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Maintenance Command - July 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  
No 7791 Reserve 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  
No 7740 Reserve Flight  
Burtonwood RAF Station Administered by the USAF
Croft   Satellite, Burtonwood
Calshot No 6226 Bomb Disposal Flight Station in No 41 Group
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
No 7714 Reserve Flight  
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)

Stafford

 

Sub-Site of No 248 MU
Upavon

 

Sub-Site of No 248 MU
Chilmark No 11 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Dinton   Sub-site of No 11 MU
Cosford No 236 Maintenance Unit MT Storage Unit
Cuckney No 66 Maintenance Unit Ground Equipment Depot
No 7766 Reserve Flight  
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
No 7761 Reserve Flight  
Harpur Hill No 28 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Hartlebury No 25 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
No 7725 Reserve Flight  
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
No 7794 Reserve Flight  
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  
Kidbrooke Air Publication and Forms Store Station in Home Command

Functionally controlled by AM (D of E (C)

Kidlington C & M Party  
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
Morton Hall No 5131 Bomb Disposal Sqn  
No 6204 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Newton (Station in Fighter Command) No 93 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Park
No 7793 Reserve Flight  
Bottesford Sub-Site of No 93 MU
Kings Cliffe   Sub-Site of No 93 MU
Norton Disney   Sub-Site of No 93 MU
Spalford   Sub-Site of No 93 MU
North Pickenham RAF Station Administered by the USAF
Tuddenham   Satellite, North Pickenham
Pulham No 53 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
No 7753 Reserve Flight  
Seething   Sub-site of No 53 MU
Quedgeley No 7 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
No 7707 Reserve Flight  
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

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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 41 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

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
No 7723 Reserve Flight  
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
C & M Party RAF Beaulieu  
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
No 7749 Reserve Flight  
Edzell No 44 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
No 63 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
No 7763 Reserve Flight  
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
No 7748 Reserve Flight  
High Ercall No 29 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
No 7729 Reserve Flight  
Hucknall (MOS) No 43 Group Communication Flight  
HQ, No 3 RAF Police District Functionally controlled by DPM (UK)
No 7796 Reserve Flight  
Hullavington (Station in FTC) No 10 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
No 7710 Reserve Flight  
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
No 7708 Reserve Flight  
Llandow No 38 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Lyneham (Station in Transport Command) No 33 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
No 7733 Reserve Flight  
North Coates No 54 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
Rufforth (Station in Home Command) No 60 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
No 7760 Reserve Flight  
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
No 7719 Reserve Flight  
Shawbury (Station in FTC) No 27 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
No 7727 Reserve Flight  
Silloth No 22 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Stoke Heath No 24 Maintenance Unit Repair Depot, Repair and Salvage, Airborne Radio Servicing
No 7730 Reserve Flight  
Sutton Bridge No 58 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
No 7758 Reserve Flight  
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
No 7715 Reserve Flight  

 

Maintenance Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Andover (M/F D/F) Andover  
Ashbourne Harpur Hill  
Baggots Wood Fauld  
Balderton Newton
Breighton Acaster Malbis
Bruntingthorpe Church Lawton  
Bungay Pulham  
Chilbolton Andover  
Chipping Warden Wellesbourne Mountford  
Church Broughton Lichfield  
Crosby-on-Eden Carlisle  
Darley Moor Harpur Hill  
Earsham Pulham  
Escrick Acaster Malbis
Fairwood Common Llandow  
Finmere Bicester  
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  
North Witham Newton  
Silverstone Bicester  
Skellingthorpe Wickenby  
Snitterfield Church Lawford  
South Witham Newton
Stratford Wellesbourne Mountford  
Tatenhill Fauld  
Thruxton HQ (U) Maintenance Command  
Tilstock Stoke Heath  
Turweston Bicester  
Warminster Chilmark  

Source - SD161 (190th Edition) - July 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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