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Maintenance Command - January 1956


[Command HQ | No 40 Group | No 41 Group | Inactive Stations]

HQ - Amport

No 40 (Maintenance) Group

 
Location Unit Function
Acaster Malbis No 91 Maintenance Unit Air Ammunition Park
No 6235 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Cottingwith Sub-Site of No 91 MU
Riccall Sub-Site of No 91 MU
Altrincham No 2 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Bicester RAF Station  
HQ, No 40 Group  
Burtonwood RAF Station Administered by the USAF
Croft   Satellite, Burtonwood
Cardington (Station in TTC) No 217 Maintenance Unit Gas Production and Storage Unit
No 9 Mobile Oxygen Unit Functionally controlled by AM (AD Eng (CG))
Lords Bridge   Sub-Site of No 217 MU
Riseley   Sub-Site of No 217 MU
Wellingborough   Sub-Site of No 217 MU
Carlisle No 14 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Dumfries Station in Home Command Sub-site of No 14 MU
Chessington (Station in Home Command) No 248 Maintenance Unit Medical Equipment Depot

Functionally controlled by AM (DGMS)

Upavon

 

Sub-Site of No 248 MU
Chilmark No 11 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Dinton   Sub-site of No 11 MU
Cuckney No 66 Maintenance Unit Ground Equipment Depot
Detling No 6226 Bomb Disposal Flight Station in Home Command
Fauld No 21 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Feltwell (Station in FTC) No 6219 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Grove C & M Party  
Handforth No 61 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Harpur Hill No 28 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Cairn Ryan Sea Dumping Detachment
Hartlebury No 25 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Cardington Station in TTC Sub-site of No 25 MU
Halfpenny Green

-

Sub-site of No 25 MU
Heywood No 35 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Bowlee   Sub-site of No 35 MU
Honington (Station in Bomber Command) No 94 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Attlebridge Sub-site of No 94 MU
Barnham   Sub-site of No 94 MU
Great Ashfield   Sub-Site of No 94 MU
Hockering   Sub-Site of No 94 MU
Old Buckenham   Sub-site of No 94 MU
Ridgewell   Sub-site of No 94 MU
Hornchurch (Station in FTC) No 6221 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Keith No 243 Maintenance Unit Gas Production Unit
Kidbrooke Air Publication and Forms Store Station in Home Command

Functionally controlled by AM (D of E (C)

Kidlington RAF Station  
Langer No 30 Air Material Base Functionally and administratively controlled by RCAF
Lichfield RAF Station  
No 99 Maintenance Unit MT Storage Unit
No 2 MT Sqn Functionally controlled by HQ Maintenance Command
Command Ground Defence School  
Llanwrog No 31 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Llanberis   Sub-site of No 31 MU
Cairn Ryan   Sub-site of No 31 MU
Milton No 3 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Bicester

-

Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Grove

-

Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Ruislip Station in Home Command Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Woodcote

-

Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Newton (Station in Fighter Command) No 93 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Park
Bottesford Sub-Site of No 93 MU
Fulbeck Sub-Site of No 93 MU
Kings Cliffe   Sub-Site of No 93 MU
North Witham   Sub-Site of No 93 MU
Norton Disney   Sub-Site of No 93 MU
South Witham   Sub-Site of No 93 MU
Spalford   Sub-Site of No 93 MU
North Coates (Station in No 41 Group) No 5131 Bomb Disposal Sqn  
No 6204 Bomb Disposal Flight  
North Pickenham RAF Station Administered by the USAF
Tuddenham   Satellite, North Pickenham
Pulham No 53 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Bungay   Sub-site of No 53 MU
Seething   Sub-site of No 53 MU
Quedgeley No 7 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Pucklechurch

Station in Home Command

Sub-Site of No 7 MU
Roade No 72 Maintenance Unit Ground Equipment Depot
Sealand RAF Station Administered by the USAF
Shaftesbury RAF Station Administered by the USAF
South Witham No 6217 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Stafford No 16 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Hixon

-

Sub-site of No 16 MU
Sutton Coldfield No 216 Maintenance Unit Ground Equipment Depot
Warton No 90 Maintenance Unit Barrack and Clothing Depot
No 1 Central Unit Detention Room  
Welford RAF Station Administered by the USAF
Wellesbourne Mountford No 68 Maintenance Unit Plant Spares Holding Unit, station in No 43 Group
Wickenby No 92 Maintenance Unit
Faldingworth Sub-Site of No 92 MU
Ludford Magna   Sub-Site of No 92 MU
Woodhall Spa   Sub-Site of No 92 MU
Wing   Administered by the USAF
Finmere   Satellite, Wing

Aviation Fuel Depots

Location Parent Station Remarks
Alnwick Acaster Malbis  
Backford Altrincham  
Barrow Acaster Malbis  
Beeston Castle Altrincham  
Belfast Harpur Hill  
Bilton Acaster Malbis  
Bowling Harpur Hill  
Brampton Stow Park Acaster Malbis  
Brixham Chilmark  
Bromborough Altrincham  
Buxton Harpur Hill  
Caernarvon Altrincham  
Carlisle Acaster Malbis  
Chapel Honington  
Chichester Chilmark  
Claydon Honington  
Crawley Crossing Honington  
Dunragit Acaster Malbis  
Ellingham Honington  
Falmouth Chilmark  
Fareham Chilmark  
Fawley Chilmark  
Forfar Harpur Hill  
Gloucester Chilmark  
Hallen Chilmark  
Hethersett Honington  
Heysham Altrincham  
Hoy Harpur Hill  
Huntingdon Honington  
Inverness Harpur Hill  
Islip Chilmark  
Kelmarsh Fauld  
Langford Acaster Malbis  
Llandarcy Chilmark  
Massingham Honington  
Micheldever Chilmark  
Milford Haven Chilmark  
Misterton Acaster Malbis  
Mount Nessing Honington  
Much Wenlock Fauld  
Peterborough Honington  
Plymouth Chilmark  
Poole Chilmark  
Preston Altrincham  
Purton Chilmark  
Redmile Fauld  
Rowfant Chilmark  
Saffron Walden Honington  
Sandy Heath Honington  
Scapa Bay Harpur Hill  
Shustoke Fauld  
South Harefield Chilmark  
Stonesby Fauld  
Stourport Fauld  
Thetford Honington  
Thornaby Acaster Malbis  
Tiverton Chilmark  
Turriff Harpur Hill  
Upton Fauld  
Watton Acaster Malbis  
Wervin Altrincham  
Wilton Chilmark  
Wye Chilmark  
     

Avoil Depots

Avonmouth Chilmark  
Barton Altrincham  

No 41 (Maintenance) Group

 
Location Unit Function
Aldergrove (Station in Coastal Command) No 23 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
No 278 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
Andover RAF Station  
HQ, No 41 Group  
RAF Staff College Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DST)
Command Communication Sqn  
Aston Down No 20 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Bicester (Station in No 40 Group) No 71 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
Calshot No 238 Maintenance Unit Marine Craft Repair and Storage Unit
Colerne (Station in Fighter Command) No 49 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
Cosford (Station in TTC) No 9 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Edzell No 44 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
No 63 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
Handforth (Station in No 40 Group) No 290 Maintenance Unit Airborne Radio Servicing Unit
Hawarden (Station in Home Command) No 47 Maintenance Unit Packing Depot
No 48 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
High Ercall No 29 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Hucknall (MOS) No 43 Group Communication Flight  
HQ, No 3 RAF Police District (UK) Functionally controlled by DPM (UK)
Hullavington (Station in FTC) No 10 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Kemble No 5 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Kinloss (Station in Coastal Command) No 45 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Kirkbride No 12 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Lichfield (Station in No 40 Group) No 5003 Airfield Construction (Light) Sqn Functionally controlled by HQ, Maintenance Command
Little Rissington (Station in FTC) No 8 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Llandow No 38 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Lyneham (Station in Transport Command) No 33 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
North Coates RAF Station  
No 54 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
Rufforth (Station in Home Command) No 60 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
Ruislip (Station in Home Command) No 4 Maintenance Unit Repair Depot
Stanmore Park (Station in Fighter Command)   Sub-site of No 4 MU
St Athan (Station in TTC) No 19 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
No 32 Maintenance Unit Repair Depot
Shawbury (Station in FTC) No 27 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Silloth No 22 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Stoke Heath No 30 Maintenance Unit MT Repair Depot
No 34 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
No 291 Maintenance Unit Airborne Radio Servicing Unit
Sutton Bridge No 58 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
Wellesbourne Mountford RAF Airfield Construction Depot  
Church Lawford   Satellite, Wellesbourne Mountford
Wig Bay Flying Boat Storage Unit Operated under civilian contractor
Winthorpe Central Servicing Development Establishment  
Wroughton No 15 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit

 

Maintenance Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Andover (M/F D/F) Andover  
Ashbourne Harpur Hill  
Baggots Wood Fauld  
Balderton Newton
Brafferton Acaster Malbis
Breighton Acaster Malbis
Bruntingthorpe Church Lawton  
Chilbolton Andover  
Chipping Warden Wellesbourne Mountford  
Church Broughton Lichfield  
Crosby-on-Eden Carlisle  
Dalton Acaster Malbis
Darley Moor Harpur Hill  
Earsham Pulham  
Escrick Acaster Malbis
Eynsham Kidlington  
Fairwood Common Llandow  
Fordoun Edzell  
Goxhill Wickenby
Great Orton Carlisle  
Harrington Church Lawford  
Humberston (Radar) North Coates  
Husbands Bosworth Roade  
Kingston Bagpuize Milton  
Long Marston Wellesbourne Mountford  
Longparish Andover  
Melbourne Acaster Malbis
Membury Milton  
Nevin (Radar) Llanwrog  
North Killingholme Wickenby  
Silverstone Bicester  
Skellingthorpe Wickenby  
Snitterfield Church Lawford  
Stratford Wellesbourne Mountford  
Sywell Church Lawford  
Tatenhill Fauld  
Thruxton HQ (U) Maintenance Command  
Tilstock Stoke Heath  
Turweston Bicester  
Warminster Chilmark  

Source - SD161 (184th Edition) - January 1956

County names used are those in use at the time

[Command HQ | No 40 Group | No 41 Group | Inactive Stations]

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