Fighter Command Order of Battle - 8th August 1940

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No. 10 Group
No. 11 Group
No. 12 Group
No. 13 Group

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)

St Eval Sector

RAF St Eval

No. 234 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (AZ)

RAF Roborough

No. 247 Squadron – Gladiator Mk II (HP) – One flight only

Middle Wallop Sector

RAF Middle Wallop

No. 238 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (VK)
No. 604 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IF (NG)
No. 609 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (PR)

RAF Warmwell

No. 152 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (UM)

Pembrey Sector

RAF Pembrey

No. 92 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (QJ)

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. 501 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (SD)

RAF Manston

No. 600 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IF (BQ)

Debden Sector

RAF Debden

No. 17 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (YB)

Hornchurch Sector

RAF Hornchurch

No. 41 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (EB)
No. 54 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (KL)
No. 65 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (YT)
No. 74 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (ZP)

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. 1 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (JX)
No. 257 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (DT)

North Weald Sector

RAF North Weald

No. 56 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (US) – Would operate from RAF Rochford
No. 151 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (DZ)

RAF Martlesham Heath

No. 25 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IF (ZK)
No. 85 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (VY)

Tangmere Sector

RAF Tangmere

No. 43 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (FT)
No. 601 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (UF)

RAF Westhampnett

No. 145 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (SO)

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)

Kirton-in-Lindsey Sector

RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey

No. 222 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (ZD)
No. 264 Squadron – Defiant Mk I (PS) – 'A' flight at RAF Ringway

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

Aldergrove Sector

RAF Aldergrove

No. 245 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (DX)

Catterick Sector

RAF Catterick

No. 219 Squadron – Blenheim Mk IF (FK)

Dyce Sector

RAF Dyce

No. 603 Squadron – Spitfire Mk IA (XT) – 'B' flight at RAF Montrose

Turnhouse Sector

RAF Turnhouse

No. 232 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (EP) – One flight at RAF Sumburgh
No. 253 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (SW)

RAF Drem

No. 605 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (UP)

RAF Prestwick

No. 141 Squadron – Defiant Mk I (TW)

Unsworth Sector

RAF Unsworth

No. 607 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (AF)

RAF Acklington

No. 72 Squadron - Spitfire Mk IA (RN)
No. 79 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (NV)

Wick Sector

RAF Wick

No. 3 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (QO)

RAF Castletown

No. 504 Squadron – Hurricane Mk I (TM)

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