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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 Ai. Arm
Metcal. Meteorological Calibration
O.T.U. Operationa. Training Unit
P.R. Photographic Reconnaissance
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
U.S.A.A.F. Unite. States Army Air Force

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