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Maintenance Command - January 1965


[Command HQ | Inactive Stations | Married Quarters]

 
Unit Location Function/Remarks
No 23 Maintenance Unit RAF Aldergrove Aircraft Supply and Servicing Unit
RAF Station Andover    
HQ, Maintenance Command RAF Andover  
RAF Staff College RAF Andover Functionally controlled by Air Ministry DCST (RAF)
RAF Chaplains' School (C of E) Amport satellite, Andover Functionally controlled by Chaplain-in-Chief
RAF Surface Movement Unit (Northern Ireland) Belfast  
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 DTF (RAF)
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 Transport Command
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  
RAF Surface Movement Unit (Western) Chester  
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
No 6221 Bomb Disposal Flight RAF Debden Station in TTC
No 60 Maintenance Unit RAF Dishforth Repair and Salvage Unit, station in FTC
RAF Surface Movement Unit (Scotland) Edinburgh  
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 DG Met O
Institute of Aviation Medicine Farnborough (MoA) Functionally controlled by DGMS (RAF)
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 D Mov (RAF)
RAF Supply Control Centre RAF Hendon Functionally controlled by DGE (RAF)
Exhibition, Design and Display Unit RAF Hendon Functionally controlled by DPR (RAF)
No 35 Maintenance Unit RAF Heywood Equipment Supply Depot
RAF Element, Joint Services Bomb Disposal School Horsham Functionally controlled by DTT 2 (RAF)
RAF Surface Movement Unit (Eastern) Hounslow  
RAF Surface Movement Unit (Eastern) (Baggage Section) Woolwich  
No 5 Maintenance Unit RAF Kemble Aircraft Supply and Servicing Depot
No 4 MT Sqn RAF Kidbrooke

Functionally controlled by Air Ministry D Mov (RAF)

Air Publications and Forms Store RAF Kidbrooke Functionally controlled by D of E 2 (RAF)
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, Army
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
RAF Surface Movement Unit (Southern) Salisbury  
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
MT Repair Sqn RAF Stafford  
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 O.7 (RAF)
Central Servicing Development Establishment RAF Swanton Morley Functionally controlled by DG Eng (RAF)
No 6219 Bomb Disposal Flight RAF Swanton Morley  
HQ, No 10 RAF Police District RNAS Sydenham Functionally controlled by DPM (RAF)
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
RAF Surface Movement Unit (Northern) York  

 

Active Aviation Fuel Depots

Region Name of Depot Parent Unit
Northern Alnwick No 14 MU, Carlisle
Belfast
Bowling
Forfar
Inverness
Stornoway Town
Turriff
Thornaby
Central Barton No 21 MU, Fauld
Bilton
Claydon
Kelmarsh
Massingham
Misterton
Peterborough
Redmile
Thetford
Watton, Yorkshire
Southern Falmouth No 11 MU, Chilmark
Islip
Purton
Sandy Heath
Wilton
Wye

Inactive Aviation Fuel Depots

Northern Hoy No 14 MU, Carlisle
Central Hethersett No 21 MU, Fauld
Much Wenlock
Southern Llandarcy No 11 MU, Chilmark
Saffron Walden
Tiverton

 

Maintenance Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Greenham Common (G) Andover  
Harpur Hill Stafford  
Kirkbride (G) Carlisle  
Riseley No 217 MU  
Tenterden Grove Hendon  
Wythall Hartlebury  

 

Married Quarters

 
Married Quarters Parenting Unit
Amport Andover
Bawburgh Swanton Morley
Calshot Andover
Hawarden Sealand
Hooton Park Sealand
Howrigg Bank Estate Carlisle
Kirkbride Carlisle
Lichfield Stafford
Silloth Carlisle
West Kirby Sealand

Source - SD161/19643 - January 1965

[Command HQ | Inactive Stations | Married Quarters]

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