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=== Units === Units included: * The '''Airborne Forces Tactical Development Unit''' was formed at [[RAF Tarrant Rushton]] on 1 December 1943 and was disbanded on 14 January 1944 to become the '''Air Transport Tactical Development Unit'''.{{sfn|Lake|1999|p=25}} This new unit was then disbanded on 31 August 1945 at [[RAF Netheravon]] to become the '''Transport Command Development Unit'''. This unit was disbanded at RAF Abingdon on 28 February 1950 to become the '''Air Transport Development Flight''',{{sfn|Lake|1999|p=288}} this new unit was disbanded on 14 October 1951 still at Abingdon to become the '''Transport Command Development Flight'''.{{sfn|Lake|1999|p=25}} This unit was disbanded on 8 February 1957 at RAF Benson.{{sfn|Lake|1999|p=288}} * The '''Transport Command Aircrew Examining Unit''' was previously the '''Aircrew Testing and Grading Unit''' and was formed on 1 November 1945 at [[RAF Melbourne]]. It used a variety of transport aircraft until it was disbanded on 7 August 1946 at [[RAF Bramcote]] to become the '''Transport Command Examining Unit'''. This unit continued the work of the previous unit until it was disbanded on 23 June 1964 at [[RAF Benson]], the unit then became the '''Transport Command Examining Staff''' until 1 August 1967 while still at RAF Benson became the '''Air Support Examining Unit'''{{sfn|Lake|1999|p=288}} * '''Transport Command Air Support Flight''' was formed on 1 February 1953 at [[RAF Abingdon]] but was shortly disbanded on 14 September 1954 to become '''[[No. 1312 Flight RAF|No. 1312 (Transport Support) Flight]]'''{{sfn|Lake|1999|p=288}} * '''Transport Command Communication Flight''' was initially 'C' Flight of the '''[[No. 32 Squadron RAF#VIP transport|Metropolitan Communication Squadron RAF]]''' and was separated doing May 1946 when it moved to [[RAF Upavon]]. At some point it became the '''Transport Command Communication Squadron''' and was disbanded on 1 April 1964 and was absorbed by the '''[[Western Communication Squadron RAF]]''' at [[RAF Upavon]]{{sfn|Lake|1999|p=288}}
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