Appendix 9: Order of Battle, Bomber Command, 4th March, 1943
Headquarters Bomber Command
No. 1 Group
Squadrons
Nos. 166, 199, 300, 301, 305—Wellington
Nos. 12, 100, 101, 103, 460 (RAAF)—Lancaster
No. 2 Group
Squadrons
Nos. 21, 464 (RAAF), 487 (RNZAF)—Ventura
Nos. 88, 107, 226—Boston
Nos. 98, 180—Mitchell
Nos. 105, 139—Mosquito
No. 3 Group
Squadrons
Nos. 15, 75, 90, 149, 214, 218—Stirling
No. 115—Lancaster, Wellington
No. 13. (S.D.)—Halifax
No. 16. (S.D.)—Lysander, Halifax, Hudson, Havoc, Albemarle
No. 19. (S.D.)—Halifax, Wellington, Mosquito
No. 4. Group
Squadrons
Nos. 10, 51, 76, 77, 78, 102, 158—Halifax
Nos. 196, 429 (RCAF), 431 (RCAF), 466 (RAAF)—Wellington
No. 5. Group
Squadrons
Nos. 9, 44, 49, 50, 57, 61, 97, 106, 207, 467 (RAAF)—Lancaster
No. 6 Group (RCAF)
Squadrons
Nos. 40 (RCAF), 408 (RCAF), 419 (RCAF)—Halifax
Nos. 42 (RCAF), 424 (RCAF), 425 (RCAF), 426 (RCAF), 427 (RCAF), 428 (RCAF)—Wellington
No. 8 (P.F.F.) Group
Squadrons
No. 7—Stirling
No. 35—Halifax
Nos. 83, 156—Lancaster
No. 109—Mosquito
Abbreviations
P.F.F.—Pathfinder Force
RAAF—Royal Australian Air Force
RCAF—Royal Canadian Air Force
RNZAF—Royal New Zealand Air Force
S.D.—Special Duty