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