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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
Headquarters: RAF Box
Covering: South West England and South West Wales

Filton Sector

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)

Middle Wallop Sector

RAF Middle Wallop
  • No. 238 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (VK)
  • No. 501 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (SD)
  • No. 609 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (PR)

No. 11 Group

Commander: Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park
Headquarters: RAF Uxbridge
Covering: South East England and London

Biggin Hill Sector

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)

Debden Sector

RAF Debden
  • No. 17 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (YB)
  • No. 85 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (VY)

Hornchurch Sector

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)

Kenley Sector

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)

Northolt Sector

RAF Northolt
  • No. 43 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (FT)
  • No. 257 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (DT)

North Weald Sector

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)

Tangmere Sector

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
Headquarters: RAF Watnall
Covering: East Anglia, Midlands, Mid and North Wales

Church Fenton Sector

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)

Coltishall Sector

RAF Coltishall
  • No. 66 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (LZ)
  • No. 242 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (LE)

Digby Sector

RAF Digby
  • No. 29 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IF (RO)
  • No. 46 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (PO)
  • No. 611 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (FY)

Duxford Sector

RAF Duxford
  • No. 19 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA/IB (QV)

RAF Fowlmere
  • No. 264 Squadron – Defiant Mk I (PS)

Kirton-in-Lindsey Sector

RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
  • No. 222 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (ZD)
  • No. 253 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (SW)

Wittering Sector

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
Headquarters: RAF Newcastle
Covering: North England and Scotland

Catterick Sector

RAF Catterick
  • No. 41 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (EB)
  • No. 219 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IF (FK)

Dyce Sector

RAF Dyce
  • No. 603 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (XT)

RAF Grangemouth
  • No. 263 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (HE)

Turnhouse Sector

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)

Unsworth Sector

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)

Wick Sector

RAF Wick
  • No. 3 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (QO)

RAF Castletown
  • No. 504 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (TM)

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