Maintenance Units 201

Prior to 1938 the RAF operated a number of support units tasked with the storage, servicing and repair of equipment but as the RAF expanded, the number needed increased and it was decided to adopt an standard nomenclature for these units, the term selected being 'Maintenance Unit' (MU). Some existing units were redesignated whilst new ones would be formed in the forthcoming years. Each MU was generally tasked with a specific role but a few were often responsible for a variety of tasks.

This was formed from No 61 MU sub-site on 18 March 1942 as a Overseas Equipment Bond at Poynton under the control of No 40 Group, parented by No 61 MU. It relocated to No 5 Site at Handforth on 2 September 1942, due to No 6 Site having been transferred to the USAAF on 9 July 1942. It disbanded on 1 February 1944.

This was formed on 7 September 1942 as a Reserve Ammunition Depot at Longparish, near Andover under the control of No 42 Group. It disbanded on 6 May 1955 and RAF Longparish was reduced to inactive status, parented by RAF Andover in No 41 Group..

Sub-site/Dumps	Location	Dates
Dump	Harewood Forest	?
Sub-site	Chilbolton	1 Apr 1950 - 24 Jun 1954

This was formed on 1 February 1942 as an Equipment Park at Marners Road, Newark under the control of No 40 Group. No 58 MU was responsible for parenting duties whilst RAF Cranwell was responsible for clothing, barrack stores and rations, but from 1 October, No 58 MU assumed full parenting responsibilities. On 14 February 1944, a Forward Transit Centre at Newark was added to its Establishment and it disbanded on 1 November 1945.

This was formed on 1 February 1942 as a Forward Holding Unit at Messers G Selwood's Factory, Harborough, Rushden under the control of No 40 Group, parented by RAF Chelveston, but on 27 July 1942 parenting duties were assumed by RAF Cardington. On 14 February 1944, a Forward Transit Centre at Newark was added to its Establishment and it disbanded on 1 September 1945.

This was formed on 1 June 1942 as a service manned Static Equipment Park at Clifton Hall, Newbridge, Ratho under the control of No 40 Group, parented by RAF Turnhouse. On 14 February 1944, a Forward Transit Centre at Edinburgh was added to its Establishment. It relocated to Bishopbriggs on 15 August 1945 having been transferred to No 56 Wing on 4 September 1944. It disbanded on 20 February 1946.

This was originally planned to form on 1 March 1942 at Carnarvon but this was cancelled.

It was formed on 26 June 1943 as a Polish Air Force Mobile Equipment Park at Swanton Morley under the control of No 40 Group. It relocated to Hillingdon on 21 August 1944 was transferred to No 84 Group at RAF Northolt on 8 September 1943 as No 408 (Polish) ASP.

This was to have formed as an Equipment Park in April 1942 at Scunthorpe but formation never occurred. It was again planned to form as a Forward Ammunition Depot at Sharnbrook but was transferred to the USAAF on 8 August 1942 before being opening as a RAF Unit.

However it did form on 8 September 1942 as a service manned Static Equipment Park at Clark's Dyeworks Ltd, Hallcroft Road, East Retford under the control of No 40 Group, parented by RAF Grantham, later being taken over by RAF Ossington, but on 1 December 1943 parenting responsibilities were transferred to No 58 MU. On 14 February 1944, a Forward Transit Centre at East Retford was added to its Establishment and it disbanded on 1 October 1945.

This was formed on 7 Septembe1942 as a service manned Static Equipment Park at Golden Grove, Carms, renamed Llandilo in February 1944, under the control of No 40 Group, parented by RAF Pembrey. On 14 February 1944, a Forward Transit Centre at Golden Grove was added to its Establishment and it was transferred to No 57 Wing on 28 August 1944 and disbanded on 10 November 1945.

This was to have formed at Bury St Edmunds on 1 March 1942 but formation was cancelled. It eventually formed on 16 April 1943 as a service manned Equipment Park at Broughton, near Brigg, Lincolnshire under the control of No 40 Group, parented by RAF Elsham Wold. The station name was changed to Brigg on 18 October 1943 and on 14 February 1944, a Forward Transit Centre at Brigg was added to its Establishment, it disbanded on 15 February 1946. On 22 August 1946 the site was transferred to the Ministry of Health.

This was formed on 1 June 1942 as a Static Equipment Park at Harefield Terrace, Romsey under the control of No 40 Group, parented by RAF Titchfield. By 8 January 1944 parenting responsibilities had been transferred to RAF Stoney Cross and control was transferred to No 57 Wing on 28 August 1944, it disbanded on 1 December 1945.

This was formed on 14 December 1942 as a service manned Equipment Park at Hyde Hall, near Sawbridgeworth under the control of No 40 Group, parented by RAF Sawbridgeworth. On 25 September 1943, parenting was transferred to RAF Hunsdon and on 14 February 1944, a Forward Transit Centre at Hyde Hall was added to its Establishment. Control was transferred to No 57 Wing on 28 August 1944 and it disbanded on 30 September 1945.

This was formed from 'A' MU on 1 December 1943 as a Barrack and Clothing Depot at Wembley under the control of No 40 Group. Control was transferred to No 57 Wing on 28 August 1944 and on 1 February 1945 a section was formed known as the German Air Force Equipment Sample Section, which was detached to Chessington as a Lodger Unit.

Location	Dates
Gravesend	1 May 1945 - 2 Jul 1945
Redhill	12 Jul 1945 - xxx xxxx

This was formed on 1 February 1942 as a Marine Craft Repair Unit at Macallister's Yard, Sand Point, Dumbarton under the control of No 43 Group, parented by No 6 MT Company until 1 June when responsibility was transferred to No 62 MU. On 15 February 1943, the role were reversed when No 213 MU took over parenting responsibilities for No 62 MU and the OC, No 213 MU became Officer Commanding, RAF Dumbarton. It relocated to Greenock and absorbed No 97 MU) on 1 October 1945, where it disbanded on 30 November 1947.

This was formed from 'E' MU on 1 December 1943 as a Barrack and Clothing Depot at Alexander South Docks, Newpor under the control of No 40 Group. Control was transferred to No 57 Wing on 28 August 1944 and it disbanded on 31 March 1947.

This was formed on 1 March 1942 as a Packing Unit at Locharbriggs/Tinwald Downs, near Dunfries airfield under the control of No 53 Wing. It disbanded on 24 September 1945.

This was formed on 1 August 1942 as a Ground Equipment Depot at Sutton Coldfield (site previously No 5 Balloon Centre) under the control of No 55 Wing. Control was transferred to No 57 Wing on 15 October 1946 and it disbanded on 31 December 1957.

Location	Dates
Leicester East	15 Nov 1945 - 21 Jan 1946
Husbands Bosworth	7 Oct 1945 - 31 Jul 1950
Saltby	12 Dec 1945 - 10 Sep 1948

This was formed from a sub-site, No 55 MU on 1 March 1942 as a Static Equipment Park at Ballymena under the control of No 40 Group. It absorbed No 55 MU on 26 August 1943 and at some point operated a MT Servicing Unit at Holywood, which moved to Toome on 8 October 1945. It disbanded on 1 February 1946, with the MTSU being transferred to No 257 MU.

It was reformed from Nos 244 and 279 MUs on 17 January 1955 at Cardington under the control of Maintenance Command. On 26 November 1960 it changed tasking to a Gas Production Unit and then to a Compressed Gas Supply Depot on 1 December 1963. Its final fate has not been determined but was probably still in existence until at least 1988.

Location	Dates
Brafferton	1 Feb 1955 - xx xxx xxxx
Comberton Spinney (Lord's Bridge)	14 Feb 1955 - 16 Aug 1958
Riseley	xxx xxxx - 31 Aug 1959
Wellingborough	17 Jan 1955 - 25 Nov 1960

This was formed from the BOAC manned No 4 Aircraft Assembly Unit on 1 April 1942 as a service manned Aircraft Erection Unit at Colerne under the control of No 43 Group, parented by No 39 MU. It became a Secret Installation Fitting Unit on 25 August 1942. On 1 December 1943 parenting of the unit was transferred to RAF Colerne and disbanded on 29 February 1948.

This was formed on 7 April 1942 as a Reserve Ammunition Depot, later Ammunition Depot, at Gisburn, near Skipton under the control of No 42 Group. It relocated to Settle in June 1944, where it disbanded on 20 May 1947.

Location	Dates
Great Orton (Storage Site)	4 May 1945 - xxx xxxx

This was formed on 10 April 1942 as a Reserve Ammunition Depot at Wortley, near Sheffield under the control of No 42 Group. It was transferred to Service of Supply, USAAF on 1 October 1942.

It was re formed from 'H' MU on 1 December 1943 as a Barrack and Clothing Store at Heath Hall Works, Dumfries under the control of No 40 Group. Control was transferred to No 56 Wing on 4 September 1944 and it disbanded on 30 June 1946.

Location	Dates
Gibb Hill, Kirkcudbright	1 Nov 1945 - 30 Jun 1946
Wigtown	1 Dec 1945 - 30 Jun 1946
Locharbriggs (possibly)	?

This was formed from 'R' MU on 1 December 1943 as a Barrack and Clothing Depot at Ardwick, Manchester under the control of No 40 Group. It disbanded on 1 May 1946.

Location	Dates
No 1 - Ardwick	?
No 2 - Sheffield	?
No ? - Barlow near Selby	?
No ? - Stanley Street, Salford	?
at least 10 others	?

This was formed on 4 May 1942 as a service manned Packing Depot at High Ercall under the control of No 53 Wing, parented by RAF High Ercall (cash and domestic equipment accounting), whilst No 29 MU was responsible for technical equipment accounting. The Accounting for aircraft and packing cases was the responsibility of No 47 MU, Sealand.

This was formed on 15 March 1943 as a service manned Forward Ammunition Depot at Braybrooke Road, Desborough under the control of No 40 Group, parented by RAF North Luffenham. Control was transferred to No 42 Group at some point and it disbanded on 14 August 1943 with the station being transferred to the USAAF.

This was formed on 1 November 1942 as a service manned Air Ammunition Park at Kiplin Hall, Northallerton under the control of No 42 Group, parented by RAF Catterick. It relocated to Scorton on 1 December 1944, retaining Kiplin Hall as a satellite and disbanded into No 91 MU on 15 December 1947.

This was formed, possibly from 'K' MU, on 15 July 1943 as a Ground Equipment Depot at Hornington Road, Warminster under the control of No 40 Group. Control was transferred to No 57 Wing on 28 August 1944 and then probably back to No 40 Group on 15 January 1947, it was reduced to depository basis on 30 April 1946 and disbanded on 1 May 1955. RAF Warminster was reduced to inactive status the same day, parented by No 11 MU, RAF Chilmark.

Location	Dates
Shepton Mallet, Somerset (civilian manned)	15 Jul 1943 - xx xxx xxxx
Aviation Fuel Depot/Distribution Depot - Much Wenlock	xxx xxxx - 13 Apr 1946

This was formed from No 11 Repair and Salvage Centre on 1 July 1942 as a Repair and Salvage unit at Mallusk with a detachment at Aldergrove under the control of No 43 Group. It disbanded on 30 April 1946.

Authority was given for No 227 MU to form at Wandsworth on 4 August 1942 but there is no evidence that this took place. It was formed from 'S' MU on 1 December 1943 as a Barrack and Clothing Depot at Nottingham Ice Rink, Stoney Street, Nottingham under the control of No 40 Group, disbanding on 1 June 1946.

This was formed on 4 October 1942 as a service manned Mobile Equipment Park at Swanton Morley under the control of No 40 Group, parented by RAF Swanton Morley. It relocated to Sachel Court, Dunsfold on 18 February 1943 and then Hascombe, near Godalming on 7 November 1943. It disbanded to permit the formation of No 414 ASP (No 84 Group) and No 415 ASP (No 2 Group) on 29 November 1943.

This was formed on 4 October 1942 as a service manned Mobile Equipment Park at Harrowbeer under the control of No 40 Group, parented by RAF Harrowbeer. It disbanded into No 83 Group as No 401 ASP on 19 April 1943.

This was authorised to form at St Austell on 4 Oct 1942 but formation was cancelled, it eventually formed from 'T' MU on 1 December 1943 as a Barrack and Clothing Depot at Providence House, Westgate, Wakefield under the control of No 40 Group. Control was transferred to No 56 Wing on 4 September 1944 and it disbanded on 1 June 1946.

This was formed as a Forward Ammunition Depot, later Ammunition Depot, on 11 January 1943 at Hockering under the control of No 42 Group, parented by RAF Swanton Morley. It disbanded into No 94 MU on 27 January 1948.

Location	Dates
Attlebridge	15 Jul 1945 - 27 Jan 1948
Old Buckenham	28 May 1945 - 27 Jan 1948
Rackheath	15 Jul 1945 - 27 Jan 1948

This was formed on 12 November 1942 as a civilian manned MT Reception Depot at 99 Wood Lane, White City, London WC2 under the control of No 40 Group. Its tasking was changed to MT Storage Unit on 21 January 1944 and on 14 February 1944, a Forward Transit Centre at White City was added to its Establishment. It was transferred to the control No 57 Wing on 28 August 1944 and became a Transit Centre in April 1946 with a sub-site at Stanmore Park until October, it disbanded on 31 March 1947.

This was formed on 5 June 1943 as a service manned Air Ammunition Park at Market Stainton under the control of No 42 Group, parented by RAF Ludford Magna. On 14 August 1943 it was transferred to VIII Air Force Service Command as USAAF Station 521.

It later become an Explosives Storage Unit and relocated to Wickenby on 4 September 1948 and disbanded on 1 December 1948.

Location	Dates
Caistor	21 Feb 1945 - xxx xxxx
Goxhill	27 May 1945 - xxx xxxx

This was formed on 14 January 1943 as a Mobile Repair & Salvage Unit for aircraft, gliders and MT at Netheravon under the control of No 43 Group, parented by RAF Netheravon. As well as its repair and salvage commitments, it was also tasked with training personnel to man future RSUs in the field. Its tasking was transferred to No 1 HGSU and it disbanded on 25 March 1944.

This was formed from No 2 MT Store (ex 'F' MU) on 23 February 1943 as a MT Reception Depot at Robinson's Garage, Montague Street, Kettering under the control of No 40 Group. It was redesignated as a MT Storage Unit on 21 January 1944 and was transferred to No 55 Wing at some point before relocating to Grafton Underwood on 9 October 1945. Control was transferred to No 57 Wing on 15 October 1946 before probably reverting to No 40 Group on 15 October1947. It disbanded on 31 July 1954.

It was reformed on 19 March 1956 as a MT Storage Unit at Cosford, being reclassified as a MT Supply Depot on 1 December 1963. It disbanded in No 24 Group on 29 April 1966.

This was formed on 1 March 1943 at North Front, Gibraltar as an Equipment Holding Unit from a nucleus provided by the Equipment Section, RAF Gibraltar, which ceased the day before. It disbanded on 1 September 1946, becoming the Station Equipment Section, Gibraltar.

This was formed on 26 April 1943 as a Marine Craft Servicing Unit at Tewkesbury under the control of No 40 Group, parented by RAF Stoke Orchard. It relocated to Mount Batten on 1 January 1946 and then Calshot on 17 October 1953. Control was transferred to No 43 Group on 1 January 1946 and it absorbed No 82 MU on 1 January 1948. It had probably been transferred to No 41 Group on 2 January 1956 and on 12 May 1961.

Location	Dates
Collaton Cross	7 Feb 1948 - xxx xxxx
Colerne (storage of airborne lifeboats and ancillary handling trolleys)	1 Apr 1956 - 1 Jul 1958

This was formed from RAF Bishopbriggs and No 14 Maintenance Sub-Unit on 4 October 1943 as a MT Servicing Unit at Bishopbriggs under the control of No 40 Group. Control was transferred to No 56 Wing on 4 September 1944 and it disbanded on 24 November 1945.

This was formed from RAF Chessington and No 3 Maintenance Sub-Unit on 9 November 1943 as an Equipment Holding Unit at Chessington under the control of No 40 Group, disbanding on 15 July 1944.

This was formed from No 35 Maintenance Sub-Unit on 1 December 1943 as a MT Servicing Unit under the control of No 56 Wing at Norton, Sheffield. Control was transferred to No 55 Wing on 15 October 1946 and it disbanded on 30 December 1949.

Location	Dates
Chadderton	1 Dec 1943 - xxx xxxx
Huntroyd Park, Padiham	1 Dec 1943 - xxx xxxx

This was formed on 17 January 1944 as an Equipment Holding Unit at Lagens, Azores under the control of No 247 Group. It disbanded on 28 February 1946.

This was formed on 10 February 1944 as an Air Ammunition Park at Kirknewton under the control of No 42 Group, parented by RAF Turnhouse. It disbanded on 7 February 1952.

It was reformed from Gas Factory on 1 January 1953 as a civilian manned gas production unit at Keith under the control of No 42 Group, disbanding on 17 January 1955.

Location	Dates
Grangemouth (satellite)	1 Nov 1944 - xxx xxxx
Fordoun	1 Aug 1947 - 30 Sep 1950

This was formed on 1 February 1944 as an Air Ammunition Park at Connel under the control of No 42 Group, parented by RAF Oban. It relocated to Cottam on 15 September 1944 and disbanded on 1 December 1945.

It was reformed from Air Ministry Gas Factory on 1 January 1953 as a gas production unit at Cardington under the control of No 43 Group. It was amalgamated with No 279 MU to form No 217 MU on 17 January 1955.

Location	Dates
Wellingborough	1 Jan1953 - 17 Jan 1955

This was formed on 10 January 1944 as a Packed Fuel Storage Unit at Bridleway Gate, Shrewsbury under the control of No 42 Group, parented by RAF Shawbury. It disbanded on 25 October 1945.

This was formed from RAF Bicester and the Forward Equipment Unit, Bicester on 1 January 1945 as a Forward Equipment Unit at Bicester under the control of No 55 Wing. In February it was reclassified as an Equipment Transit Centre and by October 1946 was now a MT Servicing Unit. It disbanded on 1 April 1949.

Location	Dates
Hinton-in-the-Hedges	30 Nov 1946 - 430 Nov 1947

This was formed on 6 April 1945 as a Packed Fuel Storage Unit at Sawbridgeworth under the control of No 57 Wing, disbanding on 1 May 1946.

This was formed on 26 May 1945 as a Medical Equipment Depot at Chessington under the control of No 40 Group. It was reclassified as as a Medical Supply Depot on 1 December 1963, disbanding on 1 April 1968.

Location	Dates
Marsworth	xxx xxxx - 28 Jul 1948
Quedgeley	1 Oct 1957 - xxx xxxx
No 248 (Med) Sub-site, Upavon	1 Nov 1951 - 1 Oct 1957

This was formed on 27 May 1945 as an Air Ammunition Park (later Ammunition Depot) at Great Orton under the control of No 42 Group. It disbanded on 15 August 1953.

Location	Dates
Annan	27 May 1945 - 15 Aug 1952
West Freugh	xxx xxxx - Oct 1951

This was formed on 12 June 1945 as a MT Storage Unit at Bircotes under the control of No 56 Wing, with a capacity of 4,000 vehicles. Control was transferred to No 55 Wing on 15 October 1946. It disbanded on becoming a sub-site of No 61 MU on 31 December 1946.

It was reformed on 1 March 1957 as a MT Servicing Unit at Little Rissington under the control of No 40 Group and it disbanded on 31 October 1959.

This was formed on 19 July 1945 as a MT Storage Unit at Pucklechurch under the control of No 57 Wing, with a capacity of 1,550 vehicles and disbanded on 31 December 1946.

This was formed on 10 July 1945 as a MT Storage Unit at Titchfield under the control of No 57 Wing, with a capacity of 2,500 vehicles and disbanded on 31 December 1946.

This was formed on 8 July 1945 as a MT Storage Unit at Spanhoe under the control of No 56 Wing, with a capacity of 4,300 vehicles. Control was transferred to No 55 Wing on 15 October 1946 and it disbanded on 15 April 1947.

This was formed from No 1 Equipment Disposal Depot on 14 June 1945 as an Aircraft Equipment Depot at Balderton, probably under the control of No 40 Group. It relocated to Bramcote on 15 January 1946 and then back to Balderton on 18 February 1946. It disbanded on becoming a sub-site of No 255 MU on 8 July 1946.

Location	Dates
Planned Sub Site at Gamston	from May 1946 (not activated)

This was formed from No 4 Equipment Disposal Depot on 14 June 1945 as an Aircraft Equipment Depot (later reverting to an Equipment Disposal Depot) at Fulbeck under the control of No 56 Wing. Control was transferred to No 55 Wing on 15 October 1946 and it disbanded into No 93 MU on 30 November 1948.

Location	Dates
Balderton	8 Jul 1946 - 30 Nov 1948
Fiskerton	20 Nov 1945 - 30 Nov 1948
Leicester East	21 Jan 1946 - 5 May 1948
Saltby	12 Dec 1945 - 10 Sep 1948

This was formed from No 7 Equipment Disposal Depot on 14 June 1945 as a Barrack Disposal Depot (later Equipment Disposal Depot) at Barkston Heath under the control of No 56 Wing. Control was transferred to No 55 Wing on 15 October 1946 and it disbanded on 31 December 1948.

Location	Dates
Bottesford	1 Oct 1945 - 30 Nov 1948
Saltby	12 Dec 1945 - 10 Sep 1948

This was formed from No 8 Equipment Disposal Depot on 11 June 1945 as a Composite Disposal Depot (later Equipment Disposal Depot) at Toome under the control of No 56 Wing. Control was transferred to No 55 Wing on 15 October 1946 and it disbanded on 31 March 1947.

Location	Dates
Langford Lodge	12 Mar 1946 - xxx xxxx

This was formed on 1 July 1945 as a Barrack & Clothing Disposal Depot (later Equipment Disposal Depot) at Shipham under the control of No 55 Wing. Control was transferred to No 57 Wing on 15 October 1946 and it disbanded on 18 November 1946.

Location	Dates
Wendling	1 Jul 1945 - 14 Oct 1946
North Pickenham	10 Jul 1945 - 8 Jul 1946
Deopham Green	15 Nov 1945 - 18 Nov 1946

This was formed on 1 July 1945 as an Aircraft Equipment Depot (later Equipment Disposal Depot and ten Long Tern Aircraft Storage) at North Witham under the control of No 55 Wing. It relocated to Woolfox Lodge on 1 August 1945 and then Peterborough on 29 April 1946. Control was transferred to No 57 Wing on 15 October 1946 and it disbanded on 31 August 1948.

Location	Dates
Woolfox Lodge	23 Jul 1945 - 1 Aug 1945 29 Apr 1946 - 31 Aug 1948
North Witham	1 Aug 1945 - 31 Aug 1948

This was formed on 1 June 1945 as a Ground Equipment Depot (later Equipment Disposal Depot) at Errol under the control of No 56 Wing. Control was transferred to No 55 Wing on 15 October 1946 and it disbanded on 31 July 1948.

Location	Dates
Tealing	21 Aug 1945 - xxx xxxx
Findo Gask	6 Nov 1945 - xxx xxxx
Kinnell	6 Nov 1945 - xxx xxxx
Montrose	xxx xxxx - 15 Jan 1947 by May 1947 - 31 May 1948
Stracathro	6 Nov 1945 - xxx xxxx

This was formed on 1 June 1945 as a Ground Equipment Depot and Equipment Disposal Depot at Long Benton under the control of No 56 Wing with a satellite at Morpeth. It relocated to Morpeth at some point in 1945 was transferred to No 55 Wing on 15 October 1946, disbanding on 31 May 1948.

Location	Dates
Eshott	1 Oct 1945 - 1 Jan 1948
Holme-on-Spalding Moor	23 Jan 1946 - 4 Dec 1946
Riccall	23 Jan 1946 - 10 Sep 1946
Wombleton	15 Nov 1945 - 10 Jun 1946

This was formed on 1 June 1945 as an Aircraft & Ground Equipment Depot (later Equipment Disposal Depot) at Eccles under the control of No 55 Wing. Control was transferred to No 57 Wing on 15 October 1946 and it disbanded on 30 November 1948, the station at Eccles being reduced to Inactive status and transferred to Transport Command, parented by RAF Honington.

Location	Dates
Deopham Green	18 Nov 1946 - 31 Dec 1947
Horham	Oct 1945 - Mar 1946
North Pickenham	8 Jul 1946 - 20 Mar 1948
Shipdham	18 Nov 1946 - 31 Dec 1947
Snetterton Heath	20 Dec 1945 - 30 Nov 1948

This was formed on 26 November 1945 as an Equipment Disposal Depot at Stansted Mountfichet under the control of No 57 Wing. It relocated to Hitcham on 1 November 1947 and disbanded into No 94 MU on 31 December 1948.

Location	Dates
Troston	1 May 1946 - xxx xxxx
Hitcham	31 Dec 1945 - 1 Oct 1947
Standsted Mountfichet	1 Oct 1947 - 31 Oct 1948

This was formed on 15 August 1945 as an Equipment Disposal Depot at Abbots Ripton under the control of No 57 Wing. It disbanded on 30 September 1948.

This was formed on 31 August 1945 as an Equipment Disposal Depot at Cliffs Norton under the control of No 57 Wing. It relocated to Kidlington on 1 October 1945 and then Grove on 4 March 1946. It disbanded on 31 October 1948.

Location	Dates
Upottery	31 Aug 1945 - 31 Jul 1948
Baverstock ('B' MSU)	15 Nov 1945 - Jan 1947
Chipping Norton	1 Oct 1945 - 29 Oct 1945
Collaton Cross, Plymouth	22 Oct 1945 - 30 Jun 1946
Grove	15 Jan 1946 - 4 Mar 1946
Kidlington	4 Mar1946 - 31 Jul 1948
Dunkeswell ('D' MSU)	due to form Aug 1946

This was formed on 1 January 1946 as an Equipment Disposal Depot at Bramcote under the control of No 56 Wing. Control was transferred to No 55 Wing on 15 October 1946 and it disbanded on 1 July 1947.

This was formed on 1 June 1946 as an Equipment Disposal Depot at Croughton under the control of No 57 Wing. It was placed on C & M on 31 July 1948 and disbanded on 31 December 1948.

Location	Dates
Dunkeswell	1 Nov 1946 - 31 Dec 1948
Upottery	1 Nov 1946 - 6 Sep 1948

This was formed on 1 September 1945 as an Equipment Disposal Depot at Burtonwood under the control of No 56 Wing to store barrack equipment. It relocated to Marston Moor on 18 February 1946 with control being transferred to No 55 Wing on 15 October 1946. It disbanded on 31 December 1948.

Location	Dates
Holme-on-Spalding Moor	4 Dec 1946 - 31 Oct 1948
Riccall	10 Sep 1946 - 31 Aug 1948
Wombleton	10 Sep 1946 - 31 Aug 1948

This was formed on 1 August 1945 as a Flying Boat Long Term Storage Unit at Killadeas under the control of No 41 Group. It disbanded on 28 February 1947.

Location	Dates
St Angelo (No 105 Storage Sub Site)	1 Aug 1945 - 28 Feb 1947

This was formed on 10 July 1945 as an Aircraft Long Term Storage Unit at Polebrook with satellites at Deenethorpe and Glatton from 10 July 1945. From 1946 it undertook the disposal of Stirling IVs and Vs, disbanding on 15 September 1947.

Location	Dates
Market Harborough (No 113 Storage Sub Site)	Feb 1946 - 28 Apr 1947
Tempsford (No 115 Storage Sub Site)	29 Jul 1946 - 15 Sep 1947
Wratting Common (No 116 Storage Sub Site)	20 Jul 1946 - 15 Sep 1947
Husbands Bosworth?	?

This was formed on 1 October 1945 as an Aircraft Storage Unit at Swannington under the control of No 41 Group. It operated a satellite at Downham Market from 1 October 1945 and disbanded on 11 November 1947.

Location	Dates
Oulton (No 110 Storage Sub Site)	30 Oct 1945 - 28 Oct 1947
North Creake (No 111 Storage Sub Site)	12 Oct 1945 - Sep 1947
Little Snoring (No 112 Storage Sub Site)	17 Nov 1945 - Dec 1946

This was formed on 17 November 1945 as a Explosives Disposal Unit at Cairn Ryan (Stranraer), probably under the control of No 42 Group. It relocated to West Freugh on 10 November 1947, where it disbanded on 14 April 1948, its commitments being transferred to No 249 MU.

This was formed on 7 January 1946 as an Aircraft Equipment Depot at Burtonwood under the control of No 56 Wing. Control was transferred to No 55 Wing on 15 October 1946. It was to have moved to Handforth in August 1949 but this didn't happen and it disbanded on 23 September 1950.

This was formed on 29 July 1946 as a Explosives Disposal Unit (later Ammunition Depot) at Llandwrog under the control of No 42 Group. It disbanded into a civilian manned sub-sit of No 31 MU on 14 September 1953.

This was formed on 19 May 1948 as a civilian manned Repair and Servicing unit at Aldergrove under the control of No 43 Group, administered by No 23 MU. It disbanded into No 23 MU on 1 September 1957.

This was formed on 15 April 1948 as a compressed gas storage and distribution centre at Cardington. It was amalgamated with No 244 MU to form No 217 MU on 17 January 1955.

This was formed on 1 April 1949 as an Explosives Depot (later Ammunition Depot) at Earsham under the control of No 42 Group. Its task was to provide ammunition to the USAF in Europe and disbanded on 30 April 1954.

This was formed on 3 August 1949 as an Ammunition Depot at North Pickenham under the control of No 42 Group. Control was transferred to USAF on 12 August 1954 and it disbanded as a RAF unit on 11 October 1954.

Location	Dates
Little Snoring	3 Aug 1949 - xxx xxxx
Tuddenham	3 Aug 1949 - 12 Aug 1954

This was formed on 18 August 1952 as an Explosives Storage Depot at Bicester under the control of No 42 Group. It relocated to Finmere in November 1952 and then Wing on 21 April 1954, being transferred to the USAF on 12 August 1954. It disbanded as a RAF unit on 23 October 1954.

Location	Dates
Finmere	xxx xxxx - Nov 1952
Wing	xxx xxxx - 21 Apr 1954

This was formed on 15 June 1953 as a civilian manned Airborne Radio Serving Unit at Handforth under the functional and administrative control of HQ, No 43 Group, parented by No 61 MU, RAF Handforth.

The formation of No.290 M.U. and its expansion to full complement took place in two phases:-

Control was transferred to No 41 Group on 2 January 1956 and it disbanded into No 30 MU at Sealand on 1 April 1959.

This was formed on 1 March 1955 as an Airborne Radio Serving Unit at Stoke Heath under the control of No 43 Group, absorbing the ARS Section of No 30 MU. It disbanded into No 24 MU on 1 June 1956.