It closed as an independent RAF unit on 13 February 1995.

[1] As of 1915 part of the site was the No 5 National Filling Factory[2] which supplied ammunition during the First World War.

7 Maintenance Unit, RAF Quedgeley was opened on 15 April 1939 as a storage and maintenance site for aircraft equipment and motor vehicles.

[1] It continued in this logistics role until its closure in 1995,[4] with the storage of large quantities of basic equipment such as furniture.

The site has subsequently been sold and is being developed for housing (Kingsway Village) and industrial uses.