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Maintenance Command - April 1961


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

HQ - Amport

 
Location Unit Function
HQ Maintenance Command Amport
RAF Unit (MoA) Bedford Bedford Functionally controlled by MoA
RAF Unit (MoA) Boscombe Down RAF Boscombe Down Functionally controlled by MoA
RAF Handling Sqn RAF Boscombe Down Functionally controlled by AM (DTF)
RAF Unit (M of S) Farnborough Farnborough (MoA) Functionally controlled by MoA
RAF Element, Empire Test Pilots' School (MoA) Farnborough (MoA) Functionally controlled by MoA
Meteorological Research Flight Farnborough (MoA) Functionally controlled by AM (DG Met O)
Joint Service Air Trooping Centre RAF Hendon Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
RAF Element, Joint Services Bomb Disposal School Horsham Functionally controlled by AM (DTT)
Satellite, Horsham Broadbridge Heath  
No 4 MT Sqn RAF Kidbrooke

Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov)

RAF Movements School RAF Kidbrooke

Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov)

Air Publications and Forms Store RAF Kidbrooke Functionally controlled by AM (D of E (C)
No 30 Air Material Base Langer Functionally and administratively controlled by RCAF
No 1 Movements Unit (Embarkation) London Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
No 7771 (Misc) Reserve Flight London
No 1 Movements Unit (Surface) Detachment Barry
No 1 Movements Unit (Surface) Detachment Belfast
No 1 Movements Unit (Surface) Detachment Chester
No 1 Movements Unit (Surface) Detachment Edinburgh
No 1 Movements Unit (Surface) Detachment Harwich
No 1 Movements Unit (Surface) Detachment Hounslow
No 1 Movements Unit (Surface) Detachment Salisbury
No 1 Movements Unit (Surface) Detachment Southampton
No 1 Movements Unit (Surface) Detachment Woolwich (Baggage Section)
No 1 Movements Unit (Surface) Detachment York
Radar Research Flying Unit Pershore (MoA) Functionally controlled by MoA
RAF Station Ruislip (West)   Administered by the USAF
Standing Committee of Adjustment Southampton (Berth 50)  
Central Servicing Development Establishment RAF Swanton Morley Functionally controlled by AM (DG Eng)
RAF Station Welford   Administered by USAF

No 40 (Maintenance) Group

 
Location Unit Function
Barnham No 94 Maintenance Unit  
Bicester RAF Station  
HQ, No 40 Group  
No 7740 Reserve Flight  
No 6204 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Calshot (Station in No 41 Group) No 6226 Bomb Disposal Flight
Cardington (Station in TTC) No 217 Maintenance Unit Gas Production and Storage Unit
Carlisle No 14 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Chessington No 248 Maintenance Unit Medical Equipment Depot
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
Hartlebury No 25 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Central Depository  
Heywood No 35 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
High Ercall No 99 Maintenance Unit MT Storage Unit
Hornchurch (Station in FTC) No 6221 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Newton (Station in TTC) No 6217 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Quedgeley No 7 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Equipment Depot
Sealand (Station in No 41 Group) No 2 Maintenance Unit  
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 Functionally controlled by AM (O.7)
No 5131 Bomb Disposal Sqn  
No 6235 Bomb Disposal Flight  
Swanton Morley No 6219 Bomb Disposal Flight  

Active Aviation Fuel Depots

Region Name of Depot Parent Unit
Southern Falmouth No 11 MU, Chilmark
Islip
Purton
Tiverton
Wilton
Eastern Claydon No 94 MU, Barnham
Hethersett
Kelmarsh
Massingham
Peterborough
Saffron Walden
Sandy Heath
Thetford
Wye
Northern Barton No 21 MU, Fauld
Belfast
Bilton
Misterton
Redmile
Watton
Scottish Alnwick No 21 MU, Fauld
Bowling
Forfar
Hoy
Inverness
Thornaby

Inactive Aviation Fuel Depots

Southern Fawley No 11 MU, Chilmark
Gloucester
Llandarcy
Milford Haven
Upton-on-Severn
Eastern Chapel No 94 MU, Barnham
Ellingham
South Harefield
Northern Heysham No 21 MU, Fauld
Much Wenlock
Shustoke
Scottish Carlisle No 21 MU, Fauld
Dunragit
Scapa Bay
Turriff

No 41 (Maintenance) Group

 
Location Unit Function
Aldergrove (Station in Coastal Command) No 23 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Andover RAF Station  
HQ, No 41 Group  
RAF Staff College Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DST)
Command Communication & Ferry Sqn  
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
Church Fenton (Station in FTC) No 60 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
Colerne (Station in Transport Command) No 49 Maintenance Unit Repair and Salvage Unit
Kemble No 5 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Lyneham (Station in Transport Command) No 33 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
St Athan (Station in TTC) No 19 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
No 32 Maintenance Unit Repair Depot
Sealand No 30 Maintenance Unit Airborne Radio Servicing Unit
No 37 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment  
Shawbury (Station in FTC) No 27 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit
Wellesbourne Mountford RAF Airfield Construction Depot  
No 5003 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
Bowlee Heywood  
Chilbolton Andover  
Finmere Bicester  
Foulsham Swanton Morley  
Harpur Hill Stafford ?
Hawarden Sealand  
Hixon Stafford  
Hooton Park Sealand  
Kirkbride Carlisle  
Lichfield Stafford  
Prestatyn Sealand  
Riseley No 217 MU  
Silloth Carlisle  
Silverstone Bicester  
Wellingborough No 217 MU
Wendling Swanton Morley  
West Kirby Sealand  
Wythall Hartlebury  

Source - SD161/1961(2) - April 1961

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

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