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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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