List of Battle of Britain squadrons explained

This is a list of the officially accredited Battle of Britain units with their aircraft types, code letters, call signs and casualties.

On 9 November 1960, the Air Ministry published Air Ministry Order N850 which officially defined the qualifications for aircrew to be classified as having participated in the Battle of Britain. The AMO also defined the squadrons that were deemed to have fought in the battle under the control of RAF Fighter Command between 0001 hours on 10 July and 2359 hours on 31 October 1940; the official beginning and end of the battle.

A total of 71 squadrons and other units from Fighter Command, Coastal Command and the Fleet Air Arm are listed.^[1]

Accredited squadrons

Squadron	Squadron Code	Radio call sign	Aircraft Type	Number of Casualties
	JX	ACORN		7
	QO			1
	YB	EDEY		5
	QV	LUTON		6
	YP	LUTON		8
	ZK	LUTON		5
	RO			8
	GZ	JACKO		2
	EB	MITOR		11^[2]
	FT			14
	PO	ANGEL		14
	KL	RABBIT		6
	US	BAFFIN		8
	SH	FREEMA		7
	YT			8
	LZ	FIBIUS		8
	RN	TENNIS		9
	TP			4
	ZP	DYSOE		12
	NV	PANSY		4
	VY	HYDRO		7
	LK	SUNCUP		7
	QJ	GANNIC		14
	JU	WAGON		11
	TW			10
	SO	PATIN		13
	DZ			11
	UM	MAIDA		14
	AK	BEARSKIN		15
	FK			6
	ZD	KOTEL		9
	RE	KETA		5
	EF			–
	AZ	CRESSY		5
	VK			17
	LE	LORAG		5
	DX			2
	HP			–
	GN	GANER		8
	SW	VICEROY		11
	DT	ALERT		11
	HE			1
	PS			18
	UO			7
	L-Z			1
	–			–
	–			–
Auxiliary Squadrons
	SD	MANDREL		19
	TM			6
	BQ			9
	UF	WEAPON		14
	LO	VILLA		5
	XT	VIKEN		13
	NG	TALLYHO		3
	UP	TURKEY		8
	AF			9
	PR	SORBO		7
	DW	DOGROSE		11
	FY	CHARLIE		2
	KW	PANTA		6
	QJ^[3]	RADPOE		6
Commonwealth and Allied squadrons
No. 1 Squadron RCAF (Canadian)	YO	CARIBOU		3
302 (City of Poznan) Squadron (Polish)^[4]	WX	CALEB		6
303 (Warsaw – Kosciuszko) Squadron (Polish)^[5]	RF	APANY		8
No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron (Czech)	NN	CALLA		4
No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron (Czech)	DU	SILVO		1
Coastal Command Squadrons
	QY			9
	FA			10
	WR			16
Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Squadrons
	5-			–
	5-		Fairey Fulmar^[6]	–

See also

Royal Air Force

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
• List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights
• List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force
• List of Royal Air Force Glider units
• List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units
• List of Royal Air Force schools
• List of Royal Air Force units & establishments
• List of RAF squadron codes
• List of RAF Regiment units
• List of wings of the Royal Air Force
• Royal Air Force roundels

Army Air Corps

• List of Army Air Corps aircraft units

Fleet Air Arm

• List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons
• List of Fleet Air Arm groups
• List of aircraft units of the Royal Navy
• List of aircraft wings of the Royal Navy

Others

• List of Air Training Corps squadrons
• University Air Squadron
• Air Experience Flight
• Volunteer Gliding Squadron
• United Kingdom military aircraft registration number
• United Kingdom aircraft test serials
• British military aircraft designation systems

References

Notes

Bibliography

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

External links

• BattleofBritain.com – Retrieved: 4 August 2007.
• Battle of Britain at RAF website

Notes and References

1. Ramsay, 1989, pp.252–255
2. 41 Squadron’s Battle of Britain pilots comprised 49 men aged from 18 to 32. Forty-two were British, three Irish, two were Canadian and two were New Zealanders. Casualties were sustained by almost half the men: eleven (22.5%) were killed and twelve (24.5%) were wounded, and one of the squadron’s ground crew was killed in the Blitz.
3. Note: The squadron code letters QJ were the same as those of 92 Squadron. The codes changed to YQ in 1941
4. Poznański
5. Warszawski im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
6. in normal naval use flown with a navigator, these were flown solo