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Royal Air Force Fighter Command
Order of Battle - July 10th 1940

11 Group
SECTOR
SQN
AIRCRAFT
BASED AT
COMMANDER
Biggin Hill 32 Hurricane Biggin Hill S/L John Worrall
. 141 Defiant Biggin Hill S/L William Richardson
  . 610 Spitfire Gravesend S/L A.T.Smith
 . 600 Blenheim Manston S/L David Clark
North Weald 56 Hurricane North Weald S/L Minnie Manton
 . 151 Hurricane North Weald S/L Teddy Donaldson
 . 85 Hurricane Martlesham S/L Peter Townsend
 . 25 Blenheim Martlesham S/L K.A.McEwan
Kenley 64 Spitfire Kenley S/L N.C.Odbert
 . 615 Hurricane Kenley S/L Joseph Kayll
 . 111 Hurricane Croydon S/L John Thompson
 . 501 Hurricane Croydon S/L Harry Hogan
Hornchurch 65 Spitfire Hornchurch S/L Henry Sawyer
 . 74 Spitfire Hornchurch S/L Francis White
 . 54 Spitfire Rochford S/L James Leathart
Tangmere 43 Hurricane Tangmere S/L John Badger
 . 145 Hurricane Tangmere S/L John Peel
 . 601 Hurricane Tangmere S/L Max Aitken
Debden 17 Hurricane Debden S/L R.I.G.McDougal
Northolt 1 Hurricane Northolt S/L David Pemberton
 . 604 Blenheim Northolt S/L Michael Anderson
 . 257 Hurricane Hendon S/L H.Harkness
10 Group (Originally formed part of 11 Group until 21st July)
SECTOR
SQN
AIRCRAFT
BASED AT
COMMANDER
Filton 92 Spitfire Pembury S/L F.J.Saunders
 . 87 Hurricane Exeter S/L John Dewar
 . 213 Hurricane Exeter S/L H.D.McGregor
 . 234 Spitfire St Eval S/L R.E.Barnett
Middle Wallop 609 Spitfire Middle Wallop S/L Horace Darley
(non-op) 238 Hurricane Middle Wallop S/L Harold Fenton
12 Group
SECTOR
SQN
AIRCRAFT
BASED AT
COMMANDER
Duxford 264 Defiant  Duxford S/L Philip Hunter
 . 19  Spitfire Fowlmere S/L Philip Pinkham
Coltishall 66 Spitfire Coltishall S/L Rupert Leigh
 . 242 Hurricane Coltishall S/L Douglas Bader
Kirton-in-Lindsay 222 Spitfire Kirton S/L H.W.Mermagen
Digby 46 Hurricane Digby F/L A.D.Murray
 . 611 Spitfire Digby S/L J McComb
 . 29 Blenheim Digby F/L J.S Adams
Wittering 229 Hurricane Wittering S/L H.J.McQuire
 . 266 Spitfire Wittering S/L R.L.Wilkinson
 . 23 Blenheim Collyweston S/L L.C.Bicknell
Church Fenton 73 Hurricane Church Fenton S/L J.W.C.More
 . 616 Spitfire Church Fenton S/L M.Robinson
 . 249 Hurricane Leconfield S/L John Grandy
13 Group
SECTOR
SQN
AIRCRAFT
BASED AT
COMMANDER
Catterick 41 Spitfire Catterick S/L H.West
 . 219 Blenheim Catterick S/L J.H.Little
Usworth 607 Hurricane Usworth S/L J.Vick
 . 72 Spitfire Acklington S/L Ronald Lees
 . 152 Spitfire Acklington S/L Peter Devitt
Turnhouse 79 Hurricane Turnhouse S/L Hervey Heyworth
 . 253 Hurricane Turnhouse S/L Tom Gleave
 . 245 Hurricane Turnhouse S/L E.W.Whitley
 . 603 Spitfire Turnhouse S/L G.Denholm
 . 602 Spitfire Drem S/L Sandy Johnstone
  605 * Hurricane Drem S/L W.Churchill
Dyce 263 Hurricane Grangemouth S/L H.Eeles
Wick 3 Hurricane Wick S/L S.F.Godden
 . 504 Hurricane Castletown S/L John Sample
* This was a non-operational squadron

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