Appendix 12: Order of Battle, Mediterranean Air Command, 10th July, 1943
Mediterranean Air Command
Mediterranean Air Transport Service
U.S. 315th Troop Carrier Group 34th, 43rd Squadrons—Dakota
No. 216 Group
Squadrons
No. 17 (SAAF)—Junkers 52
No. 28 (SAAF)—Anson
Nos. 117, 267—Hudson
No. 173—Lodestar, Proctor, Hurricane
No. 216—Dakota
No. 230—Sunderland
AHQ, Gibraltar
Squadrons
Nos. 48, 233—Hudson
No. 179—Wellington
Nos. 202, 210—Catalina
No. 248 (Det.)—Beaufighter
No. 544 (Det.)—Spitfire
No. 813 (FAA)—Swordfish
Flights
No. 1403 Met. Flight—Hampden, Gladiator
AHQ, Malta
Squadrons
Nos. 23, 256 (Det.)—Mosquito
Nos. 40 (SAAF), 126, 185, 229, 249—Spitfire
No. 73 (Det.)—Hurricane
No. 600—Beaufighter (N/F)
No. 815 (FAA) (Det.)—Albacore
Flights
No. 1435—Spitfire
No. 248 Wing
Squadrons
No. 69—Baltimore
No. 221—Wellington
Nos. 108, 272—Beaufighter
No. 683—Spitfire
Northwest African Air Forces
N.A. Tactical Air Force
Desert Air Force
No. 28. Wing
No. 40 (SAAF) Squadron (Det.).—Spitfire
No. 60 (SAAF) Squadron—Mosquito
No. 1437 Flight—Mustang
No. 211 Group
No. 6 Squadron—Hurricane
No. 7 (SAAF) Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 2 (SAAF), 4 (SAAF)—Spitfire
No. 5 (SAAF)—Kittyhawk
No. 239 Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 3 (RAAF), 112, 250, 260, 450 (RAAF)—Kittyhawk
No. 244 Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 1 (SAAF), 92, 145, 417 (RCAF), 601—Spitfire
No. 322 Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 81, 152, 154, 232, 242—Spitfire
No. 322 Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 43, 72, 93, 111, 243—Spitfire
U.S. 57th, 79th Fighter Groups—six squadrons—Warhawk
U.S. XII Air Support Command
27th, 86th Fighter-Bomber Groups—six squadrons—Mustang
33rd, 324th Fighter Groups—six squadrons—Warhawk
31st Fighter Group—three squadrons—Spitfire
111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron—Mustang
Tactical Bomber Force
Squadrons
No. 225—Spitfire
No. 241—Hurricane
No. 3 (SAAF) Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 12 (SAAF), 24 (SAAF)—Boston
No. 21 (SAAF)—Baltimore
No. 232 Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 55, 223—Baltimore
No. 326 Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 18, 114—Boston
U.S. 12th, 340th Bombardment Groups—eight squadrons—Mitchell
U.S. 47th Bombardment Group—four squadrons—Boston
N.A. Strategic Air Force
No. 205 Group
No. 231 Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 37, 70—Wellington
No. 236 Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 40, 104—Wellington
No. 330 Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 142, 150—Wellington
No. 331 Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 420 (RCAF), 424 (RCAF), 425 (RCAF).—Wellington
U.S. 5th Wing
2nd, 97th, 99th, 301st Bombardment Groups—sixteen squadrons—Fortress
1st, 14th Fighter Groups—six squadrons—Lightning
U.S. 47th Wing
310th, 321st Bombardment Groups—eight squadrons—Mitchell
82nd Fighter Group—three squadrons—Lightning
U.S. 2686th Wing
17th, 319th, 320th Bombardment Groups—twelve squadrons—Marauder
325th Fighter Group—three squadrons—Warhawk
N.A. Coastal Air Force
Squadrons
Nos. 13, 614—Blenheim
No. 36—Wellington
No. 253—Hurricane
Nos. 500, 608—Hudson
No. 813 (FAA) (Det.)—Swordfish
Nos. 821 (FAA), 828 (FAA)—Albacore
Flights
No. 1575—Halifax, Ventura
U.S. 480th Antisubmarine Group—two squadrons—Liberator
Bone Sector
Squadrons
Nos. 32, 87—Hurricane
No. 219—Beaufighter (N/F)
Oran Sector
U.S. 92nd Fighter Squadron—Airacobra
2nd Air Defence Wing
No. 153 Squadron—Beaufighter (N/F)
U.S. 350th Fighter Group—three squadrons—Airacobra
No. 242 Group
No. 323 Wing
Squadrons
No. 73—Spitfire
No. 255—Beaufighter (N/F)
Nos. 283, 284—Walrus (A.S.R.)
Nos. II/5, II/7 (French)—Kittyhawk, Spitfire
No. 328 Wing
Squadrons
No. 14—Marauder
Nos. 39, 47, 144—Beaufighter
No. 52—Baltimore
Nos. 22. (Det.), 458 (RAAF)—Wellington
U.S. 52nd Fighter Group—three squadrons—Spitfire
1st Air Defence Wing
U.S. 81st Fighter Group—two squadrons—Airacobra
N.A. Troop Carrier Command
No. 38 Wing (Det.)
Squadrons
No. 295 (Det.)—Halifax
No. 296—Albemarle
U.S. 51st Wing
60th, 62nd, 64th Troop Carrier Groups—twelve squadrons.—Dakota
U.S. 52nd Wing
61st, 313th, 314th, 316th Troop Carrier Groups—fifteen squadrons—Dakota
N.A. Photographic Reconnaissance Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 60 (SAAF) (Det.), 540 (Det.)—Mosquito
No. 682—Spitfire
U.S. 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Group
Squadrons
5th, 12th—Lightning
15th—Fortress
Headquarters, RAF, Middle East
Squadrons
No. 148—Halifax
No. 162—Blenheim
No. 680—Lightning, Hurricane
Flights
Nos. 1411, 1412, 1464 Met. Flights—Hurricane, Gladiator
No. 201 Group
No. 701 Squadron (FAA)—Walrus
No. 235 Wing
Squadrons
No. 13 (Hellenic)—Blenheim
No. 227 (Det.)—Beaufighter
No. 454 (RAAF)—Baltimore
No. 459 (RAAF)—Hudson
No. 815 (FAA)—Swordfish
No. 238 Wing
Squadrons
No. 16 (SAAF)—Beaufort
Nos. 227 (Det.), 603—Beaufighter
No. 815 (FAA) (Det.)—Swordfish
No. 245 Wing
Squadrons
No. 15 (SAAF)—Blenheim, Baltimore
No. 38 (Det.)
Other Units
No. 1 General Reconnaissance Unit—Wellington
No. 247 Wing
Squadrons
No. 38—Wellington
No. 203—Baltimore
Nos. 227, 252—Beaufighter
Headquarters, Air Defences, Eastern Mediterranean
No. 209 Group
Squadrons
No. 46 (Det.)—Beaufighter
No. 127—Hurricane, Spitfire
No. 21. Group
Squadrons
Nos. 3 (SAAF), 33, 213, 274—Hurricane
No. 89—Beaufighter (N/F)
No. 212 Group
Squadrons
Nos. 7 (SAAF),41 (SAAF), 94, 123, 134, 237—Hurricane
No. 80—Spitfire
No. 108 (Det.)—Beaufighter (N/F)
Flights
Nos. 1563, 1654 Met. Flights—Gladiator
No. 219 Group
Squadrons
Nos. 74, 238, 335, 336, 451 (RAAF)—Hurricane
No. 46—Beaufighter (N/F)
United States Ninth Air Force
316th Troop Carrier Group (see N.A. Troop Carrier Command)
IX Bomber Command
44th, 93rd, 98th, 376th, 389th Bombardment Groups—twenty squadrons—Liberator
No. 240 Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 178, 462 (RAAF)—Halifax
12th, 340th Bombardment Groups (See N.A. Tactical Air Force)
IX Fighter Command
57th, 79th, 324th Groups (se. N.A. Tactical Air Force)
H.Q., British Forces, Aden
No. 8 Squadron—Blenheim
No. 156. Met. Flight—Gladiator
Catalina Flight—Catalina
AHQ, EAST AFRICA
Squadrons
Nos. 259, 262, 321 (Det.)—Catalina
No. 246 Wing
Squadrons
Nos. 209, 265—Catalina
No. 258 Wing
No. 1414 Met. Flight—Lysander, Anson
AHQ, Iraq and Persia
No. 215 Group
No. 208 Squadron (Det.)—Hurricane
No. 244 Squadron—Blenheim
No. 1415 Met. Flight—Gladiator
AHQ, Levant
No. 208 Squadron—Hurricane
No. 1413 Met. Flight—Gladiator
No. 213 Group
No. 25. Wing
No. 1565 Met. Flight
Abbreviations
A.H.Q—Air Headquarters
A.S.R.—Air/Sea Rescue
Det.—Detachment
FAA—Fleet Air Arm
Met.—Meteorological
N.A.—Northwest African
N/F—Night Fighter
P.R.—Photographic Reconnaissance
RAAF—Royal Australian Air Force
RCAF—Royal Canadian Air Force
SAAF—South African Air Force