Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Transport Command - March 1950
[Command HQ | No 38 Group | No 46 Group]
Command HQ - Bushey Park, Middlesex
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
The King's Flight | RAF Benson | Station in Bomber Command |
HQ - RAF Upavon
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Abingdon | ||
No 27 Sqn | RAF Abingdon | Dakota |
No 1333 Transport Support Training Unit | RAF Abingdon | Dakota |
Transport Command Development Unit | RAF Abingdon | Various |
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 | |
RAF Component of VISTRE | RAF Netheravon | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D of Ops) |
RAF Station Topcliffe |
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No 47 Sqn | RAF Topcliffe | Hastings |
No 53 Sqn | RAF Topcliffe | Hastings |
No 297 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Topcliffe | Hastings |
RAF Station Upper Heyford |
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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) |
HQ - RAF Abingdon
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 24 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Dakota/York |
No 30 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Dakota |
Source - SD161 (114th Edition) - March 1950
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 38 Group | No 46 Group]
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