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Transport Command - August 1950


[Command HQ | No 38 Group | Inactive Stations]

Command HQ - Bushey Park, Middlesex

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
The King's Flight RAF Benson Valetta, station in Bomber Command
RAF Station Hendon    
No 31 Sqn RAF Hendon Various
AM Book Production and Distribution Centre RAF Hendon  
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

 

No 38 Group

HQ - RAF Upavon

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Abingdon    
No 1 Parachute School RAF Abingdon
RAF Station Shellingford   Satellite of Abingdon
RAF Station Watchfield   Satellite of Abingdon
RAF Station Bassingbourn    
No 51 Sqn RAF Bassingbourn York
No 59 Sqn RAF Bassingbourn York
Transport Command Parachute Servicing Unit RAF Bicester Station in Maintenance Command
The Balloon Unit RAF Cardington Station in TTC
RAF Station Dishforth    
No 241 Operational Conversion Unit RAF Dishforth York/Hastings
Transport Command Examining Unit RAF Dishforth  
RAF Station Lyneham    
No 99 Sqn RAF Lyneham Hastings
No 511 Sqn RAF Lyneham Hastings
No 2 Ground Control Approach Unit RAF Lyneham  
RAF Station Clyffe Pypard   Satellite, 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)
No 27 Sqn RAF Netheravon Dakota

RAF Station Topcliffe

No 47 Sqn RAF Topcliffe Hastings
No 53 Sqn RAF Topcliffe Hastings
No 297 Sqn RAF Topcliffe Hastings
RAF Station Watchet
RAF Anti-Aircraft Gunnery School RAF Watchet Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (CG)

 

Transport Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Barford St John Upper Heyford S
Dalton Dishforth S
Desborough North Luffenham R
Gransden Lodge Bassingbourn R
Graveley Oakington R
Skipton-on-Swale Topcliffe S
Stanton Harcourt Abingdon S
Steeple Morden Bassingbourn S
Wombleton Topcliffe S

S = Surplus to long-term requirements

R = Retention is currently required

NYD = Not yet decided

Source - SD161 (119th Edition) - August 1950

County names used are those in use at the time

[Command HQ | No 38 Group | Inactive Stations]

This page was last updated on 21/07/23©

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