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Orders of Battle
January 1, 1943
Overseas War Establishment
RAF Bomber Command
| No. 4 Group | |
| No. 429 (B) Squadron - East Moor, Yorks | Wellington Mk III/X |
| No. 431 (B) Squadron - Burn, Yorks | Wellington Mk III/X |
| No. 6 (RCAF) Group - HQ Allerton Park, Yorks | |
| No. 408 (B) Squardon - Leeming, Yorks | Halifax Mk II |
| No. 419 (B) Squadron - Middleton St. George, Durham | Halifax Mk II |
| No. 420 (B) Squadron - Middleton St. George, Durham | Wellington Mk III |
| No. 424 (B) Squadron - Topcliffe, Yorks | Wellington Mk III |
| No. 425 (B) Squadron - Dishforth, Yorks | Wellington Mk III |
| No. 426 (B) Squadron - Dishforth, Yorks | Wellington Mk III |
| No. 427 (B) Squadron - Croft, Yorks | Wellington Mk III |
| No. 428 (B) Squadron - Dalton, Yorks | Wellington Mk III |
RAF Fighter Command
| No. 10 Group | |
| No. 400 (AC) Squardron - Middle Wallop, Hants | Mustang Mk I |
| No. 406 (NF) Squadron - Middle Wallop, Hants | Beaufighter Mk IV |
| No. 421 (F) Squaron - Angle, S. Wales | Spitfire Mk Vb |
| No. 11 Group | |
| No. 418 (I) Intruder Squadron - Bradwell Bay, Essex | Boston Mk III |
| Canadian Kenley Wing | |
| No. 402 (F) Squardron - Kenley, Surrey | Spitfire Mk IX |
| No. 401 (F) Squadron - Kenley, Surrey | Spitfire Mk Vb |
| No. 412 (F) Squadron - Kenley, Surrey | Spitfire Mk Vb |
| No. 416 (F) Squadron - Redhill, Surrey | Spitfire Mk Vb |
| No. 12 Group | |
| No. 409 (NF) Squadron - Coleby Grange, Lincs. | Beaufighter Mk VI |
| Canadian Digby Wing | |
| No. 411 (F) Squadron - Digby, Lincs. | Spitfire Mk Vb |
| No. 13 Group | |
| No. 403 (F) Squadron - Catterick, Yorks | Spitfire Mk Vb/IX |
| No. 410 (NF) Squadron - Acklington, Northumberland | Mosquito Mk II |
RAF Coastal Command
| No. 15 Group | |
| No. 422 (GR) Squadron - Oban, Scotland | Sunderland III |
| No. 423 (GR) Squadron - Castle Archdale, N. Ireland | Sunderland III |
| No. 16 Group | |
| No. 407 (CS) Squadron - Docking, Norfolk | Hudson Mk V |
| No. 415 (TB) Squadron - Thorney Island, Hants | Hampden Mk I |
| No. 18 Group | |
| No. 404 (CF) Squadron - Dyce, Scotland | Beaufighter Mk II |
| No. 405 (B) Squadron - Beaulieu, Hants | Halifax II |
RAF Army Co-operation Command
| No. 70 Group | |
| No. 39 (RCAF) Wing, HQ Leatherhead, Scotland | |
| No. 414 (AC) Squardron - Dunsfold, Surrey | Mustang Mk I |
| No. 400 (AC) Squadron - Hartford Bridge, Hants | Mustang Mk I |
RAF South East Asia Command
| No. 222 Group | |
| No. 413 (GR) Squadron - Koggala, Ceylon | Catalina |
RAF Middle East Command
| AFHQ Egypt | |
| No. 417 (F) Squadron - Idku, Egypt | Spitfire Vb |
| Squadrons Glossary | |||
| (B) | Bomber | (F) | Fighter |
| (NF) | Night Fighter | (AC) | Army Co-operation |
| (TB) | Torpedo Bomber | (CF) | Coastal Fighter |
| (CS) | Coastal Strike | (GR) | General Reconaissance |
| Bibliography: |
| R.C.A.F. Squadron Histories and Aircraft - Kostenuk, Samuel Canada's Air Force At War and Peace Vol II and Vol III - Larry Milberry Sixty Years: RCAF and CF Air Command - Larry Milberry Canada's Air Force - Commemorative Issue - Wings Magazine |
