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APPENDIX X
Order of Battle, Middle East Command, 11th November, 1941

Chart: Middle East Chain of Command, Middle East

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HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AIR FORCE, MIDDLE EAST

      No. 26. Squadron Lodestar, Audax, Proctor
      No. 2 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit Hurricane, Beaufighter
AIR HEADQUARTERS, ADEN
      No. 8 Squadron Various
AIR HEADQUARTERS, EAST AFRICA
Squadrons
      No. 3 (S.A.A.F.) Mohawk
      No. 15 (S.A.A.F.) Battle
      No. 16 (S.A.A.F.) Junkers 86, Maryland
      No. 41 (S.A.A.F.) Hartebeeste
Flights
      No. 34 (S.A.A.F.) Anson
      No. 35 (S.A.A.F.) Junker. 86
      No. 51 (S.A.A.F.) Junker. 52
AIR HEADQUARTERS, IRAQ
Squadrons
      No. 52 Audax
      No. 244 Vincent
      No. 261 Hurricane
HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AIR FORCE, PALESTINE AND TRANS-JORDAN
      No. 256 Wing
Squadrons
      No. 213 Hurricane
      No. 815 (F.A.A.) Albacore, Swordfish
      No. 263 Wing
      No. 335 Squadron Hurricane
Free French (Fighter) Squadron Morane
Free French Flight Blenheim
HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AIR FORCE, MALTA
Squadrons
      Nos. 18, 104, 107 Blenheim
      No. 40 (Det.) Wellington
      No. 69 Maryland
      Nos. 126, 185, 249 Hurricane
      Nos. 828 (F.A.A.), 830 (F.A.A.) Albacore, Swordfish

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      No. 20. Group

Squadrons
      No. 2 (Yugo-Slav) Dornier 22, Sim 14
      No. 13 (Hellenic) Anson
Flights
Sea Rescue Flight Wellington
R.N. Fulmar Flight Fulmar
      No. 234 Wing
Squadrons
      No. 39 Boston, Maryland
      No. 203 Blenheim, Beaufort
      No. 230 Sunderland
      No. 202 Group
Squadrons
      No. 117 Various
      No. 216 Bombay
      No. 223 (Acting as Operational Training Unit) Maryland
      No. 250 Wing
      No. 73 Squadron Hurricane
      No. 1 General Reconnaissance Unit Wellington
      No. 252 Wing
Squadrons
      Nos. 73 (Det.), 213 (Det.) Hurricane
      No. 203 Group
Squadrons
      No. 6 Hurricane, Lysander
      No. 47 Wellesley

      No. 20. Group

Squadrons
      Nos. 37, 38, 70, 108, 148 Wellington

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AIR HEADQUARTERS, WESTER. DESERT
Squadrons
      Nos. 31 (Det.) 117, (Det.) D.C.2
      No. 33 Hurricane
      No. 33 (Det.), 60 (S.A.A.F) Maryland
      No. 113 Blenhei. (fighter)
      No. 203 (Det.) Beaufort
      No. 216 (Det.) Bombay
      No. 272 (Det.) Beaufighter
      No. 826 (F.A.A.) Albacore, Swordfish
Flights, Other Units
Strategic Reconnaissance Flight Maryland
      No. 1 R.A.A.F. Ambulance Unit D.H. 86
      No. 253 Wing
Squadrons
      Nos. 208, 237, 451 (R.A.A.F.). Hurricane
      No. 258 Wing
Squadrons
      Nos. 1 (S.A.A.F.), 94, 238, 274 Hurricane
      Nos. 2 (S.A.A.F.), 3 (R.A.A.F.) Tomahawk
      No. 262 Wing
Squadrons
      Nos. 3 (S.A.A.F.), 112, 250. Tomahawk
      No. 80 Hurrican. (bomber)
      Nos. 229, 260 Hurricane
      No. 269 Wing
Squadrons
      No. 30, R.N. (Fighter) Squadron Hurricane
      No. 270 Wing
Squadrons
      Nos. 8 (Det.), 14, 45, 55, 84, Lorraine Blenheim
Squadron
      No. 3 (S.A.A.F.) Wing
Squadrons
      No. 11 Blenheim
      Nos. 12 (S.A.A.F.), 21 (S.A.A.F.) Maryland

Abbreviations
A.H.Q. Air Headquarters
Det. Detachment
R.A.A.F. Royal Australian Air Force
R.N. Royal Navy
S.A.A.F. Sout. African Air Force

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