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RNAS Manston
Details during this period are currently fairly well unconfirmed, so we have posted the details of the possible units in this section and will amend as more detail is located.
| Unit | Type | From Date | From Location | To Date | To Location | Aircraft | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBC RNAS | FOB | 1915 | 1 | ||||
| No.2 Sqn RNAS, ‘A’ Flight | 19/03/1916 | Westgate | Avro 504Bs and Curtiss JN3s | 1 | |||
| No 3 Wing RNAS (5 SQNS? No 3 Sqn, No 4 Sqn + 3?) |
Main | 29/05/1916 | Detling | 14/10/1916 | Luxeuil | Included two BE.2cs, a Short Biplane a single Curtiss biplane and four Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutters | 2, 4 |
| War Flight (Escort Flight after Nov 1917) | Main | 27/06/1916 | Westgate | 22/07/1918 | 2, 4 | ||
| No.3 Sqn RNAS? (No 3 Wing?) | 15/07/1916 | Other | |||||
| Handley Page Training Fight | Main | July 1916? | Formed | 19/01/1918 | Stonehenge | HP O/100 | Other |
| Handley Page Sqn | Main | 02/10/1916 | 21/12/1916 | Luxeuil | HP O/100 | 2 | |
| RNAS War School | Apr 1917 | Formed out of Eastchurch | 1/4/1918 | To Pool of Pilots | 2 | ||
| No.7 Sqn RNAS | Main | Jul 1917 | Oct 1917 | HP O/100/Short Bombers | Other | ||
| 7/7A RNAS | 28/07/1917 | Coudekerque | HP O/100 | 3 | |||
| No.7A Sqn RNAS | End of Jul 1917 | 09/12/1917 | HP O/100 | Other | |||
| RNAS War School (Poss Squadrons Nos. 188, 189, 198. | Main | 11/09/1917 | 01/04/1918 | Other | |||
| A’ Squadron RNAS | Main | 02/10/1917 | Coudekerque* | 17/10/1917 | Ochey | HP O/100 (Initially 4 – 3123, 3125, 3127 and 3136) | 6 |
| No.14 RNAS (from 7A) | 9 Dec 1917 | HP O/100 | Other | ||||
| HQ, 57th Wing | Main | 03/07/1918 | Other | ||||
| RNAS DH4 School | Main | 19/01/1918 | 01/04/1918 | Other |
RAF Manston
| Unit | Type | From Date | From Location | To Date | To Location | Aircraft | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.203 Training Depot Station | 01/04/1918 | Formed ex RNAS DH4 School | 14/07/1918 | Redesignated No.55 TDS | BE2c/e (B3728), RE8 (A3740), DH4 (B9480), DH6 (C2119), DH9 (B7608 ‘3A’), Pup (C380 ’18’), Avro 504A/G/J (N5807) | 4 | |
| Pool of Pilots (Scout School, Pool of Pilots) | Main | 01/04/1918 | Formed out of RNAS Manston/War School | 05/10/1918 | Joyce Green | Snipe (E7991), F2b (C902), Spad (B1622), DH4 (B5453), DH9 (D479), DH9A (F1093), 504A/J/K (D1646), Camel (B5733), SE5a (B3486) | 4 |
| No.470 (Fighter) Flight | Main | 27/05/1918 | Formed | 22/07/1918 | Joined No.219 Sqn | 6+2 Camel. (E1559) | 4, 8 |
| No.555 (Light Bomber) Flight | Main | 26/06/1918 | Formed | 22/07/1918 | Joined No.219 Sqn | 6+2 DH9 or DH9A | 4 |
| No.556 (Light Bomber) Flight | Main | 26/06/1918 | Formed | 22/07/1918 | Joined No.219 Sqn | 6+2 DH9 or DH9A | 4 |
| No.55 Training Depot Station | 14/07/1918 | Formed ex No.203 TDSb | 12/09/1918 | Narborough (Marham) | DH4 (B9480), DH6 (B2773), DH9 (B7608), BE2e (B3722), Dolphin, FB9, Camel, Avro 504J/K (D4361), Spad SVII, SE5a (E3951) | 4 | |
| No.219 Sqn | Main | 22/07/1918 | Formed | 07/02/1920 | Disbanded | Hamble Baby, Sopwith Baby, DH9, Camel, Short 184, Fairey IIIB | 3, 8 |
| No.2 School of Observers | Main | 21/09/1918 | Formed | 13/09/1919 | Disbanded | DH4 (N6413), 504J/K (H9822), RE8 (B2256) | 4 |
| ‘Z’ Flight | c8.19 | Reformed | 1919 | Disbanded | Serviced O/400 a/c for use on postal and other duties in the event of a General Strike. Aircraft: O/400 | 4 | |
| No.10 (Canterbury) Stores Distributing Park | 01/04/1919 | Canterbury | 10/11/1919 | Disbanded | 4 | ||
| No.1 Observers School of Aerial Gunnery | Main | 13/09/1919 | Reformed out of No.2 Observers School | 29/11/1919 | Disbanded | TBC | 4 |
| Officers and Cadets School | Main | 13/09/1919 | Formed | 01/11/1919 | Redesignated RAF Station Manston | 4 | |
| School of Technical Training (Men) | 16/03/1920 | Eastchurch | 01/07/1935 | Redesignated No.3 SoTT | 4 | ||
| No.6 Flying Training School | Main | 21/09/1920 | Spitalgate | 01/04/1922 | Disbanded | Avro 504K, DH9A, F2b (C761), Snipe, Vimy (inc F9157), DH10 (E5497) | 4 |
| No.2 Sqn | Main | 31/03/1924 | Andover | 20/04/1927 | en route China aboard HMS Hermes then Shanghai Racecourse | Bristol F2b Fighter | 3 |
| No.3 Sqn | Main | 01/04/1924 | Reformed at Manston | 30/04/1924 | Upavon | Snipe | 3 |
| No.9 Sqn | Main | 30/04/1924 | Upavon | 26/11/1930 | Boscombe Down | Vimy, Virginia IV ( from Sep 24 to Mar 27), Virginia V (from Jan 25 to May 26), Virginia VI (from Jun 25 to Apr 27), Virginia VII (from Jul 26 to Jun 30), Virginia VIII (from Jan 27 to Mar 27), Virginia IX (from Jul 27), Virginia X (from Jan 29). | 3 |
| Oxford University Air Squadron | Attachment | 07/07/1926 | Oxford | TBC | Oxford | Bristol Fighters, Lynx Avros | |
| Oxford University Air Squadron | Attachment | July 1927 | Oxford | TBC | Oxford | Bristol Fighters, Lynx Avros | |
| No.2 Sqn | Main | 27/10/1927 | China (en route via HMS Hermes 13 Sep 27) | 30/11/1935 | Hawkinge | Bristol F2b Fighter, Atlas (from May 29 to Jun 33), Audax (from May 33 to Nov 37) | 3 |
| No.605 ‘County of Warwick’ (Auxilliary) Sqn | Annual Training | 31/07/1927 | Castle Bromwich | 14/08/1927 | Castle Bromwich | DH9A | |
| Oxford University Air Squadron | Attachment | 23/06/1928 | Oxford | 04/08/1928 | Oxford | TBC | |
| Oxford University Air Squadron | Attachment | 01/07/1929 | Oxford | 10/08/1929 | Oxford | TBC | |
| Oxford University Air Squadron | Attachment | 27/06/1930 | Oxford | 06/08/1930 | Oxford | TBC | |
| No.603 ‘City of Edinburgh’ Sqn | Annual Training | 12/07/1930 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | 5 |
| No.500 Sqn | Main | 16/03/1931 | Formed | 28/09/1938 | Detling | Virginia X (Mar 31 – Jan 36), Hart (Jan 36 – May 37), Hind (Feb 37 – Mar 39) | 3 |
| Training Command Practice Flight | in/by Apr-31 | Oct-37 | Atlas (K1560), Moth (K1225), Tiger Moth I (K4245), Wallace II (K6053) | 4 | |||
| No.603 ‘City of Edinburgh’ Sqn | Annual Training | 09/07/1932 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | 5 |
| No.501 ‘City of Bristol’ Sqn | Annual Training | 19/06/1933 | Filton | 01/07/1933 | Filton | Westland Wallace | |
| No.9 Sqn (‘A’ Flight) | Detachment | 10/07/1933 | Boscombe Down | 16/07/1933 | Boscombe Down | Vickers Virginia X | 5 |
| No.603 ‘City of Edinburgh’ Sqn | Annual Training | 15/07/1933 | TBC | TBC | TBC | Westland Wapiti IIA | 5 |
| No.33 Sqn | Main | 02/05/1934 | Bicester | 01/06/1934 | Bicester | Hawker Hart | 5, |
| No.603 ‘City of Edinburgh’ Sqn | Annual Training | 21/07/1934 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | 5 |
| No.503 ‘City of Lincoln’ (B) Sqn | Air Exercises | 22/07/1934 | TBC | 27/07/1934 (TBC) | TBC | TBC | 5 |
| Parachute Training School | Main | Jan-35 | Henlow | Unknown | Unknown | Vimy (F9184), Witch (J8596), Fawn (J7185), Virginia X (K2327) | 4 |
| No.3 School of Technical Training | Main | 01/07/1935 | Formed ex SoTT (Men) | 4-5/09/1939 | Dispersed | F2b(H1015), Avro 504K(H2606), DH9A(H17), Virginia X, Wallace II (K8676) | 4 |
| No.502 ‘Ulster’ (B) Sqn | Annual Training | 15/07/1935 | 27/07/1935 | 5 | |||
| No.607 ‘Durham’ Sqn | Annual Training | 20/07/1935 | Usworth | 03/08/1935 | Usworth | 5 | |
| No.501 ‘City of Bristol’ Sqn | Annual Training | 04/08/1935 | Filton | 17/08/1935 | Filton | 5 | |
| No.605 ‘County of Warwick’ (Auxilliary) Sqn | Annual Training | 04/08/1935 | Castle Bromwich | 18/08/1935 | Castle Bromwich | 5 | |
| No.608 (North Riding) Sqn | Annual Training | 10/08/1935 | Thornaby | 24/08/1935 | Thornaby | Avros, Wapitis | 5 |
| No.48 Sqn | Main | 16/12/1935 | Bicester | 01/09/1938 | Eastchurch | Saro Cloud (from Jan 36), Avro Anson I (from Mar 36) | 3 |
| No.1 School of Air Navigation (X Flight) | Formed | 06/01/1936 | Andover/Calshot | 02/09/1939 | St Athan | 3 Cloud, 6 Prefect, Anson (11.36 on) | 3, 4 |
| B’ Flight, Seaplane Training Sqn | Attachment | 17/01/1936 | Calshot | 20/06/1936 | 3 | ||
| No.206 Sqn | Main | 15/06/1936 | Reformed | 01/08/1936 | Bircham Newton | Anson I | 3 |
| No.224 Sqn | Main | 01/02/1937 | Reformed | 15/02/1937 | Boscombe Down | Anson I | 3 |
| No.110 | Attachment | June 1939 | Wattisham | 17/03/1942 | Karachi | Blenheim IV | 3 |
| No.48 Sqn | Main | 04/08/1939 | Eastchurch | 13/08/1939 | Eastchurch | Anson I | 3 |
| No.3 Sqn | Main | 10/09/1939 | Croydon | 17/09/1939 | Croydon | Hurricane I | 3 |
| No.3 Sqn (“B” Flight) | Attachment | 22/09/2939 | Croydon | 25/09/1939 | Croydon | Hurricane I | 5 |
| No.3 Sqn (“B” Flight) | Attachment | 27/09/1939 | Croydon | 28/09/1939 | Croydon | Hurricane I | 5 |
| No.3 Sqn (“A” Flight) | Attachment | 30/09/1939 | Croydon | 02/10/1939 | Croydon | Hurricane I | 5 |
| No.3 Sqn (“A” Flight) | Attachment | 07/10/1939 | Croydon | 08/10/1939 | Croydon | Hurricane I | 5 |
| No.3 Sqn (“A” Flight) | Main | 11/10/1939 | Croydon | 13/11/1939 | Croydon | Hurricane I | 5 |
| No.3 Sqn (“B” Flight) | Main | 13/10/1939 | Croydon | 13/11/1939 | Croydon | Hurricane I | 5 |
| No.600 Sqn | Detachment | 20/10/1939 | Hornchurch | 27/12/1939 | Manston | Blenheim IF (Jan 39 – Oct 41), Blenheim IV (Nov 39 – Jun 40) | 3 |
| No.235 Sqn | Main | 30/10/1939 | Reformed | 27/02/1940 | North Coates | Battle (from Dec 39 to Feb 40), Blenheim IVF (Feb 40 to Dec 41) | 3 |
| No.253 Sqn | Main | 30/10/1939 | Reformed | 14/02/1940 | Northolt | Battle (Dec 39 – Apr 40), Hurricane I (Feb 40 – Sep 41) | 3 |
| No.79 Sqn | Main | 12/11/1939 | Biggin Hill | 08/03/1940 | Biggin Hill | Hurricane I | 3 |
| No.8 Recruit Training Pool | Main | 13/11/1939 | Reformed | 09/01/1940 | Redesignated No.8 Recruits Centre | 4 | |
| No.1 General Reconnaissance Unit | Main | 19/12/1939 | Formed | 18/05/1940 | Ismailia | 3 DWI Wellington with degaussing rings began to arrive 3/40 | 4 |
| No.600 Sqn | Main | 27/12/1939 | Hornchurch | 14/05/1940 | Northolt | Blenheim IF (Jan 39 – Oct 41), Blenheim IV (Nov 39 – Jun 40) | 3 |
| No.8 Recruits Centre | Main | 09/01/1940 | Formed, ex No.8 Recruit Training Pool | 08/06/1940 | Disbanded | 4 | |
| No.56 Sqn | Detachment | 28/02/1940 | North Weald | 31/05/1940 | Digby | Hurricane I | 3 |
| No.32 Sqn | Main | 08/03/1940 | Gravesend | 22/03/1940 | Gravesend | Hurricane I | 3 |
| No.32 Sqn (‘A’ Flight) | Detachment | 01/04/1940 | Biggin Hill | 08/04/1940 | Biggin Hill | Hurricane I | Other |
| No.2 General Reconnaissance Unit | Detachment | 06/04/1940 | Bircham Newton | c30/04/1940 | 3+2 DWI Wellington with degaussing rings | 4 | |
| No.79 Sqn (‘B’ Flight) | Detachment | 08/04/1940 | Biggin Hill | 15/04/1940 | Biggin Hill | Hurricane I | 5 |
| No.32 Sqn (‘B’ Flight) | Detachment | 15/04/1940 | Biggin Hill | 22/04/1940 | Biggin Hill | 5 | |
| No.3 General Reconnaissance Unit | Main | 22/04/1940 | Formed | 24/05/1940 | Thorney Island | 3+2 DWI Wellington with degaussing rings | 4 |
| No.32 Sqn (‘A’ Flight) | Detachment | 22/04/1940 | Biggin Hill | 06/05/1940 | Biggin Hill | Hurricane I | Other |
| No.79 Sqn (‘A’ Flight) | Detachment | 22/04/1940 | Biggin Hill | 29/04/1940 | Biggin Hill | Hurricane I | 5 |
| No.264 Sqn | FOB | 23/04/1940 | Duxford | 31/05/1940 | Duxford | Boulton Paul Defiant | 5 |
| No.79 Sqn (‘B’ Flight) | Detachment | 06/05/1940 | Biggin Hill | 10/05/1940 | Biggin Hill | Hurricane I | 5 |
| No.32 Sqn | Detachment | 10/05/1940 | Biggin Hill | 17/05/1940 | Biggin Hill | Hurricane I | 5 |
| No.604 Sqn ‘County of Middlesex’ | Main | 14/05/1940 | Northolt | 20/06/1940 | Northolt | Blenheim I (Jan 30 – May 41), Gladiator I (May 40 – May 41) | 3 |
| No.213 Sqn | Movement/FOB | 16/05/1940 | Wittering | 12/06/1940 | Biggin Hill | Hurricane 1 | 5 |
| No.151 Sqn | Main | 17/05/1940 | Martlesham Heath | 18/05/1940 | Vitry-en-Artois, France | Hurricane I | 5 |
| No.151 Sqn | FOB | 18/05/1940 | Vitry-en-Artois | 20/05/1940 | North Weald | Hurricane I | 3 |
| No.504 Sqn | Main | 20/05/1940 | Norrent-Fontes | 21/05/1940 | Debden | Hurricane I | 3 |
| No.50 Wing (HQ) | 22/05/1940 | Dover | 28/05/1940 | Ringway | Communications Aircraft: Tiger Moth, Hornet Moth (W9389) | 4 | |
| No.151 Sqn | FOB | 07/06/1940 | North Weald | 14/06/1940 | North Weald | Hurricane I | 5 |
| No.600 Sqn | Main | 20/06/1940 | Northolt | 24/08/1940 | Hornchurch | Blenheim IF (Jan 39 – Oct 41), Blenheim IV (Nov 39 – Jun 40) | 3 |
| No.54 Sqn | FOB | 04/07/1940 | Rochford | 04/07/1940 | Rochford | Spitfire | 5 |
| No.1 ‘M’ Balloon Unit | Main | 05/07/1940 | Cardington | 25/08/1940 | Kidbrooke | 3,5 | |
| No.54 Sqn | FOB | 07/07/1940 | Rochford | 07/07/1940 | Rochford | Spitfire | 5 |
| No.74 Sqn | FOB – Not all days | 08/07/1940 | Hornchurch | 31/07/1940 | Hornchurch | Spitfire | 5 |
| No.65 Sqn | FOB – Not all days | 17/07/1940 | Hornchurch | 22/08/1940 | Hornchurch | Spitfire | 5 |
| No.41 Sqn | FOB | 27/07/1940 | Hornchurch | 03/08/1940 | Hornchurch | Spitfire | |
| No.1 Sqn | FOB | 05/08/1940 | Northolt | 05/08/1940 | Northolt | Hurricane I | 3 |
| No.266 Sqn | FOB | 16/08/1940 | Hornchurch | 02/08/1940 | Hornchurch | Spitfire | |
| No.264 Sqn | FOB | 24/08/1940 | Hornchurch | 24/08/1940 | Hornchurch | Boulton Paul Defiant | |
| No.92 Sqn | Main | 09/01/1941 | Biggin Hill | 20/02/1941 | Biggin Hill | Spitfire I | 3 |
| No.74 Sqn | Main | 20/02/1941 | Biggin Hill | 30/04/1941 | Gravesend | Spitfire IIA | 3 |
| No.23 Sqn | Detachment | 03/03/1941 | Ford | 03/03/1941 | Ford | 5 | |
| No.23 Sqn | Detachment | 08/03/1941 | Ford | 08/03/1941 | Ford | 5 | |
| No.59 Sqn | Detachment | 08/03/1941 | Thorney Island | 08/03/1941 | Thorney Island | 5 | |
| No.23 Sqn | Detachment | 10/03/1941 | Ford | 10/03/1941 | Ford | 5 | |
| No.23 Sqn | Detachment | 12/03/1941 | Ford | 14/03/1941 | Ford | 5 | |
| No.23 Sqn | Detachment | 19/03/1941 | Ford | 19/03/1941 | Ford | 5 | |
| No.23 Sqn | Detachment | 30/03/1941 | Ford | 30/03/1941 | Ford | 5 | |
| No.23 Sqn | Detachment | 03/04/1941 | Ford | 28/05/1941 | Ford | 5 | |
| No.141 Sqn | FOB – Night Operations | 08/04/1941 | Gravesend | 19/08/1941 | Gravesend | Other | |
| No.101 Sqn | Detachment | 24/04/1941 | West Raynham | 09/05/1941 | West Raynham | Other | |
| No.601 Sqn | Main | 01/05/1941 | Northolt | 30/06/1941 | Matlask | Hurricane IIB | 3 |
| No.107 Sqn | Detachment | 11/05/1941 | Great Massingham | Jan-42 | Annan | Blenheim IV | 3 |
| No.222 Sqn | Main | 01/07/1941 | Matlask | 19/07/1941 | Southend | Spitfire IIB | 3 |
| No.139 Sqn | Detachment | 13/07/1941 | Oulton | 23/10/1941 | Horsham St. Faith | Blenheim IV | 3 |
| No.18 Sqn | Detachment | 13/07/1941 | Horsham St. Faith | 13/10/1941 | air echelon det Luqa, to Egypt… | Blenheim IV | 3 |
| No.21 Sqn | Main | 18/07/1941 | Watton | 25/07/1941 | Watton | Blenheim IV | 5 |
| No.242 Sqn | Main | 19/07/1941 | North Weald | 16/09/1941 | Valley | Hurricane IIB | 3 |
| No.2 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Main | 01/08/1941 | Formed | 09/02/1942 | Disbanded | 4 | |
| No.88 Sqn | Detachment | 01/08/1941 | Attlebridge | 29/09/1942 | Oulton | Blenheim IV, Boston III | 3 |
| No.18 Sqn | Detachment | 16/08/1941 | Horsham St. Faith | 27/08/1941 | Horsham St. Faith | Bristol Blenheim IV | Other |
| No.615 Sqn | Main | 11/09/1941 | RAF Valley | 27/11/1941 | RAF AngleSpitfire | Hurricane IIB, Hurricane IIC | 3 |
| No.607 Sqn | Main | 10/10/1941 | Martlesham Heath | 20/03/1942 | en route India | Hurricane IIA (Jun 41 – Nov 41), Hurricane IIB (Jul 41 – Mar 42) | 3 |
| No.26 Sqn | Main | 12/10/1941 | Gatwick | 15/10/1941 | Gatwick | Lysander III (Nov 40 to Jun 42), Tomahawk (Feb 41 to Mar 42) | 3 |
| No.26 Sqn | Detachment | 15/10/1941 | Gatwick | TBC | Lysander III (Nov 40 to Jun 42), Tomahawk (Feb 41 to Mar 42) | 3 | |
| No.217 Sqn | Detachment | Nov-41 | Thorney Island | 06/03/1942 | Leuchars | Beaufort II | 3 |
| No.607 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | Main | 14/11/1941 | Formed out of No.41 Sqn | 21/05/1942 | Disbanded | Serviced No.41 Sqn Hurricanes | 4 |
| No.615 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | Main | 14/11/1941 | Formed out of No.615 Sqn to service its Hurricanes | 27/11/1941 | Angle | Formed out of No.615 Sqn to service its Hurricanes | 4 |
| No.26 Sqn | Main | 22/11/1941 | Gatwick | 30/11/1941 | Gatwick | Lysander III (Nov 40 to Jun 42), Tomahawk (Feb 41 to Mar 42) | 3 |
| No.3003 Servicing Echelon | Main | 27/11/1941 | Angle | 05/05/1942 | West Malling | Serviced No.32 Sqn Hurricanes | 4 |
| No.32 Sqn | Main | 27/11/1941 | Angle | 05/05/1942 | West Malling | Hurricane IIB, Hurricane IIC (from Nov 41), Hurricane I (from Apr 42) | 3 |
| No.825 Sqn FAA | Main | 04/02/1942 | Lee-On-Solent | 12/02/1942 | All but destroyed | Fairey Swordfish | |
| No.3012 Servicing Echelon | Main | By Mar-42 | Unknown | 03/05/1942 | Gravesend | Unknown. Likely Spitfires | 4 |
| No.174 Sqn | Main | 03/03/1942 | Formed | 09/07/1942 | Fowlmere | Hurricane IIB | 3 |
| No.3082 Servicing Echelon | main | 03/03/1942 | Formed | 09/07/1942 | Fowlmere | Serviced No.174 Sqn Hurricanes | 4 |
| No.56 Sqn ‘A’ Flight | Detachment | 29/05/1942 | Snailwell | 07/06/1942 | Snailwell | Typhoon IA, IB | 3 |
| No.158 Sqn | Detachment | Jun-42 | East Moor | 06/11/1942 | Rufforth | Halifax II | 3 |
| No.222 Sqn | Main | 30/06/1942 | North Weald | 07/07/1942 | Winfield | Spitfire VB | 3 |
| No.331 Sqn | Main | 30/06/1942 | North Weald | 07/07/1942 | North Weald | Spitfire VB | 3 |
| No.403 Sqn | Main | 01/07/1942 | Catterick | 08/07/1942 | Catterick | Spitfire VB | 3 |
| No.174 Sqn | Main | 12/07/1942 | Fowlmere | 01/09/1942 | Warmwell | Hurricane IIB | 3 |
| No.3082 Servicing Echelon | Main | 12/07/1942 | Fowlmere | 01/09/1942 | Warmwell | Serviced No.174 Sqn Hurricanes | 4 |
| No.3065 Servicing Echelon | Main | 04/08/1942 | Ford | 14/09/1942 | Bradwell Bay | Serviced No.23 Sqn Mosquitos | 4 |
| No.23 Sqn | Main | 06/08/1942 | Ford | 14/08/1942 | Bradwell Bay | Boston III (Feb 42 to Aug 42), Mosquito II (Jun 42 to Aug 43) | 3 |
| No.242 Sqn | Main | 14/08/1942 | North Weald | 20/08/1942 | North Weald | Spitfire VB | 3 |
| No.331 Sqn | Main | 14/08/1942 | North Weald | 20/08/1942 | North Weald | Spitfire VB | 3 |
| No.332 Sqn | Main | 14/08/1942 | North Weald | 29/08/1942 | North Weald | Spitfire VB | 3 |
| No.403 Sqn | Main | 16/08/1942 | Catterick | 20/08/1942 | Catterick | Spitfire VB | 5 |
| No.23 Sqn | Main | 21/08/1942 | Bradwell Bay | 13/10/1942 | Bradwell Bay | Mosquito II (Jun 42 to Aug 43) | 3 |
| No.137 Sqn | Main | 17/09/1942 | Snailwell | 12/06/1943 | Southend | Whirlwind I | 3 |
| No.3054 Servicing Echelon | Main | 17/09/1942 | Snailwell | 12/06/1943 | Southend | Serviced No.137 Sqn Whirlwinds | 4 |
| No.174 Sqn | Main | 21/09/1942 | Warmwell | 06/12/1942 | Odiham | Hurricane IIB | 3 |
| No.3082 Servicing Echelon | Main | 01/10/1942 | Warmwell | 07/12/1942 | Odiham | Serviced No.174 Sqn Hurricanes | 4 |
| No.331 Sqn | Main | 02/10/1942 | North Weald | 09/10/1942 | North Weald | Spitfire VB | 3 |
| No.332 Sqn | Main | 02/10/1942 | North Weald | 09/10/1942 | North Weald | Spitfire VB | 3 |
| No.609 Sqn | Main | 02/11/1942 | Biggin Hill | 22/07/1943 | Matlask | Typhoon IA ?, Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.609 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | Main | 09/11/1942 | Biggin Hill | 22/07/1943 | Matlask | Serviced No.609 Sqn then took over No.56 Sqn Typhoons 20/07/1943 | 4 |
| No.421 Sqn | Detachment | 17/03/1943 | Kenley | 26/03/1943 | Redhill | Spitfire VB | 5 |
| No.3004 Servicing Echelon | 23/03/1943 | Acklington | 13/05/1943 | Ludham | Serviced No.198 Sqn Typhoons | 4 | |
| No.198 Sqn | Main | 24/03/1943 | Acklington | 15/05/1943 | Woodvale | Typhoon IA (3), Typhoon IB (20+), Hurricane Mk. 1 (1), Tiger Moth Mk. 2 (1) | 3 |
| No.618 Sqn | Detachment | Apr 43 | Skitten | Oct-43 | det Predannack? Wick? | Mosquito IV, Beaufighter II | 3 |
| No.3 Sqn | Main | 11/06/1943 | West Malling | 28/12/1943 | Swanton Morley | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.3002 Servicing Echelon | 11/06/1943 | West Malling | 28/12/1943 | Swanton Morley | Serviced No.3 Sqn Typhoons | 4 | |
| No.184 Sqn | Main | 12/06/1943 | Merston | 14/08/1943 | Kingsnorth | Hurricane IV | 3, 6 |
| No.3095 Servicing Echelon | 12/06/1943 | Appledram | 21/06/1943 | Disbanded | Took over servicing of No.184 Sqn Hurricanes | 4 | |
| No.56 Sqn | Main | 22/07/1943 | Matlask | 06/08/1943 | Martlesham Heath | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| 16th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron, USAAF (Detachment A) | Detachment | Aug 1944 | 12/05/1945 | 7 | |||
| No.3034 Servicing Echelon | Main | 04/08/1943 | Middle Wallop | 22/09/1943 | Fairlop | Serviced No.164 Sqn Hurricanes | 4 |
| No.164 Sqn | Main | 06/08/1943 | Warmwell | 22/09/1943 | Fairlop | Hurricane IV | 3 |
| No.137 Sqn | Main | 08/08/1943 | Southend | 14/12/1943 | Lympne | Hurricane IV | 3 |
| No.3054 Servicing Echelon | 08/08/1943 | Southend | 14/12/1943 | Lympne | Serviced No.137 Sqn Hurricanes | 4 | |
| No.1401 Meteorological Flight | Main | 10/08/1943 | Bircham Newton | 25/08/1943 | Docking | 2+1 Spitfire for PRATA flights, 3+2 Gladiator for THUM and Hampdens for Rhombus. Added 1 Spitfire VI at Manston. | 4 |
| No.56 Sqn | Main | 15/08/1943 | Martlesham Heath | 23/08/1943 | Bradwell Bay | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.198 Sqn | Main | 22/08/1943 | Bradwell Bay | 16/03/1944 | Tangmere | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.1401 Meteorlogical Flight | Main | 01/09/1943 | Docking | 14/01/1945 | B/58 Melsbroek | Received Spitfire IX 10/44 | 4 |
| No.263 Sqn | Detachment | 07/09/1943 | Warmwell | 10/09/1943 | Warmwell | Whirlwind I | 3, 6 |
| No.611 Sqn | Main | 08/10/1943 | Coltishall | 13/10/1943 | Coltishall | Spitfire LF VB | 3 |
| No.616 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | 08/10/1943 | Coltishall | 13/10/1943 | Coltishall | Serviced No.611 Sqn Spitfires | 4 | |
| No.3209 Servicing Commando | Main | 12/11/1943 | Gatwick/Redhill | 12/12/1943 | Lasham | 4 | |
| No.415 Sqn | Detachment | 15/11/1943 | Bircham Newton | 26/07/1944 | East Moor | Albacore | 3 |
| No.3207 Servicing Commando | Main | 12/12/1943 | Lasham | 04/01/1944 | Eastchurch | 4 | |
| No.609 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | Main | 14/12/1943 | Lympne | 06/02/1944 | Fairwood Common | Took over No.198 Sqn Typhoon at Manston 23/08/1943 before move? | 4 |
| No.609 Sqn | Main | 14/12/1943 | Lympne | 06/02/1944 | Fairwood Common | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.143 Sqn | Detachment | 12/02/1944 | North Coates | 23/05/1944 | Manston | Beaufighter XI, X | 3 |
| No.3 Sqn | Main | 14/02/1944 | Swanton Morley | 06/03/1944 | Bradwell Bay | Tempest V (from x Feb 1944) | 3 |
| No.3002 Servicing Echelon | Main | 14/02/1944 | Swanton Morley | 01/03/1944 | Disbanded | Took over No.609 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.609 Sqn | Main | 20/02/1944 | Fairwood Common | 16/03/1944 | Tangmere | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.123 Airfield Headquarters | Main | 27/02/1944 | Sawbridgeworth | 01/04/1944 | Thorney Island | 4 | |
| No.183 Sqn | Main | 15/03/1944 | Tangmere | 01/04/1944 | Thorney Island | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.197 Sqn | Main | 16/03/1944 | Tangmere | 01/04/1944 | Tangmere | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.609 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | Main | 20/03/1944 | Fairwood Common | 01/04/1944 | Disbanded | Just serviced No.198 Sqn or 609 and 198? | 4 |
| No.6183 Servicing Echelon | Main | 22/03/1944 | Formed | 01/04/1944 | Thorney Island | Serviced No.183 Sqn Typhoons | 4 |
| No.6197 Servicing Echelon | Main | 22/03/1944 | Formed | 01/04/1944 | Tangmere | Serviced No.197 Sqn Typhoons | 4 |
| No.1010 Servicing Wing | Main | 25/03/1944 | Formed | 21/07/1944 | Harrowbeer | Type B | 4 |
| No.137 Sqn | Main | 01/04/1944 | Lympne | 14/08/1944 | B 6/Coulombs | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.6137 Servicing Echelon | Main | 01/04/1944 | Lympne | 13/08/1944 | Coulombs | Serviced No.137 Sqn Typhoons | 4 |
| No.86 Maintenance Unit | Sub-site | by Apr-44 | Sundridge | 31/08/1945 | Disbanded | 4 | |
| No.605 Sqn | Main | 07/04/1944 | Bradwell Bay | 21/11/1944 | RAF Blackbushe | Mosquito VI | 3 |
| No.6605 Servicing Echelon | Main | 07/04/1944 | Bradwell Bay | 21/11/1944 | RAF Blackbushe | Serviced No.605 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.155 (General Reconnaissance) Wing | Main | 22/04/1944 | Formed as No.155 (General Reconnaissance) Wing) | 19/09/1944 | Disbanded | Aircraft of Communication Flight: Magister (P2436) | 4 |
| No.151 Sqn | Detachment | 20/05/1944 | North Weald | 29/08/1940 | Stapleford | Hurricane I | 3 |
| No.143 Sqn | Main | 23/05/1944 | North Coates/Manston | 09/09/1944 | North Coates | Beaufighter X | 3 |
| No.8143 Servicing Echelon | Main | 23/05/1944 | North Coates | 09/09/1944 | North Coates | Serviced No.143 Sqn Beaufighters | 4 |
| No.455 (RAAF) Sqn | Detachment | 06/06/1944 | Langham | 08/06/1944 | Langham | Beaufighter X | 3 |
| No.8119 Servicing Echelon | Main | 12/07/1944 | Formed | 08/08/1944 | Swingfield | Serviced No.119 Sqn Albacores | 4 |
| No.119 Sqn | Reformed from Albacore Flt of No.415 Sqn | 19/07/1944 | 09/08/1944 | Swingfield | Albacore | 3 | |
| No.1001 Servicing Wing | Main | 21/07/1944 | Harrowbeer | May 45 | Biggin Hill | Type A | 4 |
| No.616 Sqn | Main | 21/07/1944 | Culmhead | 17/01/1945 | Colerne | Spitfire VII (to Aug 44), Meteor I | 3 |
| No.6616 Servicing Echelon | Main | 21/07/1944 | Culmhead | 16/01/1945 | Colerne | Serviced No.616 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.501 ‘City of Bristol’ Sqn | Main | 02/08/1944 | Westhampnett | 22/09/1944 | Bradwell Bay | Tempest V | 3 |
| No.6501 Servicing Echelon | Main | 02/08/1944 | Detling | 23/09/1944 | Hawkinge | Serviced No.501 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.504 Sqn | Main | 13/08/1944 | Detling | 25/02/1944 | Hawkinge | Spitfire IXE | 3 |
| No.6504 Servicing Echelon | Main | 13/08/1944 | Detling | 25/02/1945 | Hawkinge | Serviced No.504 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.274 Sqn | Main | 17/08/1944 | West Malling | 20/09/1944 | Coltishall | Spitfire IX , Tempest (from Aug 44) | 3 |
| No.6274 Servicing Echelon | Main | 17/08/1944 | West Malling | 19/09/1944 | Coltishall | Serviced No.274 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.6080 Servicing Echelon | Main | 29/08/1944 | West Malling | 19/09/1944 | Coltishall | Serviced No.80 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.80 Sqn | Main | 29/08/1944 | West Malling | 20/09/1944 | Coltishall | Tempest V | 3 |
| No.1027 Servicing Wing | Main | 01/09/1944 | Hutton Cranswick | 08/03/1945 | Redesignated No.1019 Servicing Wing | Type C? | 4 |
| No.257 Sqn | Main | 01/09/1944 | B 3/Ste-Croix-sur-Mer | 02/09/1944 | B 3/Ste-Croix-sur-Mer | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.331 Sqn | Detachment | 01/09/1944 | B 33/Campneuseville | 11/09/1942 | B 57/Lille/Nord | Spitfire IXB | 3 |
| No.6197 Servicing Echelon | Main | 02/09/1944 | Ste. Croix-Sur-Mer | 11/09/1944 | B.51 Lille-Vendeville | Serviced No.197 Sqn Typhoons | 4 |
| No.197 Sqn | Main | 03/09/1944 | B 3/Ste-Croix-sur-Mer | 11/09/1944 | B 51/Lille/Venderville | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.257 Sqn | Main | 04/09/1944 | B 3/Ste-Croix-sur-Mer | 06/09/1944 | B 23/Morainville | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.263 Sqn | Main | 06/09/1944 | B 3/Ste-Croix-sur-Mer | 11/09/1944 | B 51/Lille/Vendeville | Typhoon IB | 3, 6 |
| No.609 Sqn | Detachment | 02/09/1944 | B 35/Godelmesnil | 10/09/1944 | B 53/Merville | Typhoon IB | 6 |
| No.6263 Servicing Echelon | Main | 06/09/1944 | Ste. Croix-Sur-Mer | 11/09/1944 | B.51 Lille/Vendeville | Serviced No.263 Sqn Typhoons | 4 |
| No.193 Sqn | Main | 08/09/1944 | B 23/Morainville | 12/09/1944 | B 51/Lille/Venderville | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.266 Sqn | Main | 08/09/1944 | B 23/Morainville | 09/09/1944 | Tangmere | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.6193 Servicing Echelon | Main | 08/09/1944 | Morainville | 11/09/1944 | Lille-Vendeville | Serviced No.193 Sqn Typhoons | 4 |
| No.6266 Servicing Echelon | Main | 08/09/1944 | Morainville | 11/09/1944 | B.51 Lille/Vendeville | Serviced No.266 Sqn Typhoons | 4 |
| No.266 Sqn | Main | 10/09/1944 | Tangmere | 11/09/1944 | B 51/Lille/Vendeville | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.118 Sqn | Main | 25/09/1944 | Westhampnett | 15/12/1944 | Bentwaters | Spitfire IXC | 3 |
| No.456 (RAAF) Sqn | FOB | 18/09/1944 | Ford | 21/09/1944 | Ford | Mosquito XVII | 5 |
| No.124 Sqn | Main | 25/09/1944 | Westhampnett | 10/02/1945 | Coltishall | Spitfire HF IXE | 3 |
| No.229 Sqn | Main | 25/09/1944 | Coltishall | 22/10/1944 | Matlask | Spitfire IX | 3 |
| No.6118 Servicing Echelon | Main | 25/09/1944 | Westhampnett | 15/12/1944 | Bentwaters | Serviced No.118 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.6124 Servicing Echelon | Main | 25/09/1944 | Westhampnett | 10/02/1945 | Coltishall | Serviced No.124 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.6229 Servicing Echelon | Main | 25/09/1944 | Coltishall | 22/10/1944 | Matlask | Serviced No.229 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.6091 Servicing Echelon | Main | 29/10/1944 | Biggin Hill | 07/04/1945 | Ludham | Serviced No.91 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.91 Sqn | Main | 29/10/1944 | Biggin Hill | 08/04/1945 | Ludham | Spitfire IXB, Spitfire XXI | 3 |
| No.26 Sqn | Main | 01/11/1944 | Tangmere | 04/11/1944 | Tangmere | Hurricane IIC. Might have arrived with Spitfire VA (to Nov 44) | 3 |
| No.6063 Servicing Echelon | Main | 01/11/1944 | North Weald | 04/11/1944 | North Weald | Serviced No.63 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.63 Sqn | Main | 01/11/1944 | North Weald | 04/11/1944 | North Weald | Spitfire VB | 3 |
| No.6130 Servicing Echelon | Main | 04/11/1945 | Dunsfold | 01/12/1945 | Charterhall | Previously serviced No.130 Sqn Spitfires. Rest unknown. | 4 |
| No.406 Sqn (RCAF) | Main | 27/11/1944 | Colerne | 13/06/1945 | Predannack | Mosquito XXX | 5 |
| No.6406 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon | Main | 27/11/1944 | Colerne | 13/06/1945 | Predannack | Serviced No.406 Sqn Mosquitos | 4 |
| No.1006 Servicing Wing | Main | 01/12/1944 | Middle Wallop | 01/02/1945 | Colerne | Type B | 4 |
| No.6001 Servicing Echelon | Main | 16/12/1944 | Detling | 08/04/1945 | Coltishall | Serviced No.1 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.1 Sqn | Main | 18/12/1944 | Detling | 08/04/1945 | Coltishall | Spitfire IXB | 3 |
| No.1007 Servicing Wing | Jan 45 | North Weald | Jul-45 | Biggin Hill | Type B | 4 | |
| No.451 (RAAF) Sqn | Main | 11/02/1945 | Hawkinge | 24/02/1945 | Matlask | Spitfire XVI | 5 |
| No.6451 (RAAF) Servicing Echelon | 11/02/1945 | Hawkinge | 23/02/1945 | Matlask | Serviced No.451 Sqn (RAAF) Spitfires | 4,5 | |
| No.1 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | Main | 19/02/1945 | Formed | Jun-45 | Biggin Hill | 4 | |
| No.2 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | Main | 19/02/1945 | Formed | Jun-45 | Biggin Hill | 4 | |
| No.3 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | Main | 19/02/1945 | Formed | Nov-45 | Weston Zoyland | 4 | |
| No.4 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | Main | 19/02/1945 | Formed | 10/05/1945 | Dyce | 4 | |
| HQ, No.134 Wing | Main | 27-28/02/1945 | Bradwell Bay | 24/08/1945 | Squadrons to Czecholslovakia | Aircraft of Communication Flight/Wing Leader: Spitfire IX (MK483 ‘VY’), Auster III (NK125) | 4 |
| No.310 Sqn | Main | 27/02/1945 | Bradwell Bay | 07/08/1945 | Hildesheim | Spitfire LF IX | 3 |
| No.312 Sqn | Main | 27/02/1945 | Bradwell Bay | 07/08/1945 | Hildesheim | Spitfire HF IX | 3 |
| No.313 Sqn | Main | 27/02/1945 | Bradwell Bay | 07/08/1945 | Hildesheim | Spitfire IX | 3 |
| No.6310 (Czech) Servicing Echelon | Main | 27/02/1945 | Bradwell Bay | 07/08/1945 | Hildesheim | Serviced No.310 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.6312 (Czech) Servicing Echelon | Main | 27/02/1945 | Bradwell Bay | 07/08/1945 | Hildesheim | Serviced No.312 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.6313 (Czech) Servicing Echelon | Main | 27/02/1945 | Bradwell Bay | 07/08/1945 | Hildesheim | Serviced No.313 Sqn Spitfires | 4 |
| No.1019 Servicing Wing | Main | 08/03/1945 | Reformed ex No.1027 Servicing Wing | Jun-45 | Ringway | Type C? | 4 |
| No.6219 Servicing Echelon | Main | 12/04/1945 | Colerne | 07/09/1945 | Redesignated 6029 SE | Serviced No.29 Sqn Mosquitos | 4 |
| No.29 Sqn | Main | 11/05/1945 | Colerne | 21/09/1945 | Lübeck | Mosquito XXX | 3 |
| No.175 Sqn | Main | 11/06/1945 | Warmwell | 16/06/1945 | B 164/Schleswigland | Typhoon IB | 3 |
| No.6175 Servicing Echelon | Main | 11/06/1945 | Warmwell | 16/06/1945 | Schleswigland | Serviced No.175 Sqn Typhoons | 4 |
| No.56 Sqn | Main | 12/06/1945 | B 152/Fassberg | 22/06/1945 | B 160/Kastrup | Tempest V | 3 |
| No.6056 Servicing Echelon | Main | 21/06/1945 | Fassberg | 22/08/1945 | Schleswigland | Serviced No.56 Sqn Tempests | 4 |
| No.311 Sqn | Main | 06/08/1945 | Tain | 13/08/1945 | Prague | Liberator VI | 3 |
| No.4311 (Czech) Servicing Echelon | Main | 06/08/1945 | Tain | 13/08/1945 | Prague | Serviced No.311 Sqn Liberators | 4 |
| No.567 Sqn | Main | 21/08/1945 | Hawkinge | 26/04/1946 | West Malling | Spitfire VB (Jun 45 – Sep 45), Spitfire XVI | 3 |
| No.263 Sqn | Main | 01/09/1945 | Lübeck | 21/09/1945 | Acklington | Meteor F.3 | 3 |
| No.6263 Servicing Echelon | 01/09/1945 | Lübeck | 21/09/1945 | Acklington | Serviced No.263 Sqn Meteors | 4 | |
| No.222 Sqn | Main | 03/09/1945 | B 155/Dedelsdorf | 05/09/1945 | Weston Zoyland | Tempest V | 3 |
| No.6029 Servicing Echelon | 07/09/1945 | Reformed. Ex No.6219 SE | 29/10/1945 | West Malling | Serviced No.29 Sqn Mosquitos | 4 | |
| No.6219 Servicing Echelon | 07/09/1945 | Reformed. ex No.6029 SE | 29/10/1945 | Acklington | Serviced No.219 Sqn Mosquitos | 4 | |
| No.29 Sqn | Main | 06/10/1945 | Lübeck | 29/10/1945 | West Malling | Mosquito XXX | 3 |
| No.130 Sqn | Main | 04/11/1945 | Gardermoen | 01/12/1945 | Charterhill | Spitfire IXB | 3 |
| No.6130 Servicing Echelon | 04/11/1945 | Dunsfold | 01/12/1945 | Charterhall | Serviced No.130 Sqn Spitfires | 4 | |
| No.130 Sqn | Main | 27/01/1946 | Acklington | 17/06/1946 | Odiham | Spitfire IXB | 3 |
| No.6130 Servicing Echelon | 27/01/1946 | Acklington | 17/06/1946 | Acklington | Serviced No.130 Sqn Spitfires | 4 | |
| No.91 (Forward) Staging Post | 18/02/1946 | Reformed | 24/07/1950 | Disbanded | 4 | ||
| No.69 Sqn | Detachment | 31/03/1946 | Wahn | 13/11/1946 | Gatow | Mosquito B.16 | 3 |
| No.16 Sqn | Main | 01 Jun 1946 | Fassberg | 12 Jun 1946 | Fassberg | Tempest F.5 | 3 |
| No.33 Sqn | Main | 01/06/1946 | Fassberg | 12/06/1946 | Fassberg | Tempest V | 3 |
| No.3 Sqn | Main | 02/06/1946 | Dedelsdorf | 12/06/1946 | Dedelsdorf | Tempest V | 3 |
| No.4 Sqn | Main | 02/06/1946 | Gütersloh | 12/06/1946 | Gütersloh | Mosquito FB 6 | 3 |
| No.46 Group | 30/07/1946 | Bushey | Unknown | Bückeburg | 4 | ||
| Transport Command Examining Unit/Staff | 10/08/1946 | Bramcote | 15/11/1947 | Brize Norton | Dakota C.4 (KJ810), Hastings C.1 (TG515), Anson C.12 (PH710), Lancastrian C.2 (VM734), York C.1 (MW203, Valetta C.1 (VL273) | 4 | |
| No.16 Sqn | Main | 05/09/1946 | Fassberg | 16/09/1946 | Fassberg | Tempest F.2 | 3 |
| No.3 Sqn | Main | 05/09/1946 | Dedelsdorf | 19/09/1946 | Wunstorf | Tempest V | 3 |
| No.6003 Servicing Echelon | 05/09/1946 | Dedelstorf | 19/09/1946 | Wunstorf | Serviced No.3 Sqn Tempests | 4 | |
| No.80 Sqn | Main | 05/09/1946 | Dedelsdorf | 19/09/1946 | Wunstorf | Tempest V | 3 |
| No.305 Sqn | Main | 07/09/1946 | Wahn | 16/09/1946 | Wahn | Mosquito VI | 3 |
| Transport Command Examining Unit | Main | 10 Aug 1946 | Bramcote | 15 Nov 1947 | Brize Norton | In No.46 Group | 4 |
| No.46 Sqn | Main | 11/10/1946 | Stoney Cross | 16/12/1946 | Abingdon | Dakota | 3 |
| No.4046 Servicing Echelon | 15/10/1946 | Stoney Cross | 24/12/1946 | Abingdon | Serviced No.46 Sqn Dakotas | 4 | |
| No.77 Sqn | Main | 17/12/1946 | Broadwell | 10/12/1947 | Waterbeach | Dakota | 3 |
| No.4077 Servicing Echelon | 31/12/1946 | Broadwell | 10/12/1947 | Waterbeach | Serviced No.77 Sqn Dakotas | 4 | |
| No.62 Sqn | Main | 08/12/1947 | Reformed | 10/12/1947 | Waterbeach | Dakota | 3 |
| No.39 Sqn | Detachment | 01/04/1948 | Khartoum | ? Jun 48 – check | Tempest F.6 | 3 | |
| Overseas Ferry Unit | Main | 17/05/1948 | Formed | 19/07/1950 | Chivenor | Various… | 4 |
1950-1958 (USAF)
Details will be added here in due course.
1959 – 2001
| Unit | Type | From Date | From Location | To Date | To Location | Aircraft | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Department Fire School Service | 28/02/1959 | 01/01/1989 | 4 | ||||
| No.72 Sqn | Detachment | 15/11/1961 | Odiham | Apr-81 | Benson | Wessex HC 2 | 3 |
| No.618 (Volunteer) Gliding School | Main | 01/03/1963 | Formed | 09/01/1965 | West Malling | Various Gliders | 4 |
| No.1 Air Experience Flight | Main | 01/04/1963 | White Waltham | 31/03/1996 | St Athan | Chipmunk T.10 (WK642 L) | 4 |
| No.617 (Volunteer) Gliding School | Main | 12/12/1970 | Re-opened | 01/12/2001 | Homeless | Various Gliders | 4 |
GLOSSARY
| FOB | Forward Operating Base – Generally using the base during the day for operations but returning to the main base of an evening. |
REFERENCES
| 1 | Rise and Defend: The USAF at Manston 1950-1958 by Duncan Curtis. First Edition. ISBN: 9780954560553 |
| 2 | The History of RAF Manston (F/O W Fraser) |
| 3 | RAF Squadrons by Wing Commander C G Jefford MBE, BA, RAF (Retd). 2nd Edition (2001). |
| 4 | Flying Training and Support Units since 1912 by Ray Sturtivant, I.S.O. with John Hamlin. 2007. |
| 5 | Squadron ORB Records |
| 6 | http://www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk |
| 7 | IWM American Air Museum in Britain http://www.americanairmuseum.com |
| 8 | Wings over Westgate by Geoffrey Williams. |
617 Gliding School (end date): http://waldor0e.my3gb.com/kfb/617-glidinpc.html
UPDATES FROM INITIAL PUBLICATION
- 13th February 2018 – Added No.403 (RCAF) Sqn dates in 1942.
- 16th February 2018 – Added No.9 Sqn (A Flight) Sqn Detachment details in 1933.
- 17th February 2018 – Altered dates of No.455 (RAAF) Sqn Detachment in 1944 to match Squadron ORB. Altered end date of No.451 (RAAF) Sqn end date to 24th Feb 1945 according to ORB (groundcrew left on the 23rd but aircrew on 24th). Added entry of No.456 (RAAF) Sqn in 1944.
- 5th March 2018 – Add dates for No.421 Sqn Detachment in 1943.
- 31st March 2018 – No.32 Sqn (‘B’ Flight) in April 1940 changed to ‘A’ Flight. No.79 Sqn (‘A’ Flight) 22nd April 1940 detachment altered to No.32 Sqn (‘A’ Flight). Changed end date of No.1 Air Experience Flight.
- 7th April 2018 – No.605 Sqn and No.6605 Servicing Echelon confirmed as both moving to RAF Blackbushe after Manston.
- 8th May 2018 – Alteration of No.600 moving from RAF Hornchurch and not ‘Manston’.
- 28th May 2018 – Alteration of No.56 Sqn 29th May 1942 to show as ‘A’ Flight, Detachment until 7th June.
- 22nd July 2018 – Alerted dates of No.1 ‘M’ Balloon Unit (end date TBC) and added No.74 Sqn to Battle of Britain.
- 28th July 2018 – Corrected dates of No.1 ‘M’ Balloon Unit to confirmation from psywar.org and ORB.
- 17th September 2019 – Added 1926 to 1930 attachments of Oxford University Air Squadron.
- 18th March 2020 – No.197 start date altered to 16th March 1944 from 15th, after reference to the ORB.
- 20th March 2020 – Added dates (incomplete) for No.603 ‘City of Edinburgh’ Sqn Annual Training in 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934 from ORB. There is an unconfirmed suggestion of a detachment in 1940.
Added No.33 Sqn and No.503 ‘City of Lincoln’ (B) Sqn entries for 1934, No.502 ‘Ulster’ (B) Sqn and No.607 ‘Durham’ Sqn dates in 1935. Added dates for No.501 ‘City of Bristol’ Sqn Annual Training in 1933 and 1935. Added dates for No.605 ‘County of Warwick’ (Auxilliary) Sqn Annual Training in 1927 and 1935. Added dates for No.608 (North Riding) Sqn Annual Training in 1935. - 21st March 2020 – added/amended dates for No.3 Sqn in 1939.
- 6th April 2020 – No.21 Sqn date range removed in preference to those in 1941 from ORB.
