Allotment of USAAF Units in Australia on 27 May 1942

UNITS	STATION
3RD BOMB GROUP (L) Hq. & Hq. Sq. 8th Bomb Sq. 13th Bomb Sq. 89th Bomb Sq. 90th Bomb Sq. 464th Ord. Co. (Avn) B (Less 3rd Plat.) 2nd Chem. Co. (Avn.)	Charters Towers " " " " " " " " Port Moresby Charters Towers
22ND BOMB GROUP (M) Hq. & Hq. Sq. 2nd Bomb Sq. 19th Bomb Sq. 33rd Bomb Sq. 408th Bomb Sq. (M) 464th Ord. Co. (Avn) B (3rd Plat) 453rd Ord. Co. (Avn) B (2nd & 3rd Plat) 481st Ord. Co. (Avn) B (less 1 Plat) Det. 1st Chem. Co. (Serv. Avn)	Garbutt Field Reid River Garbutt Antil Plains Reid River Charters Towers Garbutt Townsville Townsville
19TH BOMB GROUP (H) Hq. & Hq. Sq. 28th Bomb Sq. Flight "B" 30th Bomb Sq. 93rd Bomb Sq. 435th Bomb Sq. (Formerly 40th Rec. Sq.) 450th Ord. Co. (Avn) B	Garbutt Longreach Longreach Cloncurry Longreach Garbutt Cloncurry
8TH PURSUIT GROUP (I) 35th Pur. Sq. 36th Pur. Sq. 683rd Ord. Co. (Avn) P (3rd Plat) 683rd Ord. Co. (Avn) P	Woodtsock - Maple Antil Plains - Maple Woodstock Antil Plains
35TH PURSUIT GROUP (I) 39th Pur. Sq. 40th Pur. Sq. 679th Ord. Co. (Avn) P (1 Plat) 679th Ord. Co. (Avn) P (1 Plat)	Woodstock Antil Plains Woodstock Antil Plains

USAAS UNITS IN NORTH EASTERN AREA TERRITORY
but directly controlled & administered by C.G. U.S.A.A.S.

35TH AIR BASE GROUP

Hq. & Hq. Sq.
47th Mat. Sq.
Det. 2nd Plat 2nd Chem. Co. (Serv Avn)
Decon. Det. 2nd Chem. Co. (Avn)
11th Sig. Plat (Avn) AB
725th Ord. Co. (Avn) AB
700th Sig. Plat (Avn)

Charters Towers
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SERVICING DETAILS

Cloncurry

WEATHER OBSERVERS AND FORECASTERS

Charters Towers
Cloncurry
Horn Island
Townsville
Rockhampton
Longreach

38th BOMB GROUP (M) Hq. & Hq. Sq. Det. Hq. & Hq. Sq	Eagle Farm Wagga Wagga
43RD BOMB GROUP (H) Hq. & Hq. Sq. 63rd Bomb Sq. 65th Bomb Sq. 441st Ord Co (Avn) B (Less 1 Plat)	Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney
8TH PURSUIT GROUP (I) Hq. & Hq. Sq. 8th Inter Con Sq. 80th Pur. Sq. 683rd Ord. Co. (Avn) P 683rd Ord. Co. (Avn) P (1st Plat)	Archerfield Archerfield Lowood Archerfield Lowood
35TH PURSUIT GROUP (I) Hq. & Hq. Sq. 41st Pur. Sq. 31st Inter Con Sq. 679th Ord. Co. (Avn) (Less 2 Plats)	Mascot Aerodrome Bankstown Bankstown Bankstown
OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT	Williamtown

USAAS UNITS IN EASTERN AREA TERRITORY
but directly controlled & administered by C.G. U.S.A.A.S.

8TH AIR BASE GROUP Hq. & Hq. Sq. 11th Mat. Sq. 15th Sig. Plat (Avn) AB 703rd Ord. Co. (Avn) AB 202nd QM Plat Serv Ctr (Avn)	Sydney " " " " "
22ND AIR BASE GROUP Hq. & Hq. Sq. 30th Mat. Sq. 37th Sig. Plat (Avn) AB 713th Ord. Co. (Avn) AB Det. 2nd Chem. Co. (Serv Avn) 621st QM Plat (LM) (Avn) 622nd QM Plat (LM) (Avn) 704th QM Co. (Avn) T	Archerfield " " " " " " "
36TH AIR BASE GROUP 49th Mat. Sq. 204th QM Pl. Serv. Ct. (Avn)	Tocumwal "
45TH AIR BASE GROUP Hq. & Hq. Sq. 8th Mat. Sq. 205th QM Plat Serv. Ctr. (Avn)	Charleville " "
4TH AIR DEPOT GROUP Hq. & Hq. Sq. Repair Sq. Supply Sq. Det. Supply Sq.	Wagga Wagga " " " " Brisbane
81ST AIR DEPOT GROUP Hq. & Hq. Sq. Repair Sq. Supply Sq.	Brisbane Wagga Wagga Brisbane

832nd Sig. Serv. Co. 21st Transport Sq. Det. 4th Chem. Co. (Sup Sec) Det. 4th Chem. Co. (Sup Sec) 20th QM Plat Serv Ctr (Avn)	Brisbane Archerfield Archerfield Wagga Wagga Brisbane
WEATHER OBSERVERS AND FORECASTERS	Charleville Archerfield Wagga Wagga Bankstown
OTHER UNITS 694th Sig. Rep. Co. (AWS) (1 Plt) 699th Sig. Rep. Co. (AWS) (1 Plt) 700th Sig. Rep. Co. (AWS) (Less 1 Plt)	Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane

USAAS UNITS IN SOUTHERN AREA TERRITORY
but directly controlled & administered by C.G. U.S.A.A.S.

WEATHER OBSERVERS & FORECASTERS	Ceduna Oodnadatta HQUSAFIA
36TH AIR BASE GROUP Hq. & Hq. Sq. Decon Det 2nd Chem Co (Avn) 707th Ord Co (Avn) AB 615th QM PLat (LM) (Avn) 616th QM PLat (LM) (Avn) 617th QM PLat (LM) (Avn) 618th QM PLat (LM) (Avn)	Ballarat " " " " " "
45TH AIR BASE GROUP Co "K" 30th QM Regt (Avn) T	Fishermans Bend
SERVICING DETAILS	Adelaide Oodnadatta Port Pirie

176th Sig. Rptg. Co. 22nd Transport Sq. 1st Chem. Co. (Serv. Avn) 61st Mat. Sq. 370th Mat. Sq. (Reduced)	Camp Robinson Essendon Geelong Geelong Laverton
11TH REPLACEMENT CONTROL DEPOT Hq. Sq. 1st Sq. 2nd Sq. 3rd Sq. 4th Sq. 5th Sq. 6th Sq. 7th Sq. 8th Sq. 9th Sq. 10th Sq. 11th Sq.	Camp Murphy " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

USAAS UNITS IN WESTERN AREA TERRITORY
but directly controlled & administered by C.G. U.S.A.A.S.

38TH BOMB GROUP (M) Det. Hq. & Hq. Sq. 71st Bomb Sq. 445th Ord. Co. (Avn) B (2nd Plat)	Batchelor Batchelor Batchelor
49TH PURSUIT GROUP (I) Hq. & Hq. Sq. 7th Pur. Sq. 8th Pur. Sq. 9th Pur. Sq. 49th Inter. Con. Sq. 445th Ord. Co. (Avn) B (3rd Plat) 445th Ord. Co. (Avn) B (1st Plat)	Darwin Batchelor Darwin Darwin Darwin Batchelor Darwin

USAAS UNITS IN NORTH WESTERN AREA TERRITORY
but directly controlled and administered by C.G. U.S.A.A.S.

46TH AIR BASE GROUP Hq. & Hq. Sq. 43rd Mat. Sq. 709th Ord. Co. (Avn) AB 24th Sig. Plat (Avn) AB 733rd QM Co. (Avn) T 206th QM Plat Serv Ctr (Avn)	Daly Waters Adelaide River Daly Waters Daly Waters Daly Waters Daly Waters
WEATHER OBSERVERS AND FORECASTERS	Batchelor Daly Waters Alice Springs Broomw
SERVICING DETAILS	Alice Springs
808TH ENG. BN. (AVN) Hq. Co. Co. "A" Co. "B" Co. "C"	Katherine Katherine Katherine Katherine

Based on a Report by Major C.B. Cosgrove, Acting Adjutant General, Air Corps for Major General Lincoln

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SERVICING DETAILS	Forrest Fremantle Kalgoorlie
WEATHER OBSERVERS AND FORECASTERS	Cunderdin Kalgoorlie Perth
OTHER UNITS 699th Sig. Rep. Co. (AWS)	Perth

8th Photo Sq. Flight "A"	Garbutt
700th Sig. Rep. Co. (AWS) (1 Plt)	Woodstock

38th BOMB GROUP (M) 405th Bomb Sq. (M) No equipment	Ballarat
43RD BOMB GROUP (H) 403rd Bomb Sq. (H) No equipment	Laverton