This article lists the RAF Fighter Command order of battle at 15 September 1940, during the Battle of Britain.

Fighter Command

RAF Fighter Command Headquarters was located at RAF Bentley Priory, near Stanmore in North London. The Commanding Officer was Air Marshal Hugh C.T. Dowding.

Fighter Groups

Group	Headquarters	Commanding Officer	Area of Operations
10 Group	RAF Box, Box, Wiltshire	Air Vice-Marshal Sir C J Quintin Brand	South West England and South Wales
11 Group	RAF Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Middlesex	Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park	South East England and London
12 Group	RAF Watnall, Nottinghamshire	Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory	East Anglia, the Midlands, Mid Wales and North Wales
13 Group	RAF Newcastle, Kenton Bar, Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Air Vice-Marshal Richard Saul	North of England and Scotland

Sector Stations and Satellite Aerodromes

Sector Stations had Sector Control Rooms as well as the usual features of RAF aerodromes; they were able to control RAF fighter formations during the battle. Sector stations were also able to disperse squadrons to satellite aerodromes, most of which were fully equipped.

Sector	Group	Sector Station	Satellite Airfield or airfields
A	11	Tangmere	Westhampnett
B	11	Kenley	Croydon
C	11	Biggin Hill	West Malling, Gravesend
D	11	Hornchurch	Gravesend, Rochford, Manston, Hawkinge
E	11	North Weald	Stapleford Tawney, Martlesham Heath
F	11	Debden	Martlesham Heath
G	12	Duxford	Fowlmere
K	12	Wittering	Coltishall
L	12	Digby	Tern Hill
M	12	Kirton-in-Lindsey
N	12	Church Fenton	Leconfield
O	13	Usworth	Catterick
P	13	Acklington
Q	13	Turnhouse	Drem, Grangemouth
R	13	Dyce	Grangemouth
S	13	Wick	Kirkwall, Sumburgh
W	10	Filton	Boscombe Down, Colerne, Pembry
Y	10	Middle Wallop	Boscombe Down, Warmwell, Exeter, some control over RNAS Roborough, RAF St Eval
Z	11	Northolt	Hendon

Bases and Squadrons

Sector Station	Squadron	Aircraft Type	Squadron Code	Radio call sign	Aerodrome Assigned to	Commanding Officer
10 Group
RAF Middle Wallop	238	Hawker Hurricane	VK		RAF Middle Wallop	Squadron Leader Harold Fenton
RAF Middle Wallop	609	Supermarine Spitfire	PR	SORBO	RAF Warmwell	Squadron Leader Horace Stanley Darley
RAF Middle Wallop	604 (Night Fighter)	Bristol Blenheim & Bristol Beaufighter	NG		RAF Middle Wallop	Squadron Leader Michael Anderson
RAF Middle Wallop	23 (part)	Bristol Blenheim	YP		RAF Middle Wallop	Squadron Leader George Francis Wheaton Heycock
RAF Middle Wallop	152	Supermarine Spitfire	UM	MAIDA	RAF Warmwell	Squadron Leader Peter Devitt
RAF Middle Wallop	56	Hawker Hurricane	US	BAFFIN	RAF Boscombe Down	Squadron Leader Herbert Moreton Pinfold
RAF Filton	79	Hawker Hurricane	NV	PANSY	RAF Pembrey	Squadron Leader Hervey Heyworth
RAF Filton	87	Hawker Hurricane	LK	SUNCUP	RAF Exeter, RAF Bibury	Squadron Leader R.S. Mills
RAF Filton	601	Hawker Hurricane	UF	WEAPON	RAF Filton	Squadron Leader Sir Archibald Philip Hope
RAF Filton	234	Supermarine Spitfire	AZ	CRESSY	RAF St Eval	Squadron Leader Minden Vaughan Blake
RAF Filton	236 (Coastal Command)	Bristol Blenheim	FA		RAF St Eval	Squadron Leader G.W. Montagu
RAF Filton	247	Gloster Gladiator	HP		RNAS Roborough	Flight Lieutenant Hugh Addison Chater
11 Group
RAF Biggin Hill	72	Hawker Hurricane	RN	TENNIS	RAF Biggin Hill	Squadron Leader A.R. Collins
RAF Biggin Hill	92	Supermarine Spitfire	QJ	GANNIC	RAF Biggin Hill	Squadron Leader F.J. Sanders
RAF Biggin Hill	141 (half)	Boulton Paul Defiant	TW		RAF Biggin Hill	Squadron Leader W.A. Richardson
RAF Biggin Hill	66	Supermarine Spitfire	LZ	FIBUS	RAF Gravesend	Squadron Leader Rupert Leigh
RAF North Weald	249	Hawker Hurricane	GN	GANER	RAF Middle Wallop	Squadron Leader John Grandy
RAF North Weald	23 (part)	Bristol Blenheim	YP		RAF North Weald	Squadron Leader G.F.W. Heycock
RAF North Weald	46	Hawker Hurricane	PO	ANGEL	RAF Stapleford	Squadron Leader J.R. MacLachlan
RAF Kenley	253	Hawker Hurricane	SW		RAF Kenley	Squadron Leader E.R. Bitmead
RAF Kenley	501	Hawker Hurricane	SD	VICEROY	RAF Kenley	Squadron Leader Harry Hogan
RAF Kenley	605	Hawker Hurricane	UP	TURKEY	RAF Croydon	Squadron Leader Walter Churchill
RAF Hornchurch	603	Supermarine Spitfire	XT	VIKEN	RAF Hornchurch	Squadron Leader George Lovell Denholm
RAF Hornchurch	600 (Night Fighter)	Bristol Blenheim & Bristol Beaufighter	BQ		RAF Hornchurch	Squadron Leader H.L. Maxwell
RAF Hornchurch	41	Supermarine Spitfire	EB	MITOR	RAF Hornchurch	Squadron Leader R.C. Lister
RAF Hornchurch	222	Supermarine Spitfire	ZD	KOTEL	RAF Hornchurch	Squadron Leader John Hill
RAF Tangmere	213	Hawker Hurricane	AK	BEARSKIN	RAF Tangmere	Squadron Leader D.S. Wilson-Macdonald
RAF Tangmere	607	Hawker Hurricane	AF		RAF Tangmere	Squadron Leader James Vick
RAF Tangmere	602	Supermarine Spitfire	LO	VILLA	RAF Westhampnett	Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone
RAF Tangmere	23 (part)	Bristol Blenheim & Bristol Beaufighter	YP		RAF Ford	Squadron Leader G.F.W. Heycock
RAF Debden	17	Hawker Hurricane	YB	EDEY	RAF Debden	Squadron Leader A.G. Miller
RAF Debden	73	Hawker Hurricane	TP		RAF Debden	Squadron Leader Mike Beytagh
RAF Debden	257	Hawker Hurricane	DT	ALERT	RAF Martlesham Heath	Squadron Leader Robert Stanford Tuck
RAF Debden	25 (part)	Bristol Blenheim	ZK		RAF Martlesham Heath	Squadron Leader Wilfred William Loxton
RAF Northolt	1 RCAF	Hawker Hurricane	YO	CARIBOU	RAF Northolt	Squadron Leader Ernest Mcnab
RAF Northolt	229	Hawker Hurricane	RE	KETA	RAF Northolt	Squadron Leader Harry J. Maguire
RAF Northolt	303 (Polish)	Hawker Hurricane	RF	APANY	RAF Northolt	Squadron Leader Ronald Kellett
RAF Northolt	264 (part)	Boulton Paul Defiant	PS		RAF Northolt	Squadron Leader George Desmond Garvin
RAF Northolt	504	Hawker Hurricane	TM		RAF Hendon	Squadron Leader John Sample
12 Group
RAF Duxford	242	Hawker Hurricane	LE	LORAG	RAF Duxford	Squadron Leader Douglas Bader
RAF Duxford	302 (Polish)	Hawker Hurricane	WX	CALEB	RAF Duxford	Squadron Leader Jack Satchell / Squadron Leader M. Mumler
RAF Duxford	310 (Czech)	Hawker Hurricane,	NN	CALLA	RAF Duxford	Squadron Leader Douglas Blackwood / Squadron Leader Sasha Hess
RAF Duxford	19	Supermarine Spitfire	QV	LUTON	RAF Fowlmere	Squadron Leader Bryan Lane
RAF Coltishall	74	Supermarine Spitfire	ZP	DYSOE	RAF Wittering	Squadron Leader Adolph "Sailor" Malan
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey	616	Supermarine Spitfire	QJ	RADPOE	RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey	Squadron Leader Billy Burton
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey	264 (part)	Boulton Paul Defiant	PS		RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey	Squadron Leader Desmond Garvin
RAF Digby	151	Hawker Hurricane	DZ		RAF Digby
RAF Digby	611	Supermarine Spitfire	FY	CHARLIE	RAF Digby	Squadron Leader Jim McComb
RAF Digby	29 (Night Fighter)	Bristol Blenheim & Bristol Beaufighter	RO		RAF Digby	Squadron Leader Stan Widdows
RAF Wittering	1	Hawker Hurricane	JX		RAF Wittering	Squadron Leader David Pemberton
RAF Wittering	266	Supermarine Spitfire	UO		RAF Wittering	Squadron Leader P.G. Jamieson
RAF Church Fenton	85	Hawker Hurricane	VY	HYDRO	RAF Church Fenton	Squadron Leader Peter Wooldridge Townsend DFC
RAF Church Fenton	306 (Polish) (part)	Hawker Hurricane	UZ		RAF Church Fenton	Squadron Leader D.R. Scott
RAF Church Fenton	64	Supermarine Spitfire	SH	FREEMA	RAF Leconfield / RAF Ringway	Squadron Leader Don McDonell
13 Group
RAF Usworth	54	Supermarine Spitfire	KL	RABBIT	RAF Catterick	Flight Lieutenant F.P.L. Dunworth
RAF Usworth	219 (Night Fighter) (part)	Bristol Blenheim & Bristol Beaufighter	FK		RAF Catterick	Squadron Leader J.H. Little
RAF Usworth	43	Hawker Hurricane	FT		RAF Usworth	Squadron Leader Tom Dalton-Morgan
RAF Acklington	32	Hawker Hurricane	GZ	JACKO	RAF Acklington	Squadron Leader Mike Crossley
RAF Acklington	219 (Night Fighter) (part)	Bristol Blenheim	FK		RAF Acklington	Squadron Leader J.H. Little
RAF Turnhouse	3	Hawker Hurricane	QO		RAF Turnhouse	Squadron Leader S.F. Godden
RAF Turnhouse	65	Supermarine Spitfire	YT		RAF Turnhouse,	Squadron Leader A.L. Holland
RAF Turnhouse	141	Boulton Paul Defiant	TW		RAF Turnhouse	Squadron Leader W.A. Richardson
RAF Turnhouse	111	Hawker Hurricane	JU	WAGON	RAF Drem	Squadron Leader John Thompson
RAF Turnhouse	263	Hawker Hurricane & Westland Whirlwind	HE		RAF Drem	Flight Lieutenant T.P. Pugh
RAF Dyce	145	Hawker Hurricane	SO	PATIN	RAF Roborough	Squadron Leader John Peel
RAF Wick	232	Hawker Hurricane	EF		RAF Roborough	Squadron Leader M.M. Stephens
RAF Aldergrove	245	Hawker Hurricane	DX		RAF Roborough	Squadron Leader E.W. Whitley

See also

• RAF Fighter Command
• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
• List of Officially Accredited Battle of Britain Squadrons

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Ramsay, Winston (editor). The Battle of Britain Then and Now Mk V. London: Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd, 1989. ISBN 0-900913-46-0

External links

• BattleofBritain.com - Retrieved: 4 August 2007.