Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Maintenance Command - January 1964

[Command HQ | Inactive Stations]

 

Unit	Location	Function/Remarks
No 23 Maintenance Unit	RAF Aldergrove	Aircraft Supply and Servicing 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
RAF Chaplains' School (C of E)	Amport (satellite, Andover)	Functionally controlled by AM (Chaplain-in-Chief)
No 71 Maintenance Unit	RAF Bicester	Repair and Salvage Unit
Maintenance Command Ground Defence School	RAF Bicester
No 6204 Bomb Disposal Flight	RAF Bicester
RAF Gliding and Soaring Association Centre	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 13 Joint Services Trials Unit	Boscombe Down	Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (ACAS (OR))
No 217 Maintenance Unit	RAF Cardington	Compressed Gas Supply Depot, station in TTC
No 14 Maintenance Unit	RAF Carlisle	Equipment Supply Depot
No 248 Maintenance Unit	RAF Chessington	Medical Equipment Depot, station in TTC
Sub-Site of No 248 MU	RAF Stafford
Sub-Site of No 248 MU	RAF Quedgeley
No 11 Maintenance Unit	RAF Chilmark	Ammunition Supply Depot
Sub-site of No 11 MU	Dinton
No 236 Maintenance Unit	RAF Cosford	MT Supply Depot, station in TTC
Sub-Site of No 236 MU	RAF High Ercall
No 6221 Bomb Disposal Flight	RAF Debden	Station in TTC
No 60 Maintenance Unit	RAF Dishforth	Repair and Salvage Unit, station in FTC
No 92 Maintenance Unit	RAF Faldingworth	Ammunition Supply 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)
Institute of Aviation Medicine	Farnborough (MoA)	Functionally controlled by AM (DGMS)
No 21 Maintenance Unit	RAF Fauld	Ammunition Supply Depot
No 25 Maintenance Unit	RAF Hartlebury	Equipment Supply Depot
Joint Service Air Trooping Centre	RAF Hendon	Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
RAF Supply Control Centre	RAF Hendon	Functionally controlled by AM (DGE)
Exhibition, Design and Display Unit	RAF Hendon	Functionally controlled by AM (C Pub O)
No 1 Movement Unit (Surface)	RAF Hendon	Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
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	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	Equipment Supply Depot
RAF Element, Joint Services Bomb Disposal School	Horsham	Functionally controlled by AM (DTT)
No 5 Maintenance Unit	RAF Kemble	Aircraft Supply and Servicing Depot
No 4 MT Sqn	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 6226 Bomb Disposal Flight	RAF Lindholme	Station in Bomber Command
Joint Services Continental Booking Centre (RAF Element)	London (Rochester Row)	Functionally controlled by D of M, War Office
No 33 Maintenance Unit	RAF Lyneham	Aircraft Supply and Servicing Depot, 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	Equipment Supply Depot
RAF Station Ruislip (West)		Administered by the USAF
No 19 Maintenance Unit	RAF St Athan	Aircraft Supply and Servicing Depot, station in TTC
No 32 Maintenance Unit	RAF St Athan	General Engineering Unit
No 2 Maintenance Unit	RAF Sealand	Equipment Supply Depot
No 30 Maintenance Unit	RAF Sealand	Electronics Servicing Unit
No 27 Maintenance Unit	RAF Shawbury	Aircraft Supply and Servicing Depot, station in FTC
No 16 Maintenance Unit	RAF Stafford	Equipment Supply Depot
No 2 MT Sqn	RAF Stafford
No 5131 Bomb Disposal Sqn	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
No 6235 Bomb Disposal Flight	RAF Topcliffe	Station in FTC
RAF Airfield Construction Depot	RAF Waterbeach
No 5003 Airfield Construction (Light) Sqn	RAF Waterbeach
RAF Station Welford		Administered by USAF
No 15 Maintenance Unit	RAF Wroughton	Aircraft Supply and Servicing Depot

 

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 (Yorkshire)
Scottish	Alnwick	No 21 MU, Fauld
	Bowling
	Forfar
	Inverness
	Thornaby
Inactive Aviation Fuel Depots
Southern	Llandarcy	No 11 MU, Chilmark
Northern	Much Wenlock	No 21 MU, Fauld
Scottish	Hoy	No 21 MU, Fauld
	Scapa Bay
	Turriff

Maintenance Command, Inactive Stations

 

Inactive Station	Parent Station	Status
Calshot (G)	Andover
Finmere	Bicester
Foulsham	Swanton Morley
Harpur Hill	Stafford
Hawarden	Sealand
Kirkbride (G)	Carlisle
Riseley	No 217 MU
Wythall	Hartlebury

Source - SD161/1964(1) - January 1964

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