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Maintenance Command - January 1947


[Command HQ | No 55 Wing | No 57 Wing | No 40 Group | No 41 Group | No 42 Group | No 43 Group]

Command HQ - RAF Thruxton

No 40 (Maintenance) Group

HQ - 81 Weyhill Road, Andover

Units administered directly by No 40 Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 55 Wing see below  
No 57 Wing see below  

No 55 Wing (Midland)

HQ - Egginton

 
Location Unit Function
Annan

-

-

Sub-site of No 14 MU

Sub-site of No 69 MU

Balderton

-

Sub-site of No 255 MU
Barkston Heath No 256 Maintenance Unit Equipment Disposal Depot
Bircotes

No 250 Maintenance Unit

-

-

MT Storage Unit

Sub-Site of No 61 MU

Sub-Site of No 66 MU

Bishopbriggs

Station in TTC

Sub-site of No 14 MU

Sub-site of No 69 MU

Bitteswell

Station in FTC

Sub-site of No 255 MU
Bottesford

-

-

Sub-site of No 256 MU

Sub-site of No 227 MU

Bowlee

-

Sub-site of No 35 MU
Bramcote (RNAS) No 266 Maintenance Unit Equipment Disposal Depot
Breighton

-

Sub-site of No 35 MU
Burtonwood No 276 Maintenance Unit Master Provision Office
Carlisle No 14 Maintenance Unit

-

Aircraft Equipment Depot

Master Provision Office

Castle Bromwich

Station in Fighter Command

Sub-site of No 16 MU
Catfoss

-

Sub-site of No 14 MU
Catterick

-

Sub-site of No 35 MU
Cranage

-

Sub-Site of No 61 MU
Cuckney No 66 Maintenance Unit Ground Equipment Depot
Derby C & M Party  
Errol No 260 Maintenance Unit Equipment Disposal Depot
Eshott -

Sub-site of No 261 MU

Fiskerton

-

-
Folkingham Station in TTC Sub-site of No 16 MU
Foulsham

-

Sub-site of No 16 MU
Fulbeck No 255 Maintenance Unit Equipment Disposal Depot
Gibb Hill

-

-
Goxhill

Station in No 42 Group

Sub-site of No 35 MU
Grangemouth Station in No 42 Group Sub-site of No 14 MU
Grimsby

-

Sub-site of No 35 MU
Handforth No 61 Maintenance Unit

-

Aircraft Equipment Depot

Master Provision Office

Helensburgh No 62 Maintenance Unit Marine Craft Storage Unit
Heywood No 35 Maintenance Unit

-

Aircraft Equipment Depot

Master Provision Office

Hixon

-

Sub-site of No 16 MU
Holme

-

Sub-site of No 261 MU
Houghton Green

-

Sub-site of No 61 MU
Langford Lodge

-

Sub-site of No 257 MU
Leicester East

-

Sub-site of No 255 MU
Lissett

-

Sub-site of No 14 MU
Long Benton

-

Sub-site of No 14 MU
Ludford Magna -

Sub-site of No 14 MU

Marston Moor No 268 Maintenance Unit Equipment Disposal Depot
Montrose

-

Sub-site of No 260 MU
Morpeth No 261 Maintenance Unit Ground Equipment Depot
North Killingholme

-

Sub-site of No 35 MU
Norton, Sheffield No 241 Maintenance Unit MT Storage Unit
Poynton

-

Sub-site of No 61 MU
Riccall

-

Sub-site of No 35 MU
Saltby

-

Sub-site of No 255 MU
Sandtoft

-

Sub-site of No 61 MU
Spanhoe No 253 Maintenance Unit MT Storage Unit
Stafford No 16 Maintenance Unit

-

Aircraft Equipment Depot

Master Provision Office

Strubby

-

Sub-site of No 35 MU
Tilstock

-

Sub-site of No 16 MU
Toome No 257 Maintenance Unit Equipment Disposal Depot

MT Storage Unit

Usworth

-

Sub-site of No 14 MU
Warton No 90 Maintenance Unit Barrack and Clothing Depot
Wigtown

-

Sub-site of No 14 MU
Winthorpe

-

-

Wombleton Station in TTC Sub-site of No 268 MU

No 57 Wing (Southern)

HQ - RAF Bicester

 
Location Unit Function
Abbots Ripton No 264 Maintenance Unit Equipment Disposal Depot
Akeman Street Station in FTC Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Alconbury

-

Sub-Site of No 264 MU
Babdown Farm

-

Sub-Site of No 7 MU

Sub-Site of No 251 MU

Baverstock

-

Sub-Site of No 265 MU
Bibury

-

Sub-Site of No 7 MU
Bicester No 246 Maintenance Unit MT Storage Unit
Cardington Station in TTC Sub-site of No 25 MU
Chelveston

-

Sub-site of No 25 MU
Chessington (Station in TTC) No 248 Maintenance Unit Medical Equipment Depot
Chipping Norton

-

Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Croughton Station in FTC Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Deopham Green

-

Sub-site of No 262 MU
Dunkeswell No 267 Maintenance Unit Equipment Disposal Depot
Eccles No 262 Maintenance Unit Equipment Disposal Depot
Edgehill

-

Sub-site of No 25 MU
Grafton Underwood No 236 Maintenance Unit MT Storage Unit
Grove No 265 Maintenance Unit Equipment Disposal Depot
Halfpenny Green

-

Sub-site of No 25 MU
Harrington

-

Sub-site of No 25 MU
Hartlebury No 25 Maintenance Unit

-

Aircraft Equipment Depot

Master Provision Office

Hinton-in-the-Hedges   Sub-site of No 246 MU
Hitcham No 263 Maintenance Unit Specialist Disposal Depot
Hixon

-

Sub-site of No 216 MU
Horham

-

Sub-site of No 25 MU
Husbands Bosworth

-

Sub-site of No 216 MU
Kidbrooke

-

Sub-Site of No 212 MU
Kidlington

-

Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Kingston Bagpuize

-

Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Lakenheath Station in Bomber Command Sub-site of No 25 MU
Llandaff (Cardiff)

-

-

Sub-Site of No 7 MU

Sub-Site of No 214 MU

Marsworth

Station in TTC

Sub-Site of No 248 MU
Melchbourne Park

-

Sub-site of No 25 MU
Merryfield

-

-

Mill Green RAF Plant Depot Operationally controlled by AM (W10)
Milton No 3 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Mount Batten No 238 Maintenance Unit Marine Craft Storage Unit
Newport, Monmouthshire No 214 Maintenance Unit Barrack and Clothing Depot
North Pickenham

-

Sub-site of No 262 MU
North Witham

-

Sub-site of No 259 MU
Peterborough No 259 Maintenance Unit Equipment Disposal Depot
Pucklechurch No 251 Maintenance Unit MT Storage Unit
Quedgeley No 7 Maintenance Unit

-

Aircraft Equipment Depot

Master Provision Office

Roade No 72 Maintenance Unit Ground Equipment Depot
Sawbridgeworth Station in No 42 Group Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Shellingford Station in FTC Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Shipdham

-

Sub-site of No 262 MU
Shobden

-

Sub-site of No 25 MU
Snetterton Heath

-

Sub-site of No 262 MU
Stanmore Station in Fighter Command Sub-Site of No 212 MU
Stansted Mountfitchett

No 263 Maintenance Unit

Equipment Disposal Depot
Stoke Orchard Station in TTC Sub-Site of No 7 MU
Sutton Coldfield No 216 Maintenance Unit Ground Equipment Depot
Titchfield No 252 Maintenance Unit MT Storage Unit
Upottery

-

Sub-Site of No 267 MU
Warminster No 225 Maintenance Unit Ground Equipment Depot
Wembley No 212 Maintenance Unit Barrack and Clothing Depot
Weston-on-the-Green Station in Transport Command Sub-Site of No 3 MU
White Waltham Station in Reserve Command Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Woodcote No 70 Maintenance Unit Ground Equipment Depot
Woolfox Lodge

-

Sub-site of No 259 MU
Wythall Station in TTC Sub-site of No 25 MU

No 41 (Maintenance) Group

HQ - 81 Weyhill Road, Andover, Hampshire

 
Location Unit Function
Aldergrove (Station in Coastal Command) No 23 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Andover (Station in Fighter Command)

-

-

Aston Down No 20 Maintenance Unit

No 2 Ferry Pool

No 1689 (Ferry Pilot Training) Flight

Aircraft Storage Unit

Ferry Pool

Ferry Pilot Training

Beaulieu Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment  
Boscombe Down Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment  
Brackla

-

Sub-Site of No 45 MU, Kinloss
Brize Norton (Station in Transport Command) No 6 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Burtonwood No 37 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Castle Kennedy

-

Sub-Site of No 57 MU,
Chipping Warden

-

Sub-Site of No 6 MU, Brize Norton
Colerne No 39 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Cosford (Station in TTC) No 9 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit and Aircraft Packing Section
Cranfield Empire Test Pilots' School  
Defford Telecommunications Flying Unit  
Dumfries No 18 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Edzell No 44 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Elgin

-

Sub-site of No 46 MU, Lossiemouth

Eshott

-

Aircraft Storage Unit
Farnborough Royal Aircraft Establishment (M of S)

Meteorological Research Flight

-

Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DMO))

Dunsfold

-

Satellite of Farnborough
Felixstowe Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment  
Gosport Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit  
Hawarden No 48 Maintenance Unit

No 4 Ferry Pool

Aircraft Storage Unit

Ferry Pool

High Ercall No 29 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Honeybourne

-

Sub-Site of No 8 MU
Hullavington (Station in FTC) No 10 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Kemble No 5 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Killadeas No 272 Maintenance Unit Flying Boat Storage Unit
Kinloss (Station in Coastal Command) No 45 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Kirkbride No 12 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Lichfield No 51 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Little Rissington (Station in FTC) No 8 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Llandow No 38 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Long Marston

-

Sub-Site of No 8 MU

Lossiemouth (RNAS) No 46 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Lyneham (Station in Transport Command) No 33 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Maghaberry

-

Sub-site of No 23 MU
Martlesham Heath

(Station in Coastal Command)

Bomb Ballistic Unit

Blind Landing Experimental Unit

 
North Creake

-

Sub-Site of No 274 MU

Orfordness

Research Station

 
Oulton

-

Sub-Site of No 274 MU

Polebrook No 273 Maintenance Unit

No 3 Ferry Pool

Aircraft Storage Unit

Ferry Pool

St Angelo

-

Sub-site of No 272 MU
St Athan (Station in TTC) No 19 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Shawbury (Station in FTC) No 27 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Silloth (Station in Coastal Command) No 22 Maintenance Unit

No 5 Ferry Pool

Aircraft Storage Unit

Ferry Pool

Swannington No 274 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Tempsford

-

Sub-site of No 273 MU
West Freugh

Bombing Trials Unit

Sub-site of No 57 MU
Wig Bay No 57 Maintenance Unit Flying Boat Storage Unit
Wratting Common

-

-

Wroughton No 15 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit

No 42 (Maintenance) Group

HQ - Burghfield Common, Nr Reading, Surrey

The fuel depots are operated by the Petroleum Board, administered solely by HQ No 42 Group, and controlled by Air Ministry (E43).

 
Location Unit Function
Abbotts Bromley Sub-Site of No 21 MU, Fauld
Acaster Malbis Sub-Site of No 80 MU, Escrick
Aldermaston Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Alnwick   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Altrincham No 2 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Annan Sub-Site of No 249 MU, Great Orton
Ardrossan   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Ashbourne Sub-Site of No 28 MU, Harpur Hill
Attlebridge Sub-Site of No 231 MU, Hockering
Avonmouth   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Backford Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Balderton (Station in No 40 Group) Sub-Site of No 93 MU, Norton Disney
Barnham No 94 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Barrow   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Barton   Oil Reserve Depot
Baverstock   Sub-Storage Park of No 11 MU
Beeston Castle   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Belfast   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Bilton   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Birkenhead   Oil Reserve Depot
Bowes Moor No 81 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot (Non-Explosive)
Bowling   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Brafferton No 92 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Brampton   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Brixham C & M Party  
Bromborough C & M Party  
Bungay Sub-Site of No 53 MU, Pulham
Caernarvon Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Cairn Ryan No 275 Maintenance Unit Explosives Disposal Depot
Caistor   Sub-site of No 233 MU, Market Stainton
Campbeltown   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Chapel C & M Party  
Charlton Horethorne   Sub-site of No 11 MU, Chilmark
Chichester   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Chilmark No 11 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Claydon   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Cloaksbriggs   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Reserve Depot
Cottam No 91 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Crawley Crossing C & M Party  
Dalston   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Darley Moor Sub-Site of No 28 MU, Harpur Hill
Dinton   Sub-site of No 11 MU, Chilmark
Dovehole (Buxton)   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Dunragit   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Ellingham C & M Party  
Escrick No 80 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Eynsham No 96 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Falmouth   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Fareham C & M Party  
Fauld No 21 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Fawley   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Fordoun No 98 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Fulbeck (Station in No 40 Group) Sub-Site of No 93 MU, Norton Disney
Gisburn No 219 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Gladwell   Sub-site of No 28 MU
Gloucester   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Goxhill

-

Sub-site of No 233 MU, Market Stainton
Grangemouth   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot

Sub-site of No 243 MU,

Great Ashfield   Sub-Site of No 94 MU, Barnham
Great Orton No 249 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Groveley Woods   Sub-site of No 11 MU, Chilmark
Hallen   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
  Packed Fuel Storage Unit
Harpur Hill No 28 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Hartington   Sub-site of No 28 MU
Hethersett C & M Party  
Heysham   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Hockering No 231 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Holywell   Sub-site of No 31 MU
Hoy   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Inverness   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Islip   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Kelmarsh C & M Party  
Kiplin   Sub-site of No 224 MU, Grove
Kirknewton No 243 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Lissens   Packed Fuel Storage Unit
Little Heath   Sub-site of No 94 MU
Llanberis No 31 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Llandarcy   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
  Filling Point (Packed Fuel)
Llanwrog No 277 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Long Newton   Sub-site of No 11 MU
Longparish No 202 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Lords Bridge No 95 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Market Stainton No 233 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Massingham C & M Party  
Mendlesham   Sub-Site of No 94 MU, Barnham
Micheldever C & M Party  
Milford Haven   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Misterton   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Mode Wheel   Oil Reserve Depot
Mount Nessing C & M Party  
Much Wenlock C & M Party  
Newland   Sub-Site of No 59 MU, Rhoose
North Witham   Sub-Site of No 100 MU, South Witham
Norton Disney No 93 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Nuthampstead   Sub-Site of No 95 MU, Lord's Bridge
Old Buckenham   Sub-Site of No 231 MU, Hockering
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
  Filling Point (Packed Fuel)
Pulham No 53 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot (Non-Explosive)
Purton   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Rackhaeth   Sub-Site of No 231 MU, Hockering
Redhill No 36 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Redmile   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Rhewlas   Sub-site of No 31 MU
Rhoose No 59 Maintenance Unit  
Ridgewell   Sub-Site of No 95 MU, Lord's Bridge
Riseley   C & M by No 95 MU, Lord's Bridge
Rowfant C & M Party  
Rowthorne   Sub-site of No 28 MU
Saffron Walden   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Sandy Heath   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot

Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot

Scorton No 224 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Seething   Sub-Site of No 53 MU, Pulham
Shanes Castle - -
Shustoke   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Southburn No 91 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
South Harefield   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
South Witham No 100 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
Stanlow   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Stonesby   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Stourport   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Tatenhill   Sub-site of No 21 MU, Fauld
Thetford   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Thornton   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
  Filling Point (Packed Fuel)
Tiverton   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Upton   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Warren Woods   Sub-site of No 94 MU
Watton (Station in No 90 Group)   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Wervin   Aviation Fuel and Oil Reserve Depot
Wickenby   Sub-Site of No 233 MU
Wilton   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot
Wye   Aviation Fuel and Oil Distributing Depot

No 43 (Maintenance) Group

HQ - Stanmore

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
Cardington (Station in TTC) No 26 Maintenance Unit Balloon Repair Depot
Colerne (Station in Fighter Command) No 218 Maintenance Unit Special Installation Unit
Greenock No 213 Maintenance Unit Marine Craft Repair Unit
No 16 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
No 17 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
Henlow No 13 Maintenance Unit Repair Depot
No 43 Group Communication Flight  
No 1 Chrystal Reprocessing Unit  
No 1 Radio Equipment Calibration Centre  
No 27 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
Kidbrooke No 1 Maintenance Unit Repair Depot
No 4 MT Company*  
Lasham No 49 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
No 411 (Polish) R & SU  
No 7 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
No 29 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
Leicester East No 2 MT Company**  
Little Horwood No 71 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
No 5 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
Long Kesh (Station in RAFNI)

-

Sub-site of No 63 MU
Mallusk C & M Party  
Meikle Ferry C & M Party  
Montford Bridge No 34 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
Mount Batten No 84 Maintenance Unit Marine Craft Repair Unit
Newmarket No 54 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
No 3 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
No 26 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
Rufforth No 60 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
No 13 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
Ruislip No 4 Maintenance Unit Repair Depot
St Athan (Station in TTC) No 32 Maintenance Unit Repair Depot

No 10 Mobile Dental Surgery

Tender Type

Sealand No 30 Maintenance Unit Repair Depot
No 47 Maintenance Unit** Packing Depot
No 12 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
Skellingthorpe No 58 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
No 9 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
No 24 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
Stoke Heath No 24 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
Stow-cum-Qut   Sub-site of No 54 MU
Toome (Station in No 40 Group) No 19 Mobile Dental Surgery Tender Type
Woolsington No 63 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit

*Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Movements)

**Functionally controlled by HQ Maintenance Command

Source - SD161 (76th Edition) - January 1947

County names used are those in use at the time

[Command HQ | No 55 Wing | No 57 Wing | No 40 Group | No 41 Group | No 42 Group | No 43 Group]

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