Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Transport Command - February 1949
[Command HQ | No 38 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group]
Command HQ - Bushey Park, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| The King's Flight | RAF Benson | Station in Coastal Command |
HQ - RAF Upavon
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Brize Norton | ||
| Transport Command Development Unit | RAF Brize Norton | |
| Transport Command Examining Unit | RAF Brize Norton | Dakota/Hastings/York/Valetta |
| The Balloon Unit | RAF Cardington | Station in TTC |
| RAF Station Dishforth | ||
| No 47 Sqn | RAF Dishforth | Hastings |
| No 297 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Dishforth | Hastings |
| No 241 Operational Conversion Unit | RAF Dishforth | York/Halifax |
| RAF Station Fairford | ||
| RAF Station Netheravon | ||
| No 38 Group Communication Flt | RAF Netheravon | Anson/Oxford/Proctor |
| No 1333 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit | RAF Netheravon | Dakota |
| No 1 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 8 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 38 Group Parachute Maintenance and Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| RAF Component of VISTRE | RAF Netheravon | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D of Ops) |
| RAF Station North Luffenham | ||
| No 240 Operational Conversion Unit | RAF North Luffenham | Dakota |
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RAF Station Upper Heyford |
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| No 1 Parachute and Glider Training School | RAF Upper Heyford | |
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RAF Station Weston-on-the-Green |
Satellite, Upper Heyford | |
| RAF Station Watchet | ||
| RAF Anti-Aircraft Gunnery School | RAF Watchet | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (CG) |
No 46 (Transport) Group (Rear HQ)
Rear HQ - Bushey Hall, Watford
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bassingbourn | ||
| No 24 Sqn | RAF Bassingbourn | Various |
| RAF Station Hendon | ||
| No 31 Sqn | RAF Hendon | Various |
| AM Book Production and Distribution Centre | RAF Hendon | |
| Air Booking Centre | London | |
| RAF Station Manston | ||
| No 91 Staging Post | RAF Manston | |
| Overseas Ferry Unit | RAF Manston | |
| RAF Station Oakington | ||
| No 10 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Dakota |
| No 27 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Dakota |
| No 30 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Dakota |
| No 46 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Dakota |
| RAF Station Waterbeach | ||
| No 18 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Dakota |
| No 53 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Dakota |
| No 62 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Dakota |
| No 77 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Dakota |
HQ - Milton Ernest Hall, Beford
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Abingdon | ||
| No 40 Sqn | RAF Abingdon | York |
| No 51 Sqn | RAF Abingdon | York |
| No 59 Sqn | RAF Abingdon | York |
| No 242 Sqn | RAF Abingdon | York |
| No 47 Group Communication Flight | RAF Abingdon | Various |
| RAF Station Clyffe Pypard | ||
| RAF Station Honington | - | - |
| Transport Command Major Servicing Unit | RAF Honington | |
| No 103 Staging Post Closing Down Party | Istres | |
| RAF Station Lyneham | ||
| No 99 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | York |
| No 206 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | York |
| No 511 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | York |
| No 2 Ground Control Approach Unit | RAF Lyneham |
Source - SD161 (101st Edition) - February 1949
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 38 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group]
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