Whilst scanning "The Sprog" I've been counting up the base personnel, it is quite a number.
Lead by Group Captain P.G. Chichester there was a large base contingent of
SHQ (Station Head Quarters?) 33
SHQ Signals 21
Sick Quarters 18
Dental Section 3
Pilots 50
Bombing Flight 38
Flying Squadron HQ and Wireless Operators 42
Equipment Section 30
Fire Section 6 plus 11 locals
Maintenance Wing HQ 11
Communications Flight 26
MT Section 19
Maintenance Wing - A. Major Repairs 36
Maintenance Wing - B. Electrical Section 30
Maintenance Wing - C. Instrument Section 20
Maintenance Wing - D. Minor Inspections Riggers 34
Maintenance Wing - E. Station Workshops 26
Maintenance Wing - F. Minor Inspections Fitters 29
Maintenance Wing - G. Major Inspections Fitters 40
Maintenance Wing - H. Major Inspections Riggers 34
Photographic Section 8
SAWAS Canteen Committee 14
Navigation Flight - Snags 29
Navigation Flight - Blue 29 -2 duplicates = 27
Navigation Flight - Red 28 -2 duplicates = 26
Armory 42
Native Military Corps 4 plus 37 locals
Canteen Staff 8
Safety Equipment Section 8
Technical Reference Library 4
Service Police 16
Cooks and Caterers 20
Meteorological Section 7
Pigeon Section 4 plus 1 local
Which gives a total complement of 785
From October 1940 to publication in March 1945 3,000 pupils had been trained and more (including my dad) would complete their courses before closure.