Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
[Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]
This was formed on 1 June 1938 within No 24 Group at Fauld as an Explosives Storage unit, later rename Ammunition Storage Depot.
| Location | Command/Group |
| Fauld, Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent, Shropshire | Maintenance Command |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Equipment Branch | |||
| Sqn Ldr | C S Whellock | 1 Jun 1938 | Officer Commanding, |
| Flt Lt | R B Horstmann | 26 Sep 1938 | |
| Flt Lt | E G Moore | 1 Jun 1938 | |
Source - Air Force List January 1939
| Location | Command/Group |
| Fauld, Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent, Shropshire | Maintenance Command |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Equipment Branch | |||
| Sqn Ldr | C S Whellock | 1 Jun 1938 | Officer Commanding, |
| Sqn Ldr | M E O'B Atkinson | 23 Jan 1939 | |
| Flt Lt | R B Horstmann | 26 Sep 1938 | |
| Flt Lt | E G Moore | 1 Jun 1938 | |
Source - Confidential Air Force List April 1939
| Location | Command/Group |
| Fauld, Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent, Shropshire | Maintenance Command |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Equipment Branch | |||
| Sqn Ldr | C S Whellock | 1 Jun 1938 | Officer Commanding, |
| Sqn Ldr | M E O'B Atkinson | 23 Jan 1939 | |
| Flt Lt | R B Horstmann | 26 Sep 1938 | |
| Flt Lt | E G Moore | 1 Jun 1938 | |
Source - Confidential Air Force List May 1939
It was transferred to No 42 Group on 19 June 1939.
It was renamed an Ammunition Supply Depot on 1 December 1963 and disbanded on 14 June 1966
Sub sites: -
| Location | Dates |
| Abbots Bromley | 14 May 1945 - 31 Mar 1949 |
| Bagots Wood | Aug 1942 - at least Dec 1950 |
| Fulham | Oct 1939 - xx xxx xxxx |
| Grange | 7 Oct 1939 - xx xxx xxxx |
| Hanbury | xx xxx xxxx - 27 Nov 1944* |
| Linley | 15 Oct 1942 - xx xxx xxxx |
| Loughborough (No 32 ASD) | Sep 1944 - xx xxx xxxx |
| Pulham | 7 Oct 1939 - Jul 1940 |
| Tatenhill | 23 Dec 1933 - 27 Nov 1954 |
*This sub-site disappeared as the result of an underground explosion.
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