Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 1 Aircraft Storage Unit/'H' Maintenance Unit
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Aug 1936 |
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
This was formed on 2 August 1932 at Peterborough.
Location | Command/Group |
Westwood, Peterborough | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Alexander J M Ross | 8 Aug 1932 | Officer Commanding, MBE |
General Duties Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick J Knowler |
2 Aug 1932 |
Engineer Duties |
Civil Assistant and Accountant | |||
Mr | T S Grant |
Source - Air Force List July 1933
Location | Command/Group |
Westwood, Peterborough | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Alexander J M Ross | 8 Aug 1932 | Officer Commanding, MBE |
General Duties Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick J Knowler |
2 Aug 1932 |
Engineer Duties |
Civil Assistant and Accountant | |||
Mr | T S Grant |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Westwood, Peterborough | Inland Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Alexander J M Ross | 8 Aug 1932 | Officer Commanding, MBE |
General Duties Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick J Knowler |
2 Aug 1932 |
Engineer Duties |
Civil Assistant and Accountant | |||
Mr | T S Grant |
Source - Air Force List July 1934
Location | Command/Group |
Westwood, Peterborough | Inland Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Charles H Pownall | 14 Feb 1935 | Officer Commanding |
General Duties Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick J Knowler |
2 Aug 1932 |
Engineer Duties |
Civil Assistant and Accountant | |||
Mr | T S Grant |
Source - Air Force List July 1935
It moved to Waddington between 2 - 16 December 1935 and took over the aircraft storage sections at Kenley and Hawkinge
Location | Command/Group |
RAF Waddington | No 6 (Auxiliary) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Charles H Pownall | 14 Feb 1935 | Officer Commanding |
Civil Assistant and Accountant | |||
Mr | T S Grant | ||
Civilian Technical Officer | |||
Flt Lt (Ret) | Frederick J Knowler |
Source - Air Force List July 1936
Location | Command/Group |
RAF Waddington | No 6 (Auxiliary) Group |
The entry in this edition is currently missing
Source - Air Force List July 1937
Source - Air Force List July 1938
It was supposedly redesignated 'H' Maintenance Unit on 15 October 1938, but is not shown in the January 1939 Edition.
Not listed in this Edition
Source - Air Force List January 1939
It was supposedly absorbed into No 5 MU on 2 March 1939, but was reformed on 20 March at Heath Hall Works, Dumfries within No 40 (Maintenance) Group.
Not listed in this Edition
Source - Confidential Air Force List April 1939
Location | Command/Group |
Dumfries | Maintenance Command/No 40 (Maintenance) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
No personnel listed yet |
Source - Confidential Air Force List May 1939
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