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Maintenance Command - May 1957


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

HQ - Amport

No 40 (Maintenance) Group

 
Location Unit Function
Barnham No 95 Maintenance Unit  
Bicester RAF Station  
HQ, No 40 Group  
No 7740 Reserve Flight  
Burtonwood RAF Station Administered by the USAF
Croft   Satellite, Burtonwood
Calshot (Station in No 41 Group) No 6226 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Equipment (XF) Training Unit  
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 (Station in TTC) No 236 Maintenance Unit MT Storage Unit
Fauld No 21 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Feltwell (Station in FTC) No 6219 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Handforth No 61 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
No 7761 Reserve Flight  
Harpur Hill No 28 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Depot
Cairn Ryan   Sub-site of No 28 MU
Hartlebury No 25 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
No 7725 Reserve Flight  
Heywood No 35 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Bowlee   Sub-site of No 35 MU
High Ercall No 99 Maintenance Unit MT Storage Unit
Hornchurch (Station in FTC) No 6221 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Langer No 30 Air Material Base Functionally and administratively controlled by RCAF
Lichfield RAF Station  
Command Ground Defence School  
No 2 MT Sqn Functionally controlled by HQ Maintenance Command
Milton No 3 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Bicester

-

Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Grove

-

Sub-Site of No 3 MU
Ruislip (West) (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  
No 6235 Bomb Disposal Flight
No 7791 Reserve Flight
No 7793 Reserve Flight
No 7794 Reserve Flight
Spalford   Sub-Site of Morton Hall
Newton (Station in Fighter Command) No 93 Maintenance Unit Ammunition Park
No 6217 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Acaster Malbis Sub-Site of No 93 MU
Bottesford Sub-Site of No 93 MU
Faldingworth   Sub-Site of No 93 MU
Ludford Magna   Sub-Site of No 93 MU
Woodhall Spa   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  
Old Buckenham   Sub-site of No 53 MU
Quedgeley No 7 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
No 7707 Reserve Flight  
Pucklechurch

Station in No 90 Group

Sub-Site of No 7 MU
Ridgewell   Station in Fighter Command
Roade No 72 Maintenance Unit Ground Equipment Depot
Sealand RAF Station Administered by the USAF
Shaftesbury RAF Station Administered by the USAF
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
Welford RAF Station Administered by the USAF

Aviation Fuel Depots

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

Avoil Depots

Avonmouth Chilmark  
Barton Harpur Hill  

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 Transport Command)   Sub-site of No 238 MU
Colerne (Station in Transport Command) No 49 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
No 7749 Reserve Flight  
Edzell 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  
Hucknall (MOS) No 54 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
HQ, No 3 RAF Police District Functionally controlled by DPM (UK)
No 7754 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
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  
Lyneham (Station in Transport Command) No 33 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
No 7733 Reserve Flight  
Rufforth (Station in Home Command) No 60 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
No 7760 Reserve Flight  
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
Sutton Bridge No 58 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
No 7758 Reserve Flight  
Wellesbourne Mountford RAF Airfield Construction Depot  
No 5004 Airfield Construction (Light) Sqn Functionally controlled by HQ, Maintenance Command
HQ, Task Force 'Hard Rock'  
Church Lawford   Satellite, Wellesbourne Mountford
Wig Bay Flying Boat Storage Unit Operated under civilian contractor
Wroughton No 15 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
No 7715 Reserve Flight  

 

Maintenance Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Altrincham Handforth  
Andover (M/F D/F) Andover  
Annan Carlisle  
Ashbourne Harpur Hill  
Aston Hill (W/T Station) Hawarden  
Balderton Newton
Bungay Pulham  
Calvo Silloth  
Chilbolton Andover  
Chipping Warden Wellesbourne Mountford  
Church Broughton Lichfield  
Condover High Ercall  
Crosby-on-Eden Carlisle  
Darley Moor Harpur Hill  
Finmere Bicester  
Fordoun Edzell  
Great Ashfield Barnham  
Great Orton Carlisle  
Harrington Church Lawford  
Kingston Bagpuise Milton  
Long Marston Wellesbourne Mountford  
Membury Milton  
Norton Disney Morton Hall  
Seething Pulham  
Silverstone Bicester  
Stratford Wellesbourne Mountford  
Tatenhill Fauld  
Thruxton HQ (U) Maintenance Command  
Turweston Bicester  
Wrexham Hawarden  

Source - SD161 (200th Edition) - May 1957

County names used are those in use at the time

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

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