Air Stores Parks

These were mobile units and held around a month's stock of spares, equipment and technical and domestic stores. They were often located next to or near Repair and Salvage Units.

This was formed from the Base Supply Unit on 4 October 1935 at Mersa Matruh as No 1 ASP (Middle East) but was redesignated No 3 Air Stores Park on 25 November 1935.

It was reformed on 24 August 1939 at Halton as part of the Air Component, BEF. It moved to Southampton on 12 September and established itself at Bertangles on 26 September. Following the German successes it was forced to prepare to evacuate and moved to Cherbourg on 20 May 1940 and arrived at Henlow the following day. It was reconstituted at Henlow on 31 May by disbanding the HQ but retaining the two Lysander and one Blenheim Equipment Sections. It disbanded on 22 June 1940.

The nucleus of a new No 1 ASP arrived in the Middle East on 15 June 1942 from the UK and was temporarily located at No 21 PTC, Kasfareet under the control of AHQ Western Desert. It formed, officially, at Rear HQ, Western Desert on 7 October 1942 but its formation was placed in abeyance on 22 October 1942.

This was formed on 4 October 1935 at Atbara but was redesignated No 4 Air Stores Park on 25 November 1935.

It was reformed on 27 August 1939 at Henlow as part of the Air Component, BEF. It moved to Southampton on 12 September and was at Yvetot on 16 September, followed by further moves to Auchel on 28 September and Fefatz on 2 October. Its ORB ends at the end of March 1940 but it was at Ferfay by 4 May. Evacuation probably occurred in late May and moved to Henlow, where an additional Hurricane Equipment Section was formed, but the ASP disbanded on 24 June 1940.

The nucleus of a new No 2 ASP arrived in the Middle East on 15 June 1942 from the UK and was temporarily located at No 21 PTC, Kasfareet under the control of AHQ Western Desert. It officially reformed at Platres, Cyprus on 1 November 1942 under the control of AHQ Levant, before moving to Aboukir on26 November 1942, where it disbanded on 10 January 1943.

This was formed as part of 'Truforce' on 25 November 1935 at Mersa Matruh but its fate is unknown.

It was reformed on 9 December 1939 at Henlow as part of the Air Component, BEF, arriving at its destination (unknown) on 6 February 1940. On 25 March it was transferred to the control of AASF and was also attached to No 5 ASP at Verzenay. By 4 May 1940 it was situated at Velu, moving to Villers Bocage on 17 May in transit back to the UK. It disbanded on 31 May 1940 at Henlow, with the closing down party disbanded on 22 June 1940.

The nucleus of a new No 3 ASP arrived in the Middle East on 15 June 1942 from the UK and was temporarily located at No 21 PTC, Kasfareet under the control of No 201 Group. Its fate is unknown.

Planned as part of the First Echelon, AASF in April 1939, it was formed on 26 August 1939 at St Athan and embarked at Southampton on 13 September. Settling at Ludes on 15 September, it was supplying No 76 Wing by February 1940. Following the German invasion it moved to Vauchassis on 16 May , Varennes on 3 June, Rialle in the Nantes area on 15 June and te following day was at Brest ready to be evacuated. It arrived at Halton on 17 June, where it disbanded on 30 June 1940.

It arrived in the Middle East on 15 June 1942 having been formed in the UK and was temporarily located at No 22 PTC, Almaza before moving to No 112 MU at El Agrud, after which its fate is unknown.

It reformed on 1 July 1944 at No 22 PTC, Almaza for service in Italy but disbanded instead.

Planned as part of the First Echelon, AASF in April 1939, it was formed on 26 August 1939 at St Athan and embarked at Southampton on 13 September. Settling at Puisaux on 18 September, to supply No 75 Wing but on 23 November it moved to Verzeney. Following the German invasion it began to move away from the advancing enemy arriving at Mery sur Seine on 16 May 1940, where it stayed until the end of the month. On 31 May it was at Chennegy, La Chapelle en Cherrie on 3 June, Meslay on 5 June, La Collonne on 14 June before embarking on the SS Vienna at Brest, two days later. It arrived in Plymouth the following day and moved to Locking and later Halton, where it disbanded on 30 June 1940.

Planned as part of the Second Echelon, AASF in April 1939, it was formed on 15 September 1939 at Henlow Athan and embarked at Southampton on 5 October. Settling at Avize on 10 October, to supply No 71 Wing, where it remained until at least February 1940. Following the German invasion it began to move away from the advancing enemy arriving at Chateaueuf by early June before moving to Anet on 3 June, Foret de Belleme on 9 June, Vibraye on 10 June, Nantes on 15 June, finally embarking for the UK at Brest on 16 June. It was obviously split for the sea crossing as elements were landed in both Plymouth and Falmouth on 17 June before proceeding to Yatesbury the following day. It moved to Halton on 20 June, where it disbanded on 30 June 1940.

Planned as part of the Second Echelon, AASF in April 1939, it was formed on 15 September 1939 at Henlow. It was located at Bertangles on 17 May 1940 but it isn't known when it had travelled across to the continent. However, two days later it moved to a port for evacuation to the UK and disbanded at Halton on 31 May 1940. The closing down party disbanded by 19 June 1940.

This was formed on 2 September 1943 at Trichinopoly and disbanded in January 1944.

This was formed on 23 August 1943 at Campbellpore under the control of No 187 Wing. It was redesignated No 103 Equipment Park on 23 June 1943.

This was formed on or by 31 January 1939 at Habbaniya, moving to Abu Sueir on 11 September, where it was attached to No 102 MU, into which it was probably absorbed on 12 November 1939.

This was formed on 1 March 1940 at Henlow, where it remained until at least 1 April, after which it sailed to Norway to join 'X' Force. Evacuation following the Germans' successes began on 1 June when it embarked on the SS Royal Scotsman at Halstad, arriving in Scapa Flow on 4 June. It embarked on SS Lochnagar the following day for the journey to Aberdeen, where it arrived on 11 June. It arrived at Henlow on 13 July, where it disbanded with effect from on 22 June 1940.

This was formed on 28 November 1939 at Fuka and as a highly mobile unit, its various locations are shown in the table below. Control was transferred to North-West African Air Forces on 16 May 1943 and then to Desert Air Force on 10 December 1943. It was redesignated No 17 Air Depot, SAAF on 10 July 1945.

by Nov 1940	Burg el Arab	16 May 1943	Enfidaville
27 Jan 1941	Sollum	31 May 1943	Hammamet
1 Feb 1941	Burg el Arab	20 Jul 1943	Vittoria Gela Road
8 Mar 1941	El Adem	24 Aug 1943	9km north of Lentini
10 Apr 1941	Fuka Main	5 Oct 1943	Brindisi (Adv Party)
30 Apr 1941	Burg el Arab	19 Oct 1943	Brindisi (Rear Party)
6 Jun 1941	Abu Sueir	23 Jan 1943	Taranto
12 Oct 1941	Qasba (LG11)	26 Oct 1943	Ordona
26 Dec 1941	Gambut	17 Dec 1943	Foggia area
3 Jan 1942	Qasba (LG11)	21 Mar 1944	Foggia Termoli Road
24 Jun 1942	LG97	25 Jun 1944	Pescara area
3 Jul 1942	Qassassin	27 Oct 1944	Iesi Falconara
1 Nov 1942	Tmimi	1 Nov 1944	Borghetto
6 Jan 1943	Magrun	7 Mar 1945	Bordonchio
10 Feb 1943	Zliten	17 May 1945	Passariano
16 Apr 1943	Medenine

No 32 Air Stores Park

This was formed on 1 October 1940 at Aboukir and embarked for Greece on 20 March 1941, arriving at Piraeus two days later. It made numerous movements both in Greece and after evacuation as shown in the table below. In November 1943 it embarked on HMT Devonshire at Suez and sailed to India arriving in Bombay on 29 November. It relocated to No 36 PTC at Calcutta on 3 December 1943 from where it embarked on HMT Nevesa two days later. Arriving at Cox's Bazaar on 9 December it was allocated to No 186 Wing on 9 December 1943, disbanding in Singapore on 15 May 1946.

26 Mar 1941	Lamia	30 Jun 1942	Gianaclis
16 Apr 1941	Daphni	4 Jul 1942	LG 'Z'
23 Apr 1941	Argos	20 Oct 1942	Gianaclis
25 Apr 1941	Kalamata	27 Dec 1942	El Daba (in transit)
26 Apr 1941	Kithera, Crete	2 Jan 1943	Berka Main
29 Apr 1941	Suda Bay	28 Oct 1943	Tobruck (in transit)
30 Apr 1941	embarked	2 Nov 1943	Kasfareet (No 21 PTC)
1 May 1941	disembarked Aboukir	14 Nov 1943	Suez for embarkation in HMT Devonshire
30 May 1941	Gaza	29 Nov 1943	disembarked Bombay
5 Aug 1941	en-route to Iraq	3 Dec 1943	No 36 PTC, Calcutta
10 Aug 1941	Habbaniya	5 Dec 1943	embarked HMT Nevasa
12 Oct 1941	in transit	9 Dec 1943	Cox's Bazaar
20 Oct 1941	Burg el Arab	8 Jun 1945	Chittagong
23 Dec 1941	Fuka	1 Jul 1945	Avadi
27 Mar 1942	LG 91	9 Sept 1945	in transit
Apr 1942	Kilo 162	1 Oct 1945	Kluang
May 1942	Kilo 160	13 Oct 1945	Singapore

This was formed as Air Stores Park (Middle East), Force 'Y' on 11 November 1940 at Aboukir embarking at Alexandria two days later and arriving at Piraeus on 16 November. It moved to Daphni to support the RAF units based in Greece but was redesignated No 33 ASP around March 1941. On 20 April 1941 it returned to Athens to begin the journey back to Egypt, arriving at Alexandria on 29 April and moving to the PTC at Aboukir. It made numerous movements which are shown in the table below. Control was transferred to No 214 Group on 1 June 1943 and it operated a number of detachments which are detailed in the second table. It disbanded on 5 January 1945.

26 Apr 1941	Wadi Natrun	17 Mar 1943	Medenine
10 Oct 1941	LG 11 Fuka	12 Apr 1943	Gabes
23 Dec 1941	El Adem	13 Apr 1943	Sfax
31 Dec 1941	Gerawla	17 Apr 1943	Monastir
24 Jun 1942	Wadi Natrun	19 Apr 1943	Kairouan
02 Jul 1942	LG 224	24 May 1943	Zuara
04 Jul 1942	Deversoir	31 May 1943	Zavia
17 Jul 1942	LG 222A/Kilo17/Fayoum Road	02 Sep 1943	Deversoir
17 Oct 1942	Kilo 162	15 Oct 1943	Sfax
10 Nov 1942	Sidi Haneish	17 Oct 1943	Sidi Amor
20 Nov 1942	Sidi Bu Amed	20 Dec 1943	No 33 ASP (North) to Ajaccio
02 Dec 1942	Martuba	22 Dec 1943	Rear Party arrived in Corsica
07 Dec 1942	Benina	11 Feb 1944	Sassari
13 Jan 1943	Agedabia	19 Sep 1944	Tarquinia
24 Jan 1943	Misurata West	01 Nov 1944	Concello
12 Mar 1943	Ben Gardane

This was formed on 1 May 1941 at No 6 RC, Wilmslow for service in Middle East Command, arriving aboard HMT Duchess of Bedford at Suez on 17 July 1941, moving to the Middle East Pool at Kasfareet. It moved to El Firdan on 27 July, Gaza on 26 August, Ramleh on 30 October, Riyan on 28 February 1942, Ramat David on 15 April and then Balfourya on 30 June. At some point between June and August it moved to Rayak, because it moved from there to Beit Ovid on 4 August. Further moves followed to Quocier on 5 July, Beirut on 1 September, Ras-el-Ein on 13 December, Aqir on 28 December until arriving at its final location in the Middle East, Khanka on 1 January 1944.

On 6 April 1944 it left the Middle East and returned to the UK, where it was reformed on 5 May at North Weald and allocated to No 85 Group. It moved to Bicester on 7 May, and then on to the continent at Mendeville on 2 September. An Advance Party went to Brussels on 30 September until 18 October when it was replaced by the main party and then moved to Eindhoven on 20 April 1945. It disbanded on 10 August 1945.

This was formed on 27 September 1941 in the UK for service in Iraq Command, arriving at Habbaniya by March 1942. It disbanded on 1 May 1943.

This was formed on 2 September 1941 in the UK before being deployed to Amriya for service with No 252 Wing. It made numerous movements which are shown in the table below, it also operated a number of detachments which are shown in the second table. It was redesignated No 18 Air Depot, SAAF on 10 July 1945.

This was formed in the UK for service with No 257 Wing officially forming on 18 April 1942 at Shallufa satellite but its tasking was changed to supplying the needs of Nos 236 and 242 Wings but from July was retasked with supplying Nos 231, 236 238 Wings. It undertook various numerous movements which are shown in the table below. No 1 Section operated on detachment, starting at Daba on 26 June 1942, then to LG 237 on 20 August and back to Daba on 31 December. It disbanded on 1 July 1944.

This was formed on 2 September 1941 in the UK and was despatched to LG 'Y' Abu Sueir. On 11 September it moved to Qassassin, El Knanka on 2 November but on 28 November it was at no 22 PTC, Almaza as a cadre. It disbanded on 16 June 1943.

This was formed on 10 November 1941 at No 5 PDC, Padgate, embarking on the SS Narkuma at Glasgow on 11 November. On arriving at Durban it was transferred to the SS Indrapoora and arrived in Bombay on 6 January 1942. It moved to Asansol 13 January but on 15 February it was embarked at Calcutta on the SS Ellenga to go to Rangoon but as a result of Japanese successes in Burma this move was cancelled en route and the unit arrived back in Calcutta on 23 February. Three days later it moved to Bareilly and then to Kanchrapara on 9 April, where it was officially 'formed' with effect from 1 April. From 30 April it was located at Naihati and began operations as the supply unit of Bengal Command. It was placed under the control of No 165 Wing on 1 October 1942, moving to Chandpur on 21 December and to Akyab on 12 March 1943, where it disbanded on 1 April 1943.

It reformed as No 39 ASP (No 39 Equipment Park) at Chandpur on 1 April 1945, moving to Akyab on 19 April, where it disbanded on 21 November 1945.

This was formed on 1 November 1941 at No 5 PDC, Padgate, embarking on 10 November and arriving at Port Tewfik on 9 January 1942 immediately moving to the Middle East Pool at Kasfareet. It then began a series of moves, which are detailed in the table below. It disbanded into No 357 MU on 1 April 1946.

25 Jan 1942	Burg el Arab	16 Jul 1943	Cassibile, near Syracuse
10 Mar 1942	LG 07, Mersa Matruh West	31 Jul 1943	Lentini area
28 Apr 1942	LG 101	16 Sep 1943	Crotone
19 Jun 1942	LG 75	25 Sep 1943	3 miles North of Mottola
26 Jun 1942	LG 82	2 Oct 1943	Foggia
2 Jul 1942	Kilo 8 on Suez Road	3 Jan 1944	Petacciato
8 Nov 1942	Maaten Bagush	25 May 1944	Latta Point
11 Nov 1942	LG 75	6 Jun 1944	Venafro
14 Nov 1942	Gambut	9 Jun 1944	near Prosinone
15 Nov 1942	Gazala	11 Jun 1944	Osa
16 Nov 1942	Martuba	18 Jun 1944	North-East of Rome
26 Nov 1942	12 miles East of Barce	22 Jun 1944	Monterosi
27 Nov 1942	El Magrun	7 Jul 1944	Castiglione del Lago
4 Dec 1942	Agedabia	15 Jul 1944	3 miles North of Castiglione
21 Dec 1942	Marble Arch	25 Aug 1944	1 mile East of Iesi
1 Jan 1943	Nofilia	21 Sep 1944	Senigallia
10 Jan 1943	Wadi Tamet	23 Oct 1944	Mondolfo
21 Jan 1943	Darragh North	15 Nov 1944	Pesario
27 Jan 1943	Tripoli-Zuara Road	24 Feb 1945	Madonna del Pino
3 Mar 1943	2 miles East of Ben Gardane	5 May 1945	Mirabelle
9 Mar 1943	Medenine	8 May 1945	Rivolto
8 Apr 1943	Gabes	25 May 1945	Klagenfurt
12 Apr 1943	Sfax	11 Sep 1945	Zeltweg
16 Apr 1943	Sousse	Apr 1946	Udine
28 Apr 1943	6 km W of Sabratha	14 Apr 1946	Treviso
12 Jul 1943	22 km West of Tripoli

It arrived in the Middle East on 9 July 1942 from the UK at No 23 PTC Helwan and moved to Beit Ovid on 24 July, where it disbanded on 1 March 1943.

It was reformed on 24 May 1944 at Ras-el-Ein under the control of AHQ Levant. It began to move to Aleppo on 10 June, arriving two days later, before rturning to Ras-el-Ein on 13 July, where it disbanded on 15 July 1944.

It reformed, once again, on 21 July 1944 at No 22 PTC, Almaza but disbanded on 6 August 1944.

It was to have formed in January 1942 in the UK for service with No 241 Group in the Far East but it actually formed on 19 May 1942 at No 29 RC, Karachi. It moved to Elmi Godown, 12 Hastings Street, Calcutta on 12 August and was transferred to No 293 Wing on 1 October. On 9 October it began operating as a supply unit for Hurricane squadrons of No 221 Group and on 1 April 1943 it was reorganised as No 75 ASP (No 75 Equipment Park). It moved to 48 Old Ballygunge Road, Calcutta on 4 December 1944(?), where it disbanded on 29 July 1945.

Formation was planned to take place in the UK for service with No 241 Group in the Far East on 6 January 1942 but following the capitulation of Singapore the Group was disbanded on 16 July 1942.

This was formed on as No 81 ASP/RSU 15 April 1944 at Ajaccio under the control of No 339 Wing, MAAF. It disbanded on 1 November 1945. See RSU section for full details.

This was formed on 14 October 1943 at Barrackpore, making a number of moves (see table below) before disbanding into No 389 MU on 21 November 1945.

This was formed on 19 May 1942 at Golden Rock Works, Trichinopoly, remaining until at least August 1942 but by May 1943 it wa sat Cochin, where it disbanded on 1 December 1943.

This was formed on 15 May 1942 at Gaya, moving to Allahbad in July and Jessore on 1 October, where it transferred to No 166 Wing. By the time it disbanded on 1 April 1943 it had transferred to the control of No 226 Group.

This was formed on 21 October 1942 at Arkonam under the control of No 172 Wing. It was redesignated No 88 Equipment Park on 2 September 1943, by which time it was located at Sambre-Belgaum under No 188 Wing but reverted to its original title on 29 December. It moved to Vizagapatam on 27 November 1944 and then Avadi - 21 December and finally Thedaw on 26 April, where it disbanded on 1 July 1945.

This was formed on 4 March 1942 at Union Place, Colombo, under the control of No 222 Group, remaining there until it was redesignated No 89 Forward Equipment Park on 1 February 1946.

This was formed on 1 October 1942 at Pandaveswar under the control of No 170 Wing, moving to Salbani on 22 October 1942, where it disbanded on 1 February 1943.

It was reformed at some point under the control of No 339 Wing, MAAF, but was transferred to No 85 Group in Northern Europe. It was located at Y-42 Nancy-Essay on 26 January and made various moves to -8 Luxeuil on 2 February, Corbenay on 5 March, Y-53 Colmar on 20 Mar 1945, Hangenbeiten on 10 April and finally Friedrichshafen on 12 July 1945. By the time it disbanded on 1 November 1945 it had been transferred to No 87 Group.

This was formed on 22 September 1941 at Asansol under the control of No 221 Group, but was transferred to No 167 Wing on 1 October. On 9 October it began operations from Ramgani supporting Blenheim squadrons of No 221 Group. It was retitled, No 91 ASP (No 91 Equipment Park) on 1 April 1943 by which time it was at Kharagpur. It embarked for Singapore on 21 November 1945 and by May 1946 was at Iwakuni in Japan, where it disbanded in October 1948.

This was originally to be formed as No 92 ASP but this was later changed to No 87 ASP, neither of which occurred. Instead it formed on 18 August 1942 as No 95 ASP.

It eventually formed on 22 October 1942 at Agartala under the control of No 169 Wing. By the time it disbanded on 1 April 1943 it was under the control of No 226 Group.

It reformed on 1 April 1943 at Chittagong from where it operated No 1 Detachment at Akyab from 7 February to 26 April 1945. It moved to Rangoon early in July, where it disbanded on 29 July 1945.

This was formed on 22 October 1942 at Dambulla in Ceylon, moving to Naihati in India on 30 June 1943, where it disbanded on 1 December 1943.

This was formed on 22 October 1942 at Cuttack as No 94 ASP (No 94 Equipment Park) under the control of No 175 Wing and moved to Naihati on 19 February 1943. At some point it was transferred to No 226 Group and disbanded on 1 April 1943.

It reformed, again as No 94 ASP (No 94 Equipment Park), on 1 April 1943 at Chagra River (Silchar). It moved to Wangjing on 20 February 1945, Myingyan on 21 April, Meiktila on 17 May until arriving at Hwambi in October, where it disbanded on 21 November 1945.

This was formed on 18 August 1942 at Allahbad, before moving to the Asansol area, where it disbanded on 1 April 1943.

This was formed on 22 October 1942 at Ondal being transferred to No 168 Wing on 1 November 1942 and disbanded on 1 March 1943.

This was formed on 18 December 1942 at Lahore, as No 97 ASP (No 97 Equipment Park) under the control of No 226 Group and disbanded on being absorbed into No 187 Wing on 21 September 1943.

This was formed on 3 July 1943 at No 313 MU, Kankinara under the control of No 226 Group. It moved to Imphal on 10 January 1944, remaining until at least 10 March but by 19 November was at Wangjing. Further moves followed to Alon/Monywa on 20 February 1945, Meiktila on 17 April, Thedaw on 19 May and finally Rangoon on 31 July, where it disbanded into No 2 Forward Equipment Park on 1 November 1945.

This was formed on 1 November 1943 at Barrackpore under the control of No 168 Wing and disbanded on 15 November 1945.

This was planned to form on 1 November 1943 at Barrackpore but these plans were cancelled and it was replaced by No 32 ASP from the Middle East.

It eventually formed on 3 June 1944 at Narayanganu from No 137 RSU, disbanding on 15 June 1946.

This was formed on 1 December 1943 at Arkonam as No 101 ASP (No 8 Equipment Park) before moving to Trichinopoly in January 1944. It April 1944 it was redesignated No 101 Equipment Park and then No 101 RSU on 25 May 1944.

It reformed on 22 October 1944 at Cawnpore as No 101 Equipment Park but disbanded as No 101 ASP on 31 March 1947.

This was formed on 1 December 1943 at Campbellpore as No 102 ASP (No 10 Equipment Park) under the control of No 187 Wing. Further moves followed to Kankinara on 27 November 1944 and by 14 November 1945 was located at Vizgapatam, with a detachment in Singapore. It disbanded on 20 January 1946.

This was formed on 9 September 1942 at No 2 PDC, Wilmslow for service with No 323 Wing and embarked in Liverpool on 28 October. It disembarked in Algiers on 13 November moving immediately to Maison Blanche. Moves to El Taous on 28 November and Setif on 28 May 1943 followed and it disbanded on 10 November 1943.

This was formed on 7 September 1942 at No 2 PDC, Wilmslow for service with No 326 Wing and embarked in Liverpool on 10 November. It disembarked in Algiers on 24 November moving immediately to Blida before moving to Le Mesloug, near Setif on 15 December. Further moves followed to Ain Beida on 17 January 1943, Le Kroub on 30 January 1943 and then back to Ain Beida on 6 March. From here it operated a detachment at King's Cross from 17 April 1943. On 26 May it was transferred to the control of NW African Tactical Bomber Force, moving to Grombalia on 18 June and Keblia on 13 July, where it rejoined No 326 Wing. On 20 July it was transferred to NW African Air Service Command and disbanded on 7 September 1943.

This was formed in September 1942 at No 2 PDC, Wilmslow for service with No 322 Wing and embarked on the SS Strathmore in Gourock on 28 October. It disembarked in Algiers on 13 November moving immediately to Maison Blanche before moving to Medjes-Sfax on 24 November. Further moves followed to Duvivier on 16 March 1943, Montesquieu on 17 March and finally Le Sers on 14 April, where it disbanded on 23 June 1943.

This was formed in September 1942 in the UK for 'Operation Torch', disembarking at Algiers on 23 November before proceeding to Blida. It moved to Ain Regada , being redesignated No 134 (Forward Holding) ASP on 25 January 1943, where it disbanded on 23 June 1943.

This was formed in September 1942 at No 5 PDC, Padgate, embarking at Liverpool on 10 November and disembarking at Algiers on 23 November, immediately moving to Hussein Dey. It was administered by No 324 Wing until 16 Mar 1943 and then made a number of moves, which are shown in the table below, before disbanding on 7 November 1944. The second table shows detachment details.

This was formed on 14 September 1942 at No 5 PDC, Padgate for service with No 325 Wing, embarking at Liverpool on 25 November and disembarking at Philippeville on 7 December. It moved to Le Mesloug on 9 February 1943, Bone on 30 April and La Sebala on 29 August. From here it was split into No 1 Echelon at Sidi Amor by 5 November and No 2 Echelon in the Naples area. No 1 Echelon moved to Grottaglie on 9 November but both echelons may have been reunited by 12 November when it was at Montecorvino. Further moves followed to Foggia Main (leaving a detachment at Montecorvino) on 3 December and Falconara on 3 August 1944, where it was taken over by No 214 Group. On 10 August it joined the Balkan Air Force, moving back to Foggia on 16 August before relocating to Lebba on 17 September. From here detachments were operated at Prkos and Zadar. It was transferred to MACAF on 1 July 1945 and moved to Cancello on 5 August, where it disbanded on 28 October 1945.

Assembled in the UK, it was officially formed on 27 May 1943 when it disembarked from the SS Duchess of York for service with No 331 Wing at No 2 Repair Depot, Hussein Dey. It moved to Kairouan on 30 June, where it disbanded on 1 November 1943.

This was formed on 21 July 1944 at No 22 PTC, Almaza for deployment to Italy but disbanded on 25 September 1944.

This was formed on 15 February 1943 at Swanton Morley. It moved to Stevenage on 27 February 1943, Bridgehead (Exercise location?) two days later and then back to Swanton Morley on 13 March. No disbandment date is given, it's ORB simply records "Resumed Operations" on 27 April 1943.

This ASP seems to have been formed from No 229 MU at Harrowbeer in February 1943 but was redesignated No 401 ASP on 19 April.

This ASP was possibly in existence under the control of No 85 Group by 31 October 1945, but no other details have been found.

This was formed on 24 August 1944 at Berka, moving to Almaza (No 22 PTC?) on 6 September and then to No 124 MU at Aboukir en-route to Greece. It arrived in Athens on 9 November 1944 coming under the control of No 377 Wing. It operated a detachment at Hassani and was taken over by HQ MACAF on 1 July 1945, disbanding on 22 January 1947, by which time it would have been under the control of RAF Mediterranean and Middle East.

This was formed on 19 April 1943 at Harrowbeer from No 229 ASP/MU under the control of No 83 Group. It made numerous moves during its career and these are shown in the table below, it disbanded on 20 August 1945.

20 Apr 1943	Sundridge
26 Apr 1943	Brasted
01 Jun 1943	Roffey Park, near Horsham
01 Jul 1943	Park House, near Maidstone
28 Jul 1943	Vinters Park, near Detling
04 Oct 1943	Popham Camp
18 Oct 1943	Vinters Park, near Detling
25 Oct 1943	Boxley, Kent
03 Feb 1944	Tunbridge Wells
20 Feb 1944	Groombridge
22 Feb 1944	Petworth
by 16 Apr 1944	Groombridge
12 Jun 1944	Fareham
17 Jun 1944	Gosport
19 Jun 1944	Villiers le Sec
06 Jul 1944	East of Tour en Bessin
25 Jul 1944	B-6 Coulombs
13 Aug 1944	Lingevres
02 Sep 1944	St Marthe
05 Sep 1944	Petit Camon
14 Sep 1944	Hofstade
30 Sep 1944	352 Boschdijk Straat, Eindhoven
15 Apr 1945	Nienburg
16 Apr 1945	B-116 Wunstorf
13 May 1945	B-152 Fassberg
04 Jul 1945	B-174 Utersen
06 Aug 1945	B-166 Luneberg

It reformed on 1 July 1950 at Altona from No 431 Equipment Depot, moving to Eindhoven in August 1952. On 1 November 1953 it was transferred to No 2 Group and to HQ 2nd TAF on 12 January 1957. It disbanded on 1 April 1958.

This was formed on 21 May 1943 at No 7 MU, Quedgeley under the control of No 83 Group. It made numerous moves during its career and these are shown in the table below. It was transferred to No 84 Group on 20 January 1944 and at Scheuen in 1945 it operated as a single unit with No 418 ASP and had been taken over by HQ BAFO by the time it disbanded on 15 June 1946.

It reformed on 1 July 1950 at Altona from elements of No 431 Equipment Depot but amalgamated with No 401 ASP on 1 July 1951.

It reformed, once again, on 15 April 1953 at Wildenrath under the control of No 83 Group. It was transferred to the control of HQ 2nd TAF on 12 January 1957 and disbanded on 1 August 1961.

This was formed on 3 June 1943 at No 7 MU, Quedgeley under the control of No 83 Group. It made numerous moves during its career and these are shown in the table below, it disbanded on 5 October 1945.

This was formed on 17 July 1943 at No 7 MU, Quedgeley under the control of No 83 Group but didn't become an RCAF unit until 20 January 1944. It made numerous moves during its career and these are shown in the table below, it disbanded on 25 April 1946.

This was formed from No 206 MU on 8 September 1943 at Northolt under the control of No 84 Group. It made numerous moves during its career and these are shown in the table below but its fate is unknown.

This was formed out of the disbanding No 228 MU on 29 November 1943 at Hascombe, Dunsfold under the control of No 84 Group, with a detachment at Lasham. It absorbed No 415 ASP in 20 January 1944 and by October was on the continent at Convent Froyennes, Passy, Tournai, remaining there until late January 1945. However, the HQ and a section moved to Chateau Genech and by 19 December 1944 other sections had been established at Killinghurst and Douai. By 27 March 1945 it had reassembled at Convent Froyennes, Passy, Tournai before moving to Vrisjbroek Park, Malines to at least 31 August 1945. Its location between this date and its disbandment on 31 May 1946 is however, not known.

This was formed on 29 November 1943 at Dunsfold under the control of No 2 Group but disbanded into No 414 ASP on 23 January 1944.

This was formed on 6 December 1943 at Odiham under the control of No 2 Group. It made numerous moves during its career and these are shown in the table below. At Scheuen in 1945 it operated as a single unit with No 402 ASP and disbanded on 21 October 1946.

This was formed at Buc on 22 April 1945 under the control of No 87 Group, attached to No 428 RSU and disbanded on 18 November 1946(?).

This was formed at Miramas on 22 April 1945 under the control of No 87 Group, attached to No 108 RSU and disbanded on 15 November 1945.

It reformed from No 34 ASP on 10 August 1945 at 83 Rue de Frontispiece, Brussels under the control of BAFO, with a detachment at Yest Dijk Garage, Eindhoven. It was redesignated No 431 Equipment Depot on 27 April 1946.

This was formed on 11 November 1940 at Aboukir, embarking at Alexandria two days later and arriving at Pireus on 16 November. It moved to Daphni to support the RAF units based in Greece but was redesignated No 33 ASP around March 1941 whilst in Greece. See No 33 ASP entry for further details.

This was formed in Middle East Command on 26 September 1938 at Aboukir, moving to Tura on 5 October, where it was redesignated No 101 MU on 10 October 1938.

This was formed on 1 May 1940 at El Firdan under the control of No 250 Wing with No 1 and2 Sections at Ikingi, No 3 Section at Qasaba and No 4 Section at Maaten Bagush. It was redesignated No 108 MU on 22 August 1941.

This was formed on 1 September 1951 at Alphen Riel under the control of 2nd TAF and disbanded on 22 December 1954.

This was formed on 6 April 1944 at Groombridge under the control of No 83 Group. The movements of its HQ and Sections are shown in the table below It disbanded on 30 April 1946.

Date	HQ	1 Section	2 Section	3 Section	4 Section	5 Section
30 Apr 1944	Killinghurst		Funtington	Ashdean House
20 May 1944			returned to Main	returned to Main
7 Jun 1944	Courcelles-sur-Mer
15 Jun 1944	Pierre Solaign			Cottun
in Sep 1944	Glos-la-Ferriere
4 Sep 1944	Vitry
8 Oct 1944	Veldhoven			B78 Eindhoven		Veghel
by 27 Mar 1945			Heesch
6 Apr 1945			Nienburg	Damen
9 Apr 1945				B110 Achmer
17 Apr 1945		Nienburg
by 27 Apr 1945	Nienburg	Nienburg	B129 Hanover/Langenhagan		Veldhoven	Nienburg
30 May 1945						South of Kropp
7 Jun 1945	Kropp
by 10 Jul to 31 Aug 1945		South of Kropp	South of Kropp	B156 Luneburg	Meipendorf	South of Kropp

This was formed on 6 March 1944 at Groombridge under the control of No 84 Group. The movements of its HQ and Sections are shown in the table below It was redesignated No 399 MU at Celle on 1 June 1948.

Date	HQ	6 Section	7 Section	8 Section	9 Section	10 Section
6 Mar 1944	Groombridge
8 Mar 1944			Northolt
26 Mar 1944				Coolham
1 Apr 1944		Killinghurst
3 Apr 1944	Killinghurst				Needs Oar Point
17 Apr 1944	Slindon Park	Needs Oar Point	Slindon Park		Slindon Park	Appledram
19 Apr 1944						Slindon Park
20 Apr 1944					Holmsley South
21 Apr 1944
1 May 1944	Holmsley South	Holmsley South
2 May 1944					Slindon Park
14 May 1944			Burrs Wood to Funtington
29 May 1944	Slindon Park	Holmsley South	Slindon Park	Slindon Park	Slindon Park	Holmsley South
12 Aug 1988	Embarked for France
13 Aug 1944	Cairon	Cairon	Cairon	Cairon	Cairon	Cairon
2 Sep 1944			Basques
4 Sep 1944					Calengeville
8 Sep 1944					St Omer area
9 Sep 1944					Bondues
13 Sep 1944			Calengeville	Calengeville
14 Sep 1944	in transit	in transit				in transit
18 Sep 1944	Bondues	Bondues	Bondues	Bondues		Bondues
28 Sep 1944					Alost
5 Oct 1944						Alost to Hingene
8 Oct 1944	Bornem	Bornem				Bornem
11 Oct 1944				Boulogne
12 Oct 1944						Bondues
13 Oct 1944			Eecloo
14 Oct 1944					Hingene
3 Nov 1944				Eecloo
10 Nov 1944					Rijen
12 Nov 1944						Hingene
7 Dec 1944			Bornem	Bornem
10 Dec 1944		Rijen				Rijen
7 Jan 1945		Hingene				Hingene
15 Jan 1945		Rijen				Rijen
22 Jan 1945	Rijen
30 Jan 1945					Mill
20 Feb 1945					Rijen	Mill
22 Feb 1945			Hingene to Rijen
15 Mar 1945	Mill	Mill
7 Apr 1945					Lingen
19 Apr 1945	Lingen
6 May 1945			Lingen	Lingen
13 May 1945			Celle
2 Jun 1945	Celle	Celle
29 Jun 1945					Ahlhorn

This was formed on 6 April 1944 at Killinghurst under the control of No 2 Group. The movements of its HQ and Sections are shown in the table below. It disbanded on 28 May 1946.

Date	HQ	11 Section	12 Section	13 Section	18 Section	Rear Section
6 Apr 1944	Killinghurst
9 May 1944		Formed	Formed		Formed
10 Oct 1944	Old Sarum	Old Sarum	Old Sarum	Old Sarum	Old Sarum
12 Oct 1944	in transit	in transit	Killinghurst	in transit	in transit	Killinghurst
19 Oct 1944	Genech	Genech		Genech	Genech	Killinghurst
25 Jan 1945					Meaulte
28 Jan 1945	Douai	Douai
24 Mar 1945			Douai
28 Mar 1945		Middelkerke
6 Apr 1945		Douai
12 Apr 1945			Rijen
19 Apr 1945	Veldhoven				Veldhoven
25 May 1945				Meaulte to Rheine
1 Aug 1945		Veldhoven
23 Aug 1945				Gutersloh
6 Oct 1945	Zeelst	Zeelst	Zeelst

This was formed on 10 April 1944 at Aston Down under the control of No 85 Group. The movements of its HQ and Sections are shown in the table below. It disbanded on 28 May 1946.

Date	HQ	1 Dump	2 Dump	5 Dump	6 Dump	7 Dump	8 Dump	9 Dump	11 Dump	12 Dump
10 Apr 1944	Aston Down
13 Apr 1944	Avening Court, Aston Down
15 Jun 1944	in transit
29 Jun 1944	West of Tailleville	opened at Taillevile
1 Jul 1944			opened at Villers le Sec
4 Oct 1944	Villers le Sec to Louvain
25 Jul 1944						Foret de Meerdael
4 Jan 1944				Calleville	Dieppe		opened Bologne
23 Nov 1944								opened Eecloo
29 Nov 1944				Closed	Closed
4 Dec 1944	B67 Ursel
5 Jan 1945		Closed	Closed
25 Jan 1945							Closed
2 Apr 1945									opened Weeze
25 May 1945										opened Slade

It reformed on 17 September 1946 at Hesedorf under the control of No 85 Group. On 12 August 1947 its title was restyled No 424 Base Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Depot and was redesignated No 398 MU on 1 June 1948.

This was formed as a new Lysander Equipment Section, possibly at Henlow, and was assigned to 'South Violet Force' from 25 May 1940. It disbanded at Henlow on 24 June 1940.

This was formed as a new Blenheim Equipment Section, possibly at Henlow, and was assigned to 'South Violet Force' from 25 May 1940. It disbanded at Henlow on 24 June 1940.

This was formed from the Hurricane Equipment Section of the disbanded No 2 ASP on 6 June 1940 at Henlow, and was assigned to 'South Violet Force' from 25 May 1940. It disbanded at Henlow on 24 June 1940.

This was formed as a new Hurricane Equipment Section, possibly on 6 June 1940 at Henlow, and was assigned to 'South Violet Force' from 25 May 1940. It disbanded at Henlow on 24 June 1940.

This was formed at Henlow (date unknown) and by September 1940 had moved to Ballymenoch House, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland.

This was formed as a new Hurricane Equipment Section on 6 June 1940 at Henlow, where it disbanded on 24 June 1940.

This was formed in mid-1941 with a HQ and one Dump at Seletar and second Dump at Batak Quarry.

This was formed as Air Ammunition Park, Middle East on 17 November 1940 at Fuka to service units in the Western Desert, operating dumps Amriya, Burg-el-Arab, Ikingi and Qotafiya. Its fate is unknown.

This was formed on 25 August 1939 at the RAF Depot, Aboukir moving to Fuka on 28 August 1939, where it was redesignated No 31 ASP on 28 November 1939.

Dec 1941 - Jan1942	Advance Section - Fort Maddalena
Dec 41	Advance Section - Mechili
Mar 1942 - May 1942	Advance Section - Gambut
Jul-42	Advance Section - LG 102, Sidi Haneish
20 Dec 1943	Detachment at Ghisonaccia ceased
11 Feb 1944	North detachment - Corte
01 Sep 1944	No 125 U taken over as No 33 ASP, No 1 Park
19 Sep - 17 Dec 1944	Detachment - Sassari
by 1 Nov 1944	No 1 Park - Calvi area
by 1 Nov 1944	Detachment - Corte
17 Feb 1944	No 1 Detachment (Park?) - Borgo

3 Dec 1941	Kilo 160	19 Mar 1944	in transit
6 Mar 1942	West of Fuka	7 Apr 1944	Capua-Cassino Road
1 Jul 1942	Aqir	14 Jun 1944	Anzio
26 Oct 1942	Kilo 157	18 Jun 1944	Tarquinia area
27 Oct 1942	Fayid	25 Jun 1944	Grosseto area
17 Nov 1942	Fayid South	5 Jul 1944	Piombino area
13 Nov 1942	LG 237 (Kilo 40)	6 Aug 1944	Foiano di Chiana
16 Dec 1942	Gianaclis	14 Oct 1944	Riccione
16 May 1943	in transit	16 Oct 1944	Rimini
28 May 1943	Zavia	8 Nov 1944	Savigliano
17 Aug 1943	in transit	15 Feb 1945	Ravenna
9 Sep 1943	Kasfareet	4 May 1945	Ferrara
31 Dec 1943	El Khanka	8 May 1945	Udine

26 Jun 1942	Advance Section to Kabrit
Jul 1942 - Jan 1944	Detachment - Fayid
15 Jan 1944	Detachment to Aleppo
Jun 1944	Detachment - Tarquinia
Jul 1944	Detachment - Ombrone
14 Aug 1944	Air Freight Detachment to Castiglione
7 Sep 1944	Detachment to Ancona
Oct 1944	Detachment - Florence
Oct 1944	Detachment - Falconara
1 Jan 1945	Detcahment - Empoli
by 2 to 16 May1945	Detachment - Isola
7 May 1945	Detachment - Bologna area

29 Jun 1942	Abu Sueir
01 Jul 1942	in transit
17 Jul 1942	Shallufa Satellite
03 Nov 1942	in transit
12 Nov 1942	near Daba
01 Dec 1942	32 km West of Bardia
26 Jan 1943	Magrun
by 9 Mar 1943	near Gardabia Main
15 Dec 1943	22 miles South of Misurata
26 May 1943	Kairouan
16 Nov 1943	near Tunis
08 Dec 1943	Bizerte
10 Dec 1943	embarked
13 Dec 1943	arrived Naples
14 Dec 1943	Bovino
15 Dec 1943	Cerignola

13 Jul 1943	Detachment to Catania
16 Jul 1943	Detachment to Pachino
15 Sep 1943	Detachment to Grottaglie
02 Oct 1943	Detachment to Bari
22 Dec 1943	Detachment to 13 miles South of San Salvo
03 Jan 1944	Detachment to Foggia Main
to 13 Jan 1944	Air Freight Detachment - Catania
to 21 Apr 1944	Air Freight Detachment - Bari
07 Jul 1944	Detachment - Tortoreto
7 - 19 Jul 1944	Air Freight Detachment - Orvieto
15 Jul 1944	No 1 Air Freight Detachment - Littorio
19 Jul 1944	No 2 Air Freight Detachment - Castiglione
25 Jul 1944	No 1 Air Freight Detachment - Falconara
17 Sep 1944	No 1 Air Freight Detachment - Chiaravalle
17 Sep 1944	No 2 Air Freight Detachment - Falconara
17 Sep 1944	Detachment - Iesi
21 Sep 1944	Detachment - Arezzo
16 Oct - 24 Nov 1944	No 1 Air Freight Detachment - Rimini
24 Nov 1944 - Mar 1945	Detachment - Bellaria
11 Sep 1945	Detachment - Klagenfurt
Apr 1945	Detachment - Zeltweg
14 Apr 1946	Detachment - Udine

22 Jan 1943	Wangjing?
10 Jan 1944	Barrackpore?
15 Jan 1944	Kanchrapara
10 Feb 1944	Calcutta
19 Feb 1943	Chittagong
23 Feb 1944	Dechuapalong
by 19 Nov 1944	Inmphal
17 Dec 1944	Kalemyo
26 Jan 1945	Shwebo
18 Feb 1945	Sadaug
30 Mar 1945	Dwehla
18 May 1945	Zayatkwin
2 Jun 1945	Insein
31 Jul 1945	Mingaladon
15 Oct 1945	Seletar

9 Dec 1942	Ghardimaou
19 Mar 1943	Souk-el-Khemis
1 Jun 1943	Lalla Manouba
1 Jul 1943	Hammamet
9 Aug 1943	Lentini area
8 Sep 1943	Milazzo area
10 Sep 1943	4 miles east of Falcone
30 Sep 1943	Salerno area
5 Nov 1943	Gioia
23 Dec 1943	Naples (joining detachment)
21 Jan 1944	27 miles south of Cassino
23 May 1944	4 miles west of Casamozza
15 Jul 1944	Algajola area
7 Aug 1944	Falconara
Aug 1944	5 miles west of L'Ile Rousse
9 Sep 1944	St Maxime
17 Sep 1944	Lyons area
24 Sep 1944	St Cannat
8 Oct 1944	Marseilles
Oct 1944	Shipped to Naples
16 Oct 1944	Gragnano

8 Sep 1943	Detachment - Lentini area
31 Oct 1943	East detachment to Cassano-Nicandro
5 Nov 1943	Detachment - Naples
5 Nov 1943	Detachment - Pomigliano
11 Dec 1943	West detachment in Naples area
21 Jan 1944	Detachment - Casamozza area
22 Aug 1944	Detachment - St Maxime area
28 Aug 1944	Detachment - Sisteron
9 Sep 1944	Detachment - Montelimar
17 Sep 1944	Detachment - St Cannat
24 Sep 1944	Detachment - La Jasse

4 Jun 1943	Dunsfold
1 Jul 1943	Lamberhurst
11 Jul 1943	Bell's Yew Green
11 Aug 1943	Tenterden
10 Oct 1943	Westhampnett
7 Feb 1944	White Waltham
5 Apr 1944	Milland
14 Apr 1944	Hoyle
25 Apr 1944	Eartham Wood
17 May 1944	Hoyle
25 Jul 1944	Basingstoke
5 Aug 1944	Old Sarum
7 Aug 1944	Titchfield
8 Aug 1944	embarked Gosport
9 Aug 1944	Advance Party - Bouanville
9 Aug 1944	Thaon
3 Sep 1944	Epreville en Lievin
7 Sep 1944	Bouttencourt
12 Sep 1944	Mouvaux
Sep 1944	Bondues
3 Oct 1944	Beirvelde
15 Jan 1945	Cmp de Brasschaet
21 Jan 1945	Raevels
9 Mar 1945	Esch
23 Mar 1945	Cuuk
17 Apr 1945	Mittelohne
1 Jun 1945	Scheuen
17 Aug 1945	Celle

4 Jun 1943	Gatwick
13 Aug 1943	Dering Wood
16 Oct 1943	"Waverttree", Massotts Road, Horley
7 Mar 1944	Ockley
18 Apr 1944	East Tisted
30 Apr 1944	Alton
22 Jun 1944	Old Sarum
28 Jun 1944	Tilbury
5 Jul 1944	embarked
6 Jul 1944	Juno Beach
6 Jul 1944	6 miles west of Tour en Bessin
25 Jul 1944	Cully, near Caen
14 Aug 1944	La Senaudiere
1 Sep 1944	Damville, near Evreux
18 Sep 1944	Corbeek Loo, near Brussels
25 Sep 1944	B-58 Melsbroek
30 Sep 1944	483 Tongelbesche Straat, Tongeire, Eindhoven
15 Apr 1945	B-108 Rheine
25 Apr 1945	B-118 Celle
6 May 1945	B-156 Luneberg

7 Aug 1943	Tenterden
11 Aug 1943	Godinton, near Ashford
13 Oct 1943	Chelsham
17 Mar 1944	Ampfield, near Romsey
21 Jun 1944	in transit
28 Jun 1944	West of Mosles
25 Jul 1944	near Cully
30 Aug 1944	near Grandvilliers
14 Sep 1944	unknown location in Belgium
2 Oct 1944	Station Straat, Aalst, near Eindhoven
13 Apr 1945	Osnabruck
14 Apr 1945	B-110 Achmer
23 Apr 1945	B-150 Hustedt/Scheuen
1 Jun 1945	B-164 Schleswig
23 Sep 1945	Eckendforde

7 Dec 1943	Hillingdon
1 Apr 1944	Strood Green
18 May 1944	Burton Park
29 Jun 1944	Dale Park
18 Aug 1944	Old Sarum
20 Aug 1944	in transit
21 Aug 1944	Anguerny
7 Sep 1944	Bosc Geffroy
15 Sep 1944	Bondues
3 Oct 1944	Emblehem
9 Oct 1944	St Denis Westrem
9 Jan 1945	Meysse
9 Mar 1945	Raevels
16 Mar 1945	Vught
3 Apr 1945	Heumen
14 Apr 1945	Lingen
19 Apr 1945	Sudlohne
4 May 1945	Varrelbusch
22 Jun 1945	Quackenbruck
17 Nov 1946	returned to UK
17 Dec 1946	Handforth

20 Jan 1944	Sawbridgeworth
10 Apr 1944	Colgate, Sussex
24 Apr 1944	Egdean Common
16 May 1944	Slindon Common
29 Jun 1944	Burton Park
12 Aug 1944	Old Sarum
16 Aug 1944	arrived Cairon, Frnce
4 Sep 1944	Epreville en Lievin
6 Sep 1944	Fallencourt
12 Sep 1944	Lomme
10 Oct 1944	Lokeren, Belgium
14 Jan 1945	Camp de Brasschaet
2 Feb 1945	Reros Factory, Tilburg
25 Feb 1945	Queen Wilhelmina Barracks, S'Hertogenbosch
17 Apr 1945	Elbergen
19 Apr 1945	Leschede
5 May 1945	Ahlhorn
7 May 1945	Leschede
3 Jun 1945	Scheuen