Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Maintenance Command - January 1962

[Command HQ | Inactive Stations]

 

Unit	Location	Function/Remarks
No 23 Maintenance Unit	RAF Aldergrove	Aircraft Storage Unit, station in Coastal Command
RAF Station Andover
HQ, Maintenance Command	RAF Andover
RAF Staff College	RAF Andover	Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DST)
Command Communication & Ferry Sqn	RAF Andover
No 7750 (MFC) Reserve Flight	RAF Andover	Functionally controlled by the Home Office
No 7751 Reserve Flight	RAF Andover	Functionally controlled by the Home Office
No 94 Maintenance Unit	RAF Barnham
No 71 Maintenance Unit	RAF Bicester	Repair and Salvage Unit
No 6204 Bomb Disposal Flight	RAF Bicester
No 7740 Reserve Flight	RAF Bicester
RAF Unit (MoA)	Boscombe Down	Functionally controlled by MoA
RAF Handling Sqn	Boscombe Down	Functionally controlled by AM (DTF)
No 217 Maintenance Unit	RAF Cardington	Station in TTC
No 14 Maintenance Unit	RAF Carlisle	Aircraft Equipment Depot
No 248 Maintenance Unit	RAF Chessington	Medical Equipment Depot
Sub-Site of No 248 MU	RAF Stafford
Sub-Site of No 248 MU	RAF Quedgeley
No 11 Maintenance Unit	RAF Chilmark	Ammunition Depot
Sub-site of No 11 MU	Dinton
No 60 Maintenance Unit	RAF Church Fenton	Repair and Salvage Unit, station in FTC
No 49 Maintenance Unit	RAF Colerne	Repair and Salvage Unit, Station in Transport Command
No 6226 Bomb Disposal Flight	RAF Colerne
No 236 Maintenance Unit	RAF Cosford	MT Storage Unit, station in TTC
No 92 Maintenance Unit	RAF Faldingworth	Ammunition Depot
RAF Unit (MoA)	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)
No 21 Maintenance Unit	RAF Fauld	Ammunition Depot
No 25 Maintenance Unit	RAF Hartlebury	Aircraft Equipment Depot
Central Depository	RAF Hartlebury
Joint Service Air Trooping Centre	RAF Hendon	Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
Supply Control Centre	RAF Hendon	Functionally controlled by AM (DGE)
No 1 Movement Unit (Surface)	RAF Hendon	Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
No 7771 (Misc) Reserve Flight	RAF Hendon
No 1 Movement Unit (Surface) Detachment	Barry
No 1 Movement Unit (Surface) Detachment	Belfast
No 1 Movement Unit (Surface) Detachment	Chester
No 1 Movement Unit (Surface) Detachment	Edinburgh
No 1 Movement Unit (Surface) Detachment	Harwich
No 1 Movement Unit (Surface) Detachment	Hounslow
No 1 Movement Unit (Surface) Detachment	Salisbury with post facilities at Southampton
No 1 Movement Unit (Surface) Detachment	Woolwich (Baggage Section)
No 1 Movement Unit (Surface) Detachment	York
No 35 Maintenance Unit	RAF Heywood	Aircraft Equipment Depot
No 99 Maintenance Unit	RAF High Ercall	MT Storage Unit
No 6221 Bomb Disposal Flight	RAF Hornchurch	Station in FTC
RAF Element, Joint Services Bomb Disposal School	Horsham	Functionally controlled by AM (DTT)
Satellite, Horsham	Broadbridge Heath
No 5 Maintenance Unit	RAF Kemble	Aircraft Storage Unit
No 4 MT Sqn	RAF Kidbrooke	Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov)
RAF Movement School	RAF Kidbrooke	Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov)
Air Publications and Forms Store	RAF Kidbrooke	Functionally controlled by AM (D of E (B)
No 30 Air Material Base	RAF Langer	Functionally and administratively controlled by RCAF
No 33 Maintenance Unit	RAF Lyneham	Aircraft Storage Unit, station in Transport Command
No 6217 Bomb Disposal Flight	RAF Newton	Station in TTC
Radar Research Flying Unit	Pershore (MoA)	Functionally controlled by MoA
No 7 Maintenance Unit	RAF Quedgeley	Aircraft Equipment Depot
RAF Station Ruislip (West)		Administered by the USAF
No 19 Maintenance Unit	RAF St Athan	Aircraft Storage Unit, station in TTC
No 32 Maintenance Unit	RAF St Athan	Repair Depot
No 2 Maintenance Unit	RAF Sealand
No 30 Maintenance Unit	RAF Sealand	Airborne Radio Servicing Unit
No 37 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment	RAF Sealand
No 27 Maintenance Unit	RAF Shawbury	Aircraft Storage Unit, station in FTC
Standing Committee of Adjustment	Southampton (Berth 50)
No 16 Maintenance Unit	RAF Stafford	Aircraft Equipment Depot
No 2 MT Sqn	RAF Stafford	Functionally controlled by HQ Maintenance Command
No 5131 Bomb Disposal Sqn	RAF Stafford
No 6235 Bomb Disposal Flight	RAF Stafford
No 7716 Reserve Flight	RAF Stafford
No 7762 (Misc) Reserve Flight	RAF Stafford	Functionally controlled by AM (O.7)
Central Servicing Development Establishment	RAF Swanton Morley	Functionally controlled by AM (DG Eng)
No 6219 Bomb Disposal Flight	RAF Swanton Morley
RAF Station Welford		Administered by USAF
RAF Airfield Construction Depot	RAF Wellesbourne Mountford
No 5003 Airfield Construction (Light) Sqn	RAF Wellesbourne Mountford
Church Lawford		Satellite, Wellesbourne Mountford
No 15 Maintenance Unit	RAF Wroughton	Aircraft Storage Unit
No 7715 Reserve Flight	RAF Wroughton

 

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
	Llandarcy
	Upton-on-Severn
Northern	Much Wenlock	No 21 MU, Fauld
Scottish	Dunragit	No 21 MU, Fauld
	Scapa Bay
	Turriff

Maintenance Command, Inactive Stations

 

Inactive Station	Parent Station	Status
Amport	Andover
Bowlee	Heywood
Calshot	Andover
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
Wythall	Hartlebury

Source - SD161/1962(1) - January 1962

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