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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

 

No 4 Group

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    

No 38 Group

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

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)

 

No 46 (Transport) Group

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

 

No 47 (Transport) Group

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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