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Headquarters, Royal Air Force, Middle East

Squadrons

No. 60 (SAAF) (Det.)—Maryland

No. 162—Lodestar, Wellington

Flights, Other Units

No. 1411 Met. Flight—Gladiator

No. 2 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit—Spitfire, Hurricane, Beaufighter

Headquarters, British Forces, Aden

Squadrons

No. 8—Blenheim

No. 459 (RAAF) (Det.)—Hudson

Flights

Defence Flight—Hurricane

Air Headquarters, Iraq

No. 214 Group

No. 237 Squadron—Hurricane

No. 215 Group

No. 24. Squadron—Blenheim, Vincent, Catalina

Air Headquarters, Levant

No. 1413 Met. Flight—Gladiator

No. 1438 Flight—Blenheim

No. 2 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (Det.)—Hurricane

No. 213 Group

No. 241 Wing

No. 451 Squadron (RAAF)—Hurricane

Air Headquarters, Egypt

No. 234 Wing

No. 889 Squadron (FAA)—Fulmar, Hurricane

No. 250 Wing

Squadrons

No. 89—Beaufighter

No. 94—Hurricane, Spitfire

No. 252 Wing

Squadrons

No. 46—Beaufighter

No. 417 (RCAF)—Hurricane, Spitfire

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Air Headquarters, Malta

Squadrons

Nos. 89 (Det.), 227—Beaufighter

No. 69—Wellington, Baltimore, Spitfire

Nos. 126, 185, 249—Spitfire

No. 229—Hurricane, Spitfire

No. 828 (FAA) (Det.)—Albacore

No. 830 (FAA) (Det.)—Swordfish

Flights

No. 1435—Spitfire

No. 201 Group

Squadrons

No. 15 (SAAF)—Blenheim, Beaufort

No. 203—Blenheim, Baltimore, Maryland

No. 230—Sunderland, Dornier 22

Nos. 252, 272—Beaufighter

No. 459 (RAAF)—Hudson

No. 701 (FAA)—Walrus

Nos. 821 (FAA), 826 (FAA)—Albacore

No. 815 (FAA)—Swordfish

Flights, Other Units

No. 1 General Reconnaissance Unit .—Wellington

Sea Rescue Flight—Wellington, Fairchild Ambulance

No. 235 Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 13 (Hellenic), 47 (Det.)—Blenheim

No. 459 (RAAF) (Det.)—Hudson

No. 247 Wing

Squadrons

No. 203 (Det.)—Maryland, Baltimore, Blenheim

No. 221 (Det.)—Wellington

No. 248 Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 38, 221, 458 (RAAF)—Wellington

No. 39—Beaufort

No. 203 Group

No. 15 Squadron (SAAF) (Det.)—Blenheim

No. 1412 Met. Flight—Gladiator

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No. 205 Group

Special Liberator Flight—Liberator

No. 231 Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 37, 70—Wellington

No. 236 Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 108, 148—Wellington

No. 238 Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 40, 104—Wellington

No. 242 Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 147, 160—Liberator

No. 245 Wing

Squadrons

No. 14—Marauder, Boston

Nos. 227 (Det.), 462 (RAAF)—Halifax

No. 207 Group

Squadrons

No. 16 (SAAF)—Beaufort, Maryland

Nos. 209, 321—Catalina

Flights

No. 34 (SAAF)—Anson

No. 35 (SAAF)—Blenheim

No. 1414—Gladiator

No. 1433—Lysander

No. 246 Wing

No. 41 Squadron (SAAF)—Hartebeeste, Hurricane

No. 216 Group

Squadrons

No. 117—Hudson

No. 173—Various

No. 216—Lodestar, Hudson, Bombay

No. 267—Various

No. 283 Wing

No. 163 Squadron—Hudson

U.S. 1st Bombardment Group (Provisional)

Squadrons

9th—Fortress

Halverson Squadron—Liberator

U.S. 98th Bombardment Group

Squadrons

343rd, 344th, 345th, 415th—Liberator

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Air Headquarters, Western Desert

No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit—D.H. 86

No. 3 (SAAF) Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 12 (SAAF), 24 (SAAF)—Boston

No. 21 (SAAF)—Baltimore

No. 232 Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 55, 223—Baltimore

U.S. 12th Bombardment Group

Squadrons

81st, 82nd, 83rd, 434th—Mitchell

No. 285 Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 40 (SAAF), 208—Hurricane

No. 60 (SAAF)—Baltimore

Flights, Other Units

No. 1437 Strategic Reconnaissance Flight—Baltimore

No. 2 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (Det.)—Various

No. 211 Group

Squadrons

Nos. 6, 7 (SAAF)—Hurricane

No. 239 Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 2 (SAAF), 4 (SAAF) and 260—Kittyhawk

No. 5 (SAAF)—Tomahawk

No. 239 Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 3 (RAAF), 112, 250, 450 (RAAF) .—Kittyhawk

No. 244 Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 92, 145, 601—Spitfire

No. 73—Hurricane

U.S. 57th Fighter Group

Squadrons

64th, 65th, 66th—Warhawk

No. 212 Group

No. 7 (SAAF) Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 80, 127, 274, 335—Hurricane

No. 243 Wing

Squadrons

Nos. 1 (SAAF), 33, 213, 238—Hurricane

Abbreviations

AHQ—Air Headquarters

Det.—Detachment

FAA—Fleet Air Arm

Met.—Meteorological

RAAF—Royal Australian Air Force

RCAF—Royal Canadian Air Force

SAAF—South African Air Force