Appendix 11: Order of Battle, Middle East Command, 27th October, 1942
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
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
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
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