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Technical Training Command - April 1955


[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  
RAF Technical College RAF Henlow
No 4 RAF Regional Band 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  
WRAF Depot RAF Hawkinge
No 11 School of Recruit Training RAF Hednesford
No 2 School of Administrative Trades RAF Hereford  
Administrative Apprentices Training School RAF Hereford  
NCO Training School RAF Hereford  
Officer Cadet Training Unit (Jurby) RAF Jurby Chipmunk
No 3 School of Recruit Training RAF Padgate  
No 22 Group Communication Flight RAF Stoke Heath Station in Maintenance Command
RAF Station Uxbridge    
RAF Central Band RAF Uxbridge Functionally controlled by AM (DPS)
WRAF Band RAF Uxbridge Functionally controlled by AM (DPS)
RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition RAF Uxbridge Functionally controlled by AM (DDTO)
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 - RAF Spitalgate

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 2 School of Technical Training RAF Cosford  
No 1 RAF Regional Band RAF Cosford  
No 1 School of Technical Training RAF Halton  
No 1 School of Cookery RAF Halton  
No 1 RAF Supplies Depot RAF Halton Functionally controlled by AM (DD Cat)
No 2 School of Cookery RAF Innsworth Station controlled by RAF Record Office
No 10 School of Technical Training RAF Kirkham  
No 12 School of Technical Training RAF Melksham  
No 4 School of Technical Training RAF St Athan  
RAF School of Physical Training RAF St Athan  
HQ (Unit) No 24 Group RAF Spitalgate
Mess Staff School RAF Spitalgate  
School of Training Organisation and Method RAF Spitalgate  
RAF School of Education RAF Spitalgate  
RAF School of Fire Fighting and Rescue RAF Sutton-on-Hull
No 8 School of Technical Training RAF Weeton  
HQ, No 2 RAF Police District (UK) RAF Weeton Functionally controlled by DPM (UK)
School of Photography RAF Wellesbourne Mountford Station in Maintenance Command

No 27 (Training) Group

HQ - Cherhill

 
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 Station Felixstowe    
No 63 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Felixstowe  
No 194 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Felixstowe  
No 1 Radio School RAF Locking  
Aircraft Apprentice Training School RAF Locking  
No 5 RAF Regional Band RAF Locking  
RAF Police Depot RAF Netheravon Functionally controlled by AM (PM)
RAF Component, Joint Concealment Centre RAF Netheravon Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D of Ops)
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  
Bowes Moor Catterick  
Dalby (Radar) Jurby  
Great Bromley (Radar) Felixstowe  
Great Dunmow Debden  
Little Snoring Bircham Newton  
Madley Hereford  
Millom Kirkham  
North Creake Bircham Newton  
Podington Cardington  
Ramsbury Yatesbury  
Ramsey Jurby  
St Vincent's Spitalgate  
Saltby Spitalgate  
Scorton Catterick  
Shobden Hereford  
Tempsford Henlow  

Source - SD161 (175th Edition) - April 1955

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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