RAF Marine Craft and Air Sea Rescue were attached to RAF Coastal Command so here to give you greater insight into Marinecraft use are the placements of Coastal Command Squadrons which were operating Flying boats which required Marinecraft attendance to operate.
| 94 Sqn | Formed UK, 1939 | 18.02.40 - Freetown |
| 204 Sqn1 | Formed UK, Jun 39 | Sep 40 - Bathurst |
| 228 Sqn1 | Formed UK, Jun 39 | Jul 40 : Sep 40 - Detached Bathurst |
| 270 Sqn | Dec 43 – Apapa, Lagos | |
| 343 Sqn | Nov 43 – No.7 Aeronaval Flotilla – Refitted Dakar | |
| 490 Sqn | RNZAF | May 44 – Jui, Freetown |
| 88 Sqn | Formed from Ex 240 Sqn aircraft |
Modified to Transport Sqn. Hong Kong Evacuations, Supplies, 2,500 Passengers, 400,00 Tons Freight. Apr 48 Returned to Operational aircraft, Hong Kong, Jun 51 Seletar |
| 205 Sqn | Formed Feb 40 Disbanded 1 Oct 59 |
Singapore, Bata Java Jun 45 refitted back to Sunderlands (from Catalinas) Singapore Dec 45. 1st Jan 55 Merged with 209 Sqn Seletar |
| 209 Sqn | Formed Singapore, Jun 38 Disbanded 22 Feb 57 |
Feb 40 Koggala May 40 Cape Matapan Jan 43 Dar-Es-Salam Koggala, Ankvab Bangladesh, Calcutta. Dibrugarh Brahmaputra River Supply/Evacuate Chindits, Lake Indawgyi North East Burma, Rangoon, Redhills Lake. Madras V.J. Day Dec 45 Singapore 1946 UK Jun – Dec 48 Berlin Airlift |
| 240 Sqn | Formed with Catalina. Redhills Lake Mar 42 Disbanded May 46 |
Jul 45 Refit to Sunderlands from Catalinas |
| 262 Sqn | Formed with Catalina Nov 42 Disbanded May 46 |
1944 Refit to Sunderlands from Catalinas 1945 Aircraft passed to South African Air Force |
| 270 Sqn | Formed 12 Nov 42 | Jui Sierra Leone, Bathurst, Fishermans Lake Port Robert Liberia, Lagos Reformed with Sunderlands. |
| 474 Sqn | R.N.Z.A.F. | Used extensively on West Coast of Africa. |
| 191 Sqn | Formed 13 May 42 Disbanded 15 Jn 45 |
Karachi, Redhills Lake Vijayawada Hotel |
| 205 Sqn | Formed Jun 40 Disbanded End of WWII |
Nicobar, Singapore, Java Disbanded on Japan Invasion Reformed Dec 42 Koggala Ceylon staying until disbanded |
| 209 Sqn | Formed South Africa | Madagascar - Tulear and Diego Suarez. Port Victoria, Seychelles, Masirah Oman. |
| 212 Sqn | Formed Disbanded |
Feb 40 Koggala May 40 Cape Mattapan Jan 43 Dar-Es-Salam Koggala, Akyab Bangladesh, Calcutta. Dibrugarh Brahmaputra River Supply/Evaluate Chindits, Lake Indawgyi North East Burma, Rangoon, Redhills Lake. Madras V.J. Day Dec 45 Singapore 1946 UK Jun – Dec 48 Berlin Airlift |
| 240 Sqn | Formed Disbanded |
May 45 Merged with 212 Sqn Specially to evacuate Andaman Islands bay of Bengal Jul 45 Refit to Sunderlands |
| 259 Sqn | Formed Disbanded |
Jui Sierra Leone, Bathurst, Fishermans Lake Port Robert Liberia, Lagos Reformed with Sunderlands. |
| 262 Sqn | Formed 5 Nov 42 Disbanded |
Langebaan, Congella, Richards Bay, Lake Umsingazi Reformed to Sunderlands 1944 |
| 265 Sqn | Formed 5 Nov 42 Disbanded Jun 45 |
Mombasa Port Rietz, Diego Suarez, Kipeva, Lini Sar-Es-Salam, Congella 1945 Aircraft passed to South African Air Force |
| 357 Sqn | Formed Mar 1944 Disbanded Oct 1944 |
“B” Flight”, Redhills Lake. ASR and Meteorological Duties 6, 10 and 40 Sqns Operated out of S.A.A.F. bases all through WWII Aircraft from RAF 262 Sqn became 35 Sqn S.A.A.F. Aircraft from RAF 265 Sqn also transferred to S.A.A.F. at Richards Bay which had deep water for Sunderland flying boats |
18 GROUP
| 1. Sullom Voe | 5. Tain | 9. Banff | 13. Leuchars |
| 2. Sumburgh | 6. Invergordon | 10. Dyce | 14. Thornaby |
| 3. Skitten | 7. Milltown | 11. Woodhaven | |
| 4. Wick | 8. Dallachy | 12. Oban |
16 GROUP
| 15. North Coates | 19. Eastchurch | 23. Benson |
| 16. Bircham Newton | 20. Detling | |
| 17. Docking | 21. Thorney Island | |
| 18. Langham | 22. Beaulieu |
19 GROUP
| 24. Holmsley South | 28. Portreath | 32. Carew Cheriton | 36. St Davids Head |
| 25. Hamworthy / Poole | 29. St Eval | 33. Pembroke Dock | 37. Brawdy |
| 26. Mountbatten | 30. Davidstow Moor | 34. Dale | |
| 27. Preddanack | 31. Chivenor | 35. Talbenny |
15 GROUP
| 38. Wormwell | 42. Aldergrove | 46. Bowmore |
| 39. Hooton Park | 43. Castle Archdale / Loch Erne | 47. Tiree |
| 40. Stranraer / Wig Bay | 44. Ballycastle | 48. Benbecula |
| 41. Nuts Corner | 45. Limavady | 49. Stornoway |