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Maintenance Command - September 1958


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

HQ - Amport

No 40 (Maintenance) Group

 
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

 

Sub-Site of No 248 MU
Quedgeley

 

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

-

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
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  
No 5131 Bomb Disposal Sqn  
No 6204 Bomb Disposal Flight  
No 6235 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Swanton Morley (Station in Home Command) No 6219 Bomb Disposal Flight  

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 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
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  
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  
Turweston Bicester  
Wrexham Hawarden  

Source - SD161 (216th Edition) - September 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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