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THE HISTORY OF CANADA'S AIR FORCE

RCAF Order 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

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