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Technical Training Command - July 1957


[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 Central Library and Book Depot RAF Spitalgate Station in No 24 Group, functionally controlled by AM (DES)

 

RAF Technical College

Unit Location/Address Notes
Debden Division, RAF Technical College RAF Debden Varsity
RAF Technical College RAF Henlow Chipmunk
No 4 RAF Regional Band RAF Henlow

 

No 22 (Training) Group

 

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
C & M Party RAF Hednesford
No 2 School of Administrative Trades RAF Hereford  
Administrative Apprentices Training School RAF Hereford  
NCO Training School RAF Hereford  
RAF Officer Cadet Training Unit RAF Jurby Chipmunk
HQ, No 22 Group Market Drayton  
C & M Party 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  
Ground Officers' Selection Centre RAF Uxbridge  
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

 
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 in Home Command
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
HQ, 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 RAF Weeton Functionally controlled by DPM (UK)
No 7601 Reserve Flight (Misc) RAF Weeton  
School of Photography RAF Wellesbourne Mountford Station in Maintenance Command

No 27 (Training) Group

 
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)
HQ, No 27 Group Cherhill  
No 3 Radio School RAF Compton Bassett  
RAF Station Felixstowe    
No 63 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Felixstowe  
No 194 (LAA) 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)
No 2 Radio School RAF Yatesbury  

 

Technical Training Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station  
Andrews Field Debden  
Bowes Moor Catterick  
Dalby (Radar) Jurby  
Docking Bircham Newton  
Gosfield Debden  
Great Bromley (Radar) Felixstowe  
Great Dunmow Debden  
Great Sampford Debden  
Halfpenny Green Bridgnorth  
Huntingdon (AFD) HQ (Unit) TTC  
Little Snoring Bircham Newton  
Lulsgate Bottom Locking  
Madley Hereford  
Millom Kirkham  
Podington Cardington  
Porton Cosford  
Ramsey Jurby  
Rivenhall Debden  
St Vincent's Spitalgate  
Scorton Catterick  
Shobden Hereford  
Snaefell Jurby  
Tempsford Henlow  
Wheaton Aston Cosford  
Wing Halton  

Source - SD161 (202nd Edition) - July 1957

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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