Squadrons of The RAF

Aircraft Codes
AA Avro Anson CC Consolidated Catalina FSl

ALc Avro Lancaster CCo Consolidated Coronado FT
ALn Avro Lincoln CK Curtiss Kittyhawk GG
AM Avro Manchester CM Curtiss Mohawk GGt
AW Armstrong Whitley CT Curtiss Tomahawk GM
AWA Armstrong-Witworth Ablemarle dA dehavilland Albatross HAx
AWE Armstrong-Witworth Ensign DB Douglas Boston HF
AY Avro York DD Douglas Dakota HH
B17 Boeing Fortress B17 DH Douglas Havoc HHp
B24 Consolidated Liberator B24 dMo de Havilland Moth HHt
B25 North American Mitchell dMq de Havilland Mosquito HHw
B26 Martin Marauder dTM dehavilland Tiger Moth HHx
BA Bell Airconbra FA Fairley Albacore HTm
BB Brewster Buffalo FBr Fairey Barracuda HTy
BBl Bristol Blenheim FB Fairey Battle HVc
BBr Bristol Beaufighter FFn Fairey Fawn Ju52
BBt Bristol Beaufort FFr Fairey Fulmar LH
BBy Bristol Bombay FFx Fairey Fox LV
BK Blackburn Kangaroo FGn Fairey Gordon MB
BPD Boulton-Paul Defiant FSw Fairey Swordfish MM
Sqn Date
Codes # Sep-39 Jan-40 May-40 Sep-40 Jan-41 May-41 Sep-41 Jan-42
JX 1 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II
WLy-I/II WLy-I/II
XV OI 2 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II CT-I/IIA CT-I/IIA
GG-I
OP QO 3 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-IIA/B/C HH-IIA/B/C HH-IIB/C
FY 4 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLyIII WLyIII WLyIII WLyIII WLyIII

WWp-IIA HHt HAx
5 WWp-IIA WWp-IIA HHt HHt HAx HAx HAx CM-IV
WLy-I/II
WLy-I/II WLy-I/II HH-I BBl-IV
JV 6 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II HH-I HH-I GG-II HH-II
AA-I AA-I
MG 7 HHp-I HHp-I none SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I
VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
8 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-I/IV
WS 9 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-III VWn-III
AW-V
ZA 10 AW-IV AW-IV AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V HHx-II HHx-II
11 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

FB
PH 12 FB FB VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
OO 13 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I
VWy
GG-I
CX 14 VWy VWy VWy BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
BBl-IV
LS 15 FB BBl-IV BBl-IV VWn-I VWn-I SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I
KJ KY 16 WLy-II WLy-II WLy-II WLy-II/III WLy-III WLy-III WLy-III WLy-III
YB 17 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-I/IIA/IIB in transit HH-IIA
WV 18 BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
QV 19 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-II SS-II SS-II SS-II/VB SS-II/VB

HAx
20 HAx HAx HAx HAx HAx BBl-I BBl-1 WLy-II
YH 21 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
OA 22 BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II in transit
BBl-I DH-I
YP 23 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I DH-I DH-I DH-I DB-III
24 no combat duty
BBl-I BBr BBr-I
ZK 25 BBl-I/IV BBl-I BBl-I -I BBr-I DH-I BBr-I BBr-I
WLy-I/II
WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II CT-II
RM 26 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II CT-II CT-II CT-II P51-I
HHt sqn destroyed
HHt HHt HHt dTM durring Japanese
27 dTM dTM dTM BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I invasion of Sumatra
HAx
S 28 HAx HAx HAx HAx HAx HAx WLy-II HH-II
BBl-I
BBl-I HH-I BBl-I
RO 29 BBl-I BBl-I HH-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I
RS 30 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I HH-I/II HH-I/II HH-II

VVa VVa
E 31 VVa VVa VVa VVa DD-II DD-II DD-II DD-II
GZ 32 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II

GG-I/II GG-I/II
5R 33 GG-I/II GGt-II GG-I/II HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II HH-II
sqn
destroyed
LB 34 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I/IV in Java
TL 35 no combat duty HHx-I HHx-I/II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II
RW 36 VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III sqn destroyed in Java
HD 37 VWn-IA VWn-IA VWn-IA VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
VWn-I
38 no combat duty VWn-IA/C VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-III
MM
39 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I/IV MM MM BBt-I BBt-I
BBl-IV
BL 40 FB BBl-IV BBl-IV VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
EB 41 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-I/II SS-II/V SS-V SS-V
AW 42 VVb-IV VVb-IV BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I
FT 43 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II HH-II

AA-I
KM 44 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I ALc-I/III
45 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
46 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II no combat duty

VV VV VV
47 VWy VWy VWy VWy VWy VWy VWy VWy
AA-I AA-I AA-I AA-I
ZS 48 AA-I AA-I BBt-I BBt-I AA-I LH-III/V LH-III/V LH-V
EA 49 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I
VN 50 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I
MH 51 AW-II/IV AW-IV AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V
52 52 no combat duty no combat duty

BBl-IV
TE PZ 53 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV LH-V LH-V LH-V
KL DL 54 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II/V SS-II/V SS-II/V
55 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

no
HH-II combat
US 56 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HTy-1 duties
BBl-IV VWn-I/II
DX 57 BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/II VWn-I/II VWn-III
GE 58 AW-III AW-III/V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V
BBl-IV
PJ BY 59 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV LH-III LH-III LH-III
sqn
destroyed
BBl-I BBl-I in
MU 60 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BB-I BB-I Singapore
HHp-I
QR 61 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I AM-I AM-I AM-I AM-I AM-I
PT 62 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I DH-III/IV

FB FB
63 63 AA-I AA-I no combat duties
BBl-I SS-II
SH 64 BBl-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II SS-V SS-V
SS-II
YT 65 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-I/II SS-V SS-V
GGt-II
LZ 66 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II SS-II SS-II SS-II/V
BB
RD 67 BB BB BB HH-II
WM 68 BBl-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I/IV
MM-I MM-I MM-I MM-I

69 HH-IIA HH-IIA HH-IIA dMq-I
VVa
70 VVa VVa VVa VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
BB HH-II
XR 71 HH-I HH-I SS-II SS-V SS-V
GG-I GG-I GG-I SS-I/II
RN 72 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V
HH-I
73 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I CT-II HH-II
SS-IIA SS-IIA
4D 74 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-IIA SS-IIA SS-VB SS-VB SS-VB
AA JN 75 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-III
MP 76 no combat duty HHx-I HHx-I/II HHx-I/II
KN 77 AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V

AW-I/IV AW-V
EY 78 AW-V AW-IV/V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V HHx-II
NV 79 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II

GG-I/II GG-I/II
OD W2 80 GG-I/II GG-I/II HH-I GG-I/II HH-I HH-I HH-II HH-II
no combat dTM
FL 81 dTM dTM disbanded duty HH-IIB SS-V
UX 82 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

HHp-I
OL 83 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I AM-I AM-I
BBl-IV BBl-IV
84 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III
HH-I
GG-I BPD-I HH-I
VY 85 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I DH-I/II DH-I/II DH-I/II DH-I/II
BBl-IV
BX 86 BBl-IV BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I
LK 87 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II

FB
BBl-IV FB BBl- BBl-IV
RH 88 FB FB FB FB DB-I IV DB-I DB-I/III DB-III
89 BBr-I BBr-I
WP 90 no combat duty B17-I B17-I B17-I

DL 91 SS-II/V SS-V SS-V SS-V
BBl-I
QJ 92 BBl-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX
HHw-II
HHw-II DH
HN 93 DH VWn-I DH
HH-II
GG-I/II CT-II
GO 94 GG-I/II GG-I/II GG-I/II GG-I/II GG-I/II HH-I HH-I CK-I
SSu-I SSu-I
DQ 95 SSu-I HH-I HH-I SSu-I
HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II
ZJ 96 BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I/II
AM-I AM-I
OF 97 no combat duty AM-I HHp-I AM-I ALc-I/III
FB
VO 98 FB FB FB FB FB HH-I disbanded
LN 99 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I

VVb-III
RA HW 100 VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III
BBl-IV
SR 101 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/III
AW-IV AW-IV
102 AW-III/IV AW-IV AW-IV HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II
FB
PM 103 FB FB FB VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
104 no combat duty VWn-II VWn-II VWn-II

FB BBl-IV BBl-IV
GB 105 FB FB BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV
HHp-I
ZM 106 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I AM-I
OM 107 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV DB-III

VWn-I VWn-I
108 108 no combat duty B24-II B24-II
ZP HS 109 no combat duty, wireless development, wireless reconaissance, "Oboe" navigation development
VE 110 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

HH-II
TM 111 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I SS-I/II SS-V SS-V
GG-I/II GG-I/II
GA 112 GG-I/II GGt-II GG-I/II GG-I/II GG-I/II CT-IIB CT-II CK-I/II
VA 113 BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-I/IV BBl-I/IV BB-IV
FD 114 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
KO 115 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/III VWn-I/III

116 no combat duty, served as calibration and alignment checks of
117 no combat duty, communications, transport (freight and personn
NK 118 SS-II SS-II SS-V SS-V
SS26 no
SS23 combat
119 SS26 CC-I SS26 duties
OH 120 B24-I B24-I B24-I/II

HH-II
AV 121 HH-I SS-II/V SS-V
SS-II
MT 122 SS-I SS-I/II SS-V
XE 123 SS-I SS-II SS-V

SS-I/II
ON 124 SS-I SS-IV SS-IV
BPD-I
VA 125 BPD-I BPD-I BBr-II
HH-II
5J 126 HH-I HH-I/II SS-V
GG-II
9N 127 HH-I HH-I HH-I
WG M5 128 HH-I HH-I
DV 129 SS-I SS-V SS-V
PJ AF 130 SS-II SS-II/V SS-V

NX 131 SS-I SS-II SS-V
FF 132 SS-I SS-I/II SS-II
HH-II
MD 133 SS-II SS-II SS-V
no combat HH-II HH-II
GV GQ 134 duty SS-V SS-II/V
WK 135 HH-II HH-II HH-II

destroyed
in
HM 136 HH-II HH-II Rangoon
SF 137 WWd WWd WWd

AW-V AW-V
WLy-III WLy-III
AC 138 AW-V HHx-I HHx-I
XD 139 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV LH-III
SS-IV SS-IV
140 BBl-IV BBl-IV
GG-I/II
GG-I/II BBl-I BPD-I
TW 141 BBl-I FB-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I
FB
QT 142 FB FB FB VWn-II VWn-II VWn-II VWn-II/IV VWn-IV
HO 143 BBr-I BBr-I no combat duties

PL 144 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I
HH-I
SO ZX 145 no combat duties HH-I HH-I SS-II SS-II SS-II/V SS-II/V
146 HAx HAx

147 no combat duties
148 no combat duties disbanded VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/II VWn-II

VWn-I
OJ 149 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I SSt-I SSt-I
FB
JN 150 FB FB FB VWn-I/III VWn-I/III VWn-I/III VWn-I/III VWn-I/III
HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-I/II
DZ 151 HH-I HH-I HH-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I/II BPD-I/II
GG-II
UM 152 GG-II SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II SS-II SS-II/V
BPD-I
TB 153 BPD-I BBr-I
HT 154 SS-II SS-II/V

155
GT 156 VWn-I
RS 157 dMq-II
NP 158 VWn-II
159
BS 160
WLy-III
AW-V
MA 161 DH-I
VWn-I
162 BBl-IV
163
FJ 164
SK 165
AS 166 no combat duties
VL 167
QC 168
VI 169
TC 170
6Y 171
OQ 172
173
XP 174 HH-II
HH 175 HH-II
176
177
178
OZ 179
EV 180
EL 181
XM 182
HF 183
BR 184
HH-I/II
GL 185 no combat duties disbanded HH-I/II HH-I/II SS-V
AB 186
187
188 number not used
CA 189
G5 L9 190
191
DT 192
DP 193
194
JE A4 195
ZO 7T 196
OV 197
TP 198
EX 199
P1 200 LH-V LH-V LH-V
ZM NS 201 SRL-I/II SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-II/III

SRL-II
SRL-II SRL-II FSw CC-I CC-I
TQ 202 SRL-II SRL-II SRL-II FSw FSw CC-I SSu-I/II SSu-I/II
BBl-IV
SSi-III MM-I
203 SSi-III BBl-I BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV LH-III
KG 204 SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-I/II

SSi-III SSi-III
FV 205 SSi-III SSi-III SSi-III SSi-III SSi-III CC-I CC-I CC-I
AA-I
VX PQ 206 AA-I AA-I LH-I/II/III LH-I/II/III LH-I/II/III LH-I/II/III LH-I/II/III LH-I/II/III
AM-I AM-I
EM 207 no combat duties AM-I AM-I AM-I HHp-I ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II
RG 208 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I
SSr SRLw-I
WQ 209 SRLw-I SRLw-I SRLw-I SRLw-I CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II
SSu-I
DA 210 SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I
211 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

BBl-IV
212 SS-I transferred to photographic development unit
AK 213 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-I/II

VWn-I
UX BU 214 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/II VWn-I/II SSt-I/III
LG 215 no combat duties no combat duties

SH 216 no combat duties, supply and transport, casualty evauations
AA-I AA-I
MW 217 AA-I AA-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I/II BBt-II
BBl-IV VWn-I
HA 218 FB-I FB-I BBl-IV VWn-I VWn-I/II VWn-I/II VWn-I/II SSt-I
BBl-I
FK 219 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I
AA-I LH-I/III/VI LH-I/III/VI
NR 220 LH-I/III/VI LH-I/III/VI LH-I/III/VI LH-I/III/VI LH-I/III/VI LH-I/III/VI B17-I B17-I
221 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-VIII
BBl-I
ZD 222 BBl-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II/V SS-V SS-V
MM-I
MM-I BBl-I
no combat BBl-I DB-III
6G 223 VWy VWy VWy VWy VWy duty DB-III MB-I/II
QA XB 224 LH-I LH-I LH-I LH-I LH-I LH-I/V LH-V LH-V
WLy-II/III
LX 225 WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III HH-I/II
FB-I BBl-IV
MQ 226 FB-I FB-I FB-I FB-I BBl-IV BBl-IV DB-III DB-III
9J 227
DG 228 SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I/II

BBl-I
HB 9R 229 BBl-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-II HH-II
230 SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I
WLy-II/III WLy-II/III
231 WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III CT-I/II CT-I/II
evacuate
d from
EF 232 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II Sumatra
LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II
QX 233 LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV
FB
BBl-I FB
AZ 234 GGt-II BBl-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II SS-V SS-V SS-V
FB-I
QY 235 FB-I BB-I BBl-IV BBl-IV BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I
no
combat BBl-IV BBl-IV
ND 236 duties BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBr-I BBr-I/VI
HAx WLy-I/II WLy-I/II
237 HAx HHt WLy-I/II GG-II GG-II HH-I HH-I
SS-I
KC 238 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-I
WLy-II/III WLy-II/III CT-II
HB 239 WLy-II/III WLy-II/III CT-II CT-II HH-I/II
SRL-II SSr-I SSr-I

BN 240 SRL-II SRL-II SSr-I SSr-I CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II
WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III
RZ 241 WLy-II/III WLy-II/III CT-II CT-II CT-II
FB HH-II
LE 242 BBl-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II SS-V
destroyed
in
SN 243 BB-I BB-I BB-I Singapore
244 VV VV VV VV VV
BBl-I
FB-I
DX MR 245 BBl-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-II HH-II
246
GG-II
HP ZY 247 GG-II HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II
BBl-IV
WR 248 BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I/VI
SS-I HH-II
GN 249 HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-I/II HH-II SS-V
CT-II
LD 250 CT-II CT-II HH-I/II
AD 251
BBl-I/IV
PN 252 BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I
FB
SW 253 FB HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II
QM 254 BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

BPD-I
HH-I
YD 255 BPD-I BPD-I BBr-II BBr-II BBr-II
BPD-I/II BPD-I/II BPD-I/II

JT 256 BPD-I/II BPD-I/II HH-I/II HH-I/II HH-I/II
HH-I/II
SS-I SS-V
DT FM 257 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HTy-I
destroyed
ZT 258 HH-I HH-II HH-II in Java
259
HH-I
HS 260 HH-I CK-I/II CK-I/II CK-I/II CK-I/II
GG
FJ 261 HH-I HH-I disbanded HH-I HH-I/II
B2 262
GG-I/II
HH-I HH-I
HE 263 GG-I/II GG-I/II WWd-I WWd-I WWd-I WWd-I WWd-I WWd-I
PS 264 BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-II BPD-II

265
FB SS-V
UO ZH 266 FB SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-I/II SS-II SS-V HTy-I
G1 267 no combat duties, supply and transport, casualty evauations
WLy-II
WLy-II WLy-II CT-II
268 WLy-II WLy-II CT-II CT-II P51-I
AA-I
UA 269 AA-I AA-I LH-I LH-I LH-I/II LH-II LH-II LH-II
270
BJ 271 no combat duty; transport, airborne drops, casualty flights
272 BBl-I BBl-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I

VVb-III
VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III FSl
HH MS 273 FSl FSl FSl FSl FSl FSl FSl FFr
GG-II
YK JJ 274 HH-I HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II
WLy-III WLy-III
PV 275 SW-I/II SW-I/II
AQ VA 276 no combat duties

BA 277 no combat duties
MY 278 no combat duties
FI 279 no combat duties
YF 280 no combat duties
FA 281 no combat duties
282
283
284
NW 286 no combat duties
RP 288 no combat duties
YE 289 no combat duties
290
291
292
ZE 293
294
PX 8E 295
XH 296 no combat duties
L5 297 no combat duties
5G 298
299
FB-I
BH 300 FB-I VWn-I VWn-I/IV VWn-I/IV VWn-IV VWn-IV
FB-I
GR 301 FB-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/IV VWn-IV VWn-IV
HH-II
WX 302 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II SS-V SS-V
RF 303 HH-I HH-I/II SS-I/II SS-II SS-II/V SS-V

FB-I
NZ DQ 304 FB-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
FB-I
SM 305 FB-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/II VWn-II VWn-II
HH-II
UZ 306 HH-I HH-I/II SS-II SS-II SS-V
EW 307 BPD BPD BPD BBr-II BBr-II/VI
HH-I
ZF 308 HH-I SS-I SS-II SS-V SS-V
WC 309 WLy-III WLy-III WLy-III WLy-III WLy-III

HH-II
NN 310 HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II SS-V SS-V
KX PP 311 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I

HH-II
DU 312 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-II SS-II SS-V
RY 313 SS-I SS-II/V SS-V

314 number not used
HH-I
PK 315 HH-I SS-II SS-V SS-V
HH-I/II
SZ 316 HH-I SS-V SS-V SS-V
JH 317 HH-I HH-I/II HH-II/V SS-V
318
319 number not used
AA-I AA-I AA-I AA-I

FT LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II
TD NO 320 AA-I LH-III LH-III LH-III LH-III LH-III
HH QQ 321 AA-I AA-I disbanded
VL 3W 322
323 number not used
324 number not used
325 number not used
326
327
328
5A 329
GS WH 330 NN NN NN
FN 331 HH-I HH-II SS-II/V
AH 332 SS-V
KK 333
334
335 HH-I HH-I
336
337 number not used
338 number not used
339 number not used
GN 340 SS-II SS-II/V
NL 341
OA 342
343
344
2Y 345
H7 346
L8 347
348 number not used
GE 349
MN 350 SS-II SS-II/V
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359 number not used
360 number not used
Aircraft Codes
AA Avro Anson
ALc Avro Lancaster
ALn Avro Lincoln
AM Avro Manchester
AW Armstrong Whitley
AWA Armstrong-Witworth Ablemarle
AWE Armstrong-Witworth Ensign
AY Avro York
B17 Boeing Fortress B17
B24 Consolidated Liberator B24
B25 North American Mitchell
B26 Martin Marauder
BA Bell Airconbra
BB Brewster Buffalo
BBl Bristol Blenheim
BBr Bristol Beaufighter
BBt Bristol Beaufort
BBy Bristol Bombay
BK Blackburn Kangaroo
BPD Boulton-Paul Defiant
CC Consolidated Catalina
CCo Consolidated Coronado
CK Curtiss Kittyhawk
CM Curtiss Mohawk
CT Curtiss Tomahawk
dA dehavilland Albatross
DB Douglas Boston
DD Douglas Dakota
DH Douglas Havoc
dMo de Havilland Moth
dMq de Havilland Mosquito
dTM dehavilland Tiger Moth
FA Fairley Albacore
FBr Fairey Barracuda
FB Fairey Battle
FFn Fairey Fawn
FFr Fairey Fulmar
FFx Fairey Fox
FGn Fairey Gordon
FSw Fairey Swordfish
FSl Fairey Seal
FT Fokker TVIIIW
GG Gloster Gladiator
GGt Gloster Gauntlet
GM Gloster Meteor
HAx Hawker Audax
HF Hawker Fury
HH Hawker Hurricane
HHp Handley Page Hampden
HHt Hawker Hart
HHw Handley-Page Harrow
HHx Handley Page Halifax
HTm Hawker Tempest
HTy Hawker Typhoon
HVc Handley Page Victor
Ju52 Junkers Ju52
LH Lockheed Hudson
LV Lockheed Ventura
MB Martin Baltimore
MM Martin Maryland
MMt Miles Martinet
NAH North American Harvard
NN Northrup N-3PB
OA Oxford Airspeed
P51 North American Mustang P51
RTh Republic Thunderbolt
SM Savoia-Marchetti S73/S79
SRL Saunders-Roe London
SRLw Saunders-Roe Lerwick
SS23 Short S23 Flying Boat
SS26 Short S26 Flying Boat
SSi Short Singapore
SSt Short Stirling
SSu Short Sunderland
SSc Supermarine Scapa
SS Supermarine Spitfire
SSr Supermarine Stranraer
SW Supermarine Walrus
VV Vickers Vincent
VVa Vickers Valentia
VVb Vickers Vildebeast
VVc Vultee Vengance
VWn Vickers Wellington
VWw Vickers Warwick
VWy Vickers Wellesley
WLy Westland Lysander
WWd Westland Whirlwind
WWp Westland Wapiti
Fairey Seal MMt Miles Martinet VVb Vickers Vildebeast
Fokker TVIIIW NAH North American Harvard VVc Vultee Vengance
Gloster Gladiator NN Northrup N-3PB VWn Vickers Wellington
Gloster Gauntlet OA Oxford Airspeed VWw Vickers Warwick
Gloster Meteor P51 North American Mustang P51 VWy Vickers Wellesley
Hawker Audax RTh Republic Thunderbolt WLy Westland Lysander
Hawker Fury SM Savoia-Marchetti S73/S79 WWd Westland Whirlwind
Hawker Hurricane SRL Saunders-Roe London WWp Westland Wapiti
Handley Page Hampden SRLw Saunders-Roe Lerwick
Hawker Hart SS23 Short S23 Flying Boat UK
Handley-Page Harrow SS26 Short S26 Flying Boat France
Handley Page Halifax SSi Short Singapore Europe
Hawker Tempest SSt Short Stirling N.Africa
Hawker Typhoon SSu Short Sunderland Far East
Handley Page Victor SSc Supermarine Scapa Malta
Junkers Ju52 SS Supermarine Spitfire Italy
Lockheed Hudson SSr Supermarine Stranraer India/Burma
Lockheed Ventura SW Supermarine Walrus Middle East
Martin Baltimore VV Vickers Vincent Greece
Martin Maryland VVa Vickers Valentia Iceland
May-42 Sep-42 Jan-43 May-43 Sep-43 Jan-44 May-44 Sep-44 Jan-45

HH-II HH-II Hty-I
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
WLy-I/II
CT-I/IIA P51-II
P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-II SS-XIV SS-XIV
HH-IIB/C HTy-IB
HH-IIB/C HH-IIB/C HTy-IB HTy-IB HTy-IB HTm-V HTm-V HTm-V HTm-V
WLyIII
CT-IIA CT-IIA P51-I P51-I P51-I dMq- dMq-XVI dMq-XVI SS-XI SS-XI
P51-I P51-I dMq-XVI dMq-XVI XVI SS-XI SS-XI HTy-IB HTy-IB
HAx CM-IV
CM-IV CM-IV CM-IV HH-II HH-IIC/D HH-IIC/D HH-IIC/D RTh-I/II RTh-I/II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II/IV HH-IV HH-IV HH-IV HH-IV HH-IV

SSt-I/III
SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I ALc-I/III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III
BBl-V LH- BBl-V LH-
BBl-IV BBl-IV/V BBl-IV/V VI VI VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII
VWn-III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II/III HHx-III HHx-III HHx-III
BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC

VWn-I
VWn-I ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
MB
BBl-I BBl-I/V BBl-V BBl-V BBl-V LV MB MB DB DB
BBl-IV B26-I B26-I B26-I B26-I B26-I B26-I VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
SSt-I SSt-I SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III

WLy-III
WLy-III WLy-III P51-I P51-I SS-
P51-I P51-I CT-I P51-I XI SS-XI SS-XI no combat duties
sqn destroyed durring Japanese HHII/C
invasion of Burma HHII/C HHII/C HHII/C SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII
DB-III/IV DB-III/IV DB-III/IV
BBl-IV BBl-V BBl-V DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-V DB-V DB-V
SS-IX
SS-II/VB SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX P51-III/IV P51-III/IV P51-III/IV P51-III/IV
WLy-II
WLy-II WLy-II HH-IIB HH-IID/IV HH-IID/IV HH-IID/IV HH-IID/IV HH-IID/IV HH-IID/IV
BBl-IV
LV-I/II LV-I/II LV-I/II LV-I/II dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI
BBt-I/II
BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X
DH-I
DB-III
dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI
AY AY AY AY AY AY
BBr-I dMq-II/VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI
BBr-I dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-XVII dMq-XVII dMq-XVII dMq-30
CT-II CT-II P51-I P51-I

P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I SS-V SS-V SS-V P51-I
sqn destroyed
durring Japanese BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI/X
invasion of Sumatra BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X
sqn destroyed
durringJapanese
invasion of Burma HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II
BBr-I/VI BBr-I/VI
dMq-XII dMq-VI/XII dMq-XII dMq-XII dMq-XIII
BBr-I BBr-I dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-30
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II RTh-I/II RTh-I/II RTh-II
DD-II DD-II DD-II
DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV
HH-II SS-V/VII
HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-VII/IX SS-IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX
HH-II HH-II
HH-II HH-II SS-V SS-V HH-II SS-V SS-IX SS-IX HTm-V
HH-IIC
BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-V BBl-V HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC RTh-II
HHx-III
HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
VWn-I/VIII VWn-I/VIII
VWn-X/XI VWn-X/XI
VWn-XII/XII VWn-XII/XIII
sqn destroyed in Java VWn-I/VIII I VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
VWn-I/III VWn-X
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X B24-VI B24-VI
VWn-I
VWn-I VWn-III/X
VWn-III/X VWn-VIII VWn-X/XI VWn-XI
VWn-VIII VWn-XI VWn-X/XI VWn-X/XI VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIV
BBt-I BBr-X
BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X B26-III
VWn-IX
VWn-III VWn-III VWn-III VWn-III/IX VWn-IX VWn-IX VWn-IX VWn-IX B24-VI
SS-V SS-V SS-V/XII SS-XII SS-XII SS-XII SS-XII SS-XIV SS-XIV
BBt-V
BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I/V BBt-V HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC
HH-II SS-V SS- SS-VIII
HH-II HH-I/II SS-V SS-V IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III

VVc-I
BBl-IV VVc-I VVc-I VVc-I dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI
BBr-VI/X BBr-VI
BBr-I/VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-XII dMq-XII SSt-V
VWy VWy VWy BBt-X BBt-X
BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I/X BBt-X BBt-X BBt-X dMq-VI dMq-VI
LH-V
LH-V LH-V LH-V LH-V LH-V DD-III/IV DD-III/IV DD-III/IV DD-III/IV
AM
AM
AW-V
AW-V HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-III HHx-III HHx-III HHx-III
BBl-IV
BBl-IV MB-III/IV MB-III/IV MB-III/IV MB-III/IV DD-III/IV DD-III/IV DD-III/IV
LH-III
LH-V/III LH-III AW-VII B24-V B24-V B24-V B24-V/VI B24-V/VI no combat duties
SS-V
in transit SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII
MB-V
MB-I/II/III MB-I/II/III MB-I/II/III MB-III/IV MB-III/IV MB-IV/V MB-V DB-IV DB-IV
HTy-I SS-IX
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I SS-IX HTm-V HTm-V HTm-V

AW-V AW-V/VII HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II/III
B17-II
LH-III B24-III B24-V B24-V B24-V B24-V/VIII B24-VIII B24-VIII B24-VIII
BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II

AM-I
DH-III/IV DH-III/IV
DH-III/IV DH-III/IV DH-III/IV DD-III DD-III DD-III DD-III DD-III DD-III
P51-I
P51-I P51-I P51-I HH-IIC SS-VC SS-VC disbanded
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX
SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX P51-III P51-III
SS-V SS-IX
SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX P51-III P51-III P51-III P51-III P51-III/IV
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX/XVI SS-XVI

sqn
destroyed
in HH-II
Rangoon HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII
BBr-IV dMq-XVII
dMq-XVII dMq-XVII dMq-XIX
BBr-IV BBr-IV BBr-IV BBr-IV BBr-IV BBr-IV dMq-XIX dMq-XIX dMq-30
MB-I/II/III MB-I/II/III MB-I/II/III

MB-I/II/III VWn-I/VIII VWn-I/VIII VWn-I/VIII MB-III/IV MB-III/IV VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII
VWn-X
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/III VWn-III/X VWn-III/X VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X B24-VI
SS-V transferred to 334th Pursuit Sqn US Army Air Corps

SS-V SS-VB/C SS-VB/C SS-VB/C
SS-IX SS-VB/C SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
HH-IIC SS-VC/IX SS-VC/IX
HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-VC SS-VC/IX SS-VC/IX SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-IX
HH-II SS-V SS-V SS-IXe

no combat duties HH-II SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-IXe SS-IXe SS-XVIe
VWn-III SSt-III
VWn-III SSt-I SSt-I/III SSt-I/III SSt-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
HHx-V HHx-V HHx-V HHx-V HHx-V HHx-III/V HHx-III HHx-III HHx-III/VI
AW-V AW-V
AW-V HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-III HHx-III/V HHx-III/V
HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-III HHx-III HHx-III HHx-III

HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II RTh-II RTh-II RTh-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-VC SS-IX HTm-V HTm-V
SS-V/IX
SS-V/IX SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII
no
combat VVc-I/II/III
duties VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI

BBl-IV
VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III dMq-VI
dMq-XII/XIII dMq-XII
DH-I/II dMq-II/XII dMq-XV/XVI dMq-XIII dMq-XII
dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-XV I dMq-XVII dMq-XII dMq-30 dMq-30
BBt-I B24-III B24-III B24-III B24-III B24-III/V B24-III/V B24-V B24-V/VIII

HH-II HH-II SS-V/VIII SS-V/VIII
HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS--IX SS--IX SS--IX SS--IX
DB-III/IV DB-III/IV DB-III/IV

DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-V DB-V DB-V
BBr-II
BBr-I/II BBr-I/II BBr-I/II BBr-I/II BBr-I/II BBr-I/II BBr-I/II BBr-I/II dMq-VI
SSt-III
disbanded SSt-I/III SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-XII SS-XII SS-XII SS-XIV SS-IX SS-IX
SS-IX SS-V SS-V SS-V/VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
HH-II SS-V/IX
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V SS-VIII
SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-II SSu-II SSu-II SSu-II

BPD-I/II BBr-II/VI
BBr-II BBr-II/VI BBr-II/VI dMq-XII dMq-XII/XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII HHx-III
B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II

VWn-II/X
VWn-I VWn-I/II VWn-II VWn-II/X VWn-XVI VWn-X VWn-X B24-VI B24-VI
sqn destroyed in ALc-I
Singapor ALc-III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
VWn-III
HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II/III HHx-III HHx-III HHx-III

VWn-I HHx-II
HHx-II ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
VWn-X
VWn-II VWn-II VWn-II VWn-II/X VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X B24-VI
dMq-IV/IX dMq-IX
dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV/IX dMq-IV/IX dMq-XVI dMq-XVI dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
AM-I
DB-III
DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI
VWn-I VWn-I disbande BBr-VI BBr-VI
B24-II B24-II d BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-XII dMq-XII BBr-VI BBr-VI
dMq-IX
n development dMq-IV/IX dMq-IV/IX dMq-IV/IX dMq-IX dMq-XVI
no VVc-I/II
combat VVc-I/II VVc-III/IV
duties VVc-I/II VVc-I/II VVc-I/II VVc-I/II VVc-I/II VVc-III/IV dMq-VI dMq-IV
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX

CK-I/II CK-IV
CK-I/II CK-III CK-III CK-III CK-III CK-III P51-III P51-III P51-III/IV
BB-IV BBl-IV/V BBl-V BBl-V HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC
BBl-V
BBl-IV BBl-V DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III/IV DB-IV DB-IV
VWn-III
VWn-III VWn-III ALc-II ALc-II ALc-II ALc-I/II/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
on and alignment checks of range-finding for AAA and radar
ransport (freight and personnel)
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX P51-III
CC-III SSu-II/II SSu-II/II disbanded FA FA FSw
B24-I/II/III B24-I/II/III B24-I/III B24-III B24-III B24-V B24-V B24-V/VIII B24-VIII
SS-V transferred to 335th Fighter Sqn US Army Air Force

SS-IX
SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-V SS-IX P51-III P51-III P51-III P51-III
no
combat GG-II HH-II HH-II
duties HH-I/II HH-II SS-V SS-V HH-II HH-II RTh-II RTh-II
SS-IV/VI SS-VI SS-VI/VII SS-VII SS-VII SS-VII SS-VII/IX SS-IX SS-IX

BBr-VI dMq-XVII
BBr-II BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-XVII dMq-XVII dMq-XVII dMq-30
SS-VC SS-VC SS-IX
SS-VC SS-VC SS-VC SS-VC SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX P51-III P51-III
HH-II HH-II HH-II
HH-I/II HH-II SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-XVI
dMq-XX
dMq-XXV
HH-I HH-I/II HH-II disbanded dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX P51-III P51-III P51-III
SS-V
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-XIV SS-XIV SS-XIV
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX/VII SS-VII SS-VII no combat duties
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-V SS-IX/IXe SS-IXe SS-VIII
SS-V transferred to 336th Fighter Sqn US Army Air Force (4th Fighter Group)
HH-II HH-II
no combat duties HH-II SS-V HH-II HH-II RTh-I/II RTh-I/II RTh-I/II
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II RTh-I RTh-I RTh-I
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V SS-V/VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII
WWd
WWd WWd WWd HH-IV HH-IV HTy-IB HTy-IB HTy-IB HTy-IB
AW-V AW-V HHx-II SSt-IV

HHx-I HHx-I/II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II SSt-IV SSt-IV ALc-I
dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
BBl-V dMq-IV/IX dMq-IV/IX dMq-XX dMq-XX
BBl-V dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV/IX dMq-XVI dMq-XVI dMq-XXV dMq-XXV
SS-IV SS-IV SS-IV/XI SS-XI
SS-IV SS-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV LV-I dMq-IX dMq-IX dMq-IX
BBl-IV BBl-IV LV-I LV-I dMq-IX/XVI dMq-XVI dMq-XVI dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-VI

BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I/VI dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-VI dMq-30
VWn-X
VWn-IV VWn-IV/III VWn-III VWn-III VWn-III/X VWn-X VWn-X dMq-XXV dMq-XXV
BBr-X
no combat duties BBr-II BBr-II/XI BBr-XI BBr-XI BBr-XI BBr-XI/X dMq-II/VI dMq-II/VI
HHp-I HHp-I BBr-VI BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X
SS-V/VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
HAx
CM-IV
BB-I HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II RTh-I/II RTh-I/II RTh-I
no combat duties disbanded no combat duties
HHx-II/V
disbande B24-II/III B24-II/III HHx-II HHx-II/V WLy-III HHx-V
VWn-I VWn-I d HHx-II HHx-II WLy-III WLy-III SSt-IV WLy-III
SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I/III SSt-I/III SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III

VWn-I/III VWn-X
VWn-I/III VWn-I/III VWn-I/III VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
BPD-II dMq-II/VI dMq-VI/XII dMq-XII dMq-XIII
dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-XII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-30 dMq-30
SS-V/IX
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII
BBr-VI
SS-VIII/IX BBr-VI
BBr-I BBr-I/VI BBr-I/VI BBr-I/VI BBr-VI BBr-VI HH-II ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
SS-VIII
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-VIII P51-IV
CM-IV CM-IV CM-IV CM-IV SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII
VWn-I/III VWn-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
dMq-II
dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-II/VI dMq-II/VI dMq-XIX dMq-XIX dMq-XIX
VWn-II
HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-III HHx-III HHx-III HHx-III
B24-II B24-II B24-II B24-II/III B24-III B24-III/VI B24-III/VI B24-VI B24-VI

B24-III/V B24-III/V
B24-II B24-II/III B24-II/III B24-III/V B24-III/V B24-III/V B24-VI B24-VI B24-III/V
WLy-III WLy-III WLy-III
WLy-III AW-V WLy-III WLy-III DH-I WLy-III WLy-III HHx-V WLy-III
AW-V DH-I DH-I DH-I HHx-V HHx-V HHx-V LH-III/V LH-III/V
DH-I HHx-V HHx-V HHx-V LH-III/V LH-III/V LH-III/V SSt-III/IV SSt-III/IV
VWn-I/III
VWn-X VWn-I/III
VWn-I BBl-V VWn-X VWn-I/III
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-X MB-III BBl-V VWn-X disbande dMq-XX
BBl-IV/V BBl-V BBl-V BBl-V dMq-VI MB-III MB-III d dMq-XXV
no combat duties disbanded dMq-XXV
SS-V HH-IV
SS-V SS-V HH-II HH-IV HH-IV HTy-I HTy-I HTy-IHTy-I
SS-IX
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX P51-III
VWn-III/X VWn-X ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V renumbered RAF 332 no combat duties
CT-II P51-I
CT-II P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I HTy-I HTy-I
dMq-IV
P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I disbanded dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-IV dMq-XIX
P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I disbanded ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
CT-I/II SSt-III
CT-I/II P51-I disbanded HHx-III HHx-III
VWn-VIII VWn-XII
VWn-VIII VWn-VIII VWn-XII VWn-XII VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
no combat duties, communications disbanded
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
HH-II HH-II HH-II HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
BBr-I BBr-I
BBr-I HH-II HH-II BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI
no combat BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI
duties BBr-X/XI BBr-X/XI BBr-X/XI BBr-X/XI BBr-X/XI
B24-II
B24-II HHx-II B24-II/III B24-VI B24-VI
B24-VI B24-VI
VWn-XIV
VWn-VIII VWn-VIII VWn-VIII VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWw-V VWw-V
B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II/III B25-II/III
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
HH-I/X

HH-II/IV HH-II/IV
HH-II/IV HH-II/IV HH-II/IV SS-V HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
SS-V/VIII
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-VIII/IX
HH-IV HTy-I merged
HH-IV HTy-I SS-V with 130 ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
transport sqn
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
CC-I CC-I CC-I SSt-IV SSt-IV SSt-IV SSt-IV
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I/IV CC-I/IV
VWn-X
VWn-I/III VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X dMq-IV
VWn-X VWn-X dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-XVI
dMq-IV dMq-IV HHx-V HHx-III HHX-III HHx-III HHx-II/III
HH-I/II
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
transport sqn
HTy-I HTy-I disbande
HH-I HH-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I d ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
VWn-X
VWn-X SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III/IV SSt-IV SSt-IV SSt-IV
VWn-X SSt-III
VWn-III VWn-III SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III HHx-III
LH-V
LH-V LH-V LH-V B24-V B24-V B24-V B24-V B24-V/VI B24-VI
SSu-II/III
SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-IV SSu-IV SSu-IV SSu-IV
CC-I
SSu-I/II
SSu-III CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I/IV CC-IV
BBl-IV
MM-I MB-I/II
BBl-IV MB-I/II MB-I/II MB-I/II MB-III/IV VWn-XIII
MM-I MB-III/IV MB-III/IV MB-III/IV VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII B24-VI B24-VI
SSu-I/II SSu-I/II
SSu-I/II SSu-III SSu-III SSu-I/III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I
B17-II B24-VI
LH-I/II/III B17-II B17-II B17-II B17-II B24-VI B24-VI B24-VI B24-VIII

HH-I/II HH-II SS-V SS-V/VIII SS-VIII
CT-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
CC-I/II
CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II SSu-V
CC-I/II CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I/IV CC-IV CC-IV CC-IV
surviving a/c transferred to No. 84 BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I/IV CC-I/IV

HH-II SS-IX
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-IX P51-III P51-III P51-III/IV
SSt-I/III SSt-I/III SSt-I/III SSt-I/III SSt-I/III B17-II B17-II B17-II/III B17-III

B24-VI B24-VI
no combat duties VWn-I VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X B24-VIII B24-VIII
BBt-I
BBt-II LH-VI LH-VI LH-VI BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I/X BBt-X BBt-X
SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-XVII dMq-XVII dMq-XVII dMq-30

B17-II
B17-I/II B17-II B17-II B17-II B17-II B17-II B17-II B17-II B24-VI
VWn-VIII VWn-VIII VWn-XI VWn-XI VWn-XI VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX HTm-V
MB-III/IV
MB-I/II/III MB-III MB-III MB-III/IV MB-III/IV MB-V MB-V B24-IV B24-IV
LH-V
B24-II B24-II B24-II/V B24-II/V B24-II/V B24-II/V B24-II/V B24-II/V B24-II/V
WLy-II/III HH-II
HH-II HH-II SS-V SS-V
P51-I/II P51-I/II P51-I/II P51-I/II SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX
DB-III DB-III DB-III B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II/III

BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
SSu-I/II
SSu-III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III/V
destroyed SS-V/IX
in Malta SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-XVI renumbered 603
SSu-I/III SSu-I/III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III/IV
WLy-II/III
CT-I/II
P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I disbanded CCo-I CCo-I
no
combat
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX duties no combat duties
LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II
LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV DD-III DD-III DD-III
SS-V SS-V SS-V/VI SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V P51-III P51-III/IV

BBr-XI
BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI/X BBr-X dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI
BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI/X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X

HH-II
HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
disbande
HH-I/II HH-II SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX/VIII d DD-III/IV
no combat
P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I duties dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-30
CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II

in transit CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-IV CC-IV CC-IV
P51-I HH-II HH-II
P51-I HH-II SS-V HH-II SS-IX SS-IX/VII SS-IX/VII SS-IX/VII SS-IX/VII
disbande
SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX d no combat duties
no
combat disbande
SS-V duties SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX d DD-IV
VV VV BBl-V
BBl-IV BBl-IV/V BBl-V BBl-V BBl-V VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII
HH-II HH-II HTy HTy HTy HTy HTy HTy HTy

B24-II/III B24-II/III
B24-IV/VI B24-IV/VI
SSu-III SSu-III disbanded HHx-III AY-I
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
dMq-VI
BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI/X BBr-X dMq-XVIII dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI
SS-IX
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V SS-V P51-III P51-III
CK-I/II
CK-I/II CK-III CK-III CK-III CK-III CK-IV CK-IV CK-IV CK-IV
LH-III
LH-III B17-II
BBr-I BBr-I/VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X

HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX/VIII SS-IX/VIII
BBl-IV
BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI/X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X
BBr-VI
BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-XIX
dMq-XII
dMq-XII dMq-XIII dMq-XII dMq-XII
BBr-I/VI BBr-I/VI BBr-VI dMq-XII dMq-XII dMq-XIII SS-VIII/IX dMq-XIII dMq-XIII
HH-I/II
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II RTh-I RTh-II

CC-I
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I SSu-V
CK-I/II CK-I/II
CK-I/II CK-III CK-III CK-III CK-III CK-III CK-III CK-III CK-III
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II RTh-I/II RTh-I/II RTh-I/II
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I/IV CC-I/IV
WWd-I
WWd-I WWd-I WWd-I WWd-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
BPD-II
dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-II/VI dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII
CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I

ty evauations no combat duties no combat duties
CT-II P51-I
P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I HTy-I P51-I/II P51-I/II
LH-II/V LH-II/V
LH-II/V LH-II/V SS-V SS-V
SS-V SS-V MMt-I MMt-I
MMt-I MMt-I SW-I SW-I
LH-II LH-II LH-II LH-II LH-II SW-I SW-I VWw-I VWw-I
CC-I
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III
BBr-VI/X
BBr-I BBr-I/VI BBr-I/VI BBr-I/VI BBr-VI BBr-XI BBr-X/XI BBr-X BBr-X
FFr
HH-I/II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII
HH-II HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX HTm-V HTm-V
WLy-III WLy-III
WLy-III WLy-III SW-I/II SW-I/II SW-I/II
SW-I/II SW-I/II BPD-I BPD-I SW-I/II SW-I/II AA-I SW-I/II SW-I/II
BPD-I BPD-I SS-V AA-I AA-I AA-I SS-V SS-V SS-V
duties no combat duties

no combat duties
duties
duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat dities
no combat
duties no combat duties no combat duties
no combat
duties no combat duties
no combat duties
duties
duties
duties
duties
no combat duties no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
VWn-IV VWn-IV VWn-III VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
HHx-II/V HHx-II/V
disbanded B24-VI B24-VI
SS-IXe
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IXe SS-IXe SS-IXe SS-IXe SS-XVI
SS-IX
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-XVI
VWn-I/X
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-XIII VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
VWn-II VWn-IV VWn-IV VWn-X B25-II dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI
SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-V SS-V SS-V P51-III P51-III P51-III

BBr-VI dMq-II/XII
BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-II/XII dMq-II/XII dMq-30 dMq-30
SS-IX
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-XVI
WLy-III WLy-III WLy-III P51-I HH-II
P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I HH-IV HH-II P51-III P51-III
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/VI SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX

VWn-I
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I B24-V B24-V B24-V B24-V B24-V B24-V/VI
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX

SS-V/VII
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/VI SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-V/IX SS-IX
SS-V
SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-V/IX SS-V P51-III P51-III P51-III P51-III
SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-V SS-V P51-III P51-III P51-III

SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
HH-II
HH-I HH-I HH-II SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX
LH-I/II LH-VI
LH-III LH-VI B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II/III
CC-II/III
CC-II CC-II/III CC-II/III CC-II/III CC-II/III CC-II/III CC-II/III CC-II/III B24-VI
SS-IX
SS-V SS-V SS-V/XIV SS-XIV SS-XVIe SS-XVIe
SS-V SS-V/XI SS-XI SS-IX SS-XI

SS-VIII
SS-V SS-V/XI SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
SS-V/VIII SS-V/VIII SS-V/VIII
SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX/XVI
NN NN
CC-III CC-III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III
SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I/IV CC-I/IV CC-I/IV
HH-II
HH-I HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V SS-V
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V
SS-IX
SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-XVI
SS-IX
SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-XVI
DB-III/IV
DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III/IV B25-II/III
SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III
SSu-III VWn- VWn- VWn- VWn-
VWn-XI/XIII XI/XIII XI/XIII XI/XIII XI/XIII
SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III
SSu-III VWn- VWn- VWn- VWn-
VWn-XI/XIII XI/XIII XI/XIII XI/XIII XI/XIII
SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX
HHx-III/V HHx-III HHx-III
HHx-III/V HHx-III HHx-III
SS-IX
CT-I SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX HTm-V
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-XIV SS-XIV
HH-II HH-IV HH-IV
HH-II
SS-V SS-V SS-V
no combat duties
B24-III/VI B24-V/VI B24-VI B24-VI
B24-III B24-III/VI B24-III/VI B24-VI B24-VI
B24-VI B24-VI B24-VI B24-VI
LH-VI B24-VI
B24-III LH-VI LH-VI DD-IV
CC-IV B24-III B24-III WLy-III
B24-VI B24-VI
Vickers Vildebeast
Vultee Vengance
Vickers Wellington
Vickers Warwick
Vickers Wellesley
Westland Lysander
Westland Whirlwind
Westland Wapiti
Canada/US/Carribean
East Africa
Russia
Gibralter
India/Burma
Middle East
May-45 Sep-45
SS-IX SS-IX
SS-XIV SS-XIV
HTm-V HTm-V
SS-XI SS-XI
RTh-I/II RTh-I/II
HH-IV HH-IV
ALC-I/III ALC-I/III
B24-VI B24-VI
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III/VII
HHx-III
HHx-III DD-II/IV
HH-IIC
SS-XIV/X SS-XIV
VIII SS-XVIII
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
DB DB
VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
dMq-VI dMq-VI
ALC-I/III ALC-I/III
t duties
SS-VIII SS-XIVe
DB-III/IV DB-III/IV
DB-V DB-V
P51-III/IV P51-III/IV
HH-IID/IV SS-XIV
dMq-VI dMq-VI
BBr-X BBr-X
dMq-VI dMq-VI
AY AY
dMq-30 dMq-30
P51-I SS-XI
BBr-X BBr-X
HH-II HH-II
SS-XIV SS-XIV
SS-XVIII SS-XVIII
dMq-30 dMq-30
RTh-II RTh-II
DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV
SS-V/IX SS-IX
HTm-V
HTm-V SS-XVI
RTh-II RTh-II
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
VWn-XIV disbanded
B24-VI B24-VI
VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
B26-III B26-III
B24-VI B24-VI
SS-XIV SS-XIV
HH-IIC
RTh-II RTh-II
SS-IX SS-IX
ALc-I/III
ALc-I/III ALn-B
dMq-VI
dMq-VI BBr-X
SSt-V SSt-V
dMq-VI dMq-VI
DD-III/IV DD-III/IV
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
HHx-III
SSt-V SSt-V
DD-III/IV
dTM DD-III/IV
no combat duties
SS-VIII HTm-II
DB-IV DB-IV
HTm-V HTm-V
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
disbanded
B24-VIII B24-VIII
HH-II
RTh-II RTh-II
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
DD-III DD-III
disbanded
P51-III P51-III
SS-XVIe SS-XVIe
disbanded
SS-VIII disbanded
disbanded
VWn-XIII dMq-VI
B24-VI B24-VI
SS-IX SS-IX
SS-IX SS-IX
SS-IXe
SS-XVIe
GM-3 GM-3
ALc-I/III
ALc-I/III ALn-II
HHx-VI HHx-VI
DD-IV DD-IV
HHx-III/V
HHx-VI
DD-III/IV DD-III/IV
HHx-VI
DD-IV DD-IV
RTh-II RTh-II
HTm-V HTm-V !
SS-VIII
RTh-II RTh-II
dMq-VI dMq-VI
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
dMq-VI dMq-VI
dMq-30 dMq-30
B24-VIII B24-VIII
SS--IX SS--IX
disbanded
dMq-XIX dMq-XIX
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
SS-F21 SS-F21
SS-VIII SS-VIII
SS-IX disbanded
disbanded
SSu-II
DD-III/IV DD-III/IV
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
B25-II/III
B25-II dMq-XVI
B24-VI
B24-VI AY-C
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
HHx-III/IV
HHx-III/IV B24-VI/VIII
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
VWn-X
VWn-X B24-VI
B24-VI ALc-VII
dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
dMq-VI dMq-VI
disbanded
dMq-IX dMq-IX
dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
dMq-IV dMq-IV
SS-IX SS-IX
P51-IV P51-IV
RTh-I/II RTh-I/II
DB-IV
DB-IV dMq-VI
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
disbanded
P51-III P51-III
disbanded
B24-VIII disbanded
P51-IV SS-IX
RTh-II disbanded
SS-IX
GM-3 GM-3
dMq-30 dMq-30
P51-III P51-III/IV
disbanded
dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
SS-IX SS-IX
SS-IX SS-IX
no combat duties
SS-XIV SS-XIV
RTh-I/II disbanded
RTh-I disbanded
SS-VIII SS-VIII
HTy-IB disbanded
ALc-I ALc-I
dMq-XVI
dMq-XX
dMq-XXV dMq-XVI
dMq-XVI disbanded
dMq-30 disbanded
dMq-XXV disbanded
disbanded
disbanded
SS-VIII
SS-IX disbanded
RTh-II disbanded
t duties
HHx-V
WLy-III
B24-VI B24-VI
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
dMq-30 dMq-30
SS-VIII SS-VIII
ALc-I/III disbanded
disbanded
SS-VIII SS-VIII
ALc-I/III disbanded
dMq-XIX disbanded
HHx-III
SSt-V SSt-V
B24-VI
B24-VIII B24-VIII
B24-III/V
B24-III/V B24-VIII
WLy-III
LH-III/V
SSt-III/IV disbanded
dMq-XX dMq-XX
dMq-XXV dMq-XXV
dMq-XVI disbanded
HTy-I
SS-IXe SS-IXe
SS-IX
P51-III SS-IX
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
t duties
disbanded
dMq-IV
dMq-XIX disbanded
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
HHx-III disbanded
VWn-XIV disbanded
HTy-I HTm-V
HTy-I disbanded
BBr-VI
dMq-XVI
dMq-XIX dMq-XIX
BBr-X/XI disbanded
B24-VI
B24-VI ALc-III
VWw-V VWw-V
B25-II/III dMq-XVI
HTy-I disbanded
HTy-I disbanded
HTy-I
SS-IX HTm-II
HTy-I disbanded
SS-IX disbanded
ALc-I/III disbanded
transport sqn
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
HHx-III/VII HHx-III/VII
CC-I/IV disbanded
dMq-XVI
HHx-III disbanded radar counter-measures sqn
HTy-I disbanded
ALc-I/III disbanded
SSt-IV SSt-IV
HTy-I disbanded
HTy-I disbanded
HHx-III disbanded
B24-VI disbanded
SSu-IV SSu-IV
CC-IV disbanded
B24-VI B24-VI
SSu-III disbanded
SSu-V SSu-V
no combat
B24-VIII duties
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
SS-IX SS-IX
SSu-V SSu-V
CC-IV disbanded
BBr-X
dMq-VI dMq-VI
renumbered
CC-I/IV No. 240
P51-III/IV P51-III/IV
B17-III B24-VIII
B24-VIII ALc-I
DD-III/IV DD-III/IV
no combat duties
BBt-X disbanded
ALc-I/III disbanded
dMq-30 dMq-30
B24-VI B24-VI
B24-VIII B24-VIII
VWn-XIII disbanded
HTm-V
HTm-V GM-3
B24-IV
B17-II/III disbanded
B24-II/V B24-II/V
SS-V/IX SS-V/IX
B25-II/III disbanded
ALc-I/III disbanded
SSu-III/V disbanded
renumbered 603
SSu-IV SSu-IV
CCo-I CCo-I
no combat duties
DD-III DD-III
P51-III/IV SS-IX
dMq-VI disbanded
disbanded
SS-IX SS-IX
DD-III/IV DD-III/IV
dMq-30 disbanded
CC-I/II CC-I/II
CC-IV CC-IV
SSu-V SSu-V
SS-IX/VII disbanded
no combat duties !
DD-IV DD-IV
disbanded
HTy
GM-3 GM-3
B24-IV/VI B24-IV/VI
AY-I AY-I
HTy-I HTm-II
dMq-VI dMq-VI
P51-III/IV MB-IV/V
CK-IV P51-III/IV
B17-II
VWw-I
LH-III LV-I
B17-II AA-I
BBr-X BBr-X
SS-IX/VIII SS-IX/VIII
BBr-X
dMq-XVIII BBr-X
dMq-XIX dMq-XIX
dMq-XII
dMq-XIII
dMq-IX/VI dMq-XIX/VI
disbanded
RTh-II RTh-II
disbanded
CK-III/IV disbanded
RTh-I/II disbanded
disbanded
HTy-I GM-3
dMq-XIII disbanded
disbanded
HTy-I disbanded
no combat duties
P51-I/II SS-XIX
SS-XIV dMq-FB6
LH-II/V
SS-V
MMt-I SS-V
SW-I SW-I
VWw-I VWw-I
SSu-III disbanded
disbanded
SS-VIII
SS-VIII SS-XIV
HTm-V disbanded
disbanded air-sea resue sqn

no combat
t duties duties air-sea rescue sqn
disbanded air-sea rescue sqn
air-sea rescue sqn
air-sea rescue sqn
air-sea rescue sqn
air-sea rescue sqn

disbanded training
disbanded training
training
training
disbanded training
no combat duties disbanded training
disbanded training
air-sea rescue sqn
air-sea rescue sqn
transport, airborne drops, glider-towing
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III Polish Sqn

HHx-II/V HHx-II/V
B24-VI B24-VI
VWw-III VWw-III Polish Sqn
SS-XVI SS-XVI Polish Sqn
P51-IV P51-IV Polish Sqn
VWn-XIV VWn-XIV Polish Sqn
dMq-VI dMq-VI Polish Sqn
P51-III P51-III Polish Sqn

dMq-30 dMq-30 Polish Sqn
SS-IX SS-IX Czechoslovak Sqn
B24-VI B24-VI Czechoslovak Sqn

SS-IX SS-IX Polish Sqn
transferred
to Royal
Netherlands
B25-II/III Navy Royal Netherlands Naval Air Sqn
CC-III/V CC-III/V
B24-VI B24-VI Netherlands Sqn
SS-XVIe disbanded Netherlands Sqn
SS-XI SS-XI French Sqn
SS-IX SS-IX French Sqn

SSu-II/III SSu-II/III Norwegian Naval Sqn

SS-IX SS-IX Norwegian Sqn
CC-IV CC-IV Norwegian Sqn

dMq-VI dMq-VI Norwegian Sqn
SS-V SS-V Royal Hellenic Air Force
SS-V SS-V Greek Sqn

SS-XVI SS-XVI Free French Sqn
SS-XVI SS-XVI Free French Sqn
B25-II/III B25-II/III French Sqn

SSu-III
VWn- SSu-III
XI/XIII VWn-XI/XIII French Sqn
SSu-III
VWn- SSu-III
XI/XIII VWn-XI/XIII French Sqn
SS-XVI SS-XVI French Sqn
HHx-VI HHx-VI French Sqn
HHx-VI HHx-VI French Sqn
SS-XVI SS-XVI Belgian Sqn

SS-XIV SS-XIV Belgian Sqn
HH-IV disbanded Yugoslav Sqn
SS-V disbanded Yugoslav Sqn

communications and transport
disbanded
B24-VI B24-VIII
B24-VI B24-VI
B24-VI B24-VI
DD-IV DD-IV
WLy-III WLy-III Special Operations, communications, transport
B24-VI B24-VI Special Operations, communications, transport
Sqn Date
Codes # Sep-39 Jan-40 May-40 Sep-40 Jan-41 May-41
JX 1 HH-I HH-I HH-II HH-II
XV OI 2 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II

GG-I
OP QO 3 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-IIA/B/C
FY 4 WLy-I/II WLyIII WLyIII WLyIII

AA-I AA-I
MG 7 HHp-I HHp-I none SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I
WS 9 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
ZA 10 AW-IV AW-IV AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V

FB
PH 12 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
OO 13 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I
CX 14
BBl-IV
LS 15 BBl-IV BBl-IV VWn-I VWn-I SSt-I
KJ KY 16 WLy-II WLy-II WLy-II WLy-II/III WLy-III WLy-III

YB 17 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-I/IIA/IIB
WV 18 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
QV 19 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-II SS-II SS-II
YH 21 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

OA 22 BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II
BBl-I
YP 23 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I DH-I DH-I
24
BBl-I BBr BBr-I
ZK 25 BBl-I/IV BBl-I BBl-I -I BBr-I DH-I
WLy-I/II WLy-I/II
RM 26 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II CT-II CT-II
BBl-I
BBl-I HH-I BBl-I
RO 29 BBl-I BBl-I HH-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I
GZ 32 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II
5R 33
TL 35 no combat duty HHx-I HHx-I/II HHx-II

RW 36
HD 37 VWn-IA VWn-IA VWn-IA
38 no combat duty VWn-IA/C VWn-I

BBl-IV
BL 40 FB BBl-IV BBl-IV VWn-I
EB 41 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-I/II SS-II/V
AW 42 VVb-IV VVb-IV BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I
FT 43 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II
AA-I
KM 44 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I
46 HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II
AA-I AA-I AA-I
ZS 48 AA-I AA-I BBt-I BBt-I AA-I LH-III/V
EA 49 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I
VN 50 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I
MH 51 AW-II/IV AW-IV AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V

52 52 no combat duty
BBl-IV
TE PZ 53 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV LH-V
KL DL 54 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II/V
US 56 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II

BBl-IV
DX 57 BBl-IV VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/II
GE 58 AW-III AW-III/V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V
BBl-IV
PJ BY 59 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV LH-III
HHp-I
QR 61 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I AM-I AM-I AM-I
FB FB
63 63 AA-I AA-I no combat duties
BBl-I
SH 64 BBl-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II
YT 65 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-I/II

GGt-II
LZ 66 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II SS-II
WM 68 BBl-I BBr-I
69
BB HH-II
XR 71 HH-I HH-I SS-II
GG-I GG-I GG-I SS-I/II
RN 72 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-V SS-V
73 HH-I
SS-IIA
4D 74 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-IIA SS-IIA SS-VB
AA JN 75 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
MP 76 no combat duty HHx-I

KN 77 AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V
AW-I/IV
EY 78 AW-V AW-IV/V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V
NV 79 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II
OD W2 80
no combat
FL 81 dTM duty
UX 82 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
OL 83 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I

HH-I
BPD-I HH-I
VY 85 HH-I HH-I DH-I/II DH-I/II
BBl-IV
BX 86 BBl-IV BBt-I
LK 87 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II
FB
BBl-IV FB BBl-
RH 88 FB FB DB-I IV DB-I
89
WP 90 no combat duty B17-I

DL 91 SS-II/V SS-V
BBl-I
QJ 92 BBl-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/V SS-V
HHw-II
HHw-II DH
HN 93 DH VWn-I
DQ 95 SSu-I
HH-I HH-I/II
ZJ 96 BPD-I BPD-I
AM-I
OF 97 no combat duty AM-I HHp-I
VO 98 FB FB
LN 99 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
RA HW 100
BBl-IV
SR 101 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV VWn-I VWn-I
AW-IV AW-IV
102 AW-III/IV AW-IV AW-IV HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II
FB
PM 103 FB VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
104 no combat duty VWn-II
FB
GB 105 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
ZM 106 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I
OM 107 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

108 108 no combat duty
ZP HS 109 no combat duty,
VE 110 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
HH-II
TM 111 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I SS-I/II
FD 114 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
KO 115 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I

116 no combat duty,
NK 118 SS-II SS-II
SS26
SS23
119 SS26 CC-I
OH 120 B24-I
AV 121 HH-I
MT 122 SS-I
XE 123 SS-I
ON 124 SS-I
VA 125 BPD-I
5J 126
9N 127
WG M5 128
DV 129 SS-I
PJ AF 130 SS-II
NX 131 SS-I
FF 132 SS-I
HH-II
MD 133 SS-II
no combat
GV GQ 134 duty
WK 135 HH-II
HM 136 HH-II
SF 137 WWd
AC 138 AW-V
XD 139 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
140
GG-I/II
GG-I/II BBl-I BPD-I
TW 141 BBl-I FB-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I BBr-I
FB
QT 142 FB VWn-II VWn-II VWn-II
HO 143 BBr-I
PL 144 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I
HH-I
SO ZX 145 no combat duties HH-I HH-I SS-II SS-II
147
OJ 149 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I

FB
JN 150 FB VWn-I/III VWn-I/III VWn-I/III
HH-I HH-I HH-I
DZ 151 HH-I HH-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I
GG-II
UM 152 GG-II SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II
TB 153
HT 154
GT 156
RS 157
NP 158
MA 161
162
163
FJ 164
SK 165
AS 166 no combat duties
VL 167
QC 168
VI 169
TC 170
6Y 171
OQ 172
XP 174
HH 175
OZ 179
EV 180
EL 181
XM 182
HF 183
BR 184
GL 185 no combat duties
AB 186
187
CA 189
G5 L9 190
DT 192
DP 193
JE A4 195
ZO 7T 196
OV 197
TP 198
EX 199
ZM NS 201 SRL-I/II SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I/II

TQ 202
KG 204 SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I
AA-I
VX PQ 206 AA-I AA-I LH-I/II/III LH-I/II/III LH-I/II/III LH-I/II/III
AM-I
EM 207 no combat duties AM-I AM-I AM-I HHp-I
SSr SRLw-I
WQ 209 SRLw-I SRLw-I SRLw-I SRLw-I CC-I/II CC-I/II
SSu-I
DA 210 SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I CC-I CC-I
BBl-IV
212 SS-I
AK 213 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I
UX BU 214 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/II

LG 215 no combat duties
AA-I AA-I
MW 217 AA-I AA-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I
BBl-IV
HA 218 BBl-IV VWn-I VWn-I/II VWn-I/II
BBl-I
FK 219 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I
AA-I
NR 220 LH-I/III/VI LH-I/III/VI LH-I/III/VI LH-I/III/VI LH-I/III/VI LH-I/III/VI
221 VWn-I VWn-I
BBl-I
ZD 222 BBl-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II/V
6G 223
QA XB 224 LH-I LH-I LH-I LH-I LH-I LH-I/V
LX 225 WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III

FB-I
MQ 226 FB-I FB-I BBl-IV BBl-IV
9J 227
DG 228 SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I

BBl-I
HB 9R 229 BBl-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I
231 WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III WLy-II/III
EF 232 HH-I HH-I HH-I

LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II
QX 233 LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV
FB
BBl-I FB
AZ 234 GGt-II BBl-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II SS-V
FB-I
QY 235 FB-I BB-I BBl-IV BBl-IV BBr-I BBr-I
no
combat
ND 236 duties BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
SS-I
KC 238 HH-I HH-I HH-I
WLy-II/III
HB 239 WLy-II/III WLy-II/III CT-II
SRL-II SSr-I SSr-I
BN 240 SRL-II SRL-II SSr-I SSr-I CC-I/II CC-I/II
WLy-II/III
RZ 241 WLy-II/III WLy-II/III CT-II
FB
LE 242 BBl-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II
SN 243
BBl-I
FB-I
DX MR 245 BBl-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I
246
GG-II
HP ZY 247 GG-II HH-I HH-I/II
BBl-IV
WR 248 BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBr-I
SS-I
GN 249 HH-I HH-I HH-I/II
BBl-I/IV
PN 252 BBr-I
SW 253 FB HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II
QM 254 BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

BPD-I
HH-I
YD 255 BPD-I BPD-I BBr-II
BPD-I/II
JT 256 BPD-I/II BPD-I/II HH-I/II
SS-I
DT FM 257 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II
ZT 258 HH-I HH-II
HH-I
HS 260 HH-I CK-I/II
HH-I
HE 263 GG-I/II GG-I/II WWd-I WWd-I WWd-I
PS 264 BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I

FB
UO ZH 266 FB SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-I/II SS-II
WLy-II
268 WLy-II WLy-II CT-II
AA-I
UA 269 AA-I AA-I LH-I LH-I LH-I/II LH-II
BJ 271 no combat duty; transport
272 BBl-I BBl-I
YK JJ 274
PV 275
AQ VA 276
BA 277
MY 278
FI 279
YF 280
FA 281
282
285
NW 286
287
RP 288
YE 289
290
291
PX 8E 295
XH 296
L5 297
5G 298
299
FB-I
BH 300 FB-I VWn-I VWn-I/IV VWn-I/IV
FB-I
GR 301 FB-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/IV
WX 302 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II
RF 303 HH-I HH-I/II SS-I/II SS-II

FB-I
NZ DQ 304 FB-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
FB-I
SM 305 FB-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/II
HH-II
UZ 306 HH-I HH-I/II SS-II
EW 307 BPD BPD BPD

HH-I
ZF 308 HH-I SS-I SS-II
WC 309 WLy-III WLy-III WLy-III
NN 310 HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II
KX PP 311 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
DU 312 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-II
RY 313 SS-I
HH-I
PK 315 HH-I SS-II
HH-I/II
SZ 316 HH-I SS-V
JH 317 HH-I HH-I/II
318
AA-I AA-I AA-I
FT LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II
TD NO 320 AA-I LH-III LH-III LH-III
HH QQ 321 AA-I AA-I
VL 3W 322
5A 329
GS WH 330
FN 331 HH-I
AH 332
KK 333
GN 340
NL 341
OA 342
2Y 345
H7 346
L8 347
GE 349
MN 350
Sqn Date
Number of Squadrons with specific aircraft
Aircraft Codes
AA Avro Anson 8 6 6 4 2 2
ALc Avro Lancaster
AM Avro Manchester 1 2 3 3
AW Armstrong Whitley 6 6 6 6 6 6
AY Avro York
B17 Boeing Fortress B17 1
B24 Consolidated Liberator B24 1
BBl Bristol Blenheim 18 23 24 24 23 13
BBr Bristol Beaufighter 3 5 7
BBt Bristol Beaufort 1 1 4 4 3 4
BPD Boulton-Paul Defiant 1 2 5 8 8
CC Consolidated Catalina 3 4
CK Curtiss Kittyhawk 1
CT Curtiss Tomahawk 1 4
DB Douglas Boston 1 1
DD Douglas Dakota
DH Douglas Havoc 3 4
dTM dehavilland Tiger Moth 1
FA Fairley Albacore
FB Fairey Battle 8 6 12 9 2 1
FT Fokker TVIIIW 1
GG Gloster Gladiator 5 4 1 1 1
GGt Gloster Gauntlet 2
GM Gloster Meteor
HH Hawker Hurricane 10 10 27 32 35 33
HHp Handley Page Hampden 8 8 7 7 6 8
HHw Handley-Page Harrow 1
HHx Handley Page Halifax 2 2 3
HTm Hawker Tempest
HTy Hawker Typhoon
LH Lockheed Hudson 3 3 4 6 6 9
LV Lockheed Ventura
MMt Miles Martinet
SRL Saunders-Roe London 2 1 1
SRLw Saunders-Roe Lerwick 1 1 1 1 1
SS23 Short S23 Flying Boat 1
SS26 Short S26 Flying Boat 1 1
SSt Short Stirling 1 1 2
SSu Short Sunderland 3 4 4 3 3 1
SS Supermarine Spitfire 7 13 16 13 18 32
SSr Supermarine Stranraer 1 1 1 1 1
SW Supermarine Walrus
VVb Vickers Vildebeast 1 1
VWn Vickers Wellington 7 7 10 20 20 21
VWw Vickers Warwick
WLy Westland Lysander 2 2 6 10 10 10
WWd Westland Whirlwind 1 1 2
sum 93 98 134 155 168 183
This region includes: Example: 90 Sqn. The tasks untaken by its Spitfires included shipping reconnaissan
England it had become a normal single-seat fighter sqn undertaking shipping patrols and we
Wales undertake these in their own aircraft.
Ireland
Scotland Example: 64 Sqn. In May 1941 it moved to Scotland for air-defence duties, returnin
when it moved back to Scotland. In November 1944 it converted to Mustangs and
Sep-41 Jan-42 May-42 Sep-42 Jan-43 May-43 Sep-43 Jan-44 May-44
HH-II HH-II Hty-I
HH-II HH-II HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I SS-IX
WLy-I/II
WLy-I/II WLy-I/II CT-I/IIA
CT-I/IIA CT-I/IIA P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I
HH-IIB/C HTy-IB
HH-IIA/B/C HH-IIB/C HH-IIB/C HH-IIB/C HTy-IB HTy-IB HTy-IB HTm-V
WLyIII
CT-IIA CT-IIA P51-I P51-I P51-I dMq- dMq-XVI
WLyIII WLyIII P51-I P51-I dMq-XVI dMq-XVI XVI SS-XI
SSt-I/III
SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I ALc-I/III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III
VWn-III VWn-III VWn-III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
AW-V
HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II/III HHx-III
VWn-I
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I/V
SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III

WLy-III
WLy-III WLy-III P51-I P51-I SS-
WLy-III WLy-III P51-I P51-I CT-I P51-I XI SS-XI SS-XI
BBl-IV
SS-IX
SS-II/VB SS-II/VB SS-II/VB SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX P51-III/IV
BBl-IV
BBl-IV LV-I/II LV-I/II LV-I/II LV-I/II dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI
BBt-I/II
DH-I
DH-I DB-III
DH-I DB-III dMq-II dMq-II dMq-VI
AY AY AY AY
BBr-I dMq-II/VI dMq-VI
BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-XVII dMq-XVII
WLy-I/II
WLy-I/II CT-II CT-II CT-II P51-I
CT-II P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I SS-V SS-V
BBr-I/VI BBr-I/VI
dMq-XII dMq-VI/XII dMq-XII dMq-XII
BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII
HH-II HH-II HH-II
SS-V SS-IX
HHx-III
HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II/III ALc-I/III
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/XII SS-XII SS-XII SS-XII SS-XII
BBt-I BBt-I
HH-II HH-II HH-II
HHp-I ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
AA-I LH-V
LH-III/V LH-V LH-V LH-V DD-III/IV DD-III/IV
AM
HHp-I HHp-I ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
AM
HHp-I HHp-I ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
AW-V
AW-V AW-V AW-V HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-III HHx-III
LH-V LH-V B24-V B24-V/VI

SS-II/V SS-II/V
no
HH-II combat HTy-I SS-IX
HTy-1 duties HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I SS-IX HTm-V
VWn-I/II
VWn-I/II VWn-III VWn-III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V/VII HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II
B17-II
LH-III LH-III LH-III B24-III B24-V B24-V B24-V B24-V/VIII B24-VIII
AM-I
AM-I AM-I ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
P51-I
P51-I P51-I P51-I HH-IIC SS-VC
SS-II SS-V SS-V SS-V
SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX
SS-II SS-V SS-IX
SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX P51-III P51-III
SS-II SS-II/V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX

BBr-IV
dMq-XVII
BBr-I BBr-I/IV BBr-IV BBr-IV BBr-IV BBr-IV BBr-IV BBr-IV dMq-XIX
VWn-XIII
SS-V SS-V SS-V

SS-V
SS-V SS-V SS-IX
SS-IIA
SS-VB SS-VB SS-IXe
VWn-III SSt-III
VWn-I VWn-III VWn-III SSt-I SSt-I/III SSt-I/III SSt-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
HHx-I/II HHx-I/II HHx-V HHx-V HHx-V HHx-V HHx-V HHx-III/V HHx-III

AW-V AW-V
AW-V AW-V AW-V HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-III
AW-V
AW-V HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-III HHx-III
HH-II HH-II
SS-IX
SS-V SS-V/IX
HHp-I
AM-I AM-I ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
dMq-XII/XIII dMq-XII
DH-I/II dMq-II/XII dMq-XV/XVI dMq-XIII
DH-I/II DH-I/II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-XV I dMq-XVII dMq-XII
BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I B24-III B24-III B24-III B24-III B24-III/V

HH-II HH-II HH-II
BBl-IV DB-III/IV
DB-I/III DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-V
BBr-I
SSt-III
B17-I B17-I SSt-I/III SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III ALc-I/III
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-XII SS-XII SS-XII SS-XIV
SS-V
DH
HH-II HH-II BPD-I/II BBr-II/VI

BPD-I BPD-I/II BBr-II BBr-II/VI BBr-II/VI dMq-XII dMq-XII/XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII
AM-I
AM-I ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II
VWn-I
ALc-I
ALc-III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
VWn-III
VWn-I VWn-I/III VWn-III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II/III HHx-III

VWn-I HHx-II
VWn-I VWn-I HHx-II ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
dMq-IV/IX dMq-IX
dMq-IV dMq-IV/IX dMq-IV/IX dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
HHp-I AM-I
HHp-I AM-I ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
DB-III
DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III dMq-VI dMq-VI
dMq-IV/IX dMq-IV/IX dMq-IV/IX
BBl-IV BBl-IV
SS-V SS-V SS-V

BBl-IV
VWn-III
VWn-I/III VWn-I/III VWn-III VWn-III ALc-II ALc-II ALc-II ALc-I/II/III ALc-I/III
duty,
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX
no
combat
SS26 duties CC-III SSu-II/II SSu-II/II FA
B24-I B24-I/II B24-I/II/III B24-V

HH-II
SS-II/V SS-V SS-V
SS-II SS-IX
SS-I/II SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-V SS-IX P51-III
SS-II SS-V
SS-I/II
SS-IV SS-IV SS-IV/VI SS-VI SS-VI/VII SS-VII SS-VII SS-VII SS-VII/IX
BPD-I BBr-VI
BPD-I BBr-II BBr-II BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-XVII dMq-XVII
SS-IX
SS-IX
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX P51-III

SS-V
SS-II/V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-XIV
SS-II SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX/VII SS-VII
SS-I/II SS-II SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-V
SS-II SS-V SS-V

HH-II
SS-II/V
HH-II
WWd
WWd WWd WWd WWd WWd HH-IV HH-IV HTy-IB HTy-IB
AW-V AW-V
WLy-III WLy-III AW-V AW-V HHx-II
HHx-I HHx-I HHx-I HHx-I/II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II SSt-IV
BBl-V dMq-IV/IX dMq-IV/IX

BBl-IV BBl-V dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV/IX dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
SS-IV SS-IV SS-IV/XI SS-XI
SS-IV SS-IV SS-IV SS-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV LV-I dMq-IX dMq-IX
BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV LV-I LV-I dMq-IX/XVI dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
BBr-VI BBr-VI
BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I/VI dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI
VWn-II/IV VWn-IV VWn-IV VWn-IV/III
BBr-I no combat duties BBr-II BBr-II/XI BBr-XI BBr-XI BBr-XI BBr-XI/X

HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I BBr-VI BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X
SS-II/V
VWn-I
SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I/III SSt-I/III SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III
VWn-I/III VWn-I/III VWn-I/III VWn-I/III

HH-I/II HH-I/II BPD-II dMq-II/VI dMq-VI/XII dMq-XII
BPD-I/II BPD-I/II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-XII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII
SS-II SS-II/V SS-V

BPD-I
BPD-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I/VI
SS-II SS-II/V SS-V

VWn-I VWn-I/III VWn-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
dMq-II
dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-II/VI dMq-II/VI dMq-XIX
VWn-II
VWn-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-II HHx-III HHx-III
WLy-III WLy-III
WLy-III WLy-III AW-V WLy-III WLy-III DH-I WLy-III WLy-III
AW-V AW-V DH-I DH-I DH-I HHx-V HHx-V HHx-V
DH-I DH-I HHx-V HHx-V HHx-V LH-III/V LH-III/V LH-III/V
SS-V HH-IV
SS-V SS-V HH-II HH-IV HH-IV HTy-I
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX

duties VWn-III/X VWn-X ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V
CT-II
CT-II P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I
P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I dMq-II dMq-II/VI

P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I
CT-I/II
CT-I/II P51-I
VWn-VIII VWn-XII
VWn-VIII VWn-VIII VWn-XII VWn-XII VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
VWn-XIV
B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
HH-I/X
HH-II/IV HH-II/IV
HH-II/IV HH-II/IV HH-II/IV SS-V HTy-I
HH-IV HTy-I
HH-IV HTy-I SS-V
CC-I CC-I CC-I SSt-IV SSt-IV
VWn-I/III VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X

VWn-X VWn-X dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV
dMq-IV dMq-IV HHx-V HHx-III HHX-III
HH-I/II
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
HTy-I HTy-I
HH-I HH-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
VWn-X
VWn-X SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III/IV SSt-IV
VWn-X
VWn-III VWn-III SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III
SSu-II/III
SSu-I/II SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-IV SSu-IV
LH-I/II/III LH-I/II/III LH-I/II/III B24-VI

AM-I
CC-I CC-I CC-I/II CC-I/IV CC-IV
VWn-I
VWn-I/II SSt-I/III SSt-I/III SSt-I/III SSt-I/III SSt-I/III SSt-I/III B17-II B17-II
BBt-I/II BBt-II
VWn-I
VWn-I/II SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I SSt-I SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III SSt-III
BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I dMq-XVII dMq-XVII

LH-I/III/VI LH-I/III/VI
B17-I B17-I B17-I/II B17-II B17-II B17-II
VWn-I
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
LH-V
LH-V LH-V B24-II B24-II B24-II/V B24-II/V B24-II/V B24-II/V B24-II/V
WLy-II/III
WLy-II/III HH-II
WLy-II/III HH-I/II P51-I/II
BBl-IV
DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II
SSu-I/II
SSu-I SSu-I/II SSu-III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-III SSu-III
SS-V/IX
WLy-II/III
WLy-II/III WLy-II/III CT-I/II
CT-I/II CT-I/II P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I
SS-V
LH-I/II
LH-IV DD-III
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/VI SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V

BBr-XI
BBr-I BBr-I BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI/X BBr-X dMq-VI
BBl-IV BBl-IV
BBr-I BBr-I/VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI/X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X
WLy-II/III CT-II no combat

CT-II HH-I/II P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I duties dMq-II dMq-II
CC-I/II CC-I/II
WLy-II/III WLy-II/III
CT-II CT-II P51-I
HH-II SS-V
no
combat
SS-V duties
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HTy HTy HTy HTy
SSu-III SSu-III
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
dMq-VI
BBr-I BBr-I/VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI/X BBr-X dMq-XVIII dMq-VI
HH-II HH-II HH-II

BBl-IV
BBl-IV BBl-IV BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI/X BBr-X BBr-X
BBr-II BBr-II BBr-VI

BPD-I/II BPD-I/II
HH-I/II HH-I/II BBr-I/VI BBr-I/VI BBr-VI
HH-I/II
SS-V HH-I/II
HH-II HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
WWd-I
WWd-I WWd-I WWd-I WWd-I WWd-I WWd-I HTy-I HTy-I
BPD-II
BPD-II BPD-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-II/VI dMq-XIII dMq-XIII
SS-V
SS-V HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
WLy-II
WLy-II CT-II CT-II P51-I
CT-II P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I HTy-I
LH-II/V
SS-V
MMt-I
LH-II LH-II LH-II LH-II SW-I
SS-IX
WLy-III WLy-III
WLy-III WLy-III SW-I/II SW-I/II SW-I/II
WLy-III WLy-III SW-I/II SW-I/II BPD-I BPD-I SW-I/II SW-I/II AA-I
SW-I/II SW-I/II BPD-I BPD-I SS-V AA-I AA-I AA-I SS-V
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat dities
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
no combat duties
VWn-IV VWn-IV VWn-IV VWn-IV VWn-III VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X ALc-I/III
VWn-IV VWn-IV
HH-II
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IXe SS-IXe SS-IXe
SS-II/V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V SS-V/IX

VWn-I/X
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-XIII VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
VWn-II VWn-II VWn-II VWn-IV VWn-IV VWn-X B25-II dMq-VI dMq-VI
SS-II SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-V SS-V SS-V P51-III

BBr-VI
BBr-II BBr-II/VI BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-II/XII dMq-II/XII
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX

WLy-III WLy-III WLy-III P51-I
WLy-III WLy-III P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I P51-I HH-IV HH-II
HH-II
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/VI SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX
VWn-I
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I B24-V B24-V B24-V B24-V
HH-II
SS-II SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX
SS-V/VII
SS-II/V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/VI SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX
SS-V
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-V/IX SS-V P51-III P51-III
SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-V SS-V P51-III

HH-II/V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
HH-I HH-I
AA-I
LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-VI
LH-III LH-III LH-III LH-VI B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II B25-II
SS-V SS-V SS-V/XIV SS-XIV

SS-V/IX SS-IX
SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III
HH-II SS-II/V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
dMq-II dMq-II/VI dMq-VI dMq-VI
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I/IV
SS-II SS-II/V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX
SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX
DB-III DB-III DB-III DB-III
SS-V SS-V
HHx-III/V
HHx-III/V
SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-IX
SS-II SS-II/V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX
2 1 1 1 1
1 3 8 13 16 17 18 20 23
4 4 4
6 6 5 5 1
1 1 1 1
2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 7
1 3 4 5 4 4
10 5 6 3 1 1
12 12 14 15 14 10 9 8 6
4 3 1
6 6 4 1 1
2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
6 6 7 4 1
2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
1 2
3 2 2 1 1 1 1
1 5 7 11 13 17 22 26
20 16 11 9 9 5 4 4 1
6 4 1
5 6 8 11 11 11 12 12 14
1
1 2 4 8 15 16 17 21 3
9 8 6 3 1 1 3 1
1 1 1 1
1
2 12 12 11 12 11 10 5
1
3 4 5 6 7 9 8 7 7
2 2 2 4 5 3 3 3 3
39 44 44 33 35 35 35 42 40
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
19 18 16 13 10 9 4 4 5
12 11 8 4 4 2 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 1
181 176 184 164 169 165 160 177 158
ded shipping reconnaissance and reporting movements, markings and tactics of enemy aircraft. By summer 1941
ng shipping patrols and weather reconnaissance to which were later added air-sea rescue sweeps until the new ASR sqns could
ir-defence duties, returning south in November to begin taking part in sweeps over northern France intil March 1943
nverted to Mustangs and flew these for the rest of the war in support of Bomber Command's daylight raids on Germany.
Sep-44 Jan-45 May-45 Sep-45
SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
ALC-I/III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III

ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III/VII
HHx-III
HHx-III HHx-III HHx-III DD-II/IV
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III
VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
VWn-XIV VWn-XIV dMq-VI dMq-VI
ALC-I/III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III ALC-I/III
P51-III/IV P51-III/IV P51-III/IV
dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI

AY AY AY AY
dMq-VI dMq-VI
dMq-XVII dMq-30 dMq-30 dMq-30
P51-I
SS-V P51-I
dMq-XIII
dMq-XIII dMq-30 dMq-30 dMq-30

VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
SS-XIV
ALc-I/III
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALn-B
SSt-V SSt-V SSt-V
DD-III/IV DD-III/IV DD-III/IV

HHx-III
HHx-III HHx-III SSt-V SSt-V
no combat duties
HTm-II

HHx-II HHx-II/III disbanded
B24-VIII B24-VIII B24-VIII B24-VIII
SS-VC disbanded
SS-IX
P51-III P51-III P51-III P51-III
SS-XVIe
dMq-XVII
dMq-XVII dMq-XIX
dMq-XIX dMq-30
transferred to 334th Pursuit Sqn US Army Air Corps
SS-IXe
SS-XVIe
GM-3 GM-3
ALc-I/III
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALn-II
HHx-VI HHx-VI
HHx-III HHx-III/VI DD-IV DD-IV
HHx-III/V
HHx-VI
HHx-III/V HHx-III/V DD-III/IV
HHx-VI
HHx-III HHx-III DD-IV
dMq-XII
dMq-30 dMq-30 dMq-30 dMq-30
B24-V B24-V/VIII B24-VIII B24-VIII

SS-IX SS-IX SS-F21 SS-F21
dMq-XIII HHx-III

HHx-III/IV
HHx-III HHx-III HHx-III/IV B24-VI/VIII
dMq-XVI dMq-XVI dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
dMq-VI dMq-VI
dMq-IX dMq-IX dMq-IX
dMq-IX dMq-XVI dMq-XVI dMq-XVI wireless development, wireless reconaissance, "Oboe" navigation developm

served as calibration and alignment checks of range-finding for AAA and ra
SS-IX P51-III P51-III P51-III
B24-V/VIII B24-VIII B24-VIII
transferred to 335th Fighter Sqn US Army Air Force
P51-III P51-IV SS-IX
SS-IX
SS-IX SS-IX GM-3 GM-3
dMq-XVII
dMq-XVII dMq-30 dMq-30 dMq-30
SS-IX
P51-III P51-III P51-III P51-III/IV
dMq-XX
dMq-XXV
dMq-XVI dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
P51-III P51-III
SS-IX
SS-VII
SS-IXe
transferred to 336th Fighter Sqn US Army Air Force (4th Fighter Group)
SSt-IV
SSt-IV ALc-I ALc-I ALc-I
dMq-XX dMq-XX dMq-XX
dMq-XXV dMq-XXV dMq-XXV dMq-XVI
dMq-VI
dMq-VI dMq-30 dMq-30
dMq-XXV dMq-XXV
BBr-X
dMq-II/VI dMq-II/VI
BBr-X BBr-X
no combat duties
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III

dMq-XIII
dMq-30 dMq-30 dMq-30 dMq-30
BBr-VI
SS-VIII
P51-IV
dMq-XIX dMq-XIX dMq-XIX

HHx-III
HHx-III HHx-III SSt-V SSt-V
WLy-III
HHx-V WLy-III WLy-III
LH-III/V LH-III/V LH-III/V
SSt-III/IV SSt-III/IV SSt-III/IV
dMq-XX dMq-XX dMq-XX
dMq-XXV dMq-XXV dMq-XXV
dMq-XXV dMq-XVI
HTy-I
SS-IXe SS-IXe
SS-IX SS-IX
SS-IX P51-III P51-III SS-IX
no combat duties
dMq-IV dMq-IV
dMq-IV dMq-XIX dMq-XIX
SSt-III
HHx-III HHx-III HHx-III
VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV

VWn-XIV
VWw-V VWw-V VWw-V VWw-V
HTm-II

transport sqn
SSt-IV SSt-IV HHx-III/VII HHx-III/VII
VWn-X
VWn-X dMq-IV
dMq-IV dMq-XVI dMq-XVI
HHx-III HHx-II/III HHx-III radar counter-measures sqn
SSt-IV SSt-IV SSt-IV SSt-IV
SSt-III
SSt-III HHx-III HHx-III
SSu-IV SSu-IV SSu-IV SSu-IV

CC-I/IV CC-IV CC-IV
B24-VI no combat
B24-VI B24-VIII B24-VIII duties
CC-IV CC-IV CC-IV
B17-II/III B17-III
dMq-30
B24-VI B24-VI
B24-VIII B24-VIII
HTm-V
HTm-V GM-3
B24-IV
B24-IV B24-IV B17-II/III
B24-II/V B24-II/V B24-II/V B24-II/V
SSu-III SSu-III/V SSu-III/V

SS-V/IX
SS-XVI
no
combat
duties
DD-III DD-III DD-III
P51-III P51-III/IV P51-III/IV SS-IX
dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI
BBr-X BBr-X
dMq-II/VI dMq-30 dMq-30
no combat duties
GM-3
B24-II/III B24-II/III B24-II/III B24-II/III
B24-IV/VI B24-IV/VI B24-IV/VI B24-IV/VI
HHx-III AY-I AY-I AY-I
HTm-II
BBr-X
BBr-X BBr-X dMq-XVIII BBr-X
GM-3
airborne drops, casualty flights
SW-I/II SW-I/II
SS-V SS-V air-sea resue sqn
air-sea rescue sqn
air-sea rescue sqn
air-sea rescue sqn
air-sea rescue sqn
air-sea rescue sqn
air-sea rescue sqn
air-sea rescue sqn
training
training
training
training
training
t duties training
t duties training
ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III ALc-I/III Polish Sqn

HHx-II/V HHx-II/V
HHx-II/V HHx-II/V B24-VI B24-VI
B24-VI B24-VI VWw-III VWw-III Polish Sqn
Polish Sqn
SS-IX
SS-IX SS-XVI P51-IV P51-IV Polish Sqn
VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV Polish Sqn
Polish Sqn
P51-III P51-III P51-III P51-III Polish Sqn

dMq-II/XII
dMq-30 dMq-30 dMq-30 dMq-30 Polish Sqn
Polish Sqn
HH-II
SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX Czechoslovak Sqn
B24-V B24-V/VI B24-VI Czechoslovak Sqn
SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX Czechoslovak Sqn
SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX Czechoslovak Sqn

Polish Sqn
Polish Sqn
Royal Netherlands Naval Air Sqn

Netherlands Sqn
SS-IX
SS-XVIe Netherlands Sqn
SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III SSu-II/III Norwegian Naval Sqn
Norwegian Sqn
dMq-VI dMq-VI
CC-I/IV CC-I/IV Norwegian Sqn
Free French Sqn
Free French Sqn
French Sqn
French Sqn
HHx-III HHx-III HHx-VI HHx-VI French Sqn
HHx-III HHx-III HHx-VI HHx-VI French Sqn
Belgian Sqn
SS-XIV Belgian Sqn
31 33 33 27
1 2 2 2
1 1 1
9 9 10 6
1 1
5 3 1 1
3 3 2
2 2 5 2
23 25 23 14
2 5
1
15 15 13 7
1 4
1
1 1 1
9 14 12 9
6 6 5 4
3 3 3 2
21 11 10 9
1 1
5 5 4 2
1 2 2
1 1 1
139 137 132 96
new ASR sqns could
on Germany.
r Corps
ce, "Oboe" navigation development
of range-finding for AAA and radar
r Force
r Force (4th Fighter Group)

Sqn Date
XV OI 2
OP QO 3
FY 4
KJ KY 16
QV 19
YH 21
RM 26
5R 33
EB 41
US 56
YT 65
LZ 66
69
RN 72
4D 74
OD W2 80
RH 88
HN 93
VO 98
OM 107
TM 111
119
MT 122
9N 127
WG M5 128
PJ AF 130
SF 137
140
HT 154
FJ 164
QC 168
XP 174
HH 175
EV 180
EL 181
XM 182
HF 183
BR 184
DP 193
OV 197
TP 198
FK 219
ZD 222
LX 225
MQ 226
DX MR 245
HP ZY 247
DT FM 257
HE 263
PS 264
UO ZH 266
268
YK JJ 274
WX 302
SM 305
ZF 308
NN 310
KX PP 311
DU 312
RY 313
JH 317
TD NO 320
VL 3W 322
326
327
328
5A 329
FN 331
GN 340
NL 341
OA 342
2Y 345
GE 349
MN 350
Sqn Date
Aircraft Codes
DB Douglas Boston
FA Fairley Albacore
FSw Fairey Swordfish
GM Gloster Meteor
HTm Hawker Tempest
HTy Hawker Typhoon
sum
This region includes:

France Example: 302 Sqn. In April 1944, the Sqn took up a fighter-bomber role in preparation f
Denmark ground-attack support for the Allied armies in Normandy. After the breakout it moved fo
Belgium transport and troop targets.
Holland
Germany Example: 33 Sqn. By the end of August 1944 the Sqn had moved to Normandy and flew
to convert to Tempests. In February 1945, it rejoined the 2nd TAF and flew fighter swee
er-bomber role in preparation for the invasion of France and in august moved to the beachhead to provide
After the breakout it moved forward until based in Belium in early October hwere it flew sweeps over Germany in search of
d moved to Normandy and flew ground-attack missions in support of the army until December when it returned to the UK
2nd TAF and flew fighter sweeps over Germany until the end of the war.
P51-II
SS-XIV SS-XIV SS-XIV SS-XIV
HTm-V HTm-V HTm-V HTm-V
SS-XI SS-XI
HTy-IB HTy-IB SS-XI SS-XI
no
combat
duties
P51-III/IV
P51-I SS-XI
HTm-V
SS-IX HTm-V HTm-V SS-XVI
SS-XIV SS-XIV SS-XIV
P51-III P51-III/IV SS-XVIe
SS-IX/XVI SS-XVI
VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII dMq-VI
SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
SS-IXe
SS-IXe SS-XVIe
DB-III/IV DB-III/IV
DB-V DB-V
SS-IX SS-IX
B25-II/III
B25-II B25-II B25-II dMq-XVI
dMq-VI dMq-VI
SS-IX SS-IX
FA FSw
P51-III
SS-IX SS-XVI
dMq-XVI
SS-XIV SS-XIV
HTy-IB HTy-IB HTy-IB
dMq-IX
SS-VIII
HTy-I HTy-I
P51-I
HTy-I HTy-I
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I HTm-V
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
B25-II/III dMq-XVI
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
HTy-I
HTy-I HTy-I SS-IX
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
dMq-XVII dMq-30 dMq-30
SS-IX HTm-V
SS-V/IX
B25-II B25-II/III B25-II/III
HTy
HTy HTy GM-3
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
HTy-I HTy-I
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-XIII
HTy-I HTy-I HTy-I
P51-I/II SS-XIX
P51-I/II P51-I/II SS-XIV dMq-FB6
HTm-V HTm-V HTm-V
SS-IXe
SS-IXe SS-XVI SS-XVI SS-XVI Polish Sqn
dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI Polish Sqn
SS-IX
SS-IX SS-XVI SS-XVI SS-XVI Polish Sqn
SS-IX Czechoslovak Sqn
B24-VI Czechoslovak Sqn
SS-IX SS-IX SS-XVI SS-XVI Polish Sqn
B25-II B25-II/III B25-II/III Royal Netherlands Naval Air Sqn
SS-XVIe SS-XVIe Netherlands Sqn
SS-IX SS-XI SS-XI SS-XI French Sqn
SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX French Sqn
SS-V/VIII SS-V/VIII
SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX French Sqn
SS-IX SS-IX/XVI French Sqn
SS-IX
SS-IX SS-XVI SS-XVI SS-XVI Free French Sqn
SS-IX
SS-IX SS-XVI SS-XVI SS-XVI Free French Sqn
DB-III/IV
DB-III/IV B25-II/III B25-II/III B25-II/III French Sqn
SS-IX SS-IX SS-XVI SS-XVI French Sqn
SS-IX
SS-IX HTm-V SS-XVI SS-XVI Belgian Sqn
SS-XIV SS-XIV SS-XIV Belgian Sqn
1
3 4 5 2
2 2
5 5 6 8
1
1
1
4 7 5 5
18 18 13
6 2 2
24 22 21 21
1 1 1
64 62 54 37
ny in search of
ed to the UK
Sqn Date
Codes # Sep-39 Jan-40 May-40 Sep-40 Jan-41
JX 1 HH-I HH-I
XV OI 2 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II
FY 4 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II
PH 12 FB FB
OO 13 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II
LS 15 FB
WV 18 BBl-I BBl-I/IV
RM 26 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II
TE PZ 53 BBl-IV BBl-IV
DX 57 BBl-I BBl-I/IV
PJ BY 59 BBl-IV BBl-IV
73 HH-I HH-I
FL 81 dTM
GG-I
VY 85 HH-I HH-I
LK 87 HH-I HH-I
RH 88 FB FB
VO 98 FB
PM 103 FB FB
GB 105 FB FB
FD 114 BBl-IV BBl-IV
XD 139 BBl-IV BBl-IV
QT 142 FB FB
JN 150 FB FB
DZ 151 HH-I
AK 213 HH-I
HA 218 FB-I FB-I
MQ 226 FB-I FB-I
LE 242 HH-I
FB
SW 253 HH-I
Sqn Date
Codes # Sep-39 Jan-40 May-40 Sep-40 Jan-41
Aircraft Codes
BBl Bristol Blenheim 6 6
dTM dehavilland Tiger Moth 1
FB Fairey Battle 9 10
GG Gloster Gladiator 1
HH Hawker Hurricane 4 8
WLy Westland Lysander 4 4
sum 25 28

France in 1939 and 1940 only. Example: 85 Sqn. On the outbreak of war, the Sqn moved to France as oart of the
fighter cover to the allied armies until its bases were overrun and the four remaini
Example: 142 Sqn. In March 1938 it converted to Battles and on the outbreak of W
German offensive in May 1940, the Sqn was engaged in attacks on enemy troop
e Sqn moved to France as oart of the Air Component of the BEF. When the German invasion came in May 1940, it gave
es were overrun and the four remaining aircraft retired to the UK.
ed to Battles and on the outbreak of WWII took these to France as part of the Advanced Air Striking Force. Durring the
engaged in attacks on enemy troop columns until forced to evacuate its airfields and return to the UK in mid-June.
May-44 Sep-44 Jan-45 May-45 Sep-45
May-44 Sep-44 Jan-45 May-45 Sep-45

Sqn Date
11 BBl-I BBl-I
YB 17
HHt
HHt HHt dTM
27 dTM dTM BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I
S 28 HAx HAx HAx HAx HAx

LB 34 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I
RW 36 VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III
BBl-I
MU 60 BBl-I BB-I
PT 62 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I
RD 67 BB BB
84
RA HW 100 VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III
VA 113
WK 135
HM 136
XD 139
SSi-III
FV 205 SSi-III SSi-III SSi-III SSi-III SSi-III CC-I
211
230 SSu-I SSu-I
EF 232 HH-I/II
LE 242
SN 243 BB-I BB-I
ZT 258
Sqn Date
Aircraft Codes
BB Brewster Buffalo 2 2
CC Consolidated Catalina 1
dMo de Havilland Moth 1 1 1
HAx Hawker Audax 1 1 1 1 1
HH Hawker Hurricane
HHt Hawker Hart 1 1 1
LH Lockheed Hudson
SSi Short Singapore 1 1 1 1 1 1
SSu Short Sunderland 1 1
VVb Vickers Vildebeast 2 2 2 2 2 2
VVc Vultee Vengance
sum 7 10 8 9 10 11
This region includes: Example: 27 Sqn. The Sqn was then designated a training unit and received Harts and
Burma with Blenheim fighters. These it took to Malaya in Feb 1941 where it lost most of its airc
Java in January 1942, it became dispersed during further Japanese landings and ceased to
Singapore
HongKong Example: 62 Sqn was based in northern Malaya in December 1941 and carried out atta
Malaya most of its aircraft in air attacks on its airfields.
Borneo
Sumatra
HH-IIA invasion of Burma

sqn destroyed
durring Japanese
BBl-I invasion of Sumatra
HAx sqn destroyed durringJapanese
WLy-II HH-II invasion of Burma
BBl-I/IV sqn destroyed in Java
VVb-III sqn destroyed in Java
BBl-I
BB-I sqn destroyed in Singapore
BBl-I
BB
BB HH-II sqn destroyed in Rangoon
BBl-IV
VVc-I/II/III
VVb-III Singapor
BB-IV
HH-II
HH-II destroyed in Rangoon
LH-III
SSi-III
CC-I CC-I
BBl-IV BBl-IV surviving a/c transferred to No. 84
HH-II evacuated from Sumatra

HH-II
SS-V
BB-I destroyed in Singapore
HH-II destroyed in Java
3 2
5 2
1 1
1
3 5
1
1
1
2 1
1
1
17 14
g unit and received Harts and Tiger Moths for this role, being brought to operational status again on 21 October 1940
41 where it lost most of its aircraft on the ground durring the Japanese invasion. After withdrawing to Sumatra
nese landings and ceased to exist early in February.
mber 1941 and carried out attacks on Japanese shipping engaged in landing troops in southern Thailand but lost

Sqn Date
WWp-IIA HHt
5 WWp-IIA WWp-IIA HHt HHt HAx HAx
11
YB 17
HAx
20 HAx HAx HAx HAx HAx BBl-I
OA 22
27
S 28
RS 30
VVa VVa
E 31 VVa VVa VVa VVa DD-II DD-II
LB 34
RW 36
39 BBl-I BBl-I
AW 42
45
47
ZS 48
52 52
MU 60 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I
PT 62
RD 67
KN 77
NV 79
FL 81
UX 82
84
89
ZJ 96
LN 99
VE 110
VA 113
XE 123
NX 131
FF 132
GV GQ 134
WK 135
HM 136
146
UM 152
155
159
BS 160
176
177
191
194
P1 200
203
FV 205
212
LG 215
230
QX 233
KC 238
BN 240
ZT 258
FJ 261
VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III VVb-III

HH MS 273 FSl FSl FSl FSl FSl FSl
HH QQ 321
354
355
356
357
358
Sqn Date
Aircraft Codes
AY Avro York
BBl Bristol Blenheim 2 2 1 1 1
CM Curtiss Mohawk
DD Douglas Dakota 1 1
DH Douglas Havoc
FFr Fairey Fulmar
FSl Fairey Seal 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAx Hawker Audax 1 1 1 1 2 2
HH Hawker Hurricane
HHt Hawker Hart 1 1 1
LH Lockheed Hudson
MB Martin Baltimore
RTh Republic Thunderbolt
SSu Short Sunderland
VVa Vickers Valentia 1 1 1 1 1 1
VVb Vickers Vildebeast 1 1 1 1 1 1
VVc Vultee Vengance
WWp Westland Wapiti 1 1 1
sum 7 7 7 6 7 7
This region includes: Example: 160 Sqn. While mainly engaged in shipping protection, No 160 also used its l
India
Burma Example: 261 Sqn The fall if Singapore resulted the Sqn being diverted en route to Cey
Ceylon in Ceylon until january 1943 when it moved to the Burma front and began escort and gr
HAx CM- HAx CM-IV
HAx IV CM-IV CM-IV CM-IV HH-II HH-IIC/D HH-IIC/D HH-IIC/D
BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC

sqn destroyed durring Japanese HHII/C
invasion of Burma HHII/C HHII/C HHII/C SS-VIII
WLy-II
BBl-1 WLy-II WLy-II WLy-II HH-IIB HH-IID/IV HH-IID/IV HH-IID/IV HH-IID/IV
BBt-I/II
BBt-I/II
sqn destroyed durring BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBr-X
Japanese invasion of BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI/X
Sumatra BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-II dMq-II dMq-II/VI BBr-X
sqn destroyed
durringJapanese
invasion of Burma HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II RTh-I/II
DD-II DD-II DD-II
DD-II DD-II DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV
sqn
destroyed
in Java BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-V BBl-V HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC
sqn destroyed in Java VWn-I/VIII
BBt-V
BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I/V BBt-V HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC
VVc-I
BBl-IV BBl-IV VVc-I VVc-I VVc-I dMq-VI dMq-VI
BBt-X
DD-III/IV
sqn
destroyed
in
Singapore BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV HH-II HH-II HH-II
DH-III/IV DH-III/IV
DH-III/IV DH-III/IV DH-III/IV DH-III/IV DD-III DD-III DD-III DD-III
sqn
destroyed
in HH-II
Rangoon HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-VIII SS-VIII
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II RTh-II
SS-VIII SS-VIII
no
combat VVc-I/II/III
duties VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III dMq-VI
BBl-IV
VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III VVc-I/II/III
BBr-I/II BBr-I/II BBr-I/II
VWn-II/X
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/II VWn-II VWn-II/X VWn-XVI VWn-X VWn-X
VVc-I/II
VVc-I/II VVc-I/II VVc-I/II VVc-I/II VVc-I/II VVc-III/IV
BB-IV BBl-IV/V BBl-V BBl-V HH-IIC HH-IIC HH-IIC
HH-II HH-II
SS-V SS-V HH-II HH-II
HH-II
HH-II RTh-I/II
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II RTh-I
destroyed
in HH-II
Rangoon HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V SS-V/VIII SS-VIII
HAx
CM-IV
BB-I HH-II
HAx HAx HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II RTh-I/II
SS-VIII SS-VIII
CM-IV CM-IV CM-IV CM-IV SS-VIII SS-VIII
B24-II B24-II B24-II/III B24-III B24-III/VI B24-III/VI

B24-III/V
B24-II/III B24-III/V B24-III/V B24-III/V B24-VI
BBr-I BBr-I
BBr-I HH-II HH-II BBr-VI BBr-VI
no combat BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI
duties BBr-X/XI BBr-X/XI BBr-X/XI
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I
transport
sqn
B24-V
MB-I/II
MB-III/IV
VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I
VWn-I VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X
SSu-III SSu-III
CC-I/II
CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-IV
destroyed
in Java HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II
HH-II
HH-I/II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II RTh-I/II
VVb-III
VVb-III FSl FFr
FSl FFr HH-I/II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-VIII
CC-II CC-II/III CC-II/III CC-II/III CC-II/III CC-II/III CC-II/III

B24-III/VI B24-V/VI
B24-III B24-III/VI B24-III/VI
B24-VI B24-VI
LH-VI
B24-III LH-VI
CC-IV B24-III
1 2 2 3 6 7
1 1 7 4 4 4
1 2 2 4 4 5
2 2 2 2 2 1 2
2 4 4 5 5 6 5
1 2 2 2 2 1
1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 2 2
1 1
1 1
2 2 2
2 7 9 11 15 20 19 17
1 1
1
6
1 1
1 2 5 7
1 1
1 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3
1 1 1 2
6 14 30 30 37 43 49 54 62
tection, No 160 also used its long-range aircraft fr photgrphic reconnaissance missions over Sumatra and the Nicobars and for minelaying.
being diverted en route to Ceylon where it arrived in time for the Japanese carrier raids in April 1942. The Sqn remained
front and began escort and ground attack missions.
RTh-I/II RTh-I/II RTh-I/II RTh-I/II

HH-IIC
SS-XIV/X SS-XIV
HH-IIC HH-IIC VIII SS-XVIII
SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-XIVe
HH-IID/IV HH-IID/IV HH-IID/IV SS-XIV
BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X
BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X

HH-II HH-II
SS-XIV SS-XIV
HH-II HH-II SS-XVIII SS-XVIII
RTh-I/II RTh-II RTh-II RTh-II
DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV DD-I/II/IV
HH-IIC
HH-IIC RTh-II RTh-II RTh-II
HH-IIC
HH-IIC HH-IIC RTh-II RTh-II
dMq-VI
dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI BBr-X
BBt-X BBt-X
DD-III/IV
DD-III/IV
DD-III/IV DD-III/IV dTM DD-III/IV
HH-II
HH-II HH-II RTh-II RTh-II
DD-III DD-III DD-III DD-III
SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII

DD-III/IV
RTh-II RTh-II RTh-II RTh-II

SS-VIII
SS-VIII SS-VIII RTh-II RTh-II
VVc-I/II/III dMq-VI dMq-VI dMq-VI

BBr-II
BBr-I/II dMq-VI dMq-XIX dMq-XIX
DD-III/IV DD-III/IV
B24-VI
B24-VI B24-VI B24-VI AY-C
VVc-I/II
VVc-III/IV
dMq-VI dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV
HH-IIC HH-IIC RTh-I/II RTh-I/II
RTh-II RTh-II RTh-II

no combat duties
SS-VIII SS-XIV SS-XIV
RTh-I/II RTh-I/II RTh-I/II
RTh-I RTh-I RTh-I
SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII
RTh-I/II RTh-I RTh-II

B24-VI
B24-VI B24-VI B24-VIII B24-VIII
B24-III/V B24-III/V
B24-VI B24-III/V B24-III/V B24-VIII
BBr-VI
dMq-XVI
BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-XIX dMq-XIX
BBr-X/XI BBr-X/XI BBr-X/XI

CC-I/IV CC-I/IV CC-I/IV
B24-V/VI B24-VI B24-VI
VWn-XIII
CC-I CC-I SSu-V SSu-V
CC-I/IV CC-I/IV CC-I/IV
B24-VI B24-VI
B24-VIII B24-VIII DD-III/IV DD-III/IV
SSu-III SSu-III/IV SSu-IV SSu-IV
DD-III
DD-III/IV
CC-I/II CC-I/II
CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-IV CC-IV
CC-IV CC-IV SSu-V SSu-V
RTh-I RTh-II RTh-II RTh-II
RTh-I/II RTh-I/II RTh-I/II
SS-VIII
SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-VIII SS-XIV
CC-II/III CC-III/V CC-III/V
CC-II/III B24-VI B24-VI B24-VI Netherlands Sqn
B24-VI B24-VI
B24-VI B24-VI B24-VI B24-VIII
B24-VI B24-VI B24-VI
LH-VI DD-IV DD-IV DD-IV
B24-III WLy-III WLy-III WLy-III Special Operations, communications, transport
B24-VI B24-VI B24-VI B24-VI Special Operations, communications, transport
1
11 12 10 9
5 5 4 3
1 1
5 5 4 2
3 5 6 9
4 6 7 7
1
7 7 5 1
9 10 14 9
1 1 3 3
7 8 10 9
2
1
1 1 1
57 61 65 54
he Nicobars and for minelaying.
qn remained
Sqn Date
WLy-I/II WLy-I/II
JV 6 WLy-I/II HH-I HH-I
11 BBl-I BBl-IV BBl-IV
OO 13
VWy
GG-I
CX 14 VWy VWy BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
WV 18
RS 30 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I HH-I/II
GZ 32
GG-I/II GG-I/II
5R 33 GG-I/II GGt-II GG-I/II HH-I HH-II
RW 36
HD 37 VWn-I
38 VWn-I VWn-I
39 BBl-I BBl-I/IV MM MM
BL 40
FT 43
45 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV
no combat
46 duty
VV VV
47 VV VWy VWy VWy VWy VWy VWy
52 52
55 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
VVa
70 VVa VVa VVa VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
RN 72
73 HH-I HH-I HH-I
4D 74
EY 78
GG-I/II
OD W2 80 GG-I/II GG-I/II HH-I GG-I/II
FL 81
84 BBl-I
LK 87
89
QJ 92
HN 93
GG-I/II
GO 94 HH-I
104
108 108
TM 111
GG-I/II
GA 112 GG-I/II GG-I/II CT-IIB
VA 113 BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-I/IV
FD 114
no
combat
duty,
communic
ations,
transport
(freight
and
personnel
117 )
9N 127
GV GQ 134
QT 142
PL 144
SO ZX 145
148 VWn-I
JN 150
UM 152
TB 153
HT 154
162
163
173
178
203 BBl-IV
WLy-I/II
RG 208 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II HH-I
211 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-IV
AK 213
no combat
duties,
supply and
transport,
casualty
SH 216 evauations
MW 217
FK 219
no combat
6G 223 duty
LX 225
9J 227
HB 9R 229 HH-I
230 SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I
EF 232
WLy-I/II
237 GG-II
KC 238 HH-I
RZ 241
LE 242
SN 243
LD 250
PN 252
SW 253
QM 254
YD 255
JT 256
HS 260
272 BBr-I
GG-II
YK JJ 274 HH-I HH-II HH-II
318
328
335
336
351
Sqn Date
Aircraft Codes
B26 Martin Marauder
BBr Bristol Beaufighter 1
CT Curtiss Tomahawk 1
DB Douglas Boston
DD Douglas Dakota
GG Gloster Gladiator 2 2 3 5 3
HH Hawker Hurricane 1 4 3 8
LH Lockheed Hudson
LV Lockheed Ventura
MB Martin Baltimore
MM Martin Maryland 1
SSu Short Sunderland 1 1 1 1
VV Vickers Vincent 1 1 1
VVa Vickers Valentia 1 1 1 1
VVc Vultee Vengance
VWn Vickers Wellington 2 4
VWy Vickers Wellesley 2 1 2 2 1 1
WLy Westland Lysander 1 1 1 2 1 1
sum 12 11 16 23 12 27
This region includes: Example: 162 Sqn. On May 24 1942, the sqn began bombing raids in support of the ha
Libya jamming the radios of the enemy panzer forces.
Algeria
Egypt Example: 94 Sqn. After a period of day and night defensive patrols, the Sqn began grou
Tunesia in February 1942.
Morocco
WLy-I/II
HH-I BBl-IV
GG-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II/IV HH-IV HH-IV HH-IV
BBl-IV BBl-IV
BBl-V BBl-V BBl-V LV
BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV B26-I B26-I B26-I

BBl-IV BBl-V BBl-V DB-III
HH-I/II
HH-II
HH-II HH-II SS-V/IX
HH-II HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V SS-V HH-II
VWn-I/VIII VWn-I/VIII
VWn-X/XI VWn-X/XI
VWn-XII/XII VWn-XII/XIII
I VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
VWn-I/III
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X VWn-X
VWn-I
VWn-I VWn-III/X
VWn-I VWn-III/X VWn-VIII VWn-X/XI VWn-XI
VWn-III VWn-VIII VWn-XI VWn-X/XI VWn-X/XI VWn-XIII VWn-XIII VWn-XIII
MM BBt-I
BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBr-X BBr-X
VWn-III VWn-III VWn-III/IX VWn-IX
HH-II
HH-I/II SS-V
BBl-IV
BBr-VI/X
BBr-I/VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-XII
VWy VWy VWy
VWy VWy BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I/X BBt-X BBt-X
BBl-IV
MB-III/IV MB-III/IV MB-III/IV
BBl-IV BBl-IV MB-I/II/III MB-I/II/III MB-I/II/III MB-III/IV
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/III VWn-III/X VWn-III/X

SS-VB/C
SS-VB/C SS-IX
HH-I
CT-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II
no
combat HH-II SS-V SS-V
duties HH-II SS-V SS-IX SS-IX
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V/IX SS-V/IX

SS-V SS-V/IX
BBl-IV
VVc-I/II/III
HH-II
HH-II HH-II SS-V/IX
BBr-I BBr-I/II BBr-I/II BBr-I/II BBr-I/II
SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-V SS-V
SS-V SS-V SS-V
HH-II
CT-II HH-II
HH-I CK-I HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V/IX SS-V/IX
VWn-II VWn-II VWn-II VWn-II VWn-II/X VWn-X
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I
B24-II B24-II B24-II B24-II
SS-V SS-V
CK-I/II
CT-II CK-I/II CK-I/II CK-III CK-III
BBl-I/IV
BBl-V
BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-V DB-III DB-III
HH-II HH-II HH-II

HH-I/II HH-II SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-IX
no
combat HH-II
duties HH-II SS-V HH-II
VWn-III VWn-III VWn-III/X
BBr-X
SS-II/V SS-V SS-V SS-V
VWn-I/II VWn-II VWn-I HHx-II HHx-II
VWn-I/III
VWn-I/III VWn-X VWn-X
SS-V SS-V
BBr-I/VI
SS-V SS-V
VWn-I/III
VWn-X VWn-I/III
VWn-I BBl-V VWn-X VWn-I/III
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-X MB-III BBl-V VWn-X
BBl-IV/V BBl-V BBl-V BBl-V dMq-VI MB-III MB-III
no
combat
duties
no
combat
duties,
communic
ations
B24-II
B24-II HHx-II B24-II/III B24-VI
BBl-IV
BBl-IV MM-I
MM-I BBl-IV MB-I/II MB-I/II MB-I/II
BBl-IV LH-III MM-I MB-III/IV MB-III/IV MB-III/IV
WLy-I/II WLy-I/II HH-I/II
HH-I HH-I CT-II HH-II
BBr-X BBr-X BBr-X

HH-II
HH-I/II HH-I/II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-IX
BBt-I
LH-VI LH-VI LH-VI BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I/X
BBr-VI BBr-VI
MM-I
MM-I BBl-I
BBl-I DB-III
DB-III MB-I/II MB-I/II/III MB-III MB-III
HH-II
HH-II SS-V
P51-I/II P51-I/II
BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI
HH-II
SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I/III SSu-I/III
SS-V SS-V
HH-II
HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II SS-V SS-V
HH-I/II HH-I HH-I/II HH-II SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX
P51-I HH-II HH-II
HH-II SS-V HH-II SS-IX
SS-V SS-V/IX
SS-V
CT-II CK-I/II
CT-II HH-I/II CK-I/II CK-III CK-III
BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I/VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-X BBr-X
HH-II
HH-II HH-II SS-V
BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI
CK-I/II CK-I/II
CK-I/II CK-I/II CK-I/II CK-III CK-III
BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I
HH-II HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V SS-V
HH-II
SS-V
HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II
HH-II
HH-II HH-II HH-II SS-V SS-V
HH-II
1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
1 1 1
8 8 4 4 5 2 2 1
2 3 4 4 5 7 5 3 3
1 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 1
1 3 3 3 3
3 2 1
1 1 1 2
1 1
1
12 11 11 17 20 16 12 5 3
2 1
1 1 1
1 2 3 4 3 2 1 1
2 2 1 1
2 1
1 1 1 1
2 3 10 17 10 8 7 2
1
4 6 8 7 8 9 9 5 4
1 1 1 1 1
2 1
41 45 42 57 69 58 44 25 15
g raids in support of the hard-pressed Eighth Army and durring the attack on El Alamein its Wellingtons were engaged in
patrols, the Sqn began ground-attack missions over the western desert in November 1941, re-equipping with Kittyhawks
VWn-X
VWn-XIII
B26-III
BBr-VI
dMq-XII
DD-IV
SS-V
B24-VI
BBr-X
BBr-X BBr-X dMq-VI
BBt-X BBt-X BBt-X
BBr-X
dMq-XIX/VI
Polish Sqn
French Sqn
Royal Hellenic Air Force
Greek Sqn
Yugoslav Sqn
1 1 1 2
1
3 1 1
1 1 1
1
1 1 1
8 3 4 5
e engaged in
Sqn Date
JV 6
WV 18
YH 21
YP 23
38
39
BL 40 VWn-I VWn-I
FT 43
MM-I MM-I
69 HH-IIA HH-IIA
73
FL 81
UX 82 BBl-IV
QJ 92
HN 93
104
GB 105 BBl-IV
OM 107
108 108
VE 110 BBl-IV
TM 111
5J 126 HH-I
XD 139 BBl-IV
SO ZX 145
148 VWn-I
UM 152
HT 154
162
GL 185 HH-I/II
221
6G 223
9J 227
DG 228 SSu-I SSu-I
HB 9R 229
EF 232
LE 242
SN 243
WR 248
GN 249 HH-I/II
LD 250
PN 252 BBr-I
JT 256
HS 260 CK-I/II
GG
FJ 261 HH-I HH-I
272
Sqn Date
Aircraft Codes
BBl Bristol Blenheim 4
BBr Bristol Beaufighter 1
CK Curtiss Kittyhawk 1
DB Douglas Boston
HH Hawker Hurricane 1 2 4
MB Martin Baltimore
MM Martin Maryland 1 1
SSu Short Sunderland 1 1
VWn Vickers Wellington 2 1
sum 3 6 12
This region includes: Example: 69 Sqn. Based on Malta, it carried out strategic reconnaissance missions ove
Malta only.
Example: 249 Sqn. Offensive missions over France began in December 1940 but in Ma
part of the fighter defences, converting to Spitfires in February 1942.
BBl-IV
BBl-IV
dMq-II dMq-II/VI
VWn-I
BBt-I
VWn-I VWn-I VWn-III
SS-V
MM-I MM-I MB-I/II/III MB-I/II/III MB-I/II/III

HH-IIA dMq-I MB-I/II/III VWn-I/VIII VWn-I/VIII VWn-I/VIII MB-III/IV
SS-V/IX
BBl-IV BBl-IV
SS-V/VIII
SS-V/IX
VWn-II
BBl-IV BBl-IV
dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV dMq-IV
BBl-IV DB-III DB-III
BBr-VI BBr-VI
BBr-VI BBr-VI dMq-XII dMq-XII
SS-V/IX
HH-II
HH-I/II SS-V SS-VC SS-VC SS-VC SS-VC
SS-V/VIII
SS-IX
VWn-I
SS-V/IX
SS-V/IX
VWn-I
BBl-IV
HH-I/II
HH-I/II SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V
VWn-VIII VWn-VIII VWn-VIII VWn-XI VWn-XI VWn-XI
MB-III/IV
BBr-VI BBr-VI
destroyed
HH-II in Malta SS-V SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX
SS-V/IX
SS-V/IX
SS-V/IX
BBr-VI
HH-II
HH-II SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX
CK-III
dMq-XII
dMq-XII dMq-XIII
BBr-I/VI BBr-I/VI BBr-I/VI
4 4
1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1
1
1 1
1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
4 4
1 1 1 2 1
1 1
3 3 4 4 15 2
3 3 1 5 2 2 1
13 18 8 14 10 24 6 2 2
reconnaissance missions over enemy ports and airfilelds in Sicily, Italy and Libya.
n in December 1940 but in May 1941 No 249 was transferred to Malta by aircraft carrier. There it formed
HH-IV HH-IV HH-IV
SS-IX SS-IX
1 1 1
1 1
1 1 2 1
Sqn Date
OO 13
CX 14
WV 18
YP 23
GZ 32
RW 36
38
39
BL 40
FT 43
55
69
70
RN 72
73
OD W2 80
FL 81
LK 87
QJ 92
HN 93
104
TM 111
GA 112
FD 114
5J 126
QT 142
SO ZX 145
148
JN 150
UM 152
TB 153
HT 154
178
GL 185
RG 208
AK 213
UX BU 214
221
6G 223
LX 225
HB 9R 229
EF 232
237
KC 238
RZ 241
LE 242
SN 243
GN 249
LD 250
SW 253
YD 255
JT 256
HS 260
272
YK JJ 274
318
326
327
328
335
336
352
Sqn Date
Aircraft Codes
ALc Avro Lancaster
B26 Martin Marauder
DB Douglas Boston
HH Hawker Hurricane
MB Martin Baltimore
SSt Short Stirling
sum
This region includes: Example: 43 Sqn. After a short time in Sicily, No. 43 moved to Italy in September 1943
Italy for the landings in Southern France.
Corsica
Sicily Example 55 Sqn. The capture of bases in southern Italy resulted in a futher move forwa
Sardinia engaged in attacks on enemy communications and tactical targets in support of the Alli
MB MB
B26-I B26-I B26-I
DB-III/IV
DB-III DB-III DB-V
dMq-VI dMq-VI
SS-V/VII
SS-V/IX SS-VII/IX SS-IX
BBr-X BBr-X
VWn-IX VWn-IX
SS-V SS-
IX SS-IX SS-IX
MB-III/IV MB-IV/V MB-V

MB-III/IV
VWn-X VWn-X
SS-VB/C SS-VB/C
SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
HH-IIC SS-VC/IX
SS-VC SS-VC/IX SS-VC/IX SS-VIII
SS-VC
SS-V/IX
SS-VIII
HH-II SS-V/VIII SS-V/VIII
SS-V/IX SS--IX SS--IX
SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
VWn-X VWn-X
SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX
CK-IV
CK-III CK-III CK-III P51-III
DB-III DB-III DB-III/IV
SS-VC SS-VC
SS-IX SS-IX
VWn-X VWn-X
SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
HHx-II HHx-II/V
WLy-III WLy-III
VWn-X VWn-X
SS-V/IX
SS-VIII
BBr-VI
SS-VIII/IX
BBr-I/VI BBr-VI BBr-VI HH-II
SS-V/IX SS-IX
B24-VI
SS-V/VIII
SS-V/IX SS-IX
SS-V SS-V/VIII
SS-IX SS-IX
SS-IX
P51-III
VWn-XIII
MB-III/IV
MB-III/IV MB-V MB-V
SS-V
P51-I/II SS-V SS-V SS-V/IX
SS-V/IX
SS-V/IX SS-IX
SS-IX
SS-IX/VIII
SS-IX/VII SS-IX/VII
SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX
SS-V/IX SS-V SS-V

CK-III CK-IV CK-IV
SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX
BBr-VI BBr-VI BBr-VI

dMq-XII
dMq-XIII
SS-VIII/IX
CK-III CK-III CK-III CK-III
BBr-VI/X
BBr-VI BBr-XI BBr-X/XI
SS-V
HH-II
SS-V SS-V
SS-V SS-V/XI SS-XI
SS-VIII
SS-V SS-V/XI SS-IX
SS-V/VIII
SS-V/IX SS-IX
HH-II
SS-V

1
1 1 1
1 3 4 4
2 3 3 3
2 2 2
1 1 1
1 1 1 2
1 1
2 4 3
1 2
3 21 25 28
6 5
1 1
8 34 49 54
ed to Italy in September 1943 to fly fighter patrols. In July 1944 it was transferred to Corsica to provide fighter cover
esulted in a futher move forward at the end of September 1943 and for the rest of the war the squadron
al targets in support of the Allied Armies in Italy.
MB
DB DB DB
DB-III/IV DB-III/IV DB-III/IV DB-III/IV

DB-V DB-V DB-V DB-V
VWn-XIV
VWn-XIV VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
BBr-X
BBr-X B26-III B26-III
VWn-IX
VWn-IX B24-VI B24-VI B24-VI
SS-VIII
MB-V
DB-IV DB-IV DB-IV DB-IV
VWn-X
VWn-X B24-VI B24-VI B24-VI
SS-IX
SS-VC/IX
SS-VIII
SS--IX SS--IX SS--IX SS--IX

SS-IX
VWn-X
VWn-X VWn-X B24-VI
VWn-X B24-VI B24-VI ALc-VII
SS-IX SS-IX
P51-III P51-III/IV P51-IV P51-IV

DB-IV DB-IV DB-IV
VWn-X
dMq-XXV
SS-IX SS-IX SS-IX
HHx-II/V HHx-V
WLy-III HHx-V WLy-III
SSt-IV WLy-III B24-VI
VWn-X
ALc-I/III
B24-VI
B24-VI B24-VI B24-VI ALc-III
SS-IX SS-VIII/IX SS-IX

SS-VIII
P51-III P51-III/IV P51-III/IV

B17-III
B24-VIII
SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-V/IX
SS-IX/VII SS-IX/VII SS-IX/VII
SS-IX
P51-III P51-III
CK-IV CK-IV CK-IV P51-III/IV
SS-IX/VIII SS-IX/VIII
BBr-VI
BBr-VI dMq-XIX dMq-XIX
dMq-XII
dMq-XII dMq-XII dMq-XIII
dMq-XIII dMq-XIII dMq-IX/VI
CK-III CK-III CK-III/IV
BBr-X BBr-X
SS-V/IX SS-V/IX SS-IX SS-IX Polish Sqn

French Sqn
French Sqn
French Sqn
HH-II
SS-V Royal Hellenic Air Force
SS-V Greek Sqn
Yugoslav Sqn
1 2
1
1 4 6 4
1 1
3 3
2 2 2
4 4 6 2
2 2 2
1
1 1 1
2
3 3 2 2
1
14 14 10 8
6 4 2 2
1 1 1
42 39 34 20
Sqn Date
JV 6 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II
11 BBl-I
CX 14 VWy
GZ 32
no combat
52 52 duty
OD W2 80 HH-I
84 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-IV
GO 94 GG-I/II GG-I/II GG-I/II GG-I/II GG-I/II
GG-I/II
GA 112 GG-I/II GGt-II
FD 114
XE 123
GG-II
9N 127 HH-I
HT 154
159
BS 160
SSi-III
203 SSi-III BBl-I BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV
WLy-I/II
RG 208 HH-I
AK 213 HH-I
EF 232
237
244 VV VV VV
LD 250 CT-II
FJ 261
Sqn Date
Aircraft Codes
CT Curtiss Tomahawk 1
DB Douglas Boston
GG Gloster Gladiator 2 2 1 1 1 1
HH Hawker Hurricane 4
SSi Short Singapore 1 1 1
VV Vickers Vincent 1 1 1
VWy Vickers Wellesley 1
WLy Westland Lysander 1 1 1
sum 5 7 5 3 3 9

Iraq Example: 144 Sqn. Equiped with Vincents, it flew patrols until the Iraqi uprising in May 1
Palestine over Iran, this time on reconnaissance missions.
Iran
Bahrain Example: 127 Sqn. On29 June 1941 a detachment of 4 Hurricanes and 4 Gladiators to
Arabia flew reconnaissance and fighter missions until renumbered 261Sqn on July12 1941.
Oman
BBl-IV
HH-II
no
combat GG-II
duties HH-I/II HH-II
HH-I HH-I
SS-V/IX
B24-II
B24-II B24-II/III
HH-II
HH-II HH-II SS-V
SS-V/IX
HH-I HH-I
VV VV
VV VV BBl-IV BBl-IV/V BBl-V BBl-V BBl-V
HH-I
2 1
1 2 1 1 1
1
3 2 1 1 2 1 1
1 2
1 1 1 1
4 3 3 5 3 2 3 2
until the Iraqi uprising in May 1941 when it took part in the bombing attacks on the Iraqi army. In August it was again operational
Hurricanes and 4 Gladiators to be based at Haditha in Iraq was designated No. 127. Durring the occupation of Syria in July, it
ed 261Sqn on July12 1941.
HH-IV
DB-IV
dMq-VI
P51-III/IV
1
1
1
1
1 1 1
1 1 5
as again operational
of Syria in July, it
Sqn Date
OO 13
RS 30 BBl-I
GZ 32
5R 33 HH-I/II
HD 37 VWn-I
GG-I/II
OD W2 80 HH-I
84 BBl-I/IV
108 108
GA 112
VA 113 BBl-IV
221
335
336
351
352
Sqn Date
Aircraft Codes
BBl Bristol Blenheim 3
DB Douglas Boston
VWn Vickers Wellington 1
sum 7

Greece Example: No. 80 moved to the Libyan frontier for a period before being transferred to
Cyprus to hurricanes began but the German attack from Bulgaria resulted in the sm
Crete
Yugoslavia Example: 221 Sqn. After moving to Greece in October 1944, and taking part in bombing
Czechoslovakia
Aegean
1 1 1
1 1 1
od before being transferred to Greece in November when the Italians invaded that country. In February 1941 coversion
om Bulgaria resulted in the small British force in Greece being evacuated at the end of April.
44, and taking part in bombing, anti-submarine and supply-dropping missions, the sqn returned to Egypt and disbanded on 25 August 1945
DB
SS-V/IX
BBr-VI BBr-VI
VWn-XIII VWn-XIII
SS-V SS-V SS-V Royal Hellenic Air Force
SS-V SS-V SS-V Greek Sqn
HH-IV HH-IV HH-IV Yugoslav Sqn
SS-V SS-V SS-V Yugoslav Sqn
1 1
1
1 1 1
2 3 3 2
1 1
5 6 4 3
d disbanded on 25 August 1945.

Sqn Date
46 HH-I
TE PZ 53
BX 86
FB
VO 98 FB FB HH-I
OH 120
DV 129
PJ AF 130
KG 204 SSu-I
WQ 209
AD 251
GG-I/II
HH-I
HE 263 WWd-I
UA 269
AQ VA 276
GS WH 330 NN
FN 331
AH 332
KK 333
334
Sqn Date
Aircraft Codes
AA Avro Anson
FB Fairey Battle 1 1 1
HH Hawker Hurricane 2 1
LH Lockheed Hudson
LV Lockheed Ventura
NN Northrup N-3PB 1
SSu Short Sunderland 1
VWw Vickers Warwick
sum 3 1 2 3
This region includes: Example: 330 Squadron was formed on 25 April 1941 from Norwegian naval personnel
Norway erected in a seaplane hanger at Reykjavik. A detachment was based at Kureyri from Ju
Iceland
Example 120 Sqn In April 1943 the sqn moved to Iceland. The Liberators' long-range c
and 19 U-boats were sunk and many others damaged.
B24-III/V
B24-I/II/III B24-I/III B24-III B24-III B24-V
CC-I/II CC-I/II
LH-II LH-II LH-II
NN NN
NN NN CC-III CC-III
1 1 1 1 2
1 1 1 1
1 1 1
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2
m Norwegian naval personnel and on May 19 the freighter Fjiordheim arrived from Canada with eighteen N-3PB seaplanes which were
was based at Kureyri from July which intercepted two FW200s engaged in long-range reconnaissance in July 1942.
. The Liberators' long-range capacty enabled them to fill a vital gap between the limits of patrols from Britain and Canada
B24-V/VI
SS-IX SS-IX
SS-IX
B17-II
VWw-I
LH-III LH-III LV-I
LH-III B17-II B17-II AA-I
no combat
duties air-sea rescue sqn
Norwegian Naval Sqn

CC-IV CC-IV Norwegian Sqn
dMq-VI dMq-VI Norwegian Sqn
1
1 1 1
1
1 1
1 1
1 1 1
1
4 3
1
2 2 8 9
3PB seaplanes which were
and Canada
Sqn Date
ZS 48
52 52
OZ 179
SRL-II
SRL-II SRL-II FSw
TQ 202 SRL-II SRL-II SRL-II FSw FSw CC-I
KG 204 SSu-I/II
DA 210
QX 233
Sqn Date
Aircraft Codes
CCo Consolidated Catalina 1
FSw Fairey Swordfish 1 1 1
LH Lockheed Hudson
MM Martin Maryland
SRL Saunders-Roe London 1 1 1 1 1 1
sum 1 1 1 2 2 4
This region include only Gibralter.

Example 202 Sqn. On the outbreak of WWII No. 202 took its Londons to Gib
the German shipping bottled up in ports in southern Spain and Spanish Mor
Example 179 Sqn: Equiped with Wellintons fitted with Leigh Lights, it moved
LH-V LH-V LH-V
MB-III/IV
VWn-VIII VWn-VIII VWn-VIII VWn-XIV VWn-XIV
CC-I
CC-I CC-I SSu-I/II
SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-III CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I

LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II LH-I/II
LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV LH-IV
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 2 1
1
1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1
2 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 1
No. 202 took its Londons to Gibralter to patrol the approaches to the Mediterranean and keep watch on
uthern Spain and Spanish Morocco.
ted with Leigh Lights, it moved to Gibralter for patrols over the approaches to the Mediterranean.

Sqn Date
SSu-I
DQ 95 HH-I
WG M5 128
P1 200 LH-V
KG 204
VX PQ 206
WQ 209
NR 220
6G 223 VWy VWy VWy VWy VWy
DG 228 SSu-I
230
HAx WLy-I/II
237 HAx HHt WLy-I/II GG-II
GN 249
259
B2 262
265
UA 269
270
343
344
GE 349
Sqn Date
Aircraft Codes
CT Curtiss Tomahawk
HAx Hawker Audax 1 1
HHt Hawker Hart 1
LH Lockheed Hudson 1
MMt Miles Martinet
VWw Vickers Warwick
VWy Vickers Wellesley 1 1 1 1 1
WLy Westland Lysander 1 1
sum 1 2 3 2 3 4
This region includes: Example: 268 Sqn. In March 1944 the squadron moved to the Azores, its Hudsons
Sudan of the war it flew air-sea rescue, meteorological and target-towing sorties and in Oc
Tanganyika
Sierra Leone Example 270 Sqn. On 12 November 1942 No. 270 reformed at Jui, Gambia, for ant
Gambia year began to convert to Sunderlands.
Nigeria
Kenya
Zambia
GoldCoast
Eritrea
Madagaskar
Azores
SSu-I
HH-I SSu-I SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-II SSu-II
HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II
LH-V
LH-V LH-V LH-V LH-V LH-V B24-V B24-V B24-V
SSu-I/II SSu-I/II
SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-III SSu-III SSu-I/III SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III
B17-II
B17-II B17-II B17-II B17-II B24-VI
CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II
B17-II B17-II B17-II
SSu-III SSu-III SSu-III
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I

CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I
CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II CC-I/II
LH-II/V
SS-V
MMt-I
SW-I
CC-I
CC-I CC-I CC-I CC-I SSu-III SSu-III
SSu-III SSu-III
SSu-III VWn- VWn-
VWn-XI/XIII XI/XIII XI/XIII
SSu-III SSu-III
SSu-III VWn- VWn-
VWn-XI/XIII XI/XIII XI/XIII
CT-I
1 1 1 2 2 1
1 1 2
1 1 4 5 5 5 4
1
2 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1
2 2 2 3 4 3 5 5 5
1
2 2 2
5 4 5 7 12 11 15 16 15
o the Azores, its Hudsons flying out while Spitfires and Martinets and Walruses were flown of an escort carrier to Lagens. For the rest
et-towing sorties and in Oct 1944 began to receive Warwicks.
med at Jui, Gambia, for anti-submarine operations off the coast of west Africa. In Jul 1943 it moved to Nigeria and at the end of the
SSu-II SSu-II SSu-II
CC-I/II
CC-I/II SSu-V SSu-V SSu-V
B17-II
B17-II B24-VI
MB-IV/V
CC-I
CC-I SSu-V
CC-I/IV CC-I/IV
CC-I/II CC-I/II
LH-II/V LH-II/V LH-II/V
SS-V SS-V SS-V
MMt-I MMt-I MMt-I SS-V
SW-I SW-I SW-I SW-I
VWw-I VWw-I VWw-I VWw-I

VWn- VWn- VWn- SSu-III
XI/XIII XI/XIII XI/XIII VWn-XI/XIII French Sqn
VWn- VWn- VWn- SSu-III
XI/XIII XI/XIII XI/XIII VWn-XI/XIII French Sqn
Belgian Sqn
1 1
1
4 3
1 1 1
1 1 1
5 7 6 4
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
1 1 1
16 18 12 7
er to Lagens. For the rest
a and at the end of the

Sqn Date
FL 81
GV GQ 134
PL 144
Sqn Date
Aircraft Codes
HH Hawker Hurricane
HHp Handley Page Hampden
sum
This region includes Russia: For example: 81 Sqn reformed at Leconfileld July 29 1941, as a fighter squadron and in
operations, the hurricanes were handed over to the Russian Navy and the squadron re
For example: 144 Sqn. After torpedo-dropping training, the squadron was sent to North
in Northern Norway durring No.144's stayand at the end of October the surviving aircra
and shipping strikes from Leuchars.
dTM
HH-IIB
HH-II
SS-V
HHp-I
1
2
1
1
4 1
1, as a fighter squadron and in September flew its hurricanes off HMS Argous to a North Russian airbase. After a few weeks of
ian Navy and the squadron retuned to the UK in the cruiser Kenya at the end of November.
e squadron was sent to North Russia to help protect the Arctic convoys in Sept 1942, but no enemy warships ventured out of their bases
of October the surviving aircraft were handed over to the Russians and the squadron sailed home in a cruiser to start anti-submarine patrols
fter a few weeks of
ps ventured out of their bases

er to start anti-submarine patrols

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AA Avro Anson CC Consolidated Catalina FSl

JX 1 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-II HH-II HH-II HH-II

FY 4 WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLy-I/II WLyIII WLyIII WLyIII WLyIII WLyIII

11 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

KJ KY 16 WLy-II WLy-II WLy-II WLy-II/III WLy-III WLy-III WLy-III WLy-III

YB 17 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-I/IIA/IIB in transit HH-IIA

WV 18 BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

QV 19 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-II SS-II SS-II SS-II/VB SS-II/VB

YH 21 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

OA 22 BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II BBt-I/II in transit

RS 30 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I HH-I/II HH-I/II HH-II

GZ 32 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II

HD 37 VWn-IA VWn-IA VWn-IA VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I

AW 42 VVb-IV VVb-IV BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I BBt-I

FT 43 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II HH-II

45 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

46 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II no combat duty

EA 49 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I

VN 50 HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I HHp-I

MH 51 AW-II/IV AW-IV AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V

52 52 no combat duty no combat duty

KL DL 54 SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I SS-I/II SS-II/V SS-II/V SS-II/V

55 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

PT 62 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I DH-III/IV

WM 68 BBl-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I/IV

MM-I MM-I MM-I MM-I

AA JN 75 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-III

MP 76 no combat duty HHx-I HHx-I/II HHx-I/II

KN 77 AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V AW-V

NV 79 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II

UX 82 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

LK 87 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-II HH-II

WP 90 no combat duty B17-I B17-I B17-I

LN 99 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I

104 no combat duty VWn-II VWn-II VWn-II

OM 107 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV DB-III

VE 110 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

FD 114 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

KO 115 VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/III VWn-I/III

OH 120 B24-I B24-I B24-I/II

XE 123 SS-I SS-II SS-V

PJ AF 130 SS-II SS-II/V SS-V

WK 135 HH-II HH-II HH-II

SF 137 WWd WWd WWd

XD 139 BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV LH-III

HO 143 BBr-I BBr-I no combat duties

146 HAx HAx

148 no combat duties disbanded VWn-I VWn-I VWn-I/II VWn-II

HT 154 SS-II SS-II/V

P1 200 LH-V LH-V LH-V

ZM NS 201 SRL-I/II SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-II/III

KG 204 SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I/II SSu-I/II SSu-I/II

211 BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-I BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

AK 213 HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I HH-I/II HH-I/II

LG 215 no combat duties no combat duties

QA XB 224 LH-I LH-I LH-I LH-I LH-I LH-I/V LH-V LH-V

DG 228 SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I SSu-I/II

SRL-II SSr-I SSr-I

QM 254 BBl-I BBl-I/IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV BBl-IV

BPD-I/II BPD-I/II BPD-I/II

PS 264 BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-I BPD-II BPD-II

272 BBl-I BBl-I BBr-I BBr-I BBr-I