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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 on 10 February 1938 as No 26 Equipment Unit from No 2 ASU at RAF Cardington as a Balloon Repair Depot and was redesignated as No 26 MU before July 1938.
| Location | Command/Group |
| RAF Cardington, Bedfordshire | Training Command/No 24 (Training) Group |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Equipment Branch | |||
| Sqn Ldr | G G C Pigott | 1 Mar 1938 | |
| General Duties Branch | |||
| APO | P F McD Davies | 7 May 1938 | |
| APO | A C Roberts | 7 May 1938 | |
| APO | Wilfred J Burnett | 7 May 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Source - Air Force List July 1938
It was transferred to Maintenance Command on 1 August 1938.
| Location | Command/Group |
| RAF Cardington, Bedfordshire | Maintenance Command |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Equipment Branch | |||
| Sqn Ldr | G G C Pigott | 1 Mar 1938 | |
| General Duties Branch | |||
| Flt Lt | E E Vielle | 1 Mar 1938 | |
| APO | P F McD Davies | 7 May 1938 | |
| APO | A C Roberts | 7 May 1938 | |
| APO | H C G Wilcox | 7 May 1938 | |
| APO | D H Wardlaw | 7 May 1938 | |
| APO | J R Tobin | 4 Jun 1938 | |
| APO | G W Slee | 7 May 1938 | |
| APO | H A Trenchard | 4 Jun 1938 | |
| APO | B M Barker | 7 May 1938 | |
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| Capt (Ret) | C Hole | Engineer Duties | |
Source - Air Force List January 1939
It disbanded on 2 March 1939 but was still shown in the next CAFL
| Location | Command/Group |
| RAF Cardington, Bedfordshire | Maintenance Command |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Capt (Ret) | C Hole | Engineer Duties |
Source - Confidential Air Force List April 1939
It was to reform at Cowley on 21 September 1939 as a repair depot for types such as the Tiger Moth, Hurricane and Spitfire but on 7 March 1940 it became part of the Civilian Repair Organisation as No 1 Civilian Repair Unit.
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