No. 12 Group
Fighter Command
No. 12 Group of Fighter Command defended the Midlands and East Anglia and the industrial heart of England. In the Battle of Britain it covered the airfields of No. 11 Group to the south and was associated with the ‘Big Wing’ controversy over how mass formations should be brought into action. Its best-known sector station was Duxford.
Squadrons (11)
| Squadron | Name | Home station |
|---|---|---|
| No. 19 Squadron | — | RAF Duxford |
| No. 66 Squadron | — | RAF Duxford |
| No. 68 Squadron | — | RAF Coltishall |
| No. 151 Squadron | — | RAF Wittering/Collyweston |
| No. 242 Squadron | Canadian | RAF Coltishall |
| No. 264 Squadron | Madras Presidency | RAF West Malling |
| No. 266 Squadron | Rhodesia | RAF Duxford |
| No. 302 Squadron | City of Poznań | RAF Leconfield |
| No. 310 Squadron | Czechoslovak | RAF Duxford |
| No. 504 Squadron | County of Nottingham | RAF Digby [Scopwick] |
| No. 616 Squadron | South Yorkshire | RAF Tangmere |