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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

[Command HQ | Inactive Stations]

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