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 | [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.
- No. 1 Air Sea Rescue Unit (North Africa) RAF[2]
- No. 1 Air Sea Rescue Flight (North Africa) RAF[2] absorbed by
- Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Forces Communication Flight RAF [3] absorbed by Mediterranean and Middle East Communication Squadron RAF
- Became[Air Headquarters Italy Communication Squadron RAF[3]
- Reformed from Middle East Communication Squadron RAF[3]
- Became Headquarters Middle East Communication Squadron RAF[3]
- Became Headquarters Middle East Air Force Communication Squadron RAF[4]
- Became Middle East Command Communication Squadron RAF[5]
- Absorbed by No. 70 Squadron RAF[5]
- Reformed and redesignated as Middle East Command Communication Flight RAF[5]
- Became Air Forces Gulf Communication Squadron RAF[5]
- Disbanded 1969 at Muharraq[6]
| Unit | Formed on | Formed at | Disbanded on | Disbanded at | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aden Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Khormaksar | Khormaksar | Became Aden Protectorate Communication and Support Squadron RAF[7] | ||
| Aden Protectorate Communication and Support Squadron RAF | Khormaksar | Khormaksar | Became No. 84 Squadron RAF[7] | ||
| Air Command Far East and Air Headquarters Malaya Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Changi | Changi | Disbanded[7] | ||
| Air Component Field Force Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Andover | Mont Joie | Became No. 81 Squadron RAF[7] | ||
| Air Defence of Great Britain Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Northolt | RAF Northolt | Became Fighter Command Communication Squadron RAF[7] | ||
| Air Division Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Lubeck | RAF Detmold | Disbanded[7] | ||
| Air Forces Gulf Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Muharraq | RAF Muharraq | Disbanded[7] | ||
| Air Headquarters Burma Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Baigachi | RAF Mingaladon | Became Air Headquarters Burma Communication Flight RAF[7] | ||
| Air Headquarters East Africa Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Nairobi | RAF Eastleigh | Disbanded[8] | ||
| Air Headquarters Hong Kong Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Kai Tak | RAF Kai Tak | Disbanded[8] | ||
| Air Headquarters India Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Willingdon | RAF Palam | Became Supreme Commanders Headquarters (Air) Communication Squadron RAF[9] | ||
| Air Headquarters Italy Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Marcianise | RAF Marcianise | Became Air Headquarters Italy Communication Flight RAF[9] | ||
| Air Headquarters Malaya Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Kallang | RAF Changi | Disbanded[9] | ||
| Air Headquarters Malta Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Hal Far | RAF Luqa | Became Malta Communication and Target Towing Squadron RAF[9] | ||
| Air Headquarters Netherlands East Indies Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Mingaladon | Unknown | Disbanded[9] | ||
| Allied Air Forces Central Europe Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Melun-Villaroche | RAF Melun-Villaroche | Disbanded[10] | ||
| Allied Expeditionary Air Force Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Heston | RAF Heston | Became Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (RAF) Communication Squadron RAF[10] | ||
| 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | RAF Wildenrath | Became Royal Air Force Germany Communication Squadron RAF[1] | ||
| Base Air Forces, Southeast Asia Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Willingdon | RAF Palam | Became Air Headquarters India Communication Squadron RAF[11] | ||
| Bomber Command Communication Squadron RAF | 1956 | RAF Halton | 1963 | RAF Bovingdon | [12] Became Bomber/Fighter/Coastal Commands Communication Squadron RAF |
| Bomber/Fighter/Coastal Command Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Bovingdon | RAF Bovingdon | Became Southern Communication Squadron RAF[13] | ||
| British Air Forces of Occupation Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Buckeburg | RAF Buckeburg | Became 2nd Tactical Air Force Communication Squadron[14] | ||
| British Commonwealth Air Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | RAF Iwakuni | Disbanded[15] | ||
| Coastal Command Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Leavesden | RAF Leavesden | Became Bomber/Fighter/Coastal Command Communication Squadron RAF[16] | ||
| Colerne Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Colerene | RAF Colerene | Absorbed by No. 81 Group Communication Squadron RAF[17] | ||
| Communication Squadron, GHQ Royal Air Force, France RAF | RAF Berck-sur-Mer | Bickendorf | Disbadned[18] | ||
| Communication Squadron, Hendon RAF | RAF Hendon | RAF Hendon | Became No. 1 (Communication) Squadron RAF[18] | ||
| Far East Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Changi | RAF Changi | Became part of No. 52 Squadron RAF[19] | ||
| Fighter Command Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Northolt | RAF Bovingdon | Became Bomber/Fighter/Coastal Command Communication Squadron RAF[20] | ||
| Flying Training Command Communication Squadron RAF | RAF White Waltham | RAF White Waltham | Disbanded[21] | ||
| No. 2 Group Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | RAF Gutersloh | Disbanded[22] | ||
| No. 83 Group Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | Schleswigland | Disbanded[23] | ||
| No. 84 Group Communication Squadron (Air 29/2354) RAF | Unknown | RAF Celle | Disbanded[24] | ||
| No. 85 Group Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Castle Camps | Unknown | Became No. 85 Wing Communication Squadron RAF[24] | ||
| No. 88 Group Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Turnhouse | RAF Gardermoen | Disbanded[24] | ||
| No. 221 Group Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Kalemyo | RAF Mingaladon | Became Air Headquarters Netherlands East Indies Communication Squadron RAF[25] | ||
| No. 232 Group Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Comilla | RAF Rangoon | Disbanded[26] | ||
| No. 238 Group Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Bilaspur | RAF Bilaspur | Disbanded[26] | ||
| Headquarters Air Command Southeast Asia (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Willingdon | RAF Changi | Air Command Far East and Air Headquarters Malaya Communication Squadron RAF[27] | ||
| Headquarters British Forces Aden Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Khormaksar | RAF Khormaksar | Became Aden Communication Squadron RAF[27] | ||
| Headquarters Middle East Air Force Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Nicosia | RAF Nicosia | Became Middle East Command Communication Squadron RAF[4] | ||
| Headquarters Middle East Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Kabrit | RAF Kabrit | Disbanded[4] | ||
| Headquarters Royal Air Force Burma Communication Squadron RAF | 1945 | RAF Baigachi | 1945 | Unknown | Became Air Headquarters Burma Communication Squadron RAF[4] |
| Headquarters Royal Air Force Northern Ireland Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Sydenham | RAF Aldergrove | Became No. 67 Group Communication Flight RAF[4] | ||
| Home Command Communication Squadron RAF | RAF White Waltham | RAF White Waltham | Became Flying Training Command Communication Squadron RAF[28] | ||
| Maintenance Command Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Andover | 1960 | Unknown | Became Maintenance Command Communication and Ferry Squadron RAF[29] | |
| Maintenance Command Communication and Ferry Squadron RAF | 1960 | Unknown | RAF Andover | Became Western Communication Squadron RAF[29] | |
| Malta Communication and Target Towing Squadron RAF | RAF Luqa | RAF Takali | Became Malta Communication Flight RAF[30] | ||
| Mediterranean and Middle East Communication Squadron RAF | Maison Blanche | RAF Kabrit | Became Headquarters Middle East Communication Squadron RAF[3] | ||
| [[No. 510 Squadron RAF|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[5] | ||
| Northern Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Topcliffe | RAF Topcliffe | Became Training Commands Communication Squadron RAF[32] | ||
| Reserve Command Communication Squadron RAF | RAF White Waltham | RAF White Waltham | Became Home Command Communication Squadron RAF[33] | ||
| Royal Air Force Bengal/Burma Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Baigachi | RAF Baigachi | Became Headquarters Royal Air Force Burma Communication Squadron RAF[34] | ||
| Royal Air Force Germany Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Wildenrath | RAF Wildenrath | Became No. 60 Squadron RAF[35] | ||
| Southern Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Bovingdon | Unknown | Became Strike Command Communication Squadron RAf[36] | ||
| Strike Command Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | RAF Northolt | Became No. 207 Squadron RAF[36] | ||
| Special Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Kabrit | RAF Fayid | Became Middle East Air Force Special Communication Flight RAF[36] | ||
| No. 1 (Communication) Squadron RAF | Unknown | RAF Kenley | Disbanded[18] | ||
| No. 2 (Communication) Squadron RAF | Buc | RAF Kenley | Disbanded[18] | ||
| No. 3 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Hounslow | RAF Hounslow | Absorbed by No. 86 Wing Headquarters Flight RAF[18] | ||
| No. 4 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Felixstowe | RAF Felixstowe | Absorbed by No. 230 Squadron RAF[18] | ||
| [[No. 5 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Bircham Newton | RAF Bircham Newton | Became No. 274 Squadron RAF[18] | ||
| No. 6 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Bircham Newton | RAF Bircham Newton | Disbanded[18] | ||
| No. 7 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Bircham Newton | RAF Bircham Newton | Disbanded[18] | ||
| No. 8 (Communication) Squadron RAF | RAF Bircham Newton | RAF Bircham Newton | Disbanded[18] | ||
| 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[37] | ||
| Transport Command Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | RAF Upavon | Became Western Communication Squadron RAF[38] | ||
| Turnhouse Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Turnhouse | RAF Turnhouse | Disbanded[39] | ||
| West Africa Command Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | Unknown | Became West Africa Communication Squadron RAF[40] | ||
| West Africa Communication Squadron RAF | Waterloo, SA | Unknown | Disbanded[40] | ||
| West Africa Transport and Communication Squadron RAF | Accra, Gold Coast | Takoradi, Gold Coast | Became West Africa Communication Squadron[40] | ||
| Western Communication Squadron RAF | RAF Andover | RAF Andover | Became No. 21 Squadron RAF[40] | ||
| No. 85 Wing Communication Squadron RAF | Unknown | Unknown | Became No. 85 Wing Communication Flight RAF[24] |
Units[]
| Unit | Formed on | Formed at | Disbanded on | Disbanded at | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aden Communication Unit RAF | |||||
| Air Command Southeast Asia Communication Unit RAF | |||||
| Air Headquarters Bengal Communication Unit RAF | |||||
| Bengal Communication Unit RAF | |||||
| Communication Unit, Desert Air Force RAF | |||||
| Communication Unit, Heliopolis RAF | |||||
| Communication Unit, Western Desert RAF | |||||
| Mediterranean Air Command Communication Unit RAF |
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 | [41] 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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Lake 1999, p. 279.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lake 1999, p. 23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Lake 1999, p. 137.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Lake 1999, p. 129.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Lake 1999, p. 139.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 16.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Lake 1999.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lake 1999, p. 17.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Lake 1999, p. 18.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lake 1999, p. 27.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 35.
- ↑ "Bovingdon". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/bovingdon/. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 39.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 40.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 41.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 49.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 50.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 Lake 1999, p. 52.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 66.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 70.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 103.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 119.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 124.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Lake 1999, p. 125.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 126.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Lake 1999, p. 127.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Lake 1999, p. 128.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 130.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Lake 1999, p. 135.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 136.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 138.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 141.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 171.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 174.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 176.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 Lake 1999, p. 187.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 283.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 288.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 289.
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 Lake 1999, p. 290.
- ↑ "Halton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/halton/. 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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