British Air Forces in France Order of Battle - 10th May 1940

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Advanced Air Striking Force

Commander: Air Marshal Arthur Barratt
Headquarters: Coulommiers

28 squadrons in total:
RAF Component (15 squadrons)

Advanced Air Striking Force (13 squadrons)

8 Fairey Battle
2 Bristol Blenheim
3 Hawker Hurricane

The two letters in () are the squadron code.

RAF Component

Commander:	Air Vice-Marshal Charles Blount
Headquarters:	Marœuil

No. 50 Wing

Mons-en-Chaussee

No. 4 Squadron – Lysander (FY)

Peronne

No. 13 Squadron – Lysander (OO)

Bertangles

No. 16 Squadron - Lysander (UG)

No. 51 Wing

Abbeville

No. 2 Squadron – Lysander Mk II (KO)

Dieppe

No. 26 Squadron – Lysander (RM)

No. 52 Wing

Poix

No. 53 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IV (PZ)
No. 59 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IV (TR)

No. 70 Wing

Meharicourt

No. 18 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IV (WV)

Rosieres-en-Santerre

No. 57 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IV (DX)

No. 14 (Fighter) Group - Commander: Group Captain Philip F. Fullard

No. 60 (Fighter) Wing

Seclin

No. 85 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (VY)

Lille-Seclin

No. 87 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (LK)

No. 61 (Fighter) Wing

Vitry-en-Artois

No. 607 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I / Gloster Gladiator (AF)

Abbeville

No. 615 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I / Gloster Gladiator Mk II (KW)

No. 63 (Fighter) Wing

Merville

No. 3 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (QO)

No. 79 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (NV)

Advanced Air Striking Force

Commander:	Air Vice-Marshal Patrick Playfair
Headquarters:	Reims

No. 71 (Bomber) Wing

Villeneuve-les-Vertus

No. 105 Squadron – Battle Mk I (GB)

Conde-Vraux

No. 114 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IV (RT)

Plivot

No. 139 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IV (XD)

Ecury

No. 150 Squadron – Battle Mk I (JN)

No. 75 (Bomber) Wing

Mourmelon

No. 88 Squadron – Battle Mk I (RH)

Betheniville

No. 103 Squadron – Battle Mk I (PM)

Auberive

No. 218 Squadron – Battle Mk I (HA)

No. 76 (Bomber) Wing

Amifontaine

No. 12 Squadron - Battle (FH)

Berry-an-Bac

No. 142 Squadron – Battle (QT)

Reims

No. 226 Squadron – Battle (MQ)

No. 67 (Fighter) Wing

Vassincourt

No. 1 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (JX)

Rouvres

No. 73 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (TP)

Betheniville

No. 501 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (SD)

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