Originally Posted by
NutLoose
Odiham, three helicopter squadrons plus an OCU and permanent detachments in NI and Belize in the 70’s
Brize , VC10 Sqn, Belfast Sqn, a pair of Britannia Sqns , plus Para Training, RAF Regiment Sqn, Base Hangar, Bomb storage, U.K.mams, hotel in the 80’s
all with one Staish. And I’d hate to think of some stations during the war, have you ever seen how big Brize was?
But When Brize Norton had those units the Station Commander was an Air Commodore.
And during WW2, Bomber Command stations were clumped into Bases, commanded by an Air Commodore.