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 Argosy Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Benson (1961–63) became 'Argosy Flight' of No. 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF Belvedere Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Odiham (1964–66) Belvedere Trials Unit RAF at RAF Odiham (1960–61) became No. 66 Squadron RAF Canberra Trials and Tactical Evaluation Unit at RAF Akrotiri (1966–68) Halifax Training Unit RAF part of No. 1332 (Transport) Heavy Conversion Unit RAF (-1946) Harrier Conversion Team RAF (1969–70) became Harrier Conversion Unit RAF, part of No. 233 Operational Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Wittering (1987–90) Jaguar Conversion Team RAF at RAF Lossiemouth (1973–74) became Jaguar Operational Conversion Unit RAF Jet Provost Trials Unit at RAF Tengah, Singapore Tornado F.3 Operational Evaluation Unit RAF at RAF Coningsby (1987-??) Tornado Weapons Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Honington/RAF Lossiemouth (1982–92) became No. 15 Squadron RAF Twin Pioneer Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Odiham (1963–64) became Short Range Conversion Unit RAF Typhoon Operational Evaluation Unit Victor (B.2) Trials Unit RAF at RAF Cottesmore (1961–62) became 'C' Flight of No. 232 Operational Conversion Unit RAF Warwick Training Unit RAF at RAF Docking (1943) became Air Sea Rescue Training Unit RAF Washington Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Marham (1950–53) Wessex Intensive Flying Trials Unit RAF at RAF Odiham (1963–64) became No. 18 Squadron RAF

Aircraft units

Airfield Headquarters

Advanced flying units

Observers

Pilots

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 +unitprevious identityformed atformedaircraftdisbandeddisbanded atnotes No. 1 Armament Practice Camp RAF Aldergrove 5 November 1941 Westland Lysander I/IIIMiles Martinet TT.I 1 September 1945 RAF Aldergrove No. 2 Armament Practice Camp RAF Thorney Island 5 November 1941 Westland Lysander IIMiles Martinet TT.I 1 September 1945 RAF Bradwell Bay Absorbed by the Armament Practice Station, Spilsby RAF No. 3 Armament Practice Camp RAF Leuchars 5 November 1941 Westland Lysander IIMiles Martinet TT.I 1 September 1945 RAF Leuchars No. 4 Armament Practice Camp RAF Talbenny December 1942 Westland Lysander IIMiles Martinet TT.I 1 September 1945 RAF Talbenny No. 11 Armament Practice Camp No. 1487 Flight RAFNo. 1498 Flight RAF RAF Fairwood Common 18 October 1943 Hawker Typhoon IbMaster IIMiles Martinet TT.ISupermarine Spitfire IX 1 July 1945 RAF Fairwood Common Combined with No. 18 APC to become No. 1 APS RAF No. 12 Armament Practice Camp No. 1486 Flight RAF RAF Llanbedr 18 October 1943 Martinet IIHawker Hurricane IV 21 February 1945 RAF Llanbedr No. 13 Armament Practice Camp No. 1492 Flight RAF RAF Weston Zoyland 18 October 1943 Martinet IIHurricane IV 21 February 1945 RAF Llanbedr No. 14 Armament Practice Camp No. 1490 Flight RAF RAF Ayr 18 October 1943 Martinet IIMaster IITyphoonSpitfire 4 October 1945 RAF Warmwell No. 15 Armament Practice Camp No. 1491 Flight RAF RAF Peterhead 18 October 1943 Martinet I & TT.I 21 February 1945 RAF Peterhead 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 No. 17 Armament Practice Camp No. 1488 Flight RAF RAF Southend 18 October 1943 Martinet I & TT.IMaster IITyphoon IbSpitfire IX 4 October 1945 RAF Warmwell No. 18 Armament Practice Camp No. 1493 Flight RAF RAF Gravesend 18 October 1943 Martinet I & TT.IHurricaneMasterTyphoonSpitfire 1 July 1945 RAF Fairwood Common Combined with No. 11 APC to become No. 1 APS RAF No. 20 Armament Practice Camp No. 1571 Flight RAF RAF Ratmalana 30 January 1944 Hurricane IIbHarvard IIbVultee Vengeance I 26 September 1945 RAF Sigiriya No. 21 Armament Practice Camp No. 1572 Flight RAF RAF St Thomas Mount 30 January 1944 Vengeance IIHarvard IIbVickers Wellington IC 18 June 1945 RAF Cholavarum No. 22 Armament Practice Camp No. 1573 Flight RAF RAF Amarda Road 30 January 1944 Spitfire VIIIHarvard IIbVengeance I November 1946 RAF Ranchi No. 23 Armament Practice Camp RAF Salbani 10 March 1944 Harvard IIbVengeance I 31 May 1945 RAF Dhubalia No. 24 Armament Practice Camp B.170 Westerland 15 July 1945 Martinet TT.IMaster IIHawker Tempest V 17 July 1946 RAF Sylt Disbanded into Training Squadron, RAF Sylt No. 25 Armament Practice Camp B.170 Westerland 15 July 1945 Martinet TT.IMaster IITempest VMosquito VI 17 July 1946 RAF Sylt Disbanded into Training Squadron, RAF Sylt No. 26 Armament Practice Camp RAF Nicosia 15 April 1948 Bristol Beaufighter TT.10Gloster Meteor T.7 & F.8de Havilland Vampire T.11 19 February 1951 RAF Nicosia No. 27 Armament Practice Camp RAF Butterworth 1 January 1949 Harvard IIbBeaufighter TT.10Meteor TT.8Vampire FB.9 20 September 1954 RAF Butterworth Armament Practice Camp, Butterworth RAF Butterworth 1 April 1955 Harvard IIbMeteor T.7 & F.8Vampire T.11 30 April 1956 RAF Butterworth Armament Practice Camp (Middle East Air Force) RAF Nicosia 31 January 1956 Meteor T.7 & F.8Vampire T.11 10 January 1957 RAF Habbaniya

Armament practice station +unitprevious identityformed atformedaircraftdisbandeddisbanded atnotes Armament Practice Station, Acklington RAF No. 2 APS RAF Acklington 1 May 1946 Martinet TT.IMosquito T.3, FB.6 & TT.35Spitfire LF.16e 27 July 1956 RAF Acklington Armament Practice Station, Lübeck RAF RAF Lubeck 1 May 1946 Mosquito T.3 & FB.6Meteor F.3 & F.4 30 September 1948 RAF Lubeck Armament Practice Station, Spilsby RAF RAF Spilsby 1 December 1945 Martinet TT.IMaster IIMosquito VISpitfire XVI 1 August 1946 RAF Spilsby Disbanded to form part of APS Acklington RAF Armament Practice Station, Sylt RAFas Training Squadron, RAF Sylt RAF Sylt 17 July 1946 Martinet TT.ITempest TT.5Mosquito T.3 & TT.35 29 February 1948 RAF Sylt Armament Practice Station, Sylt RAFas Armament Training Flight Training Squadron, RAF Sylt RAF Sylt 1 June 1949 Martinet TT.IMosquito T.3Vampire FB.5 April 1957 RAF Sylt Reformed Armament Practice Station, Sylt RAF Armament Training Flight RAF Sylt April 1957 Martinet TT.IMosquito T.3Vampire FB.5 16 October 1961 RAF Sylt Renamed No. 1 Armament Practice Station RAF No. 11 APCNo. 18 APC RAF Fairwood Common 1 July 1945 Martinet IIMaster IITempest VSpitfire XVI 1 May 1946 RAF Fairwood Common No. 2 Armament Practice Station RAF RAF Bradwell Bay 1 July 1945 Martinet TT.IMaster IIMosquito III 1 May 1946 RAF Spilsby Became APS Acklington RAF No. 3 Armament Practice Station RAF RAF Hawkinge 10 August 1945 Martinet TT.IMaster IISpitfire IX RAF Charterhall 17 March 1946 No. 3 Armament Practice Station RAF RAF Charterhall 7 November 1946 Martinet TT.I RAF Charterhall 26 March 1947 Reformed

Armament training camp +unitprevious identityformed atformedaircraftdisbandeddisbanded atnotes Armament Training Camp, Kuantan RAF RAF Kuantan 16 October 1941 Overrun by Japanese forces No. 1 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Catfoss 1 January 1932 Hawker AudaxGloster Gauntletde Havilland MothFairey Gordon 1 April 1938 RAF Catfoss Became No. 1 ATS RAF No. 2 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF North Coates Fitties 1 January 1932 Fairey IIIFWestland Wallace 6 October 1936 RAF North Coates Fitties Became Temp ATC North Coates Fitties RAF No. 2 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Aldergrove 6 October 1936 1 April 1938 RAF Aldergrove Reformed. Became No. 2 ATS RAF No. 3 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Sutton Bridge 1 January 1932 Fairey IIFde Havilland Tiger Moth 1 April 1938 RAF Sutton Bridge Became No. 3 ATS RAF No. 3 Armament Training Camp RAF No. 18 Group Armament Practice Camp RAF Leuchars November 1941 Lysander IIMartinet TT.I 1 September 1945 RAF Leuchars Reformed No. 4 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF West Freugh 1 January 1937 Wallace IVickers Wellesley 1 April 1938 RAF West Freugh Became No. 4 ATS RAF 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 No. 5 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Penrhos 1 February 1937 Wallace IITutor 1 April 1938 RAF Penrhos Became No. 5 ATS RAF No. 6 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Woodsford 1 May 1937 Wallace I & IITutor 1 April 1938 RAF Warmwell Became No. 6 ATS RAF No. 7 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Acklington 1 April 1938 Fairey Seal 1 April 1938 RAF Acklington Became No. 7 ATS RAF No. 8 Armament Training Camp RAF RAF Evanton 1 September 1937 GordonHawker Hart Trainer 1 April 1938 RAF Evanton Became No. 8 ATS RAF Temporary Armament Training Camp, Aldergrove RAF RAF Aldergrove 2 March 1936 Wallace I 6 October 1936 RAF Aldergrove Became No. 2 ATC RAF Temporary Armament Training Camp, Leuchars RAF RAF Leuchars March 1935 GordonWestland Wapiti IIa 1 April 1938 RAF Leuchars Became Temporary ATS Leuchars RAF 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

Armament training station +unitprevious identityformed atformedaircraftdisbandeddisbanded atnotes No. 1 Armament Training Station RAF No. 1 ATC RAF Catfoss 1 April 1938 HenleyTiger Moth II 3 September 1939 RAF Catfoss No. 1 Armament Training Station (BAFF) RAF RAF Pembrey 24 July 1940 RAF Pembrey No. 2 Armament Training Station RAF No. 2 ATC RAF Aldergrove 1 April 1938 HindWallace I & II 17 April 1939 RAF Aldergrove Became No. 3 Air Observers School RAF No. 3 Armament Training Station RAF No. 3 ATC RAF Sutton Bridge 1 April 1938 GordonHenley 3 September 1939 RAF Sutton Bridge Disbanded into No. 4 Air Observers School RAF No. 4 Armament Training Station RAF No. 4 ATC RAF West Freugh 1 April 1938 SealWallace I & II 17 April 1939 RAF West Freugh Became No. 4 Air Observers School RAF No. 5 Armament Training Station RAF No. 5 ATC RAF Penrhos 1 April 1938 HenleyMiles Magister I 18 September 1939 RAF Jurby Became No. 5 Air Observers School RAF No. 6 Armament Training Station RAF No. 6 ATC RAF Woodsford 1 April 1938 SealHenley 3 September 1939 RAF Warmwell Became part of No. 10 Air Observers School RAF No. 7 Armament Training Station RAF No. 7 ATC RAF Acklington 1 April 1938 SealHenley 15 November 1938 RAF Acklington Became No. 2 Air Observers School RAF No. 8 Armament Training Station RAF No. 8 ATC RAF Evanton 1 April 1938 HenleyGordon 3 September 1939 RAF Evanton Became No. 8 Air Observers School RAF 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 Temporary Armament Training Station, Leuchars RAF Temporary ATC, Leuchars RAF Leuchars 1 April 1938 HenleyGordon 3 September 1939 RAF Leuchars Disbanded into No. 8 Air Observers School RAF Temporary Armament Training Station, North Coates Fitties RAF RAF North Coates Fitties 1 April 1938 15 August 1938 RAF North Coates Fitties No. 1 Armament Training Unit RAF asTemporary Armament Training Unit RAF RAF Peshawar 10 March 1942 HartHarvard 12 May 1943 RAF Bairagarh Became No. 1 AGS RAF

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