Over the years RAF Stanbridge (Commcen Central) was manned by many hundreds, probably thousands, of Telegraphists, Wireless Operators, Teleprinter Operators, Tape Relay Operators, Cryptographic Mechanics, Teleprinter Mechanics, Ground Wireless Mechanics/Fitters and Aerial Erectors. In the 1950s and 1960s Commcen Central was part of the Commonwealth Air Forces Network (CAFNET) which had an Air Commodore as Controller of RAF Telecommunications (CRAFT) and in its heyday handled over 10,000 message a day, nearly half of them destined for overseas addressees.