Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Maintenance Command - August 1958
[Command HQ | No 40 Group | No 41 Group | Inactive Stations]
HQ - Amport
Location | Unit | Function |
Barnham | No 94 Maintenance Unit | |
Bicester | RAF Station | |
HQ, No 40 Group | ||
No 7740 Reserve Flight | ||
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 | ||
Chessington (Station in Home Command) | No 248 Maintenance Unit | Medical Equipment Depot Functionally controlled by AM (DGMS) |
Stafford |
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Sub-Site of No 248 MU |
Quedgeley |
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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 |
Faldingworth | No 92 Maintenance Unit | Ammunition Depot |
Fauld | No 21 Maintenance Unit | Ammunition Depot |
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 | ||
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 | |
Little Rissington (Station in FTC) | No 250 Maintenance Unit | MT Storage Unit |
No 7708 Reserve Flight | ||
Milton | No 3 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Equipment Depot |
Bicester |
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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 | ||
Spalford | Sub-Site of Morton Hall | |
Newton (Station in Fighter Command) | No 93 Maintenance Unit | Ammunition Park |
No 6217 Bomb Disposal Flight | ||
Bottesford | Sub-Site of No 93 MU | |
Ludford Magna | Sub-Site of No 93 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 |
Sealand | C & M Party | |
Stafford | No 16 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Equipment Depot |
No 2 MT Sqn | Functionally controlled by HQ Maintenance Command | |
No 7716 Reserve Flight | ||
No 7762 (Misc) Reserve Flight | ||
Swanton Morley (Station in Home Command) | No 6219 Bomb Disposal Flight | |
Aviation Fuel Depots |
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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 |
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Avonmouth | Chilmark | |
Barton | Harpur Hill |
Location | Unit | Function |
Aldergrove (Station in Coastal Command) | No 23 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage 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 |
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 |
Command Ground Defence School | Sub-site of No 238 MU | |
Colerne (Station in Transport Command) | Sub-site of No 238 MU | |
Colerne (Station in Transport Command) | No 49 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 7748 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 |
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 |
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 |
Wellesbourne Mountford | RAF Airfield Construction Depot | |
No 5003 Airfield Construction (Light) Sqn | Functionally controlled by HQ, Maintenance Command | |
No 5004 Airfield Construction (Light) Sqn | Functionally controlled by HQ, Maintenance Command | |
HQ, Task Force 'Hard Rock' | ||
Church Lawford | Satellite, Wellesbourne Mountford | |
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 | |
Balderton | Newton (No 93 MU) | |
Beaulieu | Calshot | |
Calveley | Hawarden | |
Calvo | Silloth | |
Chilbolton | Andover | |
Church Broughton | Lichfield | |
Comberton | Wellesbourne Mountford | |
Crosby-on-Eden | Carlisle | |
Dumfries | Carlisle | |
Finmere | Bicester | |
Great Ashfield | Barnham | |
Great Orton | Carlisle | |
Harrington | Church Lawford | |
Hixon | Stafford | |
Hooton Park | Sealand | |
Lichfield | Stafford | |
Llandow | St Athan | |
Membury | Milton | |
Middleton Stoney | Bicester | |
Roade | Bicester | |
Silverstone | Bicester | |
Sutton Coldfield | Stafford | |
Tatenhill | Fauld | |
Thruxton | HQ (U) Maintenance Command | |
Turweston | Bicester | |
Wrexham | Hawarden |
Source - SD161 (215th Edition) - August 1958
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 40 Group | No 41 Group | Inactive Stations]
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