This is a list of the officially accredited Battle of Britain units with their aircraft types, code letters, call signs and casualties.
German propaganda image: A Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire trails smoke after attacking a German Heinkel He 111 bomber during the Battle of Britain.
On 9 November 1960, the Air Ministry published Air Ministry Order N850 which officially defined the qualifications for aircrew to be classified as having participated in the Battle of Britain. The AMO also defined the squadrons that were deemed to have fought in the battle under the control of RAF Fighter Command between 0001 hours on 10 July and 2359 hours on 31 October 1940; the official beginning and end of the battle.
^41 Squadron’s Battle of Britain pilots comprised 49 men aged from 18 to 32. Forty-two were British, three Irish, two were Canadian and two were New Zealanders. Casualties were sustained by almost half the men: eleven (22.5%) were killed and twelve (24.5%) were wounded, and one of the squadron’s ground crew was killed in the Blitz.
^Note: The squadron code letters QJ were the same as those of 92 Squadron. The codes changed to YQ in 1941
^in normal naval use flown with a navigator, these were flown solo
Bibliography
Ramsay, Winston (editor). The Battle of Britain Then and Now Mk V. London: Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd, 1989. ISBN0-900913-46-0
External linksedit
BattleofBritain.com – Retrieved: 4 August 2007.
Battle of Britain at RAF website
March 12, 2024
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This is a list of the officially accredited Battle of Britain units with their aircraft types code letters call signs and casualties German propaganda image A Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire trails smoke after attacking a German Heinkel He 111 bomber during the Battle of Britain On 9 November 1960 the Air Ministry published Air Ministry Order N850 which officially defined the qualifications for aircrew to be classified as having participated in the Battle of Britain The AMO also defined the squadrons that were deemed to have fought in the battle under the control of RAF Fighter Command between 0001 hours on 10 July and 2359 hours on 31 October 1940 the official beginning and end of the battle A total of 71 squadrons and other units from Fighter Command Coastal Command and the Fleet Air Arm are listed 1 Contents 1 Accredited squadrons 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksAccredited squadrons editSquadron Squadron Code Radio call sign Aircraft Type Number of CasualtiesNo 1 Squadron RAF JX ACORN Hurricane 7No 3 Squadron RAF QO Hurricane 1No 17 Squadron RAF YB EDEY Hurricane 5No 19 Squadron RAF QV LUTON Spitfire 6No 23 Squadron RAF YP LUTON Blenheim 8No 25 Squadron RAF ZK LUTON Blenheim Beaufighter 5No 29 Squadron RAF RO Blenheim 8No 32 Squadron RAF GZ JACKO Hurricane 2No 41 Squadron RAF EB MITOR Spitfire 11 2 No 43 Squadron RAF FT Hurricane 14No 46 Uganda Squadron RAF PO ANGEL Hurricane 14No 54 Squadron RAF KL RABBIT Spitfire 6No 56 Punjab Squadron RAF US BAFFIN Hurricane 8No 64 Squadron RAF SH FREEMA Spitfire 7No 65 East India Squadron RAF YT Spitfire 8No 66 Squadron RAF LZ FIBIUS Spitfire 8No 72 Basutoland Squadron RAF RN TENNIS Spitfire 9No 73 Squadron RAF TP Hurricane 4No 74 Squadron RAF ZP DYSOE Spitfire 12No 79 Madras Presidency Squadron RAF NV PANSY Hurricane 4No 85 Squadron RAF VY HYDRO Hurricane 7No 87 United Provinces Squadron RAF LK SUNCUP Hurricane 7No 92 East India Squadron RAF QJ GANNIC Spitfire 14No 111 Squadron RAF JU WAGON Hurricane 11No 141 Squadron RAF TW Boulton Paul Defiant 10No 145 Squadron RAF SO PATIN Hurricane 13No 151 Squadron RAF DZ Hurricane 11No 152 Hyderabad Squadron RAF UM MAIDA Spitfire 14No 213 Ceylon Squadron RAF AK BEARSKIN Hurricane 15No 219 Mysore Squadron RAF FK Blenheim Beaufighter 6No 222 Natal Squadron RAF ZD KOTEL Spitfire 9No 229 Squadron RAF RE KETA Hurricane 5No 232 Squadron RAF EF Hurricane No 234 Madras Presidency Squadron RAF AZ CRESSY Spitfire 5No 238 Squadron RAF VK Hurricane 17No 242 Canadian Squadron RAF LE LORAG Hurricane 5No 245 Northern Rhodesia Squadron RAF DX Hurricane 2No 247 China British Squadron RAF HP Gloster Gladiator No 249 Gold Coast Squadron RAF GN GANER Hurricane 8No 253 Hyderabad Squadron RAF SW VICEROY Hurricane 11No 257 Burma Squadron RAF DT ALERT Hurricane 11No 263 Fellowship of the Bellows Squadron RAF HE Hurricane Westland Whirlwind 1No 264 Madras Presidency Squadron RAF PS Boulton Paul Defiant 18No 266 Rhodesia Squadron RAF UO Spitfire 7No 421 Flight RAF L Z Hurricane Spitfire 1No 422 Flight RAF Hurricane Fighter Interception Unit Hurricane Blenheim Beaufighter Auxiliary SquadronsNo 501 County of Gloucester Squadron AuxAF SD MANDREL Hurricane 19No 504 City of Nottingham Squadron AuxAF TM Hurricane 6No 600 City of London Squadron AuxAF BQ Blenheim Beaufighter 9No 601 County of London Squadron AuxAF UF WEAPON Hurricane Spitfire 14No 602 City of Glasgow Squadron AuxAF LO VILLA Spitfire 5No 603 City of Edinburgh Squadron AuxAF XT VIKEN Spitfire 13No 604 County of Middlesex Squadron AuxAF NG TALLYHO Blenheim Beaufighter 3No 605 County of Warwick Squadron AuxAF UP TURKEY Hurricane 8No 607 County of Durham Squadron AuxAF AF Hurricane 9No 609 West Riding Squadron AuxAF PR SORBO Spitfire 7No 610 County of Chester Squadron AuxAF DW DOGROSE Spitfire 11No 611 West Lancashire Squadron AuxAF FY CHARLIE Spitfire 2No 615 County of Surrey Squadron AuxAF KW PANTA Hurricane 6No 616 South Yorkshire Squadron AuxAF QJ 3 RADPOE Spitfire 6Commonwealth and Allied squadronsNo 1 Squadron RCAF Canadian YO CARIBOU Hurricane 3302 City of Poznan Squadron Polish 4 WX CALEB Hurricane 6303 Warsaw Kosciuszko Squadron Polish 5 RF APANY Hurricane 8No 310 Czechoslovak Squadron Czech NN CALLA Hurricane 4No 312 Czechoslovak Squadron Czech DU SILVO Hurricane 1Coastal Command SquadronsNo 235 Squadron RAF QY Blenheim 9No 236 Squadron RAF FA Blenheim 10No 248 Squadron RAF WR Blenheim 16Fleet Air Arm FAA SquadronsNo 804 Squadron FAA 5 Gloster Sea Gladiator Grumman Martlet No 808 Squadron FAA 5 Fairey Fulmar 6 See also editRoyal Air Force List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force List of Royal Air Force Glider units List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units List of Royal Air Force schools List of Royal Air Force units amp establishments List of RAF squadron codes List of RAF Regiment units List of wings of the Royal Air Force Royal Air Force roundelsArmy Air Corps List of Army Air Corps aircraft units Fleet Air Arm List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons List of Fleet Air Arm groups List of aircraft units of the Royal Navy List of aircraft wings of the Royal NavyOthers List of Air Training Corps squadrons University Air Squadron Air Experience Flight Volunteer Gliding Squadron United Kingdom military aircraft serial numbers United Kingdom aircraft test serials British military aircraft designation systemsReferences editNotes Ramsay 1989 pp 252 255 41 Squadron s Battle of Britain pilots comprised 49 men aged from 18 to 32 Forty two were British three Irish two were Canadian and two were New Zealanders Casualties were sustained by almost half the men eleven 22 5 were killed and twelve 24 5 were wounded and one of the squadron s ground crew was killed in the Blitz Note The squadron code letters QJ were the same as those of 92 Squadron The codes changed to YQ in 1941 Poznanski Warszawski im Tadeusza Kosciuszki in normal naval use flown with a navigator these were flown solo BibliographyRamsay Winston editor The Battle of Britain Then and Now Mk V London Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd 1989 ISBN 0 900913 46 0External links editBattleofBritain com Retrieved 4 August 2007 Battle of Britain at RAF website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Battle of Britain squadrons amp oldid 1211824735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
