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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Maintenance Command - July 1940
Maintenance Command (HQ - Andover)
No 40 (Maintenance) Group (HQ - 81 Weyhill Road, Andover)
| Unit | Location |
| No 3 Maintenance Unit | RAF Milton |
| 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 |
| 'M' Maintenance Unit | RAF Kidbrooke (Equipment depository) |
| 'P' Maintenance Unit | RAF Ruislip (Equipment depository) |
All the MUs above were Equipment Depots except were stated otherwise
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 Flying Training Command |
| No 8 Maintenance Unit | RAF Little Rissington - Station in Flying Training Command |
| No 9 Maintenance Unit | RAF Cosford - Station in TechnicalTraining Command |
| No 10 Maintenance Unit | RAF Hullavington - Station in Flying Training Command |
| No 12 Maintenance Unit | RAF Kirkbride |
| No 15 Maintenance Unit | RAF Wroughton |
| No 18 Maintenance Unit | RAF Dumfries - Station in Flying Training Command |
| No 19 Maintenance Unit | RAF St Athan - Station in Technical 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 No 61 Group |
| No 24 Maintenance Unit | RAF Ternhill - Station in Flying Training Command |
| No 27 Maintenance Unit | RAF Shawbury - Station in Flying Training Command |
| No 33 Maintenance Unit | RAF Lyneham |
| No 37 Maintenance Unit | RAF Burtonwood |
| No 38 Maintenance Unit | RAF Llandow |
| No 39 Maintenance Unit | RAF Colerne |
| No 45 Maintenance Unit | RAF Kinloss |
| No 46 Maintenance Unit | RAF Lossiemouth |
| No 47 Maintenance Unit | RAF Sealand - Station in Flying Training Command |
| No 48 Maintenance Unit | RAF Hawarden |
| No 52 Maintenance Unit | Cardiff- Station in Fighter Command |
| No 3 Ferry Pool | White Waltham |
| No 4 Ferry Pool | RAF Kemble |
All the MUs above were Aircraft Storage Units except No 47 and No 52, which were Packing Depots
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 | |
| Falmouth | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Fareham | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Gloucester | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Grangemouth | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Hallen | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Heysham | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Inverness | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing 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 | |
| Mawcarse | No 98 Maintenance Unit | Air Ammunition Park (Parent Station - RAF Leuchars) |
| Micheldever | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Milford Haven | 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 | |
| Plymouth | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve 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 | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Staple Halt | No 97 Maintenance Unit | Air Ammunition Park (Parent Station - RAF Manston) |
| Swinderby | No 93 Maintenance Unit | 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 | |
| Wervin | Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot | |
| Wilton | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot | |
| Wye | Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot |
No 43 (Maintenance) Group (HQ - Andover)
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Cambridge (Parent Station - RAF Henlow) | No 54 Maintenance Unit | Salvage Centre |
| RAF Cardington | No 26 Maintenance Unit | Balloon Repair Depot |
| 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 |
| RAF Kidbrooke | No 1 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Newark (Parent Station - RAF Waddington) | No 58 Maintenance Unit | Salvage Centre |
| Oxford (Parent Station - RAF Abingdon) | No 50 Maintenance Unit | Salvage Centre |
| Ruislip | No 4 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| RAF Sealand - Station in Flying Training Command | No 30 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Shrewsbury (Parent Station - RAF Shawbury) | No 34 Maintenance Unit | Salvage Centre |
| RAF St Athan - Station in Technical Training Command | No 32 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| York - Parent Station - RAF Linton-on-Ouse | No 60 Maintenance Unit | Salvage Centre |
Source SD161 (4th Issue), Jul 1940
County names used are those in use at the time
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