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August 10, 1945

Overseas War Establishment - Japan Surrenders

RAF Bomber Command

No. 1 Group
No. 63 (RCAF) Base HQ Leeming, Yorks
No. 424 (B) Squadron - Skipton-on-Swale, Yorks	Lancaster I
No. 433 (B) Squadron - Skipton-on-Swale, Yorks	Lancaster I
No. 427 (B) Squadron - Leeming, Yorks	Lancaster I
No. 429 (B) Squadron - Leeming, Yorks	Lancaster I

RAF Transport Command

No. 47 Group
No. 426 (T) Squadron - Tempford, Beds	Liberator
No. 111 (RAF) Wing
No. 437 (T) Squadron - Melsbrook, Belgium	Dakota
No. 301 (RAF) Wing
No. 422 (T) Squadron - Bassingbourn, Hants	Liberator
No. 423 (T) Squadron - Bassingbourn, Hants	Liberator
Note: No. 120 (Transport) Wing RCAF was formed on September 17, composed of Nos. 435, 436 and 437 (T) Squadrons with Dakota aircraft.

Second Tactical Air Force

No. 83 (Composite) Group
No. 126 (F) Wing RCAF HQ Utersen, Germany
No. 411 (F) Squadron - Utersen, Germany	Spitfire XIV
No. 412 (F) Squadron - Utersen, Germany	Spitfire XIV
No. 416 (F) Squadron - Utersen, Germany	Spitfire XIV
No. 443 (F) Squadron - Utersen, Germany	Spitfire XIV
No. 136 (RAF) Wing
No. 418 (I) Squadron - Volkel, Germany	Mosquito VI
No. 84 Group - First Canadian Army
No. 664 (AOP) Squadron - Apeldoorn, Netherlands	Auster IV, V
No. 666 (AOP) Squadron - Apeldoorn, Netherlands	Auster IV, V

RAF South East Asia Command

No. 229 Group
No. 341 Wing
No. 435 (T) Squadron - Tulihal, India	Dakota
No. 232 Group
No. 342 Wing
No. 436 (T) Squadron - Ramree Island, Burma	Dakota
Note: Nos. 435 and 436 Squadrons were transferred to England in September where they joined No. 437 Squadron to form No. 120 (T) Wing RCAF in RAF Transport Command.

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

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