Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Transport Command - April 1948
[Command HQ | No 4 Group | No 38 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group]
Command HQ - Bushey Park, Middlesex
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
The King's Flight | RAF Benson | Station in Coastal Command |
HQ - RAF Abingdon
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Abingdon | ||
No 4 Group Communication Flt | RAF Abingdon | Oxford/Anson/Proctor |
RAF Station Bircham Newton | ||
Transport Initial Conversion Unit | RAF Bircham Newton | |
No 1510 (BABS) Flight | RAF Bircham Newton | Oxford |
RAF Station Dishforth | ||
No 1332 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Dishforth | York/Halifax |
RAF Station North Luffenham | ||
No 1382 (Transport) Conversion Unit | RAF North Luffenham | Dakota |
RAF Station Wymeswold |
HQ - RAF Upavon
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Brize Norton | ||
Transport Command Development Unit | RAF Brize Norton | |
Transport Command Examining Unit | RAF Brize Norton | |
RAF Station Fairford | ||
No 47 Sqn | RAF Fairford | Halifax |
No 113 Sqn | RAF Fairford | Halifax |
No 295 Sqn | RAF Fairford | Halifax |
No 297 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Fairford | Halifax |
No 4297 Servicing Echelon | RAF Fairford | |
RAF Station Netheravon | ||
No 38 Group Communication Flt | RAF Netheravon | |
No 1333 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit | RAF Netheravon | Dakota |
No 1 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
No 8 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
No 38 Group Parachute Maintenance and Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
Transport Support Practice Camp | RAF Netheravon | Horsa II |
RAF Component of VISTRE | RAF Netheravon | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D of Ops) |
RAF Station Upavon | ||
RAF Station Upper Heyford |
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No 1 Parachute and Glider Training School | RAF Upper Heyford | |
RAF Station Weston-on-the-Green |
Satellite, Upper Heyford | |
RAF Station Watchet | ||
RAF Anti-Aircraft Gunnery School | RAF Watchet | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (CG) |
HQ - Bushey Hall, Watford
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Bassingbourn | ||
No 24 Sqn | RAF Bassingbourn | |
No 4024 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bassingbourn | |
RAF Station Bourn | ||
RAF Station Hendon | ||
Metropolitan Communications Sqn | RAF Hendon | |
AM Book Production and Distribution Centre | RAF Hendon | |
RAF Station Highgate | ||
RAF Intelligence School | RAF Highgate | |
Air Booking Centre | London | |
RAF Station Manston | ||
No 91 Staging Post | RAF Manston | |
RAF Station Oakington | ||
No 27 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Dakota |
No 30 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Dakota |
No 46 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Dakota |
No 238 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Dakota |
RAF Station Pershore | ||
Transport Command Briefing School | RAF Pershore | |
RAF Station Waterbeach | ||
No 18 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Dakota |
No 53 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Dakota |
No 62 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Dakota |
No 77 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Dakota |
HQ - Milton Ernest Hall, Beford
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 40 Sqn | RAF Abingdon | York, station in No 4 Group |
No 51 Sqn | RAF Abingdon | York, station in No 4 Group |
No 59 Sqn | RAF Abingdon | York, station in No 4 Group |
No 242 Sqn | RAF Abingdon | York, station in No 4 Group |
No 137 Staging Post | Bordeaux | |
RAF Station Clyffe Pypard | ||
RAF Station Graveley | ||
C & M Party | RAF Graveley | |
RAF Station Honington | - | - |
Transport Command Major Servicing Unit | RAF Honington | |
No 103 Staging Post | Istres | |
RAF Station Little Staughton (M of S) | ||
No 47 Group Communication Flight | RAF Little Staughton | |
RAF Station Lyneham | Airport | |
No 99 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | York |
No 206 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | York |
No 511 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | York |
No 2 Ground Control Approach Unit | RAF Lyneham |
Source - SD161 (91st Edition) - April 1948
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 4 Group | No 38 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group]
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