FILE: S.34-3-5(D or O)
DATE: July 9, 1942.
SECRET ORGANIZATION ORDER NO 87
FORMATION OF NO 1 RDF MAINTENANCE UNIT
SECRET
APPENDIX "A": Personnel Establishment.
INFORMATION
The installation, maintenance and testing of aircraft and ground RDF equipment require the highest standard of supervision and workmanship if the desired results are to be obtained. In consequence, a definite organization is required for the supervision and control of this work.
INTENTION
It is intended to form No 1 RDF Maintenance Unit.
EXECUTION
Effective Date
No 1 RDF Maintenance Unit is to form at No 4 Repair Depot, Scoudouc, NB, effective July 15, 1942.
Command
An Officer will be appointed to command this Unit.
Control
No 1 RDF Maintenance Unit, through the Commanding Officer, No 4 Repair Depot, is to come under the Air Officer Commanding, Eastern Air Command, for all purposes.
Responsibilities
No 1 RDF Maintenance Unit is to be responsible for the installation, maintenance and testing of RDF equipment, in accordance with instructions which will be issued separately from AFHQ (AMAE).
Personnel
AMP in collaboration with AMAE and ANAS (D of S) is to arrange for the posting of personnel, in accordance with the establishment attached as Appendix "A".
Equipment
AMS in collaboration with AMAE and AMAS (D of S), is to arrange for the provision and supply of equipment, in accordance with the establishment attached as Appendix "A" and appropriate scales for this type of Unit.
The Air Officer Commanding, Eastern Air Command, is responsible for instituting the procedure set out in Equipment Administration Order No Q 37/3, regarding "inabilities" for equipment required by No 1 RDF Maintenance Unit.
AMS is to issue separate instructions regarding special accounting procedure for RDF equipment.
ADMINISTRATION
Accommodation
As it is urgent that this Unit commence to function immediately, the Air Officer Commanding, Eastern Air Command, is to arrange for temporary accommodation within existing buildings already provided for No 4 Repair Depot and, at the same time, is to submit to AFHQ such additional building requirements as may be necessary for this Unit.
Accounting
No 4 Repair Depot, Scoudouc, is to be the accounting Unit for No 1 RDF Maintenance Unit, except that the latter is to be self-accounting for all secret RDF equipment.
Publications
AMS is to arrange for the initial issue of non-secret publications, forms and stationery, in accordance with the approved scales for this type of Unit.
Ancillary Services
The Commanding Officer, No 4 Repair Depot, is to be responsible for providing the ancillary services required by this Unit, and the personnel and equipment establishments for No 4 Repair Depot is being amended accordingly.
Security
It is vital that the security of the equipment handled by this Unit be safeguarded at all times, and the attention of all concerned is drawn to the appropriate Orders and instructions in this regard which are promulgated from time to time.
INTERCOMMUNICATION
Address
The address of this Unit will be:
No 1 RDF Maintenance Unit,
c/o No 4 Repair Depot, RCAF,
Scoudouc, NB
ACKNOWLEDGE
WH Stapley, S/L
for (WD Van Vliet)
Group Captain,
for Chief of the Air Staff.
FILE: S.34-3-5(D or O)
DATE: 23-10-42.
AMENDMENT LIST NO 1 TO
SECRET ORGANIZATION ORDER NO 87
FORMATION OF NO 1 RDF MAINTENANCE UNIT
SECRET
INTERCOMMUNICATION - Para 16 - Address
FOR: "No 1 RDF Maintenance Unit"
READ: "No 1 Maintenance Unit"
After address, insert sentence in Paragraph 16 as follows:-
"It is most important that the letters "RDF" in the Unit designation "No 1 RDF Maintenance Unit" are omitted in the postal address, as shown above, as well as in all correspondence and documents not marked secret or confidential."
WH Stapley, S/L
for (WD Van Vliet)
Group Captain,
for Chief of the Air Staff.
FILE: S.34-3-5(D or O)
DATE: 8 Dec 1942.
AMENDMENT LIST NO 2 TO
SECRET ORGANIZATION ORDER NO 87
FORMATION OF NO 1 RDF MAINTENANCE UNIT
SECRET
Para 5 - "Control"
FOR: "for all purposes"
READ:"for administrative and operational control"
WH Stapley, S/L
for (ATN Cowley)
Air Vice Marshal,
for Chief of the Air Staff.
FILE: S.34-3-5(D or O)
DATE: Aug 20th, 1943.
AMENDMENT LIST NO 3 TO
SECRET ORGANIZATION ORDER NO 87
FORMATION OF NO 1 RDF MAINTENANCE UNIT
SECRET
Para 12 - Accounting
DELETE: Existing para 12 in toto.
INSERT: New para 12 as follows:
"12. No 1 RDF Maintenance Unit is to be attached to No 4 Repair Depot, Scoudouc, for pay accounting; but it is to be self-accounting for all equipment, including secret RDF equipment."
WH Stapley, S/L
for (ATN Cowley)
Air Vice Marshal,
for Chief of the Air Staff.
FILE: S.34-3-5(D or O)
DATE: 20 October, 1943.
CANCELLATION OF
SECRET ORGANIZATION ORDER NO 87
FORMATION OF NO 1 RDF MAINTENANCE UNIT
SECRET
INFORMATION
No 1 RDF Maintenance Unit is to be included as part of the Radio Repair Section of No 4 Repair Depot.
Secret Organization Order No 87 is cancelled in toto, effective November 1st, 1943.
WH Stapley, S/L
for (ATN Cowley)
Air Vice Marshal,
for Chief of the Air Staff.