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Appendix 33: Equipment and Location of British Night-fighter Squadrons, November 1940–May 1941

Squadron Equipment War Station
17th November 1940
No. 10 Group
87 Hurricane Exeter and Bibury
604 (County of Middlesex) Blenheim Middle Wallop
No. 11 Group
23 Blenheim Ford
219 Beaufighter Redhill
141 Defiant Gravesend
264 Defiant Rochford
85 (one flight) Hurricane Debden
No. 12 Group
29 Blenheim Wittering and Digby
151 Hurricane Digby
85 (one flight) Hurricane Kirton-in-Lindsey
No. 13 Group
600 (City of London) Blenheim Catterick

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

16th February 1941
No. 9 Group
96 Hurricane Cranage
307 (Polish) Defiant Squire’s Gate
No. 10 Group
87 Hurricane Charmy Down
604 (County of Middlesex) Beaufighter Middle Wallop
No. 11 Group
219 Beaufighter Tangmere
264 Defiant Biggin Hill
141 Defiant Gravesend
85 Hurricane and Defiant Debden
No. 12 Group
24 Blenheim and Beaufighter Wittering
151 Hurricane and Defiant Wittering
29 Blenheim and Beaufighter Digby
255 (one section) Defiant Kirton-in-Lindsey
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). No. 23 Squadron had ceased defensive operations on undertaking offensive (‘Intruder’) sorties from Ford (No. 11 Group).

11th May 1941
No. 9 Group
96 Defiant and Hurricane Cranage
256 Defiant and Hurricane Squire’s Gate
68 Blenheim and Beaufighter High Ercall
No. 10 Group
87 Hurricane Charmy Down
307 (Polish) Defiant Exeter
600 (City of London) Beaufighter Colerne
604 (County of Middlesex) Beaufighter Middle Wallop
93 (Aerial Minelaying) Havoc and others Middle Wallop
No. 11 Group
219 Beaufighter Tangmere
264 Defiant West Mailing and Nutt’s Corner
29 Beaufighter West Mailing
85 Havoc Hunsdon
No. 12 Group
25 Beaufighter Wittering
151 Defiant Wittering
255 Defiant and Hurricane Kirton-in-Lindsey
No. 13 Group
141 Defiant Acklington and Ayr

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

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