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).