RAF Transport Command Use
With the 436th leaving Membury for Melun in France and the Americans departing by the end of June the station was back under RAF control.
Nos. 525 and 187 Squadrons, equipped with Dakotas moved in and for a short while transported troops to and from India. These squadrons remained at Membury until October 1946 when the station was closed and Membury was reduced to care and maintenance status.
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