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Appendix 2: Equipment and Location of Coastal Command Squadrons, 31st August 1939

Squadron Equipment War Station
NO. 18 GROUP, DONIBRISTLE (ROSYTH) (Air Vice-Marshal C. D. Breese)
201 London Lerwick
209 Stranraer Invergordon
240 London Invergordon
224 Hudson Leuchars
233 Anson Montrose
269 Anson Thornaby
608 (Auxiliary) Anson Thornaby
42 Vildebeeste Thornaby
NO. 16 GROUP, CHATHAM (Air Commodore R. L. G. Marix)
206 Anson Bircham Newton
220 Anson Bircham Newton
48 Anson Thorney Island
500 (Auxiliary) Anson Detling
NO. 15 GROUP, MOUNT BATTEN (PLYMOUTH) (Air Commodore R. G. Parry)
217 Anson Warmwell
204 Sunderland Mount Batten
502 (Auxiliary) Anson Aldergrove
210 Sunderland Pembroke Dock
NON-OPERATIONAL SQUADRONS
612 (Auxiliary) Anson
22 Vildebeeste
228 London

NOTE

Standard establishments in terms of initial equipment (I.E.) and immediate reserve (I.R.) were:

I.E. I.R.
General reconnaissance squadrons (Anson and Hudson) 18 6
Flying-boat squadrons (Sunderland, London and Stranraer) 618 2
Torpedo-bomber squadrons (Vildebeeste) 1218 4