Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 1 MT Storage and 'D' Maintenance Unit
[Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]
This Maintenance Unit was formed by July 1938 from No 1 MT Storage Unit at Wembley
Location | Command/Group |
Palace of Industry, Wembley | No 24 (Training) Group |
No 1 MT Storage Sub-Unit Alliance Factory, Western Avenue, Park Royal, London |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Equipment Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Athol G Stratford-Tuke |
22 Aug 1935 |
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Maj (Ret) | L Arnott | DSO | |
Civil Assistant and Accountant | |||
Mr | F P Hench |
Source - Air Force List July 1938
Location | Command/Group |
Palace of Industry, Wembley | Maintenance Command |
No 1 MT Storage Sub-Unit Alliance Factory, Western Avenue, Park Royal, London |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Equipment Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | P J Mote | 11 Mar 1939 | Officer Commanding |
Fg Off | W G Banfield | 24 Oct 1938 | |
Fg Off | A W Edwards | 17 Oct 1938 | |
Maj (Ret) | L Arnott | DSO | |
Civil Assistant and Accountant | |||
Mr | F P Hench |
Source - Air Force List January 1939
It was transferred to the control of No 40 Group on 6 March 1939
Location | Command/Group |
Palace of Industry, Wembley | Maintenance Command/No 40 (Maintenance) Group |
No 1 MT Storage Sub-Unit Alliance Factory, Western Avenue, Park Royal, London |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Equipment Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | P J Mote | 11 Mar 1939 | Officer Commanding |
Fg Off | W G Banfield | 24 Oct 1938 | |
Fg Off | A W Edwards | 17 Oct 1938 | |
Maj (Ret) | L Arnott | DSO | |
Civil Assistant and Accountant | |||
Mr | H M Lewington |
Source - Confidential Air Force List April 1939
Location | Command/Group |
Palace of Industry, Wembley | Maintenance Command/No 40 (Maintenance) Group |
No 1 MT Storage Sub-Unit Alliance Factory, Western Avenue, Park Royal, London |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Equipment Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | H J Young | 20 Mar1939 | Officer Commanding, MBE |
Fg Off | W G Banfield | 24 Oct 1938 | |
Fg Off | A W Edwards | 17 Oct 1938 | |
Plt Off | G A Hine | 27 Mar 1939 | |
Maj (Ret) | L Arnott | DSO | |
Civil Assistant and Accountant | |||
Mr | H M Lewington |
Source - Confidential Air Force List May 1939
It was redesignated 'D' Sub-unit under the control of 'B' MU on 1 July 1939and was absorbed into 'A' MU on 1 April 1941.
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