List of Royal Air Force units & establishments

There have been many Units with various tasks in the Royal Air Force and they are listed here. A unit is an administrative 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

Argosy Conversion Unit - RAF Benson
Belvedere Conversion Unit - RAF Odiham
Belvedere Trials Unit - RAF Odiham
Blenheim Refresher Unit
Canberra Trials and Tactical Evaluation Unit - RAF Akrotiri
Halifax Training Unit - 1331 H(T)CU
Harrier Conversion Team - RAF Wittering
Jaguar Conversion Team - RAF Lossiemouth
Jet Provost Trials Unit - RAF Tengah, Singapore
Tornado F.3 Operational Evaluation Unit - RAF Coningsby
Tornado Weapons Conversion Unit -
Twin Pioneer Conversion Unit - RAF Odiham
Victor (B.2) Trials Unit - RAF Cottesmore
Victor 2 Conversion Unit - RAF Gaydon
Warwick Training Unit
Washington Conversion Unit - RAF Marham
Wessex Intensive Flying Trials Unit - RAF Odiham

Refresher Flying Units

1 (Pilots) & 2 (Pilots)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9.

Advanced Flying Units

Observers

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10.

Pilots

2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21.

Anti-aircraft units

No. 1 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 2 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 3/4 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 4 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 5 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, IAFVR
No. 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, IAFVR
No. 3 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, IAFVR
No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit,Indian Air Force
No. 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit,Indian Air Force
No. 3 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit,Indian Air Force
No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF

No. 3 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 4 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 5 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 8 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 9 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 21 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 23 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 24 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF. Planned but cancelled.
No. 25 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
No. 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF

Beach units

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 68, 69, 70, 71, 76 & 77

Command level units

Bomber Command Development Unit
Bomber Command Experimental Unit
Coastal Command Development Unit
Coastal Command Fighter Affiliation Training Unit
Coastal Command Fighter Circus

Fighter Command Trials Unit
Home Command Examining Unit
Transport Command Aircrew Examining Unit
Transport Command Development Unit
Transport Command Examining Unit

Ferry units

Further information: List of Royal Air Force Ferry units

Ferry Units

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16.
1 (Long-Range) & 3 (Long-Range).
1 (Overseas).
2 (Home) & 4 (Home).

Ferry Crew Pools

1, 2 & 3.

Ferry Pilots Pools

1, 2, 3, 7 (Service), 9 (Service).

Ferry Pools

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 8 (Service).

Ferry Training Units

301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312 & 313.
308 Ferry Training and Test Flying Unit.
309 Ferry Training and Aircraft Despatch Unit.
313 Ferry Training and Conversion Unit.

Other Ferry Units

Maintenance Units

Main article: List of Royal Air Force Maintenance units

Signals Units

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1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 26, 33, 50, 54, 59, 71, 81, 90 & 91.
101, 112, 117, 123, 144 & 146.
235, 244, 264, 271, 276 & 280.
303, 336, 367, 388 & 399.
405, 409, 425, 432, 444, 469 & 487.
500, 585 & 591.
615 & 646.
719, 721, 724 & 751.
815, 840 & 889.
926, 962, 966 & 993.
1001.

Operational Training Units (OTU)

Main article: List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units

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

Coastal

1 (Coastal), 2 (Coastal), 3 (Coastal), 4 (Coastal), 8 (Coastal), 9 (Coastal), 111 (Coastal), 131 (Coastal) & 132 (Coastal).

Normal

5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36, 41, 42, 43, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 & 86.

Other

70 (Middle East)
80 (French)
101 (Glider)
102 (Glider)
104 (Transport)
105 (Transport)
107 (Transport)
108 (Transport)
109 (Transport)
151 (Fighter)
152 (Fighter)
No. 1 Operational Training Unit, India

Conversion Units

Main article: List of Royal Air Force Conversion Units

The RAF have now granted all OCUs Reserve squadron status.^[1]

Operational Conversion Units (OCU)

All-Weather Operational Conversion Unit RAF
Jaguar Operational Conversion Unit RAF

Numbered Operational Conversion Units (OCU)

226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 240, 241 & 242.

Numbered Conversion Units

No. 5 Heavy Bomber Conversion Unit, Lydda
No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF
No. 22 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF
No. 23 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1330 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1331 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1332 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1333 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1334 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1335 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1336 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1380 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1381 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1382 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1383 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1384 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1385 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1584 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1651 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1652 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1653 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1654 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1655 Mosquito Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1656 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1657 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1658 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1659 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1660 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1661 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1662 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1663 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1664 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1665 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1666 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1667 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1668 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1669 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1670 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1671 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1672 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1673 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1674 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1675 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1678 Conversion Unit RAF
No. 1699 Conversion Unit RAF

Other Conversion Units

Heavy Bomber Conversion Unit, Salbani
Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF
Short-Range Conversion Unit RAF
Tornado Weapons Conversion Unit RAF

Aircraft units

Overseas Aircraft Despatch

Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit, Kemble and Portreath
1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.

Overseas Aircraft Preparation

1, 2, 3 & 4.

Aircraft Preparation

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12 & 13.

Other

1 Aircraft Delivery Unit
13 Aircraft Modification Unit

Other Units

'Q' Unit
'Z' Unit, British Somaliland
No. 1 (Middle East) Pilots and Aircrew Pool
No. 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit
No. 1 Air-Sea Rescue Unit (North Africa)
No. 1 Auxiliary Embarkation Unit
No. 1 British Airways Repair Unit (Middle East)
No. 1 British Airways Repair Unit
No. 1 Camouflage Unit
No. 1 Civilian Fighter Control Co-operation Unit
No. 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit
No. 1 Delivery Unit
No. 1 Engine Consumption Unit
No. 1 Engine Control Demonstration Unit
No. 1 Fighter Support Training Unit
No. 1 General Reconnaissance Unit
No. 1 Grading Unit (Airwork)
No. 1 Group Pool
No. 1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit
No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF
No. 1 Practice Flying Unit
No. 1 Pupil Pilots Pool
No. 1 Royal Air Force Film Production Unit
No. 1 Tactical Exercise Unit
No. 1 Tactical Weapons Unit
No. 1 Torpedo Training Unit
No. 11 (Landplane) Aircraft Preparation and Modification Unit
No. 11 (Landplane) Preparation and Modification Unit
No. 11 Group Pool
No. 12 (Flying Boat) Aircraft Preparation and Modification Unit
No. 12 (Flying Boat) Preparation and Modification Unit
No. 12 Group Pool
No. 2 (Middle East) Pilots and Aircrew Pool
No. 2 Aircraft Delivery Unit
No. 2 Auxiliary Embarkation Unit
No. 2 British Airways Repair Unit (Middle East)
No. 2 Camouflage Unit
No. 2 Civilian Fighter Control Co-operation Unit
No. 2 General Reconnaissance Unit
No. 2 Grading Unit (Airwork)
No. 2 Group Pool
No. 2 Group Support Unit
No. 2 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF
No. 2 Pupil Pilots Pool
No. 2 Tactical Exercise Unit
No. 2 Tactical Weapons Unit
No. 2 Torpedo Training Unit
No. 201 Crew Training Unit
No. 202 Crew Training Unit
No. 203 Crew Training Unit
No. 204 Crew Training Unit
No. 3 Aircraft Delivery Unit
No. 3 Auxiliary Embarkation Unit
No. 3 Civilian Fighter Control Co-operation Unit
No. 3 Fighter Support Training Unit
No. 3 General Reconnaissance Unit
No. 3 Group Pool
No. 3 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF (India)
No. 3 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF
No. 3 Pupil Pilots Pool
No. 3 Tactical Exercise Unit
No. 4 Aircraft Delivery Unit
No. 4 Group Pool
No. 4 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF
No. 4 Tactical Exercise Unit
No. 5 Group Pool
No. 5 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF
No. 81 Auxiliary Embarkation Unit
No. 82 Auxiliary Embarkation Unit
No. 83 Embarkation Unit
No. 83 Group Support Unit
No. 84 Group Support Unit
No. 88 Group Support Unit
2nd Tactical Air Force Air Sea Rescue Unit
2nd Tactical Air Force Development Unit
2nd Tactical Air Force Support Unit
Advanced Flying Training Unit
Advanced Flying Unit, Sétif
Air Combat Development Unit (Middle East)
Air Command and Control Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operational Evaluation Unit
Air Defence Co-operation Unit
Air Defence Unit, Tanganyika
Air Fighting Development Unit
Air Fighting Training Unit
Air Gunnery Training Unit
Air Ministry Servicing Development Unit
Air Movements Development Unit
Air Photographic Development Unit
Air Pilotage Unit
Air Transport Development Centre (India)
Air Transport Development Unit
Air Transport Tactical Development Unit
Air-Sea Rescue Training Unit
Air-Sea warfare Development Unit (ACSEA)
Air-Sea warfare Development Unit
Airborne Forces Research Centre (India)
Airborne Forces Tactical Development Unit
Aircraft Delivery Unit
Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit
Aircrew Testing and Grading Unit
Aircrew Transit Pool
Airwork Grading Unit
Armament Support Unit
Allied Tactical Air Intelligence Unit, Southeast Asia
Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit
Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit
Armament Experimental Station
Army Co-operation Development Unit
Beam Approach Development Unit
Blind Approach Training and Development Unit
Blind Landing Detachment
Blind Landing Experimental Unit
Bomb Ballistic and Blind Landing Experimental Unit
Bomb Ballistic Unit
Bomber Development Unit
Bomber Support Development Unit
Bombing Development Unit
Bombing Trials Unit
British Airways Repair Unit (Middle East)
British Airways Training Unit
Central Interpretation Unit
Civil Defence Camouflage Unit
Civilian Fighter Control Co-operation Unit
Coast Defence Development Unit
Electronic Warfare and Avionics Unit
Enemy Aircraft Storage and Servicing Unit
Engine Consumption Unit
Experimental Air Ambulance Service
Experimental Co-operation Unit
Far East Tactical Development Unit
Far East Training Squadron
Fast Jet and Weapons Operational Evaluation Unit
Fighter Affiliation Training Unit
Fighter Armament Trials Unit
Fighter Interception Development Unit
Fighter Interception Unit
Fleet Requirements Unit
Floatplane Training Unit
Flying Boat Practice Camp
GEE (TR1335) Training Unit
Glider Exercise Unit
Glider Pilot Exercise Unit
Glider Training Unit
Gransden Lodge Navigation Training Unit
Gremlin Task Force - Japanese aircraft and crew transport operations^[2]
Ground Attack Training Unit
Gunnery Research Unit
Helicopter Development Unit
Instant Readiness Reserve Unit
Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit
Joint Air Transport Evaluation Unit
Joint Concealment Centre (Royal Air Force Component)
Joint Experimental Helicopter Unit
Joint Forward Air Controller Training and Standards Unit
Jungle Target Research Unit
Long-Range Desert Group
Long-Range Development Unit
LORAN Training Unit
Majunga Detachment Support Unit
Marine Aircraft Experimental Unit
Merchant Ship Fighter Unit
Middle East Advanced Crew Training Unit
Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit
Mobile Catering Support Unit
Navigation Training Unit
Night Fighter Unit, Malta
Night Ground Attack Trials Unit
Operational and Refresher Training Unit
Overseas Experimental Unit
Parachute Test Unit
Pathfinder Navigation Training Unit
Photographic Development Unit
Photographic Reconnaissance Development Unit
Photographic Reconnaissance Unit
Pilot Refresher Training Unit
Pilot Training Unit and Reinforcement Pool
Pilotless Aircraft Unit
Pilots and Aircrew Pool
Pilots Reinforcement and Reserve Pool
Pool of Pilots, Joyce Green
Pool of Pilots, Manston
Pupil Pilots Pool
Radar Research Flying Unit
Radio Engineering Unit
Reinforcement and Reserve Pool
Research and Development Unit
Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – 'The Red Arrows'
Royal Air Force Element, Allied Tactical Air Intelligence Unit, Southeast Asia
Royal Air Force Element, Helicopter Development Unit
Royal Air Force Film Production Unit
Royal Air Force Film Unit
Search and Rescue Training Unit
Signals Development Unit
Signals Flying Unit
Special Avionics Servicing Unit
Special Duties (Radio) Development Unit
Special Installation Unit
Staff Pilot Training Unit
Strategic Reconnaissance Unit
Strike/Attack Operational Evaluation Unit
Strike Command Development Unit
Survival and Rescue Training Unit
Tactical and Weapon Development Unit
Tactical Weapons Unit
Target Towing Section, Shallufa
Telecommunications Flying Unit
Torpedo Development Section
Torpedo Development Unit
Torpedo Training Unit
Training Unit and Reserve Pool
Transport Support Practice Camp (BAFO)
Transport Support Practice Camp
Transport Support Training Unit
Tropical Experimental Unit
Wireless Development Unit
Wireless Intelligence Development Unit
Wireless Testing Park

Communications

Units

Aden Communication Unit
Air Command Southeast Asia Communication Unit
Air Headquarters Bengal Communication Unit
Bengal Communication Unit

Communication Unit, Desert Air Force
Communication Unit, Heliopolis
Communication Unit, Western Desert
Mediterranean Air Command Communication Unit

Wings

2nd Tactical Air Force Communication Wing

Armament Practice and Training Units

Unit	Previous name	Formed at	Formed	Aircraft	Disbanded	Disbanded at	History
No. 1 Armament Practice Camp	No. 15 Group Armament Practice Camp	RAF Aldergrove	5 November 1941	Westland Lysander II/III/IIIA Fairey Battle Miles Master Miles Martinet de Havilland Dominie I	1 September 1945	RAF Aldergrove
No. 2 Armament Practice Camp	No. 16 Group Armament Practice Camp	RAF Thorney Island	5 November 1941	Westland Lysander III/IIIA Miles Martinet	1 September 1945	RAF Bradwell Bay	Absorbed by the Armament Practice Station, Spilsby.
No. 3 Armament Practice Camp	No. 18 Group Armament Practice Camp	RAF Leuchars	5 November 1941	Westland Lysander II/III/IIIA Fairey Battle Miles Martinet	1 September 1945	RAF Leuchars
No. 4 Armament Practice Camp	No. 19 Group Armament Practice Camp	RAF Carew Cheriton	5 November 1941	Westland Lysander IIIA Fairey Battle Miles Master II Miles Martinet I	1 September 1945	RAF Talbenny

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

No. 11 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 12 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 13 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 14 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 15 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 16 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 17 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 18 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 20 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 21 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 22 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 23 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 24 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 25 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 26 Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 27 Armament Practice Camp RAF
Armament Practice Camp, Butterworth
Armament Practice Camp (Middle East Air Force)
Armament Practice Camp, Sylt
Armament Practice Station, Lübeck
Armament Practice Station, Spilsby
Armament Practice Station, Sylt
No. 1 Armament Practice Station RAF
No. 2 Armament Practice Station RAF
No. 3 Armament Practice Station RAF
No. 1 Armament Training Camp, Kuantan
No. 1 Armament Training Camp RAF

No. 2 Armament Training Camp RAF
No. 3 Armament Training Camp RAF
No. 4 Armament Training Camp RAF
No. 5 Armament Training Camp RAF
No. 6 Armament Training Camp RAF
No. 7 Armament Training Camp RAF
No. 8 Armament Training Camp RAF
No. 1 Armament Training Station RAF
No. 1 Armament Training Station (France) RAF
No. 2 Armament Training Station RAF
No. 3 Armament Training Station RAF
No. 4 Armament Training Station RAF
No. 5 Armament Training Station RAF
No. 6 Armament Training Station RAF
No. 7 Armament Training Station RAF
No. 8 Armament Training Station RAF
No. 9 Armament Training Station RAF
No. 1 Armament Training Unit RAF
Fighter Command Missile Practice Camp RAF
No. 15 Group Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 16 Group Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 18 Group Armament Practice Camp RAF
No. 19 Group Armament Practice Camp RAF
Middle East Air Force Armament Practice Camp
Temporary Armament Training Camp, Aldergrove
Temporary Armament Training Camp, Flimstone
Temporary Armament Training Camp, Leuchars
Temporary Armament Training Camp, North Coates Fitties
Temporary Armament Training Station, Leuchars
Temporary Armament Training Station, North Coates Fitties

Training Wings

No. 1 Combat Training Wing

No. 2 Combat Training Wing

Establishments

Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment
Aeroplane Experimental Establishment (Home)
Aeroplane Experimental Station
Aeroplane Testing Squadron
Aircraft and Armament Evaluation Establishment
Air Fighting Development Establishment
Air Warfare Centre
Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment
Armed Forces Experimental Establishment
Central Fighter Establishment
Central Servicing Development Establishment
Central Signals Establishment
Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment^[3] (CBDE)
Chemical Defence Establishment^[3]
Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment^[3]
Chemical Warfare Experimental Station^[3] (CWES)
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency^[3] (DERA)
Defence Research Agency^[3]
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory^[3] (DSTL)
Fighter Experimental Establishment
Guided Projectiles Establishment
Home Aircraft Depot
Inland Area Aircraft Depot
Institute of Aviation Medicine
RAF Signals Engineering Establishment
Instrument Design Establishment
Instrument Design Establishment (Home)
Joint Warfare Establishment
Long-Range Weapons Establishment
Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment
Microbiological Research Establishment^[3]
Propellants, Explosives and Rocket Motor Establishment (PERME Westcott & PERME Waltham Abbey)
Radio Warfare Establishment

Rocket Propulsion Establishment
Royal Air Force (Cadet) College
Royal Air Force Base, Calshot
Royal Air Force Base, Gosport
Royal Air Force Station, Gosport
Royal Air Force Base, Leuchars
Royal Air Force College
Royal Air Force College of Air Warfare
Royal Air Force Flying College
Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine
Royal Air Force Seaplane Establishment
Royal Air Force Station, Leuchars
Royal Air Force Technical College
Royal Air Force Training Base, Leuchars
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Royal Engineers Experimental Station
Royal Aircraft Factory
Strike Command Air to Air Missile Establishment
Telecommunications Research Establishment
Test and Evaluation Establishment
Testing Squadron
Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment
Visual Inter-Service Training and Research Establishment
War Department Experimental Ground^[3]
Winter Research Establishment
Winterisation Experimental Establishment
Wireless Experimental Establishment

Foreign Air Arms

Burmese Volunteer Air Force
Central Flying School (Southern Rhodesia)
Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force (Air Component)
Kenya Auxiliary Air Unit
Kenya Pool
Malayan Volunteer Air Force
Norwegian Training Base

Polish Fighting Team (Skalski's Circus), attached to 145 Squadron
Polish Training Unit
Rhodesian Air Unit
Rhodesian Air Unit of the Territorial Forces
Southern Rhodesian Air Force
Straits Settlements Volunteer Air force
WAAF (Polish) Holding Unit
Yugoslav Holding Unit

References

Citations

Bibliography

Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
Lake, Alan. "Flying Units of the RAF".Airlife Publishing. Shrewsbury. 1999. ISBN 1-84037-086-6

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Flying schools and units	Royal Air Force College Service Flying Training School Royal Navy Elementary Flying Training School Defence Helicopter Flying School Empire Flying School Advanced Flying Schools 201 AFS 202 AFS 203 AFS 204 AFS 205 AFS 206 AFS 207 AFS 208 AFS 209 AFS 210 AFS 211 AFS 215 AFS AFS (India) Basic Flying Training Schools 1 BFTS 2 BFTS 3 BFTS 4 BFTS 5 BFTS (Basic) Flying Training Schools 2 (B)FTS 3 (B)FTS 7 (B)FTS (Advanced) Flying Training Schools 4 (Advanced) FTS 5 (Advanced) FTS 6 (Advanced) FTS 8 (Advanced) FTS 9 (Advanced) FTS 10 (Advanced) FTS 14 (Advanced) FTS British Flying Training Schools 1 British FTS 2 British FTS 3 British FTS 4 British FTS 5 British FTS 6 British FTS Central Flying Schools CFS 2 CFS 3 CFS CFS (India) CFS (Southern Rhodesia) Chinese EFTS Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 E & RFTS (Kenya) Elementary Flying Training Schools 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 EFTS (Canada) 35 EFTS (Canada) 36 EFTS (Canada) No 1 EFTS (India) 30 EFTS (Kenya) 25 EFTS (Southern Rhodesia) 26 EFTS (Southern Rhodesia) 27 EFTS (Southern Rhodesia) Instructor schools Southeastern Area Southwestern Area Flying Boat Instructors School, El Khanka RAF 1 FIS 2 FIS 4 FIS 5 FIS 6 FIS 7 FIS 11 FIS 1 FIS (Advanced) 2 FIS (Advanced) 3 FIS (Advanced) 7 FIS (Advanced) 4 FIS (Elementary) 5 FIS (Elementary) 6 FIS (Elementary) 10 FIS (Elementary) FIS (India) 12 FIS (Operational) 33 FIS, Southern Rhodesia 4 FIS (Supplementary) 5 FIS (Supplementary) 6 FIS (Supplementary) FIS, The Curragh FIS, Upavon FITS Flying Refresher Schools School of Refresher Flying RAF Flying Refresher School RAF 101 FRS 102 FRS 103 FRS 104 FRS Flying Training Schools 1 FTS 2 FTS 3 FTS 4 FTS 5 FTS 6 FTS 7 FTS 8 FTS 9 FTS 10 FTS 11 FTS 12 FTS 13 FTS 14 FTS 15 FTS 16 FTS 17 FTS 19 FTS 20 FTS 21 FTS 22 FTS 23 FTS 30 FTS 31 FTS 32 FTS 33 FTS 34 FTS 207 FTS 211 FTS 1 (Indian) FTS 16 (Polish) FTS Instructors School RAF JEFTS MAFIS MAS of SF Netheravon Flying School NEAFIS NWAFIS NAFIS 1RFTS RFTS 1 RS Reserve Flying Schools 1 RFS 2 RFS 3 RFS 4 RFS 5 RFS 6 RFS 7 RFS 8 RFS 9 RFS 10 RFS 11 RFS 12 RFS 13 RFS 14 RFS 15 RFS 16 RFS 17 RFS 18 RFS 19 RFS 20 RFS 21 RFS 22 RFS 23 RFS 24 RFS 25 RFS RFS, Brough RFS, Coventry RFS, Hamble RFS, Filton RFS, Renfrew RFS, Stag lane Service Flying Schools 1 SFTS 2 SFTS 3 SFTS 4 SFTS 5 SFTS 6 SFTS 7 SFTS 8 SFTS 9 SFTS 10 SFTS 11 SFTS 12 SFTS 13 SFTS 14 SFTS 15 SFTS 16 SFTS 17 SFTS 20 SFTS 21 SFTS 22 SFTS 23 SFTS 1 (Indian) SFTS Special Flying Schools No. 1 School of Special Flying RAF No. 2 School of Special Flying RAF School of Special Flying (Canada) RAF School of Special Flying, Gosport RAF

Officer training establishments	RAF Staff College, Andover RAF College Cranwell RAF Staff College, Bulstrode Park RAF Staff College, Bracknell Officers Advanced Training School College of Air warfare

Operational Conversion Units	226 OCU 227 OCU 227 (AOP) CU 228 OCU 229 OCU 230 OCU 231 OCU 232 OCU 233 OCU 235 OCU 236 OCU 237 OCU 238 OCU 240 OCU 241 OCU 242 OCU 1330 CU 1331 CU 1331 HTCU 1332 (T)HCU 1332 HTCU 1333 (TS)CU 1333 TSCU 1334 (TS)CU 1335 (M)CU 1336 (TS)CU 1336 TCU 1380 (TS)CU 1380 TCU 1381 (T)CU 1382 (T)CU 1383 (T)CU 1384 (HT)CU 1385 (HTS)CU 1584 (HB)CU 1651 CU 1651 HCU 1652 CU 1652 HCU 1653 CU 1653 HCU 1654 CU 1654 HCU 1655 MCU 1656 HCU 1657 HCU 1658 HCU 1659 HCU 1660 HCU 1661 HCU 1662 HCU 1663 HCU 1664 HCU 1664 (RCAF)HCU 1665 HCU 1665 (HT)CU 1666 HCU 1666 (RCAF)HCU 1667 HCU 1668 HCU 1669 HCU 1670 (T)CU 1670 CU 1670 (M)CU 1673 HCU 1674 HCU 1675 HCU 1678 HCU 1699 (BS)CU 1699 HCU All-Weather OCU Argosy CU Belvedere CU Short-Range CU Jaguar OCU 5 HBCU, Lydda HBCU, Salbani HGCU 21 HGCU 22 HGCU 23 HGCU

Operational Training Units	1 (Coastal) OTU 2 (Coastal) OTU 3 (Coastal) OTU 4 (Coastal) OTU 5 OTU 6 OTU 7 OTU 8 (Coastal) OTU 9 (Coastal) OTU 10 OTU 11 OTU 12 OTU 13 OTU 14 OTU 15 OTU 16 OTU 17 OTU 18 OTU 19 OTU 20 OTU 21 OTU 22 OTU 23 OTU 24 OTU 25 OTU 26 OTU 27 OTU 28 OTU 29 OTU 30 OTU 31 OTU 32 OTU 34 OTU 36 OTU 41 OTU 42 OTU 43 OTU 51 OTU 52 OTU 53 OTU 54 OTU 55 OTU 56 OTU 57 OTU 58 OTU 59 OTU 60 OTU 61 OTU 62 OTU 63 OTU 70 (Middle East) OTU 71 OTU 72 OTU 73 OTU 74 OTU 75 OTU 76 OTU 77 OTU 78 OTU 79 OTU 80 (French) OTU 81 OTU 82 OTU 83 OTU 84 OTU 85 OTU 86 OTU 101 (Glider) OTU 102 (Glider) OTU 104 (Transport) OTU 105 (Transport) OTU 107 (Transport) OTU 108 (Transport) OTU 109 (Transport) OTU 111 (Coastal) OTU 131 (Coastal) OTU 132 (Coastal) OTU 151 (Fighter) OTU 152 (Bomber) OTU 1 OTU (I)

Gliding schools	Central Gliding School Glider Instructors School 1 GTS 2 GTS 3 GTS 4 GTS 5 GTS 1 GC 2 GC 1 GS 2 GS 3 GS 4 GS 5 GS 6 GS 7 GS 8 GS 9 GS 10 GS 21 GS 22 GS 23 GS 24 GS 25 GS 26 GS 27 GS 28 GS 29 GS 30 GS 31 GS 41 GS 42 GS 43 GS 44 GS 45 GS 47 GS 48 GS 49 GS 50 GS 51 GS 52 GS 53 GS 54 GS 55 GS 56 GS 57 GS 58 GS 59 GS 61 GS 62 GS 63 GS 64 GS 65 GS 66 GS 67 GS 68 GS 69 GS 70 GS 72 GS 74 GS 80 GS 81 GS 82 GS 83 GS 84 GS 86 GS 87 GS 88 GS 89 GS 92 GS 94 GS 95 GS 102 GS 103 GS 104 GS 105 GS 106 GS 107 GS 108 GS 121 GS 122 GS 123 GS 124 GS 125 GS 126 GS 127 GS 128 GS 129 GS 130 GS 141 GS 142 GS 143 GS 144 GS 145 GS 146 GS 147 GS 148 GS 149 GS 161 GS 162 GS 163 GS 166 GS 167 GS 168 GS 180 GS 181 GS 182 GS 183 GS 184 GS 185 GS 186 GS 187 GS 188 GS 189 GS 190 GS 192 GS 201 GS 202 GS 203 GS 611 GS 612 GS 613 GS 614 GS 615 GS 616 GS 617 GS 618 GS 621 GS 622 GS 623 GS 624 GS 625 GS 626 GS 631 GS 632 GS 633 GS 634 GS 635 GS 636 GS 637 GS 641 GS 642 GS 643 GS 644 GS 645 GS 661 GS 662 GS 663 GS 671 GS 611 VGS 612 VGS 613 VGS 614 VGS 615 VGS 616 VGS 617 VGS 618 VGS 621 VGS 622 VGS 624 VGS 625 VGS 626 VGS 631 VGS 632 VGS 633 VGS 634 VGS 635 VGS 636 VGS 637 VGS 642 VGS 643 VGS 644 VGS 645 VGS 661 VGS 662 VGS 663 VGS 664 VGS Home Command Gliding Centre No. 1 Home Command Gliding Centre RAF No. 2 Home Command Gliding Centre RAF Home Command Gliding Instructors School Reserve Command Gliding Instructors School Air Cadet Central Gliding School

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