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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Other Home Commands - May 1940
Maintenance Command (HQ - Andover)
No 40 (Maintenance) Group (HQ - 81 Weyhill Road, Andover)
| Unit | Location |
| No 1 Maintenance Unit | RAF Kidbrooke (Repair Workshop & Equipment depository) |
| No 3 Maintenance Unit | RAF Milton |
| No 4 Maintenance Unit | RAF Ruislip (Repair Workshop & Equipment depository) |
| No 7 Maintenance Unit | RAF Quedgeley |
| No 14 Maintenance Unit | RAF Carlisle |
| No 16 Maintenance Unit | RAF Stafford |
| No 25 Maintenance Unit | Hartlebury |
| No 35 Maintenance Unit | Heywood |
| 'A' Maintenance Sub Unit | Wembley |
| 'B' Maintenance Unit | Hammersmith |
| 'C' Maintenance Unit | Coventry |
| 'D' Maintenance Sub Unit | Wembley |
| 'E' Maintenance Unit | Newport |
| 'F' Maintenance Unit | RAF Waddington - Station in Bomber Command |
| 'G' Maintenance Unit | Norwich |
| 'H' Maintenance Unit | Dumfries |
| 'K' Maintenance Unit | Shepton Mallet |
| 'L' Maintenance Unit | Salford |
All the MUs above were Equipment Depots except were stated otherwise
The following changes to the above took place before the issue of the next SD161
| Change | Note |
| 'M' Maintenance Unit at Kidbrooke was opened as an Equipment Depository | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
| 'P' Maintenance Unit at Ruislip was opened as an Equipment Depository | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
| No 1 MU was was transferred to No 43 Group as a Repair Depot | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
| No 4 MU was was transferred to No 43 Group as a Repair Depot | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
| 'F' MU was disbanded | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
No 41 (Maintenance) Group (HQ - Andover)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| No 5 Maintenance Unit | RAF Kemble |
| No 6 Maintenance Unit | RAF Brize Norton - Station in Training Command |
| No 8 Maintenance Unit | RAF Little Rissington - Station in Training Command |
| No 9 Maintenance Unit | RAF Cosford - Station in Training Command |
| No 10 Maintenance Unit | RAF Hullavington - Station in Training Command |
| No 12 Maintenance Unit | RAF Kirkbride |
| No 15 Maintenance Unit | RAF Wroughton |
| No 19 Maintenance Unit | RAF St Athan - Station in Training Command |
| No 20 Maintenance Unit | RAF Aston Down - Station in Fighter Command |
| No 22 Maintenance Unit | RAF Silloth - Station in Coastal Command |
| No 23 Maintenance Unit | RAF Aldergrove - Station in Training Command |
| No 24 Maintenance Unit | RAF Ternhill - Station in Training Command |
| No 27 Maintenance Unit | RAF Shawbury - Station in Training Command |
| No 36 Maintenance Unit | RAF Sealand - Station in Training Command |
| No 37 Maintenance Unit | RAF Burtonwood |
| No 38 Maintenance Unit | RAF Llandow |
| No 45 Maintenance Unit | RAF Kinloss |
| No 46 Maintenance Unit | RAF Lossiemouth |
| No 48 Maintenance Unit | RAF Hawarden |
| No 52 Maintenance Unit | Cardiff- Station in Fighter Command |
| No 1 Ferry Pool | RAF Hucknall - Station in Bomber Command |
| No 3 Ferry Pool | White Waltham |
| No 4 Ferry Pool | Cardiff- Station in Fighter Command |
All the MUs above were Aircraft Storage Units except No 36 and No 52, which were a Packing Depots
The following changes to the above took place before the issue of the next SD161
| Change | Note |
| No 35 MU was established at RAF Colerne | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
| No 1 FPP was disbanded | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
| No 4 FPP moved to Kemble | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
No 42 (Maintenance) Group (HQ - Burghfield Common, Reading)
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Altrincham | No 2 Maintenance Unit | Ammunition Depot |
| Ridge | No 2 Sub Unit | Ammunition Depot |
| Chilmark | No 11 Maintenance Unit | Ammunition Depot |
| Dinton | Part of No 11 MU | Ammunition Depot |
| Fauld | No 21 Maintenance Unit | Ammunition Depot |
| Grange, nr Holywell | No 21 Sub-Unit | Ammunition Depot |
| Pulham | No 21 Sub-Unit | Ammunition Depot |
| Harpur Hill | No 28 Maintenance Unit | Ammunition Depot |
| Ardrossan | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Ardrossan | Tinning Factory | |
| Avonmouth | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Barnham, Thetford, Norfolk | No 94 Maintenance Unit | Air Ammunition Park (Parent Station - RAF Honington) |
| Barrow | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Barton | Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Beeston Castle | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Bilton | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Birkenhead | Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Bowling | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Brafferton, Helperby, North Yorkshire | No 92 Maintenance Unit | Air Ammunition Park (Parent Station - RAF Dishforth) |
| Brampton | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Brixham | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Chichester | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Claydon | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Crawley Crossing | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Dovehole (Buxton) | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Fareham | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Grangemouth | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Islip | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Llandarcy | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Lords Bridge, Cambridge | No 95 Maintenance Unit | Air Ammunition Park (Parent Station - RAF Bassingbourn) |
| Massingham | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Micheldever | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Mode Wheel | Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Mountnessing | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Much Wenlock | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Peterborough | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Poole | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Preston | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Redmile | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Rowfant | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Saffron Walden | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Southburn, nr Driffield, East Yorkshire | No 91 Maintenance Unit | Air Ammunition Park (Parent Station - RAF Driffield) |
| Stanlow | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Stanlow | Tinning Factory | |
| Stourport | No 93 Maintenance Unit | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot |
| Swinderby | Air Ammunition Park (Parent Station - RAF Waddington) | |
| Thetford | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Thornaby | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Upton | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Watton | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Wilton | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Wye | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot |
The following changes to the above took place before the issue of the next SD161
| Change | Note |
| No 98 MU was opened at Mawcarse as an Air Ammunition Park (Parent Station - Leuchars) | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depots were opened
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AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
| Aviation Fuel and Oil Distribution Depot was opened at Inverness | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
| No 97 MU was opened at Staple Halt as an Air Ammunition Park (Parent Station - Manston) | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
No 43 (Maintenance) Group (HQ - Andover)
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Cambridge (Parent Station - RAF Henlow) | No 54 Maintenance Unit | Salvage Centre |
| Carluke (Parent Station - RAF Abbotsinch) | No 63 Maintenance Unit | Salvage Centre |
| RAF Henlow | No 13 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Horsham (Parent Station - RAF Tangmere) | No 49 Maintenance Unit | Salvage Centre |
| Newark (Parent Station - RAF Waddington) | No 58 Maintenance Unit | Salvage Centre |
| Oxford (Parent Station - RAF Abingdon) | No 50 Maintenance Unit | Salvage Centre |
| RAF Sealand - Station in Training Command | No 30 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Shrewsbury (Parent Station - RAF Shawbury) | No 34 Maintenance Unit | Salvage Centre |
| RAF St Athan - Station in Training Command | No 32 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| York - Parent Station - RAF Linton-on-Ouse | No 60 Maintenance Unit | Salvage Centre |
The following changes to the above took place before the issue of the next SD161
| Change | Note |
| No 1 MU at Kidbrooke (Repair Depot) was transferred from No 40 Group | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
| No 4 MU at Ruislip (Repair Depot) was transferred from No 40 Group | AL1, 20 Jun 1940 |
Balloon Command (HQ - Kelvin House, Cleveland Street, London W1)
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| RAF Station Cardington | Cardington, Bedford | |
| 'A Mobile Balloon Sqn | RAF Cardington | 32 Balloons |
| No 1 Balloon Training Unit | RAF Cardington | 75 Balloons |
| No 1 Balloon Repair Depot | RAF Cardington | |
| Balloon Development Establishment | RAF Cardington | |
| No 1 (Balloon Barrage) Wing | RAF Component BEF | |
| No 912 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | RAF Component BEF | 2 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| RAF Component BEF | 2 Flights, 8 Balloons | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
No 30 (Balloon Barrage) Group (HQ - Kelvin House, Cleveland Street, London W1)
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| No 1 Balloon Centre | Kidbrooke, London | |
| No 901 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 1 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 902 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 1 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 952 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 4 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons (at Sheerness) |
| No 2 Balloon Centre | Hook, Surrey | |
| No 903 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 904 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 2 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 905 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 2 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 3 Balloon Centre | Stanmore, Middlesex | |
| No 906 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 3 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 907 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 3 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 4 Balloon Centre | Chigwell, Essex | |
| No 908 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 4 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 909 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 4 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 910 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 4 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 928 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 4 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons (at Felixstowe) |
No 31 (Balloon Barrage) Group (HQ -176 Broad Street, Birmingham)
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| No 5 Balloon Centre | Sutton Coldfield | |
| No 911 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 5 Balloon Centre | 6 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 913 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 5 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 6 Balloon Centre | Wythall | |
| No 914 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 6 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 915 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 6 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 916 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 6 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 917 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 6 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 7 Balloon Centre | Derby | |
| No 918 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 7 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 8 Balloon Centre | Liverpool | |
| No 919 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 8 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 921 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 8 Balloon Centre | 6 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 9 Balloon Centre | Warrington | |
| No 922 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 9 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 923 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 9 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 949 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 9 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 10 Balloon Centre | Manchester | |
| No 925 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 10 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 926 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 10 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| No 11 Balloon Centre | Bristol | |
| No 927 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 11 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 951 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 11 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 14 Balloon Centre | Cardiff | |
| No 935 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 14 Balloon Centre | 2 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 13 Balloon Centre | Plymouth | |
| No 934 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 13 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 12 Balloon Centre | Titchfield | |
| No 930 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 12 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 932 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 12 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 933 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 12 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| No 15 Balloon Centre | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
| No 936 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 15 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 937 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 15 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 938 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 15 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 16 Balloon Centre | Sheffield | |
| No 939 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 16 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 940 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 16 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 17 Balloon Centre | Hull | |
| No 942 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 17 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, Total Balloons 41 |
| No 943 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 17 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, Total Balloons 51 |
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| No 18 Balloon Centre | Glasgow | |
| No 929 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 18 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 945 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 18 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 946 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 18 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 947 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 18 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 948 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn AAF | No 18 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 950 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | Rosyth | Administered direct by HQ No 34 Group |
Reserve Command (Hendon, The Hyde, London NW9)
No 50 (Training) Group (HQ - Bristol)
| Unit | Location |
| No 18 EFTS | Fairoaks Woking |
| No 2 EFTS | Filton |
| No 3 EFTS | Hamble |
| No 1 Supplementary School of Wireless Training | Hamble |
| No 11 Air Observer Navigation School | Hamble |
| No 5 EFTS | Hamworth |
| No 1 EFTS | Hatfield |
| No 8 EFTS | Reading |
| No 15 EFTS | Redhill |
| No 6 Air Observer Navigation School | Staverton |
| No 5 Air Observer Navigation School | Weston-super-Mare |
| No 13 EFTS | White Waltham |
| No 10 EFTS | RAF Yatesbury |
| No 2 Air Observer Navigation School | RAF Yatesbury |
No 51 (Training) Group (HQ - Leeds)
| Unit | Location |
| No 9 EFTS | Ansty |
| No 4 Air Observer Navigation School | Ansty |
| No 24 EFTS | Belfast Harbour |
| No 9 Air Observer Navigation School | Blackpool |
| No 4 EFTS | Brough |
| No 22 EFTS | Cambridge |
| No 3 Air Observer Navigation School | Carlisle |
| No 16 EFTS | Derby |
| No 7 EFTS | Desford |
| No 14 EFTS | Elmdon |
| No 11 EFTS | Perth |
| No 7 Air Observer Navigation School | Perth |
| No 12 EFTS | Prestwick |
| No 1 Air Observer Navigation School | Prestwick |
| No 2 Supplementary School of Wireless Training | Prestwick |
| No 6 EFTS | Sywell |
No 54 (Training) Group (HQ - Reading)
| Unit | Location |
| No 1 Initial Training Wing | Cambridge |
| No 3 Initial Training Wing | St Leonards |
| No 4 Initial Training Wing | Bexhill |
| No 5 Initial Training Wing | Hastings |
| Embarkation Office | Parent Unit |
| London | Kidbrooke |
| Birkenhead | Sealand |
| Southampton | Calshot |
| Avonmouth | Filton |
| Barry | St Athan |
| Newport | Cardiff |
| Swansea | Pembrey |
| Fowey | Mount Batten |
| Leith | Turnhouse |
| Dover | Calshot |
| Glasgow | Abbotsinch |
Air Ministry (E11) is responsible for operational control and personnel questions affecting officers of the Embarkation Offices.
The Parent units indicated are responsible for pay, accounting and administration involving airmen.
Source - SD161 (3rd Issue), May 1940
County names used are those in use at the time
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