# List of ferry units of the Royal Air Force

This is a List of Royal Air Force ferry units.

## Ferry
### Flights

| Unit | Formed at | Formed on | Disbanded at | Disbanded on | Notes |
| 1 Ferry Training Flight | Lyneham | March 1942 | Lyneham | 3 November 1942 | |
| 2 Ferry Training Flight | Lyneham | March 1942 | Filton | 17 July 1942 | |
| 3 Ferry Training Flight | Lyneham | March 1942 | Lyneham | 20 May 1942 | |
| 10 (Polish) Ferry Flight | Kington Langley | 27 March 1941 | Kington Langley | 27 July 1941 | Absorbed by the Headquarters, Service Ferry Training Squadron. |
| 1427 (Ferry Training) Flight | Thruxton | 13 December 1941 | Stradishall | 1 April 1943 | Absorbed by No. 1657 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF. |
| 1428 (Ferry Training) Flight | Horsham St. Faith and Oulton | 29 December 1941 | Oulton | 6 June 1942 | The Ferry Training section being absorbed by No. 1444 (Ferry Training) Flight. |
| 1442 (Ferry Training) Flight | Bicester | 21 January 1942 | Bicester | 1 August 1942 | |
| 1443 (Ferry Training) Flight | Harwell | 21 January 1942 | Harwell | 30 April 1943 | Became No. 310 Ferry Training Unit. |
| 1444 (Ferry Training) Flight | Horsham St. Faith | 21 January 1942 | Lyneham | 3 November 1942 | Merged with No. 1445 Flight and the Ferry Training Unit to become 'B' Flight of No. 301 Ferry Training Unit. |
| 1445 Flight | Lyneham | 27 February 1942 | Lyneham | 3 November 1942 | Merged with No. 1444 (Ferry Training) Flight and the Ferry Training Unit to become 'C' Flight of No. 301 Ferry Training Unit. |
| 1446 (Ferry Training) Flight | Bassingbourn | 23 March 1942 | Moreton-in-Marsh | 1 May 1943 | Became No. 311 Ferry Training Unit. |
| 1689 (Ferry Pool Pilot Training) Flight | | | | | |
| Catalina Ferry Flight | Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika | June 1945 | Mombasa, Kenya | July 1946 | |
| East African Ferry Flight | Mombasa, Kenya | ? | Mombasa, Kenya | 31 May 1946 | |
| Ferry Convoy Flight | Allahabad, India | 21 June 1944 | Mauripur, India | 25 December 1944 | |
| Ferry Flight, Cardington | Cardington | January 1939 | Cardington | 16 January 1939 | Became No. 1 Ferry Pilot Pool and No. 2 Ferry Pilot Pool; eventually incorporated into Ferry Squadron RAF. |
| Ferry Flight, Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, India | 7 May 1944 | Santa Cruz, India | 29 June 1945 | |
| Ferry Flight, Trichinopoly | Trichinopoly, India | 27 April 1944 | Trichinopoly, India | 28 February 1946 | |
| Ferry Training Flight, Bicester | Bicester | 24 October 1941 | Bicester | 21 January 1942 | Became No. 1442 (Ferry Training) Flight. |
| Ferry Training Flight, Docking | Docking | August 1943 | | | |
| Ferry Training Flight, Dorval | Dorval, Canada | 5 November 1941 | Dorval, Canada | 5 July 1944 | Merged with No. 2 Ferry Crew Pool, the Civilian Aircrew Pool and the Allied Aircrew Pool to become No.6 Ferry Unit. |
| Ferry Training Flight, Harwell | Harwell | November 1941 | Harwell | 21 January 1942 | Became No. 1443 (Ferry Training) Flight. |
| Ferry Training Flight, Horsham St. Faith | Horsham St. Faith | December 1941 | Horsham St. Faith | 21 January 1942 | Became No. 1444 (Ferry Training) Flight. |
| Ferry Training Flight, Nassau | Nassau | ? | Nassau | 3 August 1943 | Merged with part of the Service Aircrew Pool, Dorval to become No. 3 Ferry Crew Pool. |
| Ferry Transport Flight | Benson | 30 December 1954 | Benson | 16 April 1956 | |

### Units

| Unit | Formed at | Formed on | Disbanded at | Disbanded on | Notes |
| 1 Ferry Unit | Pershore | 16 March 1944 | Manston | 17 May 1948 | Became No. 1 (Overseas) Ferry Unit. |
| 1 (Overseas) Ferry Unit | Pershore | 17 May 1948 | Abingdon | 17 November 1952 | Became No. 1 (Long-Range) Ferry Unit and No. 3 (Long-Range) Ferry Unit. |
| 1 (Long-Range) Ferry Unit | Abingdon | 17 November 1952 | Benson | 1 February 1953 | Became No. 147 Squadron RAF. |
| 2 Ferry Unit | LG.237 | 23 September 1944 | Cairo West | 1 December 1945 | Absorbed by No. 5 Ferry Unit. |
| 2 (Home) Ferry Unit | Aston Down | 7 February 1952 | Aston Down | 1 February 1953 | Became No. 187 Squadron RAF. |
| 3 Ferry Unit | Oujda, Morocco | 23 September 1944 | Blida | 14 January 1946 | |
| 3 (Long-Range) Ferry Unit | Abingdon | 17 November 1952 | Abingdon | 1 February 1953 | Became No. 167 Squadron RAF. |
| 4 Ferry Unit | Catania, Sicily | 23 September 1944 | Capodichino, Italy | 14 January 1946 | |
| 4 (Home) Ferry Unit | Hawarden | 7 February 1952 | Hawarden | 1 February 1953 | Became No. 173 Squadron RAF. |
| 5 Ferry Unit | Heliopolis, Egypt | 23 September 1944 | Cairo West, Egypt | 15 March 1946 | |
| 6 Ferry Unit | Dorval, Canada | 5 July 1944 | Dorval, Canada | 30 November 1945 | |
| 7 Ferry Unit | Nassau, Bahamas | 5 July 1944 | Nassau, Bahamas | 1 October 1945 | |
| 8 Ferry Unit | Mauripur, India | 1 September 1944 | Drigh Road, India | 18 June 1945 | |
| 9 Ferry Unit | Bamhrauli, India | 1 September 1944 | Bamhrauli, India | 20 June 1945 | |
| 10 Ferry Unit | Nagpur, India | 1 September 1944 | Trichinopoly, India | 16 June 1945 | |
| 11 Ferry Unit | Talbenny | 8 September 1944 | Dunkeswell | 15 August 1945 | Merged No. 3 Aircraft Preparation Unit to become No. 16 Ferry Unit. |
| 12 Ferry Unit | Melton Mowbray | 9 October 1944 | Melton Mowbray | 7 November 1945 | |
| 14 Ferry Unit | Agartala, India | 20 March 1945 | Hathazari, India | 13 July 1945 | Absorbed by No. 209 Staging Post. |
| 15 Ferry Unit | Filton | 1 July 1945 | Filton | 10 October 1945 | |
| 16 Ferry Unit | Dunkeswell | 15 August 1945 | St Mawgan | 15 November 1946 | |

### Crew pools

| Unit | Formed at | Formed on | Disbanded at | Disbanded on | Notes |
| 1 Ferry Crew Pool | Lyneham | 3 August 1943 | Lyneham | 16 March 1944 | Merged with 301 Ferry Training Unit to become 1 Ferry Unit. |
| 2 Ferry Crew Pool | Dorval, Canada | 3 August 1943 | Dorval | 5 July 1944 | Merged with the Civilian Aircrew Pool, Allied Aircrew Pool and Ferry Training Flight, Dorval to become 6 Ferry Unit. |
| 3 Ferry Crew Pool | Nassau, Bahamas | 3 August 1943 | Nassau | 5 July 1944 | Became 7 Ferry Unit. |

### Pilots pools

| Unit | Formed at | Formed on | Disbanded at | Disbanded on | Notes |
| 1 Ferry Pilots Pool | Hucknall | 16 January 1939 | Hucknall | 10 May 1940 | |
| 2 Ferry Pilots Pool | Filton | 16 January 1939 | Cardiff | April 1940 | Disbanded to become 4 Ferry Pilots Pool. |
| 4 Ferry Pilots Pool No. 4 (Continental) Ferry Pilots Pool | Cardiff | April 1940 | Kemble | 7 November 1940 | Disbanded to become Headquarters Service Ferry Pools. |
| 7 (Service) Ferry Pilots Pool | Kemble | 5 November 1940 | Kemble | 20 February 1941 | Absorbed by Headquarters Service Ferry Pools. |
| 8 (Service) Ferry Pilots Pool | Hullavington | 5 November 1940 | Kington Langley | 27 March 1941 | Absorbed by No. 10 (Polish) Ferry Flight. |
| 9 (Service) Ferry Pilots Pool | Hawarden | 1 November 1940 | Hawarden | 20 February 1941 | Absorbed by Headquarters Service Ferry Pools. |
| 11 (Service) Ferry Pilots Pool | Dumfries | 4 April 1941 | Dumfries | June 1941 | Absorbed by Headquarters Service Ferry Squadron. |

### Pools

| Unit | Formed at | Formed on | Disbanded at | Disbanded on | Notes |
| 1 Ferry Pool | White Waltham | 3 December 1945 | White Waltham | 31 March 1946 | |
| 2 Ferry Pool | Aston Down | 1 December 1945 | Aston Down | 7 February 1952 | Became 2 (Home) Ferry Unit. |
| 3 Ferry Pool | Lichfield | 30 November 1945 | Henlow | 10 September 1947 | |
| 4 Ferry Pool | Hawarden | 30 November 1945 | Hawarden | 7 February 1952 | Became 4 (Home) Ferry Unit. |
| 5 Ferry Pool | Silloth | 15 October 1945 | Silloth | 25 May 1950 | |
| 8 (Service) Ferry Pool | Kington Langley | 1 November 1940 | Kington Langley | 27 March 1941 | Became 10 (Polish) Ferry Flight. |

### Training units

| Unit | Formed at | Formed on | Disbanded at | Disbanded on | Notes |
| 301 Ferry Training Unit | Lyneham | 3 November 1942 | Lyneham | 16 March 1944 | Merged with No. 1 Ferry Crew Pool to become No. 1 Ferry Unit. |
| 302 Ferry Training Unit | Loch Erne | 30 September 1942 | Alness | 1 April 1946 | |
| 303 Ferry Training Unit | Stornoway | 30 September 1942 | Talbenny | 8 September 1944 | Became No. 11 Ferry Unit. |
| 304 Ferry Training Unit | Port Ellen | 31 December 1942 | Melton Mowbray | 9 October 1944 | Merged with No. 4 Aircraft Preparation Unit to become No. 12 Ferry Unit. |
| 305 Ferry Training Unit | Errol | 14 December 1942 | Errol | 30 April 1944 | |
| 306 Ferry Training Unit | Templeton | 31 December 1942 | Melton Mowbray | 15 January 1944 | Absorbed by No. 304 Ferry Training Unit. |
| 307 Ferry Training Unit | Bicester | 24 December 1942 | Melton Mowbray | 15 January 1944 | Absorbed by No. 304 Ferry Training Unit. |
| 308 Ferry Training Unit | Pembroke Dock | 22 March 1943 | Oban | 12 January 1944 | Absorbed by No. 302 Ferry Training Unit. |
| 309 Ferry Training Unit | Benson | 21 April 1943 | Benson | 17 September 1945 | |
| 310 Ferry Training Unit | Harwell | 30 April 1943 | Harwell | 17 December 1943 | Absorbed by No. 311 Ferry Training Unit. |
| 311 Ferry Training Unit | Moreton-in-Marsh | 1 May 1943 | Moreton-in-Marsh | 1 May 1944 | |
| 312 Ferry Training Unit | Wellesbourne Mountford | 24 April 1943 | Wellesbourne Mountford | 17 December 1943 | |
| 313 Ferry Training Unit | North Bay, Canada | 1 March 1944 | North Bay, Canada | 18 October 1945 | |

### Other units

* Ferry Crew Pool Unit RAF
* Ferry Training and Despatch Unit RAF
* Ferry Training Unit RAF
* Overseas Ferry Unit RAF
* Service Ferry Pilots Pool RAF

## Aircraft

| Unit | Formed at | Formed on | Disbanded at | Disbanded on | Notes |
| Overseas Aircraft Despatch Flight RAF | Kemble | 9 September 1940 | Kemble | 15 August 1941 | Became Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit |
| Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit, Kemble and Portreath | Kemble | 15 August 1941 | Portreath | 26 January 1942 | Became 1 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit |
| No. 1 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit RAF | Portreath | 26 February 1942 | Portreath | 10 October 1945 | Disbanded |
| No. 2 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit RAF | St Mawgan | 26 November 1942 | St Mawgan | 15 November 1946 | Disbanded |
| No. 3 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit RAF | Hurn | 15 January 1943 | Talbenny | 17 May 1945 | Disbanded |
| No. 4 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit RAF | Redhill | 22 May 1944 | Bognor Regis | 31 January 1945 | Disbanded |
| No. 5 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit RAF | Aston Down | 5 June 1944 | Aston Down | 31 January 1945 | Disbanded |
| Overseas Aircraft Preparation Flight RAF | Kemble | 5 November 1941 | Kemble | 1 January 1942 | Became |
| Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF | Kemble | 1 January 1942 | Kemble Filton | 1 December 1942 | Became 1 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit and 2 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit |
| No. 1 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF | Kemble | 1 December 1942 | Unk | 5 July 1944 | Became 1 Aircraft Preparation Unit |
| No. 2 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF | Filton | 1 December 1942 | Unk | 5 July 1944 | Became 2 Aircraft Preparation Unit |
| No. 3 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF | Llandow | 1 July 1943 | Unk | 5 July 1944 | Became 3 Aircraft Preparation Unit |
| No. 4 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF | Melton Mowbray | August 1943 | Unk | 5 July 1944 | Became 4 Aircraft Preparation Unit |
| No. 1 Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF | Unk | 5 July 1944 | Kemble | 10 October 1944 | Absorbed by 1 Ferry Unit |
| No. 2 Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF | Unk | 5 July 1944 | Filton | 1 July 1945 | Became 15 Ferry Unit |
| No. 3 Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF | Unk | 5 July 1944 | Kirton-in-Lindsey | 15 August 1945 | Became 16 Ferry Unit |
| No. 4 Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF | Unk | 5 July 1944 | Melton Mowbray | 9 October 1944 | Became 12 Ferry Unit |
| No. 5 Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF | Dorval, Canada | 5 July 1944 | Dorval, Canada | 1 October 1945 | Disbanded |
| No. 6 Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF | Bermuda | 5 July 1944 | Bermuda | 1 October 1945 | Disbanded |
| No. 7 Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF | Nassau, Bahamas | 5 July 1944 | Nassau | 1 October 1945 | Disbanded |
| No. 11 (Landplane) Preparation and Modification Unit RAF | Thornaby | 1 September 1945 | Thornaby | 25 May 1946 | Disbanded |
| No. 12 (Flying Boat) Preparation and Modification Unit RAF | RAF Calshot | 1 September 1945 | Calshot | 25 April 1946 | Disbanded |
| No. 1 Aircraft Delivery Flight RAF | Hendon | 3 March 1941 | Andrews Field | 9 October 1945 | Disbanded |
| No. 2 Aircraft Delivery Flight RAF | Colerne | 18 March 1941 | Cranfield | 31 July 1944 | Disbanded |
| No. 3 Aircraft Delivery Flight RAF | Hawarden | 10 March 1941 | Catterick | 22 November 1944 | Disbanded |
| No. 4 Aircraft Delivery Flight RAF | Grangemouth | 10 March 1941 | Hutton Cranswick | 31 October 1945 | Disbanded |
| No. 1 Aircraft Delivery Unit RAF | Hendon | 22 March 1941 | Andrews Field | 9 October 1945 | Disbanded |
| No. 2 Aircraft Delivery Unit RAF | Colerne | 22 March 1941 | Cranfield | 31 July 1944 | Disbanded |
| No. 3 Aircraft Delivery Unit RAF | Hawarden | 10 March 1941 | Catterick | 22 November 1944 | Disbanded |
| No. 4 Aircraft Delivery Unit RAF | Grangemouth | 10 March 1941 | Hutton Cranswick | 31 October 1945 | Disbanded |