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RAF Fighter Command Order of Battle 1940 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RAF Fighter Command Order of Battle 1940

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article lists the RAF Fighter Command order of battle at 15 September 1940, during the Battle of Britain.

Contents

[edit] Fighter Command

RAF Fighter Command Headquarters was located at RAF Bentley Priory, near Stanmore in North London. The Commanding Officer was Air Marshal Hugh C.T. Dowding.


[edit] Fighter Groups

Group Headquarters Commanding Officer Area of Operations
10 Group RAF Box, Box, Wiltshire Air Vice-Marshal Sir C J Quintin Brand South West England and South Wales
11 Group RAF Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Middlesex Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park South East England and London
12 Group RAF Watnall, Nottinghamshire Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory East Anglia, the Midlands, Mid Wales and North Wales
13 Group RAF Newcastle, Kenton Bar, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Air Vice-Marshal Richard Saul North of England and Scotland

[edit] Sector Stations and Satellite Aerodromes

Sector Stations had Sector Control Rooms as well as the usual features of RAF aerodromes; they were able to control RAF fighter formations during the battle. Sector stations were also able to disperse squadrons to satellite aerodromes, most of which were fully equipped.[1][2]

Sector Group Sector Station Satellite Airfield or airfields
A 11 Tangmere Westhampnett
B 11 Kenley Croydon
C 11 Biggin Hill West Malling, Gravesend[3]
D 11 Hornchurch Gravesend, Rochford, Manston, Hawkinge
E 11 North Weald Stapleford Tawney, Martlesham Heath
F 11 Debden Martlesham Heath[4]
G 12 Duxford Fowlmere
K 12 Wittering Coltishall
L 12 Digby Tern Hill
M 12 Kirton-in-Lindsey
N 12 Church Fenton Leconfield
O 13 Usworth Catterick
P 13 Acklington
Q 13 Turnhouse Drem, Grangemouth
R 13 Dyce Grangemouth
S 13 Wick Kirkwall, Sumburgh
W 10 Filton Boscombe Down, Colerne, Pembry
Y 10 Middle Wallop Boscombe Down, Warmwell, Exeter, some control over RNAS Roborough, RAF St Eval
Z 11 Northolt Hendon

[edit] Bases and Squadrons

Sector Station Squadron Aircraft Type Squadron Code Radio call sign Aerodrome Assigned to Commanding Officer
10 Group
RAF Middle Wallop 238 Hawker Hurricane VK RAF Middle Wallop Squadron Leader Harold Fenton
RAF Middle Wallop 609 Supermarine Spitfire PR SORBO RAF Warmwell Squadron Leader Horace Stanley Darley
RAF Middle Wallop 604 (Night Fighter) Bristol Blenheim & Bristol Beaufighter NG RAF Middle Wallop Squadron Leader Michael Anderson
RAF Middle Wallop 23 (part) Bristol Blenheim YP RAF Middle Wallop Squadron Leader George Francis Wheaton Heycock
RAF Middle Wallop 152 Supermarine Spitfire UM MAIDA RAF Warmwell Squadron Leader Peter Devitt
RAF Middle Wallop 56 Hawker Hurricane US BAFFIN RAF Boscombe Down Squadron Leader Herbert Moreton Pinfold
RAF Filton 79 Hawker Hurricane NV PANSY RAF Pembrey Squadron Leader Hervey Heyworth
RAF Filton 87 Hawker Hurricane LK SUNCUP RAF Exeter, RAF Bibury Squadron Leader R.S. Mills
RAF Filton 601 Hawker Hurricane UF WEAPON RAF Filton Squadron Leader Sir Archibald Philip Hope
RAF Filton 234 Supermarine Spitfire AZ CRESSY RAF St Eval Squadron Leader Minden Vaughan Blake
RAF Filton 236 (Coastal Command) Bristol Blenheim FA RAF St Eval Squadron Leader G.W. Montague
RAF Filton 247 Gloster Gladiator HP RNAS Roborough Flight Lieutenant Hugh Addison Chater
11 Group
RAF Biggin Hill 72 Hawker Hurricane RN TENNIS RAF Biggin Hill Squadron Leader A.R. Collins
RAF Biggin Hill 92 Supermarine Spitfire QJ GANNIC RAF Biggin Hill Squadron Leader F.J. Sanders
RAF Biggin Hill 141 (half) Boulton Paul Defiant TW RAF Biggin Hill Squadron Leader W.A. Richardson
RAF Biggin Hill 66 Supermarine Spitfire LZ FIBUS RAF Gravesend Squadron Leader Rupert Leigh
RAF North Weald 249 Hawker Hurricane GN GANER RAF Middle Wallop Squadron Leader John Grandy
RAF North Weald 23 (part) Bristol Blenheim YP RAF North Weald Squadron Leader G.F.W. Heycock
RAF North Weald 46 Hawker Hurricane PO ANGEL RAF Stapleford Squadron Leader J.R. MacLachlan
RAF Kenley 253 Hawker Hurricane SW RAF Kenley Squadron Leader E.R. Bitmead
RAF Kenley 501 Hawker Hurricane SD VICEROY RAF Kenley Squadron Leader Harry Hogan
RAF Kenley 605 Hawker Hurricane UP TURKEY RAF Croydon Squadron Leader Walter Churchill
RAF Hornchurch 603 Supermarine Spitfire XT VIKEN RAF Hornchurch Squadron Leader George Lovell Denholm
RAF Hornchurch 600 (Night Fighter) Bristol Blenheim & Bristol Beaufighter BQ RAF Hornchurch Squadron Leader H.L. Maxwell
RAF Hornchurch 41 Supermarine Spitfire EB MITOR RAF Hornchurch Squadron Leader R.C. Lister
RAF Hornchurch 222 Supermarine Spitfire ZD KOTEL RAF Hornchurch Squadron Leader John Hill
RAF Tangmere 213 Hawker Hurricane AK BEARSKIN RAF Tangmere Squadron Leader D.S. Wilson-Macdonald
RAF Tangmere 607 Hawker Hurricane AF RAF Tangmere Squadron Leader James Vick
RAF Tangmere 602 Supermarine Spitfire LO VILLA RAF Westhampnett Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone
RAF Tangmere 23 (part) Bristol Blenheim & Bristol Beaufighter YP RAF Ford Squadron Leader G.F.W. Heycock
RAF Debden 17 Hawker Hurricane YB EDEY RAF Debden Squadron Leader A.G. Miller
RAF Debden 73 Hawker Hurricane TP RAF Debden Squadron Leader Mike Beytagh
RAF Debden 257 Hawker Hurricane DT ALERT RAF Martlesham Heath Squadron Leader Robert Stanford Tuck
RAF Debden 25 (part) Bristol Blenheim ZK RAF Martlesham Heath Squadron Leader Wilfred William Loxton
RAF Northolt 1 RCAF Hawker Hurricane YO CARIBOU RAF Northolt Squadron Leader Ernest Mcnab
RAF Northolt 229 Hawker Hurricane RE KETA RAF Northolt Squadron Leader Harry J. Maguire
RAF Northolt 303 (Polish) Hawker Hurricane RF APANY RAF Northolt Squadron Leader Ronald Kellett
RAF Northolt 264 (part) Boulton Paul Defiant PS RAF Northolt Squadron Leader George Desmond Garvin
RAF Northolt 504 Hawker Hurricane TM RAF Hendon Squadron Leader John Sample
12 Group
RAF Duxford 242 Hawker Hurricane LE LORAG RAF Duxford Squadron Leader Douglas Bader
RAF Duxford 302 (Polish) Hawker Hurricane WX CALEB RAF Duxford Squadron Leader Jack Satchell / Squadron Leader M. Mumler
RAF Duxford 310 (Czech) Hawker Hurricane, NN CALLA RAF Duxford Squadron Leader Douglas Blackwood / Squadron Leader Sasha Hess
RAF Duxford 19 Supermarine Spitfire QV LUTON RAF Fowlmere Squadron Leader Bryan Lane
RAF Coltishall 74 Supermarine Spitfire ZP DYSOE RAF Wittering Squadron Leader Adolph "Sailor" Malan
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey 616 Supermarine Spitfire QJ[5] RADPOE RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey Squadron Leader Billy Burton
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey 264 (part) Boulton Paul Defiant PS RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey Squadron Leader Desmond Garvin
RAF Digby 151 Hawker Hurricane DZ RAF Digby
RAF Digby 611 Supermarine Spitfire FY CHARLIE RAF Digby Squadron Leader Jim McComb
RAF Digby 29 (Night Fighter) Bristol Blenheim & Bristol Beaufighter RO RAF Digby Squadron Leader Stan Widdows
RAF Wittering 1 Hawker Hurricane JX RAF Wittering Squadron Leader David Pemberton
RAF Wittering 266 Supermarine Spitfire UO RAF Wittering Squadron Leader P.G. Jamieson
RAF Church Fenton 85 Hawker Hurricane VY HYDRO RAF Church Fenton Squadron Leader Peter Wooldridge Townsend DFC
RAF Church Fenton 306 (Polish) (part) Hawker Hurricane UZ RAF Church Fenton Squadron Leader D.R. Scott
RAF Church Fenton 64 Supermarine Spitfire SH FREEMA RAF Leconfield / RAF Ringway Squadron Leader Don McDonell
13 Group
RAF Usworth 54 Supermarine Spitfire KL RABBIT RAF Catterick Flight Lieutenant F.P.L. Dunworth
RAF Usworth 219 (Night Fighter) (part) Bristol Blenheim & Bristol Beaufighter FK RAF Catterick Squadron Leader J.H. Little
RAF Usworth 43 Hawker Hurricane FT RAF Usworth Squadron Leader Tom Dalton-Morgan
RAF Acklington 32 Hawker Hurricane GZ JACKO RAF Acklington Squadron Leader Mike Crossley
RAF Acklington 219 (Night Fighter) (part) Bristol Blenheim FK RAF Acklington Squadron Leader J.H. Little
RAF Turnhouse 3 Hawker Hurricane QO RAF Turnhouse Squadron Leader S.F. Godden
RAF Turnhouse 65 Supermarine Spitfire YT RAF Turnhouse, Squadron Leader A.L. Holland
RAF Turnhouse 141 Boulton Paul Defiant TW RAF Turnhouse Squadron Leader W.A. Richardson
RAF Turnhouse 111 Hawker Hurricane JU WAGON RAF Drem Squadron Leader John Thompson
RAF Turnhouse 263 Hawker Hurricane & Westland Whirlwind HE RAF Drem Flight Lieutenant T.P. Pugh
RAF Dyce 145 Hawker Hurricane SO PATIN RAF Roborough Squadron Leader John Peel
RAF Wick 232 Hawker Hurricane EF RAF Roborough Squadron Leader M.M. Stephens
RAF Aldergrove 245 Hawker Hurricane DX RAF Roborough Squadron Leader E.W. Whitley

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Fighter Command Aerodromes and Sectors.Retrieved: 28 May 2008
  2. ^ Price, Alfred The Hardest Day, 1980, pp. 208-211.
  3. ^ Note: Also used by Sector D
  4. ^ Note: Also used by Sector E
  5. ^ Note: The squadron code letters QJ were the same as those of 92 Squadron. The codes changed to YQ in 1941

[edit] Bibliography

  • Ramsay, Winston (editor). The Battle of Britain Then and Now Mk V. London: Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd, 1989. ISBN 0-900913-46-0

[edit] External Links

BattleofBritain.com - Retrieved: 4 August 2007.


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