Appendix XXXIII
Equipment and Location of British Night-fighter Squadrons,
November, 1940-May, 1941

Squadron Equipment War Station

17TH NOVEMBER, 1940
No. 10 Group
87   Hurricane Exeter and Bibury
604 (County of Middlesex) Blenheim Middle Wallop
No. 11 Group
23   Blenheim Ford
219   Beaufighter Redhill
141   Defiant Gravesend
264   Defiant Rochford
85 (one flight) Hurricane Debden
No. 12 Group
29   Blenheim Wittering and Digby
151   Hurricane Digby
85 (one flight) Hurricane Kirton-in-Lindsey
No. 13 Group
600 (City of London) Blenheim Catterick
NOTE
In addition, elements of the Fighter Interception Unit were available for active operations at Tangmere (No. 11 Group).
16TH FEBRUARY, 1941
No. 9 Group
96   Hurricane Cranage
307 (Polish) Defiant Squire's Gate
No. 10 Group
87   Hurricane Charmy Down
604 (County of Middlesex) Beaufighter Middle Wallop
No. 11 Group
2I9   Beaufighter Tangmere
264   Defiant Biggin Hill
141   Defiant Gravesend
85   Hurricane and Defiant Debden
No. 12 Group
24   Blenheim and Beaufighter Wittering
151   Hurricane and Defiant Wittering
29   Blenheim and Beaufighter Digby
255 (one section) Defiant Kirton-in-Lindsey
No. 13 Group
600 (City of London) Blenheim Catterick and Drem
NOTE
In addition, elements of the Fighter Interception Unit were available for active operations at Tangmere (No. 11 Group). No. 23 Squadron had ceased defensive operations on undertaking offensive ('Intruder') sorties from Ford (No. 11 Group).
11th MAY, 1941
No. 9 Group
96   Defiant and Hurricane Cranage
256   Defiant and Hurricane Squire's Gate
68   Blenheim and Beaufighter High Ercall
No. 10 Group
87   Hurricane Charmy Down
307 (Polish) Defiant Exeter
600 (City of London) Beaufighter Colerne
604 (County of Middlesex) Beaufighter Middle Wallop
93 (Aerial Minelaying) Havoc and others Middle Wallop
No. 11 Group
219   Beaufighter Tangmere
264   Defiant West Mailing and Nutt's Corner
29   Beaufighter West Mailing
85   Havoc Hunsdon
No. 12 Group
25   Beaufighter Wittering
151   Defiant Wittering
255   Defiant and Hurricane Kirton-in-Lindsey
No. 13 Group
141   Defiant Acklington and Ayr
NOTE
In addition, elements of the Fighter Interception Unit were available for active operations at Ford (No. 11 Group).

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