Listed below are the multitude of places that RAF Marinecraft operated from perhaps not all at the same instance in time but evolving as the war progressed and abated around the world, it truly was a widespread and comprehensive coverage of all flying activity of the RAF and Allied Air Forces that was there for Allied Shipping routes, Flying boat attendance and Air Sea Rescue duties.
West Africa | South African Air Force | Asia
| East. Italy | Capo Santa-Maria-de-Leuca Bari, Barletta, Brindisi, Manfredonia, Ortona Ancona, Potro Casini |
A.S.R. Control Unit 301 253 A.S.R.U 208 A.S.R.U. Detachment |
| Croatia | Komiza, Vis | 253 A.S.R.U. |
| West Italy | 252 A.S.R.U. Formed from merger of 223 & 224 A.S.R.U. Naples Bay, Ishia, Calvi, Ponziane, Salerno, Anzio, Civitavecchia, Manela, Elbe, Ponza, Sola |
252 A.S.R.U. |
| South. Italy | Crotone.Taranto | 252 A.S.R.U. |
| Sicily | Pantelleria Island, Syracuse, Catania Palermo, Milazo, Porto Empedocle |
A.S.R. Control Unit 300 |
| Sardinia | Cagliari | 254 A.S.R.U. |
| Corsica | Ajaccio Bastia |
254 A.S.R.U. A.S.R.U. Control Unit 301 |
| Greece | Athens, Piraeus, Scaramanga, Chania, Kella, Patras, Lake Vouliagmeni |
254 A.S.R.U. |
| Egypt | Aboukir Alexandria Fanara Al Isam Ilian, Lake Timsah, Crocodile Lake, Mersa Matruh, Port Said, Port Suez, Sharm el Sheik |
Maintenance Unit 208 A.S.R.U. No.3 Marine Craft Training School M.C.U. |
| ibya | Tobruk, Benghazi | M.C.U. |
| Tunisia | Bizerta, Sfax, Sousse, Tabar, Tunis, Lampedusa Island | M.C.U. |
| Algeria | Algiers, Arzeu, Bougie, Phillipeville, Bone, Oran, Tenes |
224 / 225 A.S.R.U. 223 / 251 A.S.R.U. |
| S. France | San Tropez, Marseilles | 254 A.S.R.U. |
| Cyprus | Paphos, Limassol | M.C.S. |
| Malta | Kalafrana Marsaxlokk Sliema, St Paul's Bay, Kala Diveyra |
101 / 204 A.S.R.U. M.C.S. |
| Gibraltar | North Front | 71 A.S.R.U. |
| Azores | Sau Miguel. Ponta Delgada, Praya de Terceira | M.C.S. |
| Bahamas | Lyford Cay | 250 A.S.R.U. |
| Bermuda | Harbour Island | 250 A.S.R.U. |
| St Lucia | Castries | 250 A.S.R.U. |
| United States America | Lake Okeechobee (Florida) | M.C.S. |
| Iraq | Lake Habbaniyah (Bagdad), Basra | M.C.U. |
| Iran | Abadan | M.C.U. |
| Kuwait | Al Jahara | M.C.S. |
| Bahrain | Manama | M.C.S. |
| Trucial States | Khor Kuwair | M.C.S. |
| Aden | Khormaksar Hedjuff Sacoto (Socotra) |
207 / 216 A.S.R.U. 215 A.S.R.U. M.C.U. |
| Oman | Masirah, Umm Resays, Ras El Hadd | 214 / 215 A.S.R.U. 215 A.S.R.U. |
| Hong Kong | Kai Tak | M.C.S. |
| Malaya | Penang, George Town, | M.C.S. |
| Singapore | Seletar, Changi | M.C.S. |
| Indonesia | Batavia, Kemajuran, Soerabaya, Tjilitjap, Jakarta | M.C.S. |
West Africa
| Mauritania | Port Etienne | 218 A.S.R.U. |
| Senegal | Dakar | M.C.U. |
| Gambia | athurst Half-Die |
M.C.U. 202 A.S.R.U. |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown, Aberdeen Jui, Fourah Bay |
201 A.S.R.U. M.C.U. |
| Ivory Coast | Abidijan | M.C.U. |
| Ghana | Takoradi | 249 A.S.R.U. |
| Nigeria | Lagos, Apapa, Banana | 217 A.S.R.U. |
| Liberia | Fishermans Lake, Roberts Port | M.C.U. |
| Gabon | Libraville | M.C.U. |
| Congo | Pointe Noire | M.C.U. |
South African Air Force
| Langebaan Congella Durban Lake St Lucia |
Training S.A.A.F on Catalinas Catalinas Operated with all of the Large Flying boats Catalinas |
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| Richards Bay | Catalinas | |
| B.O.A.C. | Shared a great many of the bases using Flying boats Lisbon, El Porto, Dakar, Freetown, Fishermans Lake, Libraville, Pointe Noire, Kisumu, Stanleyville, Kisangani, Brazzaville, Kinshasa, Khartoum, and many Indian Ocean Islands connecting Kisumu, Dar es Salaam to Ceylon |
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| E Africa Tanzania | Dar es Salaam, Lindi | M.C.U. |
| Kenya | Mombasa, Kipevu |
219 A.S.R.U. No.2 M.C.T.S. |
| Somalia | Hordio, Alula, Benda | 220 A.S.R.U. |
Asia
| Pakistan | Jawani Karachi,Korangi Creek |
M.C.U. 241 A.S.R.U. |
| India | Rajsamand Lake, Udaipur, Bendi, River Ganges, S.E.New Delhi, Mumbai, Bombay Trombay Kochi (Cochin) Chenni (Madras) Redhills Lake, Vina Wanda, Vinsagapatan, Visakhapatnam Kolkata (Calcutta) |
242 A.S.R.U. 243 A.S.R.U. 232 / 238 A.S.R.U. 231 A.S.R.U. 240 A.S.R.U. 229 A.S.R.U. |
| Bangladesh | Kulna, Jessore Lake Chittagong Akyab, Cox Bazar |
M.C.U. 239 A.S.R.U. M.C.U. |
| Burma | Lake Indawgyi ( North of Mandalay) Prome, Pyay, (Inland river confluence) Maiskal Island (Ramree Islands) |
M.C.U. 227 A.S.R.U. |
| Sri Lanka | Columbo Galle Koggala Trincomalee (China Bay) Kayts (Northwest tip of Sri Lanka) Cocos Islands Direction Island Seychelles Port Victoria Maldive Islands Gan Mauritius Port Louis |
203 A.S.R.U. 237 A.S.R.U. M.C.U. 235 A.S.R.U. 236 A.S.R.U M.C.S. M.C.S. M.C.S. M.C.S. |
| Cocos Islands | Direction Island | M.C.S. |
| Seychelles | Port Victoria | M.C.S. |
| Maldive Islands | Gan | M.C.S. |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | M.C.S. |
| Chagos Islands | Diego Garcia | M.C.S. |
| Comoro Islands | Bouni | M.C.S. |
| Mayotte Islands | Pamanzi | M.C.S. |
| Madagascar | Diego Suarez | M.C.S. |
| Australia | Augusta, Freemantle, Montague Bay, Darwin | M.C.S. |
| Japan | Iwakuni | M.C.U. |
| Russia | Murmansk, Arcangel, Lake Lokha, Grasnaya | 236 / 255 A.S.R.U. |
| Iceland | Budaryri (Reykjavik), Akureyi | 70 A.S.R.U. |
| Belgium | Ostend | 32 A.S.R.U. |
| Holland | Oesthaven | 32 A.S.R.U.. |
| Norway | Trondheim, Stavanger, Fornebu, Sola | 33 A.S.R.U. |
| Germany | Finkenwerder, Hamburg Lake Havel, Gatow, (Used for Berlin Air Lift Operation) |
M.C.S. |
| Falkland Isles | Stanley, Whalebone Cove, (Used after Falklands War) |
M.C.S. Det. |