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No 8 Maintenance Unit


[Apr 1939 | May 1939]

This was formed on 7 February 1939 from No 8 ASU at Little Rissington

April 1939

Location Command/Group
RAF Little Rissington Maintenance Command

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Equipment Branch
Fg Off C S W Harte 28 Nov 1938  

It was transferred to No 41 Group on 3 April 1939

Source - Confidential Air Force List April 1939

May 1939

Location Command/Group
RAF Little Rissington Maintenance Command/No 41 (Maintenance) Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Equipment Branch
Fg Off C S W Harte 28 Nov 1938  
Warrant Officer
WO W E Gray 1 Mar 1939

Source - Confidential Air Force List May 1939

It was transferred to No 52 Wing on 21 May 1941, but this disbanded on 31 October 1942 and disbanded on 1 July 1957.

Sub-sites and SLGs: -

Sub-site/SLG Location Dates
SLG Great Shefford Sep - Nov 1940
SLG Pembridge Sep - Nov 1940
SLG No 3   1 Apr 1941 - xx xxx 1945
SLG No 28   1 Sep 1941 - 19 Aug 1942
SLG No 34   25 Feb 1943 - Jan 1944
  Stoke Orchard Sep - Nov 1940
  Watchfield Sep - Nov 1940
  Worcester 1940 (Temporary disposal of aircraft)
  Hatfield 1940-1944 (Purgatory Storage Unit for dismantled aircraft)
  Luton 1940-1944 (Purgatory Storage Unit for dismantled aircraft)
  Portsmouth 1940-1941
  Rawcliffe Paper Mills Apr 1944 - xx xxx xxxx
No 108 Storage Sub-site Long Marston 26 Nov 1945 - 22 Sep 1947
No 107 Storage Sub-site Honeybourne 26 Nov 1945 - 31 Jul 1948

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