No. 19 Group
Coastal Command
No. 19 Group of Coastal Command controlled the South-Western Approaches and the Bay of Biscay from its headquarters at Plymouth. From 1942 it waged the intensive Bay offensive, flying long anti-submarine patrols across the transit routes the U-boats used to reach the Atlantic, and provided heavy air cover over the Channel during the Normandy invasion.
Squadrons (5)
| Squadron | Name | Home station |
|---|---|---|
| No. 14 Squadron | — | RAF Chivenor |
| No. 58 Squadron | — | RAF Stornoway |
| No. 172 Squadron | — | RAF Chivenor |
| No. 179 Squadron | — | RAF St Eval |
| No. 248 Squadron | — | RAF Portreath |