Middle East Communication Squadron RAF[30] | ||
| Metropolitan Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Hendon | RAF Northolt | Became No. 32 Squadron RAF[31] | ||
| Middle East Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Heliopolis | RAF Heliopolis | Became Mediterranean and Middle East Communication Squadron RAF[32] | ||
| Northern Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Topcliffe | RAF Topcliffe | Became Training Commands Communication Squadron RAF[33] | ||
| Reserve Command Communication Squadron RAF | RAF White Waltham | RAF White Waltham | Became Home Command Communication Squadron RAF[34] | ||
| Royal Air Force Bengal/Burma Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Baigachi | RAF Baigachi | Became Headquarters Royal Air Force Burma Communication Squadron RAF[35] | ||
| Royal Air Force Germany Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Wildenrath | RAF Wildenrath | Became No. 60 Squadron RAF[36] | ||
| Southern Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Bovingdon | Unknown | Became Strike Command Communication Squadron RAf[37] | ||
| Strike Command Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | RAF Northolt | Became No. 207 Squadron RAF[37] | ||
| Special Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Kabrit | RAF Fayid | Became Middle East Air Force Special Communication Flight RAF[37] | ||
| No. 1 (Communication) Squadron RAF | Unknown | RAF Kenley | Disbanded[17] | ||
| No. 2 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Buc | RAF Kenley | Disbanded[17] | ||
| No. 3 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Hounslow | RAF Hounslow | Absorbed by No. 86 Wing Headquarters Flight RAF[17] | ||
| No. 4 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Felixstowe | RAF Felixstowe | Absorbed by No. 230 Squadron RAF[17] | ||
| No. 5 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Bircham Newton | RAF Bircham Newton | Became No. 274 Squadron RAF[17] | ||
| No. 6 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Bircham Newton | RAF Bircham Newton | Disbanded[17] | ||
| No. 7 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Bircham Newton | RAF Bircham Newton | Disbanded[17] | ||
| No. 8 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Bircham Newton | RAF Bircham Newton | Disbanded[17] | ||
| Supreme Commander's Headquarters (Air) Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Palam | RAF Palam | Became Royal Air Force Communication Flight RAF[1] | ||
| Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (RAF) Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Heston | RAF Detmold | Disbanded[1] | ||
| Tactical Air Force (Burma) Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Comilla | Unknown | Became 3rd Tactical Air Force Communication Squadron RAF[1] | ||
| 2nd Tactical Air Force Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Buckeburg | Unknown | Became 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force Communication Squadron RAF[1] | ||
| 3rd Tactical Air Force Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | RAF Comilla | Became Royal Air Force Bengal/Burma Communication Squadron RAF[1] | ||
| Training Commands Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Topcliffe | RAF Wyton | Became No. 26 Squadron RAF[38] | ||
| Transport Command Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | RAF Upavon | Became Western Communication Squadron RAF[39] | ||
| Turnhouse Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Turnhouse | RAF Turnhouse | Disbanded[40] | ||
| West Africa Command Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | Unknown | Became West Africa Communication Squadron RAF[41] | ||
| West Africa Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Waterloo, SA | Unknown | Disbanded[41] | ||
| West Africa Transport and Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Accra, Gold Coast | RAF Takoradi, Gold Coast | Became West Africa Communication Squadron[41] | ||
| Western Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Andover | RAF Andover | Became No. 21 Squadron RAF[41] | ||
| No. 85 Wing Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | Unknown | Became No. 85 Wing Communication Flight RAF[23] | ||
Units
| Unit | Formed on | Formed at | Disbanded on | Disbanded at | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aden Communication Unit RAF | 1 January 1944 | Khormaksar | January 1946 | Khormaksar | Became Headquarters British Forces Aden Communication Flight[2] |
| Air Command Southeast Asia Communication Unit RAF | 1 November 1943 | Willingdon, India | 31 January 1944 | Willingdon, India | Became Headquarters Air Command Southeast Asia Communication Squadron[3] |
| Air Headquarters Bengal Communication Unit RAF | 24 March 1943 | Barrackpore, Bengal | 1 December 1943 | Comilla, India | Became Tactical Air Force (Burma) Communication Squadron[6] |
| Communication Unit, Desert Air Force RAF | 1 July 1943 | Sorman, Libya | 1 June 1944 | Orvieto, Italy | Became Desert Air Force Communication Flight[17] |
| Communication Unit, Heliopolis RAF | 18 January 1940 | Heliopolis | 19 August 1940 | Heliopolis | Became No. 267 Squadron RAF[42] |
| Communication Unit, Western Desert RAF | 27 April 1942 | Ma'aten Bagush, Eqypt | 1 July 1943 | Sorman, Libya | Became Communication Unit, Desert Air Force[17] |
| Mediterranean Air Command Communication Unit RAF | 2 August 1943 | Maison Blanche, Algeria | 1 February 1944 | Maison Blanche, Algeria | Disbanded[30] |
Flights
| Unit | Formed on | Formed at | Disbanded on | Disbanded at | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Communication) Flight (Kenya Auxiliary Air Unit) RAF | |||||
| No. 1 (Indian) Group Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| No. 2 (Indian) Group Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| No. 3 (Indian) Group Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| No. 85 Wing Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| No. 87 Wing Communication Flight RAF]] | |||||
| No. 87 Group Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| 2nd Tactical Air Force Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Defence of Great Britain Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Austria Communication Flight RAF / Austria Commission Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Burma Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Ceylon Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Communication Flight Iraq and Persia RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters East Africa Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Eastern Mediterranean Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Egypt Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Greece Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters India Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Austria Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Burma Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Ceylon Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Communication Flight Iraq and Persia RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters East Africa Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Iraq Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Italy Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Malaya Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Malta Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Middle East Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Western Desert Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Allied Expeditionary Force Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Andover Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Army Co-Operation Command Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Austria Commission Flight RAF | |||||
| Austria Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Balkan Air force Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Berlin Air Command (RAF) Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Bomber Command Communication Flight RAF | 1942 | RAF Halton | 1956 | RAF Halton | [43] Became Bomber Command Communication Squadron. |
| British Air Command Berlin Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| British Commonwealth Air Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Burma Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Central Air Communication Section Training Flight RAF | |||||
| Civil Aircraft Flight, National Air Communications RAF | |||||
| Coastal Command Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Aden RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Air Headquarters New Delhi RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Aldermaston RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Dar es Salaam (Air Defence Unit, Tanganyika) RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Dum Dum RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Eastleigh RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, GHQ Royal Flying Corps, France RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Heliopolis RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Iraq RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Iraq and Persia RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Khartoum RAF (see 117 Squadron) | |||||
| Communication Flight, Lydda RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Nicosia RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Ramleh RAF | |||||
| Communication Flight, Takoradi RAF | |||||
| Desert Air force Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| East Africa Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Eastleigh Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Far East Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Flying Training Command Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Free French Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Headquarters British Forces Aden Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Headquarters Combat Cargo Task Force Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Headquarters Far East Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Headquarters Middle East Air Force Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Headquarters Middle East Air Force Flight RAF | |||||
| Headquarters Rhodesian Air Training Wing Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Headquarters Rhodesian Air Training Wing Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Headquarters Royal Air Air Force Northern Ireland Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Helicopter Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Home Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| India Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Inland Area Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Iraq Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Light Communication Trial Flight RAF | |||||
| Maintenance Command Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Malta Air Sea Rescue and Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Malta Communication, Ferry Unit and Air Sea Rescue Flight RAF | |||||
| Malta Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Forces Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Forces Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Mediterranean Tactical Air Forces Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Middle East Air Force Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Middle East Air Force Flight RAF | |||||
| Middle East Air Force Special Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Middle East Command Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Middle East Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Northern Ireland Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Northwest African Air Forces Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Northwest African Coastal Air Force Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Northwest African Tactical Air Force Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Overseas Staff College Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Reserve Command Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Rhodesian Air Group Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Rhodesian Air Training Wing Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Royal Air Force Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Royal Air Force Delegation (Belgium) Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Royal Air Force Delegation (Denmark) Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Royal Air Force Delegation (France) Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Royal Air Force Delegation (Greece) Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Royal Air Force Delegation (Washington) Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Royal Air Force Staff College Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Royal Air Force Staff College (Overseas) Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Royal Hellenic Air Force Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Southeastern Area Communications Flight RAF | |||||
| Southern Rhodesia Communications Flight RAF | |||||
| Special Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Technical Training Command Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Training Command Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Transport Command Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Wessex Bombing Area Communication Flight RAF | |||||
| Western Desert Communication Flight RAF | |||||
References
Citations
- Lake 1999, p. 279.
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- "Bovingdon". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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- Lake 1999, p. 52.
- Lake 1999, p. 66.
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- Lake 1999, p. 125.
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- Lake 1999, p. 128.
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- Lake 1999, p. 135.
- Lake 1999, p. 136.
- Lake 1999, p. 137.
- Lake 1999, p. 138.
- Lake 1999, p. 139.
- Lake 1999, p. 141.
- Lake 1999, p. 171.
- Lake 1999, p. 174.
- Lake 1999, p. 176.
- Lake 1999, p. 187.
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- Lake 1999, p. 51.
- "Halton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
Bibliography
- Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
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