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APPENDIX IX
Order of Battle, Bomber Command, 4th March, 1943

HEADQUARTERS BOMBER COMMAND
No. 1 Group
Squadrons
      Nos. 166, 199, 300, 301, 305 Wellington
      Nos. 12, 100, 101, 103, 460 (R.A.A.F.) Lancaster
No. 2 Group
Squadrons
      Nos. 21, 464 (R.A.A.F.), 487 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Ventura
      Nos. 88, 107, 226 Boston
      Nos. 98, 180 Mitchell
      Nos. 105, 139 Mosquito
No. 3 Group
Squadrons
      Nos. 15, 75, 90, 149, 214, 218 Stirling
      No. 115 Lancaster, Wellington
      No. 13. (S.D.) Halifax
      No. 16. (S.D.) Lysander, Halifax, Hudson, Havoc, Albemarle
      No. 19. (S.D.) Halifax, Wellington, Mosquito
      No. 4. Group
Squadrons
      Nos. 10, 51, 76, 77, 78, 102, 158 Halifax
      Nos. 196, 429 (R.C.A.F.), 431 (R.C.A.F.), 466 (R.A.A.F.) Wellington
      No. 5. Group
Squadrons
      Nos. 9, 44, 49, 50, 57, 61, 97, 106, 207, 467 (R.A.A.F.) Lancaster
      No. 6 Group (R.C.A.F.)
Squadrons
      Nos. 40. (R.C.A.F.), 408 (R.C.A.F.), 419 (R.C.A.F.) Halifax
      Nos. 42. (R.C.A.F.), 424 (R.C.A.F.), 425 (R.C.A.F.), 426 (R.C.A.F.), 427 (R.C.A.F.. 428 (R.C.A.F.) Wellington

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No. 8 (P.F.F.) Group
Squadrons
      No. 7 Stirling
      No. 35 Halifax
      Nos. 83, 156 Lancaster
      No. 109 Mosquito

Abbreviations
P.F.F. Pathfinde. Force
R.A.A.F. Roya. Australian Air Force
R.C.A.F. Roya. Canadian Air Force
R.N.Z.A.F. Royal Ne. Zealand Air Force
S.D. Specia. Duty

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