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Transport Command - October 1949


[Command HQ | No 38 Group | No 47 Group]

Command HQ - Bushey Park, Middlesex

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
The King's Flight RAF Benson Station in Coastal Command

 

No 38 Group

HQ - RAF Upavon

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Abingdon    
Transport Command Development Unit RAF Abingdon  
No 47 Group Communication Flight RAF Abingdon Various
RAF Station Shellingford   Satellite of Abingdon
RAF Station Bassingbourn    
No 40 Sqn RAF Bassingbourn York
No 51 Sqn RAF Bassingbourn York
No 59 Sqn RAF Bassingbourn York
The Balloon Unit RAF Cardington Station in TTC
RAF Station Dishforth    
No 241 Operational Conversion Unit RAF Dishforth York/Hastings
RAF Station Lyneham    
No 99 Sqn RAF Lyneham York
No 242 Sqn RAF Lyneham York
No 511 Sqn RAF Lyneham York
No 2 Ground Control Approach Unit RAF Lyneham  
RAF Station Netheravon    
No 38 Group Communication Flt RAF Netheravon
No 1333 Transport Support Training Unit RAF Netheravon Dakota
RAF Component of VISTRE RAF Netheravon Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D of Ops)

RAF Station Topcliffe

No 47 Sqn RAF Topcliffe Hastings
No 53 Sqn RAF Topcliffe Hastings
No 297 Sqn (Cadre) RAF Topcliffe Hastings

RAF Station Upper Heyford

No 1 Parachute and Glider Training School RAF Upper Heyford
No 1 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit RAF Upper Heyford
No 8 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit RAF Upper Heyford
No 38 Group Parachute Maintenance and Servicing Unit 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 47 (Transport) Group

HQ - Milton Ernest Hall, Beford

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Clyffe Pypard    
RAF Station Hendon    
No 31 Sqn RAF Hendon Various
AM Book Production and Distribution Centre RAF Hendon  
RAF Station Honington - -
Transport Command Major Servicing Unit RAF Honington  
Transport Command Examining Unit RAF Honington Dakota/Hastings/York/Valetta
Air Booking Centre London  
RAF Station Manston    
No 91 Staging Post RAF Manston  
Overseas Ferry Unit RAF Manston  
RAF Station North Luffenham    
No 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF North Luffenham Dakota/Oxford/Anson
RAF Station Oakington    
No 10 Sqn RAF Oakington Dakota
No 27 Sqn RAF Oakington Dakota
No 30 Sqn RAF Oakington Dakota
No 46 Sqn RAF Oakington Dakota
RAF Station Waterbeach    
No 18 Sqn RAF Waterbeach Dakota
No 24 Sqn RAF Waterbeach Various
No 206 Sqn RAF Waterbeach Dakota

Source - SD161 (109th Edition) - October 1949

County names used are those in use at the time

[Command HQ | No 38 Group | No 47 Group]

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