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Appendix 29: Equipment and Location of British Night-fighter Squadrons, September–November 1940

Squadron Equipment War Station
7th September, 1940
No. 10 Group
87 (‘B’ Flight) Hurricane Bibury
604 (County of Middlesex) Blenheim Middle Wallop
No. 11 Group
141 (‘B’ Flight) Defiant Biggin Hill
600 (City of London) Blenheim Hornchurch
25 Blenheim North Weald and Martlesham
No. 12 Group
23 Blenheim Wittering
29 Blenheim Digby
264 Defiant Kirton-in-Lindsey
No. 13 Group
219 Blenheim Catterick
141 (‘A’ Flight) Defiant Turnhouse

NOTE In addition, one section of the Fighter Interception Unit was available for active operations at Tangmere (No. 11 Group).

3rd November, 1940
No. 10 Group
87 (‘B’ Flight) Hurricane Bibury
604 (County of Middlesex) Blenheim Middle Wallop
No. 11 Group
23 Blenheim Ford
219 Blenheim and Beaufighter Redhill
141 Defiant Gatwick
264 Defiant Rochford
25 Blenheim and Beaufighter Debden
73 Hurricane Castle Camps
No. 12 Group
29 Blenheim Wittering and Digby
151 Hurricane Digby
85 Hurricane Kirton-in-Lindsey and Caistor
No. 13 Group
600 (City of London) Blenheim Catterick and Drem

NOTE In addition, elements of the Fighter Interception Unit were available for active operations at Tangmere (No. 11 Group).

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