Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Inland Area - April 1920

No 1 Group

 

Unit	Location	Officer Commanding
No 24 Sqn	Kenley	Sqn Ldr E H Johnston
No 25 Sqn	Forming
No 39 Sqn	Forming
School of Technical Training (Men)	Manston	Wg Cdr Lionel W B Rees VC, OBE, MC, AFC
Balloon Stores Depot	Kingsnorth	Sqn Ldr F C Williams
Inland Area Aircraft Depot	Henlow	Wg Cdr A V Bettington CMG
No 1 Stores Depot	Kidbrooke	Wg Cdr M Spicer
No 3 Stores Depot	Steventon	Wg Cdr S A Hebden
No 4 Stores Depot	Ruislip
No 6 Stores Depot	Ascot	Sqn Ldr Edye R Manning MC; later A/Cdre
"Q" Stores Depot	Feltham	Flt Lt T L Stevens
Storage Station, Hawkinge	Hawkinge	Flt Lt W H E Kemp AFC
Storage Park, Kenley	Kenley	Sqn Ldr Robert P Willock; later AVM
Central Pay Office	Woking	Gp Capt R D S Stoney CBE
General Services Pay Office	Great Newport Street, London WC2	Gp Capt H C Ellis
Imperial War Museum (RAF Section)	London	Obs Off A J Insall
RAF Station, Manston	Manston	Wg Cdr William H Primrose DFC; later A/Cdre

No 3 Group

 

Unit	Location	Officer Commanding
No 207 Sqn	Bircham Newton	Sqn Ldr A W Tedder
Aeroplane Experimental Establishment	Martlesham Heath	Sqn Ldr A Shekleton DSO
Instrument Design Establishment	Biggin Hill	Wg Cdr G P Grenfell DSO
No 3 Group Mobile Disposal Sqn 'A'	Grantham	Sqn Ldr G W Williamson OBE, MC
No 3 Group Mobile Disposal Sqn 'B'	Thetford	Sqn Ldr C E Bryant DSO

No 7 Group

 

Unit	Location	Officer Commanding
Air Pilotage School	Andover	Sqn Ldr Wilfred A McClaughry DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM
School of Balloon Training	Rollestone Camp	Flt Lt E R Tempest MC, DFC
Electrical and Wireless School	Flower Down	Wg Cdr James B Bowen;  later A/Cdre
Flying Instructors School	Upavon	Wg Cdr Percival K Wise CMG, DSO
No 1 Flying Training School	Netheravon	Wg Cdr Patrick H L Playfair MC; later AM
School of Photography	South Farnborough	Sqn Ldr P R Burchall
Storage Station, Boscombe Down	Boscombe Down	Sqn Ldr A W C V Parr
Storage Station, Brockworth	Brockworth	Sqn Ldr Charles H K Edmonds DSO, OBE; later AVM
Storage Section, Eastleigh	Eastleigh	Flt Lt L W Hall
Experimental Section (RAE)	South Farnborough	Sqn Ldr Roderic M Hill KCB, MC, AFC; later ACM
RAF Officers' Repatriation Camp	Winchester	Flt Lt P E L Gethin AFC
Records Office	Blanford	Wg Cdr H B Bonning
School of Army Co-operation (a)	Winchester	Sqn Ldr Henry J F Hunter MC; later A/Cdre
No 7 Group Accounts Centre (a)	Eastleigh	Sqn Ldr J W Cruikshank OBE

(a) In the course of disbandment or amalgamation

No 7 Wing

 

Unit	Location	Officer Commanding
Coventry Storage Park	Coventry	Flt Lt A Hunter OBE
No 4 Training Sqn	Hooton Park	Flt Lt Francis H Coleman; later A/Cdre
No 46 Training Sqn	Lincoln	Sqn Ldr G G A Williams
Tadcaster Mobile Disposal Sqn	Tadcaster	Sqn Ldr V Gaskell-Blackburn

No 8 Wing

 

Unit	Location	Officer Commanding
No 8 Wing Mobile Disposal Sqn	Marske	Sqn Ldr T V Lister

Directly Administered by Area HQ

 

Unit	Location	Officer Commanding
No 4 Sqn	South Farnborough	Charles H B Blount MC; later AVM
RAF Depot	Uxbridge	Gp Capt J G Hearson
School of Music (administered by RAF Depot)	Uxbridge

Source - April 1920 Air Force List

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