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Transport Command - June 1946


[Command HQ | No 4 Group | No 38 Group | No 44 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group | No 48 Group | No 87 Group | No 45 Wing]

Command HQ - RAF Harrow, Middlesex

Units and stations not yet allocated: -

 

No 1557 (Radio Aids Training) Flight No 1558 (Radio Aids Training) Flight Air Booking Centre, 20 St James Street, London

No 4 Group

HQ - RAF York

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Bramcote    
No 1 Air Traffic School RAF Bramcote  
Transport Command Examining Unit RAF Bramcote Oxford
RAF Station Bitteswell   Satellite (Bramcote)
No 1513 (RAT) Flt RAF Bitteswell  
RAF Station Nuneaton   Satellite (Bramcote)
RAF Station Bridlington (Carnaby)    
Emergency Runway RAF Bridlington  
No 10 Ground Control Approach Unit RAF Bridlington  
RAF Station Crosby-on-Eden    
No 1383 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF Crosby-on-Eden Dakota
RAF Station Longtown   Satellite (Crosby-on-Eden)
RAF Station Desborough    
No 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF Desborough  
RAF Station Dishforth    
No 1332 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF Dishforth Various
RAF Station Doncaster    
RAF Station Fairford   Station in No 46 Group
No 1555 (RAT) Flt RAF Fairford Oxford
RAF Station Full Sutton    
No 4 Group Communication Flt RAF Full Sutton Various types
No 30 Air Crew Holding Unit RAF Full Sutton Various types
RAF Station Linton-on-Ouse    
No 1665 (Heavy Transport) Conversion Unit RAF Linton-on-Ouse Halifax/Stirling
RAF Station Melbourne    
No 1510 Flt RAF Melbourne Oxford
No 1552 (RAT) Flt RAF Melbourne Oxford
RAF Station Ossington    
No 1384 Heavy Transport Conversion Unit RAF Ossington  
RAF Station Pocklington Pocklington, East Yorkshire  
RAF Station Snaith Snaith  
No 17 Air Crew Holding Unit RAF Snaith  
RAF Station Syerston    
No 1333 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit RAF Syerston Dakota
RAF Station Welford    
C & M Party RAF Welford
RAF Station Wethersfield    
No 1385 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit RAF Wethersfield  
No 1 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit RAF Wethersfield
RAF Station Wymeswold    
No 1382 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF Wymeswold Dakota
RAF Station Castle Donington   Satellite (Wymeswold)
RAF Station York    
Training Area Flying Control RAF York  

No 38 Group

HQ - Marks Hall, Earls Colne, Essex

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Brize Norton    
Transport Command Development Unit RAF Brize Norton  
RAF Station Earls Colne    
No 1 RAF Party Contact Car (Air) RAF Earls Colne  
No 2 RAF Party Contact Car (Air) RAF Earls Colne  
No 3 RAF Party Contact Car (Air) RAF Earls Colne  
No 38 Group Communication Flt RAF Earls Colne Oxford
RAF Station Great Dunmow    
C & M Party RAF Great Dunmow
RAF Station Matching   Satellite airfield (Great Dunmow)
C & M Party RAF Matching  
RAF Station Finmere   Satellite airfield (Great Dunmow)
RAF Station Hampstead Norris   Satellite airfield (Great Dunmow)
No 38 Group Holding Unit RAF Hampstead Norris
RAF Station Lavenham   Satellite airfield (Great Dunmow)
RAF Station Netheravon    
No 1 Glider Servicing Echelon RAF Netheravon
No 1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit RAF Netheravon Horsa/Hamilcar
No 38 Group Parachute Maintenance and Servicing Unit RAF Netheravon
RAF Station Thruxton Satellite airfield (Netheravon)
RAF Station Shrewton Emergency Landing Ground
RAF Station Tarrant Rushton
No 7 Glider Servicing Echelon RAF Tarrant Rushton

RAF Station Upper Heyford

No 1 Parachute Training School RAF Upper Heyford

RAF Station Weston-on-the-Green

No 44 (Transport) Group

HQ - Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Dunkeswell    
C & M Party RAF Dunkeswell  
RAF Station Filton - -
RAF Station Honington - -
No 1 Transport Aircraft Modification Unit RAF Honington  
RAF Station Perranporth    
C & M Party RAF Perranporth  
RAF Station Pershore    
No 1 Ferry Unit RAF Pershore  
RAF Station Portreath    
C & M Party RAF Portreath  
Prestwick (DGCA) Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire Airport
RAF Unit RAF Prestwick
North Atlantic Signals Centre RAF Prestwick
No 1 Ground Control Approach Unit RAF Prestwick  
RAF Station St Mawgan   Airport
No 2 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit RAF St Mawgan  
Transport Command Briefing School RAF St Mawgan  
No 16 Ferry Unit RAF St Mawgan  
RAF Station Staverton   Station in Mintenance Command
No 44 Group Communications Flight RAF Staverton Various
RAF Station Valley   Airport
Units in European Division ATC RAF Valley  
No 12 Ground Control Approach Unit RAF Valley  

No 46 (Transport) Group

HQ - Harrow, Middlesex

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Bassingbourn    
No 24 Sqn RAF Bassingbourn  
No 4024 Servicing Echelon RAF Bassingbourn  
No 1359 (VIP) Flight RAF Bassingbourn York/Lancastrian
No 9 Ground Control Approach Unit RAF Bassingbourn  
RAF Station Biggin Hill    
Domestic Science School RAF Biggin Hill  
RAF Station Blackbushe    
No 162 Sqn RAF Blackbushe Mosquito IV/XX/25
RAF Station Blakehill Farm    
RAF Station Fairford   Satellite (Blakehill Farm)
RAF Station Boreham    
C & M Party RAF Boreham  
RAF Station Broadwell    
No 271 Sqn RAF Broadwell Dakota
No 4271 Servicing Echelon RAF Broadwell  
RAF Station Bushey Hall    
RAF Station Chedburgh    
No 301 Sqn RAF Chedburgh Halifax C VIII
No 4301 Servicing Echelon RAF Chedburgh  
No 304 (Polish) Sqn RAF Chedburgh Halifax C VIII
No 4304 (Polish) Servicing Echelon RAF Chedburgh
Croydon Civil Airport
No 147 Sqn Croydon Airport Dakota
No 4147 Servicing Echelon Croydon Airport
RAF Station Down Ampney    
No 436 (RCAF) Sqn RAF Down Ampney Dakota
No 4436 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon RAF Down Ampney  
No 161 Staging Post Frankfurt  
No 163 Staging Post Gardemoen  
No 163 Staging Post Gibraltar  
RAF Station Hendon   Airport
Metropolitan Communications Sqn RAF Hendon  
AM Book Production and Distribution Centre RAF Hendon  
RAF Intelligence School RAF Hendon  
RAF Station Kenley    
RAF Station Manston No 91 Staging Post Station in Fighter Command
RAF Station Membury    
No 525 Sqn RAF Membury Dakota
No 4525 Servicing Echelon RAF Membury  
No 187 Sqn RAF Membury Dakota
No 4187 Servicing Echelon RAF Membury  
RAF Station Northolt    
RAF Station Odiham    
No 437 (RCAF) Sqn RAF Odiham Dakota
No 4437 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon RAF Odiham  
No 120 (RCAF) Wing HQ RAF Odiham  
Empire Test Pilots' School (MAP) RAF Odiham  
No 167 Staging Post Prague  
RAF Station Stoney Cross    
No 46 Sqn RAF Stoney Cross Stirling
No 4046 Servicing Echelon RAF Stoney Cross
RAF Station Tempsford    
C & M Party RAF Tempsford  
No 164 Staging Post Warsaw  
RAF Station Wormingford    
Units in the Mediterranean and Middle East area controlled by No 46 Group

No 47 (Transport) Group

HQ - Hendon, Middlesex

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Bourn    
Aircrew Holding Section RAF Bourn  
RAF Station Granden Lodge    
C & M Party RAF Granden Lodge  
RAF Station Holmsley South    
No 246 Sqn RAF Holmsley South York/C27
No 4246 Servicing Echelon RAF Holmsley South  
RAF Station Little Staughton    
C & M Party RAF Little Staughton  
No 47 Group Communication Flight RAF Little Staughton  
RAF Station Lyneham   Airport
No 511 Sqn RAF Lyneham York
No 2 Ground Control Approach Unit RAF Lyneham  
RAF Station Merryfield    
RAF Station Oakington    
No 242 Sqn RAF Oakington York
No 4242 Servicing Echelon RAF Oakington
RAF Station Somersham Emergency Landing Ground  
RAF Station Stradishall    
No 51 Sqn RAF Stradishall Stirling V
No 4051 Servicing Echelon RAF Stradishall  
RAF Station Upwood    
No 53 Sqn RAF Upwood  Liberator
No 4053 Servicing Echelon RAF Upwood
RAF Station Waterbeach    
No 59 Sqn RAF Waterbeach Liberator C VI/C VIII
No 4059 Servicing Echelon RAF Waterbeach  
RAF Station Wratting Common    

No 87 (Transport) Group

c/o British Army of the Rhine

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
Police Detachment    
No 428 Repair and Salvage Unit    
MATS    
No 429 Equipment Park    
No 87 Group Communications Flight    
No 1 Officers' Rest Centre    
Airmen's Transit Centre    
Air Mail Centre    
No 93 Staging Post    
No 103 Staging Post    
No 137 Staging Post    

No 45 (Transport) Wing

HQ - Dorval, Quebec, Canada

 
Location/Address Unit Notes
Dorval, Quebec Station HQ  
Nassau No 88 Staging Post  

Source - SD161 (69th Edition) - June 1946

County names used are those in use at the time

[Command HQ | No 4 Group | No 38 Group | No 44 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group | No 48 Group | No 87 Group | No 45 Wing]

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