Commander: Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Headquarters: Bentley Priory
56 squadrons in total:
With a further two squadrons on loan from the Fleet Air Arm:
- No. 804 Naval Air Squadron – Gloster Sea Gladiator
- No. 808 Naval Air Squadron – Fairey Fulmar Mk I
The two letters in () are the squadron code.
No. 10 Group
| Commander: |
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Christopher Quinton Brand |
| Area Covered: |
South West England and South West Wales |
| Headquarters: |
RAF Box |
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RAF Exeter
- No. 87 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (LK)
- No. 213 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (AK)
RAF Pembrey
- No. 92 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (QJ)
RAF St Eval
- No. 236 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (AZ)
RAF Middle Wallop
- No. 238 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (VK)
- No. 501 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (SD)
- No. 609 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (PR)
RAF Biggin Hill
- No. 32 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (GZ)
- No. 610 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (DW)
RAF Gravesend
- No. 604 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IF (NG)
RAF Hawkinge
- No. 79 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (NV)
RAF Manston
- No. 600 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IF (BQ)
RAF Debden
- No. 17 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (YB)
- No. 85 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (VY)
RAF Hornchurch
- No. 65 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (YT)
- No. 74 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (ZP)
RAF Rochford
- No. 54 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (KL)
RAF Kenley
- No. 64 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (SH)
- No. 615 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (KW)
RAF Croydon
- No. 111 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (JU)
RAF Northolt
- No. 43 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (FT)
- No. 257 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (DT)
RAF North Weald
- No. 56 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (US)
RAF Martlesham Heath
- No. 25 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IF (ZK)
- No. 151 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (DZ)
RAF Tangmere
- No. 1 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (JX)
- No. 145 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (SO)
- No. 601 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (UF)
No. 12 Group
| Commander: |
Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory |
| Area Covered: |
East Anglia, Midlands, Mid and North Wales |
| Headquarters: |
RAF Watnall |
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RAF Church Fenton
- No. 73 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (TP)
- No. 249 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (GN)
RAF Leconfield
- No. 616 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (QJ)
RAF Coltishall
- No. 66 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (LZ)
- No. 242 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (LE)
RAF Digby
- No. 29 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IF (RO)
- No. 46 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (PO)
- No. 611 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (FY)
RAF Duxford
- No. 19 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA/IB (QV)
RAF Fowlmere
- No. 264 Squadron – Defiant Mk I (PS)
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
- No. 222 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (ZD)
- No. 253 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (SW)
RAF Wittering
- No. 229 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (RE)
- No. 266 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (UO)
RAF Collyweston
- No. 23 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IF (YP)
No. 13 Group
| Commander: |
Air Vice-Marshal Richard Saul |
| Area Covered: |
North England and Scotland |
| Headquarters: |
RAF Newcastle |
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RAF Catterick
- No. 41 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (EB)
- No. 219 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IF (FH)
RAF Dyce
- No. 603 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (XT)
RAF Grangemouth
- No. 263 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (HE)
RAF Turnhouse
- No. 141 Squadron – Defiant Mk I (TW)
- No. 245 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (DX)
RAF Drem
- No. 602 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (LO)
- No. 605 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (UP)
RAF Unsworth
- No. 607 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (AF)
RAF Acklington
- No. 72 Squadron - Spitfire Mk IA (RN)
- No. 152 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (UM)
RAF Wick
- No. 3 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (QO)
RAF Castletown
- No. 504 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (TM)
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