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Transport Command - December 1959


[Inactive Stations]

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Abingdon
No 1 Parachute Training School RAF Abingdon Hastings
No 47 Sqn RAF Abingdon Beverley
No 53 Sqn RAF Abingdon Beverley
Air Movements Development Unit RAF Abingdon  
RAF Station Watchfield   Satellite of Abingdon
RAF Station Weston-on-the-Green   Satellite of Abingdon
RAF Station Benson Benson, Oxfordshire  
The Queen's Flight RAF Benson Heron, functionally controlled by Air Ministry (ACAS (Ops))
Transport Command Examining Unit RAF Benson  
The Balloon Unit RAF Cardington Station in TTC
No 1325 Flight RAF Changi Dakota, station in FEAF
RAF Station Christmas Island    
HQ, No 11 RAF Police District RAF Christmas Island Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DPS (PM))
RAF Station Colerne    
No 24 Sqn RAF Colerne Hastings
No 36 Sqn RAF Colerne Hastings
No 114 Sqn RAF Colerne Hastings
RAF Station Dishforth    
No 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF Dishforth Hastings/Valetta/Beverley
No 30 Sqn RAF Dishforth Beverley
RAF Station Topcliffe   Satellite, Dishforth, station in FTC
RAF Support Unit (Australia) RAAF Edinburgh Field  
RAF Holding Unit (Australia) RAAF Edinburgh Field  
No 8 Joint Services Trials Unit RAAF Edinburgh Field Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (AD))
No 12 Joint Services Trials Unit RAAF Edinburgh Field Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (OR))
RAF Staging Post Honolulu (Hickham AFB)  
HQ, Task Force 'Grapple' London (Whitehall Gardens) Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (ACAS (Ops))
RAF Station Lyneham    
No 99 Sqn RAF Lyneham Britannia
No 216 Sqn RAF Lyneham Comet
No 511 Sqn RAF Lyneham Britannia
No 7410 Reserve Flight RAF Lyneham  
RAF Station Clyffe Pypard   Satellite, Lyneham
Joint Experimental Helicopter Unit Middle Wallop (Army) Functionally controlled by the War Office
RAF Station Northolt    
HQ, No 5 RAF Police District (UK) RAF Northolt Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM))
No 7412 (Misc) Reserve Flight RAF Northolt Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM))
Metropolitan Communication Sqn RAF Northolt Anson/Chipmunk
No 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit RAF Northolt Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D of Ops (M, AT & Nav))
RAF Liaison Party Orange, France  
RAF Station Upavon
HQ Transport Command RAF Upavon
Transport Command Communication Flight RAF Upavon
No 13 Joint Services Trials Unit RAF Upavon Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (ACAS)
No 14 Joint Services Trials Unit RAF Upavon Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (ACAS (OR))
No 15 Joint Services Trials Unit RAF Upavon Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (ACAS (AD))
No 230 Sqn RAF Upavon Pioneer
Transport Command Parachute Servicing Unit RAF Upper Heyford Station in Bomber Command
No 4 Joint Services Trials Unit RAF White Waltham Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (ACAS (OR))
RAF Hospital Wroughton  
No 7411 Reserve Flight RAF Wroughton  

 

Transport Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Chalgrove Benson  
Filton Colerne  
Grove Abingdon  
Shellingford Abingdon  
Woodcote Benson  

Source - SD161 (231st Edition) - December 1959

[Inactive Stations]

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