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Transport Command - June 1960


[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/Whirlwind, 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
RAF Station Topcliffe   Satellite, Dishforth, station in FTC
RAF Support Unit (Australia) RAAF Edinburgh Field  
RAF Holding Unit (Australia) RAAF Edinburgh Field  
No 4 Joint Services Trials Unit (RAAF Element) RAAF Edinburgh Field Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (ACAS (OR))
RAF Staging Post Honolulu (Hickham AFB)  
No 8 Joint Services Trials Unit London (Castlewood House) Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (AD))
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
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/Sycamore/Devon
No 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit RAF Northolt Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D of Ops (M, AT & Nav))
RAF Station Odiham    
HQ No 38 Group RAF Odiham
No 225 Sqn RAF Odiham Whirlwind/Sycamore
No 230 Sqn RAF Odiham Pioneer
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))
Transport Command Parachute Servicing Unit RAF Upper Heyford Station in Bomber Command
No 4 Joint Services Trials Unit (RAF Element) RAF Wilmslow Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (ACAS (OR)), station in TTC
RAF Hospital Wroughton  
No 7411 Reserve Flight RAF Wroughton  

 

Transport Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Chalgrove Benson  
Filton Colerne  
Grove Abingdon  
Lasham Odiham  
Pucklechurch Colerne  
Woodcote Benson  

Source - SD161 (237th Edition) - June 1960

[Inactive Stations]

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