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Technical Training Command - May 1953


[RAF Technical College | No 22 Group | No 24 Group | No 27 Group | Inactive Stations]

Command HQ - Brampton Grange, Huntingdon

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
Command Communication Flight RAF Wyton Station in Bomber Command

 

RAF Technical College

Unit Location/Address Notes
Debden Division, RAF Technical College RAF Debden  
Command Major Servicing Unit RAF Debden  
HQ, RAF Technical College RAF Henlow
Henlow Division, RAF Technical College RAF Henlow

 

No 22 (Training) Group

HQ - Market Drayton, Shropshire

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF School of Administration RAF Bircham Newton  
No 7 School of Recruit Training RAF Bridgnorth  
No 2 Reception Unit RAF Cardington  
No 1 School of Recruit Training RAF Cardington  
WRAF Depot RAF Hawkinge
No 11 School of Recruit Training RAF Hednesford
No 2 School of Administrative Trades RAF Hereford  
NCO Training School RAF Hereford  
No 10 School of Technical Training RAF Melksham Station in No 24 Group
RAF Officer Cadet Training Unit (Millom) RAF Millom  
Senior Trade Management School RAF Millom  
No 3 School of Recruit Training RAF Padgate  
No 1 Reception Unit RAF Padgate  
Administrative Apprentices Training School RAF St Athan Station in No 24 Group
RAF Officer Cadet Training Unit (Spitalgate) RAF Spitalgate  
Mess Staff School RAF Spitalgate  
Group Communication Flight RAF Stoke Heath Station in Maintenance Command
RAF Station Uxbridge    
RAF School of Education RAF Uxbridge  
RAF Central Band RAF Uxbridge Functionally controlled by AM (DPS)
WRAF Band RAF Uxbridge Functionally controlled by AM (DPS)
No 5 School of Recruit Training RAF West Kirby  
No 4 School of Recruit Training RAF Wilmslow
No 31 School of WRAF Recruit Training RAF Wilmslow

No 24 (Training) Group

HQ - Aston Clinton, Aylesbury

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF School of Physical Training RAF Cosford  
No 2 School of Technical Training RAF Cosford  
School of Training Organisation and Method RAF Cosford  
No 1 School of Technical Training RAF Halton  
No 1 School of Cookery RAF Halton  
No 2 School of Cookery RAF Innsworth Satellite of Gloucester (Home Command)
No 10 School of Technical Training RAF Kirkham  
No 12 School of Technical Training RAF Melksham  
No 15 School of Technical Training RAF North Coates  
No 4 School of Technical Training RAF St Athan  
RAF School of Fire Fighting RAF Sutton-on-Hull
No 8 School of Technical Training RAF Weeton  
School of Photography RAF Wellesbourne Mountford Station in FTC

No 27 (Training) Group

HQ - RAF Colerne (Station in Fighter Command)

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Regiment Depot RAF Catterick Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (CG)
RAF Chaplains' School (C of E) Cheltenham Functionally controlled by AM (Chaplain-in-Chief)
No 3 Radio School RAF Compton Bassett  
RAF Regiment Basic Training School RAF Dumfries Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (CG)
No 1 Radio School RAF Locking  
Aircraft Apprentice Training School RAF Locking Detachment of No 1 Radio School
RAF Regiment LAA Gunnery School RAF Watchet Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (CG)
No 2 Radio School RAF Yatesbury  

 

Technical Training Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Alconbury HQ (U) TTC R
Bowes Moor Catterick S
Great Dunmow Debden R
Keevil Melksham R
Little Snoring Bircham Newton R
Lulsgate Bottom Locking R
Membury Yatesbury R
North Creake Bircham Newton S
Podington Cardington -
Ramsbury Yatesbury S
St Vincent's Spitalgate S
Saltby Spitalgate S
Tempsford Henlow S

S = Surplus to long-term requirements

R = Retention is currently required

Source - SD161 (152nd Edition) - May 1953

County names used are those in use at the time

[RAF Technical College | No 22 Group | No 24 Group | No 27 Group | Inactive Stations]

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