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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]
This was formed as No 24 Equipment Depot on 10 March 1938 from No 4 ASU at RAF Ternhill within No 23 Group as an aircraft repair and maintenance depot.
| Location | Command/Group |
| RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire | Training Command/No 23 (Training) Group |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Equipment Branch | |||
| Sqn Ldr | N W Law |
1 Feb 1938 |
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| Commissioned Engineer Officer | |||
| Fg Off | B A Vautier | 1 Feb 1938 | |
| - | |||
| Capt (Ret) | J B Sedgwick | MBE | |
| Fg Off | A W Wood | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
| Warrant Officers | |||
| WO | N K M Clark | 1 Feb 1938 | |
| WO | C E Cowley | 1 Feb 1938 | |
| WO | E M Maurice | 17 Dec 1937 | |
| - | |||
| 1 Airman Pilot | |||
Source - Air Force List July 1938
It was transferred to the control of Maintenance Command on 1 August 1938.
| Location | Command/Group |
| RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire | Maintenance Command |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Equipment Branch | |||
| Sqn Ldr | N W Law |
1 Feb 1938 |
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| Commissioned Engineer Officer | |||
| Fg Off | B A Vautier | 1 Feb 1938 | |
| - | |||
| Capt (Ret) | J B Sedgwick | MBE | |
| Fg Off | A W Wood | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
| Warrant Officers | |||
| WO | D J Hancock | 21 Aug 1938 | |
| WO | C E Cowley | 1 Feb 1938 | |
| WO | D J Gammack | 20 Apr 1938 | |
Source - Air Force List January 1939
| Location | Command/Group |
| RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire | Maintenance Command |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Equipment Branch | |||
| Sqn Ldr | N W Law |
1 Feb 1938 |
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| - | |||
| Capt (Ret) | J B Sedgwick | MBE | |
| Fg Off | A W Wood | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
| Accountant Officer | |||
| Capt (Ret) | J T Keay | MC | |
| Warrant Officers | |||
| WO | D J Hancock | 21 Aug 1938 | |
| WO | C E Cowley | 1 Feb 1938 | |
| WO | D J Gammack | 20 Apr 1938 | |
| WO | C N Berry | 15 Feb 1939 | |
Source - Confidential Air Force List April 1939
It was transferred to the control of No 41 Group on 2 April 1939.
| Location | Command/Group |
| RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire | Maintenance Command/No 41 (Maintenance) Group |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Equipment Branch | |||
| Sqn Ldr | N W Law |
1 Feb 1938 |
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| APO | M E L Hobden | 27 Mar 1939 | |
| - | |||
| Capt (Ret) | J B Sedgwick | MBE | |
| Fg Off | A W Wood | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
| Warrant Officers | |||
| WO | D J Hancock | 21 Aug 1938 | |
| WO | C E Cowley | 1 Feb 1938 | |
| WO | D J Gammack | 20 Apr 1938 | |
| WO | C N Berry | 15 Feb 1939 | |
Source - Confidential Air Force List May 1939
It was transferred to the control of No 51 Wing, No 43 Group on 21 April 1941 but this disbanded on 31 October 1942. On 23 March 1942 it became a Service Repair Depot and its location was re-named RAF Stoke Heath. It disbanded on 15 March 1951.
It reformed on 1 June 1956 within No 41 Group from Nos 30, 34 and 291 MUs and disbanded at Stoke Heath on 1 February 1959.
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