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APPENDIX VIII
Order of Battle, Coastal Command, 15th February, 1943

HEADQUARTERS COASTAL COMMAND

      No. 15 Group
Squadrons
      Nos. 201, 228, 246, 330, 422 (R.C.A.F.), 423 (R.C.A.F.) Sunderland
      Nos. 206, 220 Fortress
      No. 120 Liberator
      No. 28. (Det.) Anson (Ai. Sea Rescue)
Flights
      No. 140. (Metcal.) Spitfire, Hudson, Gladiator
      No. 1. Group
Squadrons
      Nos. 143, 236, 254 Beaufighter
      Nos. 53, 320, 407 (R.C.A.F.) Hudson
      No. 86 Liberator
      No. 41. (R.C.A.F.) Hampden
      No. 52. (Metcal.) Spitfire, Hudson Mosquito, Giadiator
      No. 279 Hudson (Ai. Sea Rescue)
      No. 280 Anson (Ai. Sea Rescue)
      Nos. 83. (F.A.A.), 836 (F.A.A.) Swordfish
      Nos. 540, 541, 542, 543, 544 Mosquito, Spitfire, Wellington, (P.R.)
      No. 1. GROUP
Squadrons
      Nos. 144, 235 Beaufighter
      Nos. 45. (R.A.A.F.), 489 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Hampden
      No. 190 Catalina
      No. 612 Whitley
      No. 54. (Det.) Mosquit. (P.R.)
Flights
      No. 1477 Catalina
      No. 140. (Metcal.) Spitfire, Hudson
      No. 1. Group
Squadrons
      Nos. 172, 179 (Det.), 304, 311, 547 Wellington
      No. 224, 1st and 2nd Antisubmarine (U.S.A.A.F.) Liberator

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      Nos. 1. (R.A.A.F.), 119, 461 (R.A.A.F.) Sunderland
      Nos. 248, 404 (R.C.A.F.) Beaufighter
      No. 502 Whitley
      No. 58 Whitley, Halifax
      No. 59 Fortress
      No. 210 Catalina
      No. 40. (R.C.A.F.) (on loan from Bomber Command) Halifax
      No. 54. (Det.) Spitfir. (P.R.)
Flights, Other Units
      No. 140. (Metcal.) Flight Hudson, Ventura, Albemarle
      No. 1. O.T.U. (Det.) (on loan from Bomber Command) Whitley
Headquarters R.A.F. Iceland
Squadrons
      No. 269 Hudson
      84th (U.S. Navy) Squadron Catalina
      No. 33. (Det.) Northrop
      No. 12. (Det.) Liberator
Flights
      No. 140. (Metcal.) Hudson
Headquarters R.A.F. Gibraltar
Squadrons
      Nos. 48, 233 Hudson
      Nos. 202, 210 (Det.) Catalina
      No. 179 Wellington
      No. 54. (Det.) Spitfir. (P.R.)

Abbreviations
      Det. Detachment
      F.A.A. Fleet Air Arm
      Metcal. Meteorological Calibration
      O.T.U. Operational Training Unit
      P.R. Photographic Reconnaissance
      R.A.A.F. Royal Australian Air Force
      R.C.A.F. Royal Canadian Air Force
      R.N.Z.A.F. Royal New Zealand Air Force
      U.S.A.A.F. United States Army Air Force

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