No. 10 Group

Fighter Command

No. 10 Group of Fighter Command defended south-west England and south Wales. During the Battle of Britain its squadrons guarded the western flank and the ports of the West Country, frequently reinforcing hard-pressed No. 11 Group over southern England. It controlled sector stations such as Middle Wallop and Filton.

Squadrons (13)

SquadronNameHome station
No. 87 Squadron United Provinces RAF Charmy Down
No. 93 Squadron RAF Middle Wallop
No. 118 Squadron RAF Ibsley
No. 126 Squadron Persian Gulf
No. 130 Squadron Punjab RAF Portreath
No. 131 Squadron County of Kent RAF Ouston
No. 152 Squadron Hyderabad RAF Warmwell
No. 165 Squadron Ceylon RAF Kenley
No. 213 Squadron Ceylon RAF Wittering/Collyweston
No. 234 Squadron Madras Presidency RAF Middle Wallop
No. 238 Squadron RAF Middle Wallop
No. 263 Squadron RAF Warmwell
No. 312 Squadron Czechoslovak RAF Culmhead/Church Stanton

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