No. 83 Group
2nd Tactical Air Force
No. 83 Group was a composite group of the Second Tactical Air Force, formed to provide air support to the British Second Army in the campaign in North-West Europe. Its wings of Spitfires, Typhoons and reconnaissance aircraft flew from advanced landing grounds close behind the front, providing fighter cover, armed reconnaissance and the cab-rank close-support attacks that helped carry the Allied armies from Normandy into Germany.
Squadrons (12)
| Squadron | Name | Home station |
|---|---|---|
| No. 122 Squadron | Bombay | RAF Hornchurch |
| No. 132 Squadron | City of Bombay | RAF Peterhead |
| No. 174 Squadron | Mauritius | RAF Manston |
| No. 175 Squadron | — | RAF Warmwell |
| No. 181 Squadron | — | RAF Snailwell |
| No. 182 Squadron | — | RAF Hurn |
| No. 184 Squadron | — | RAF Manston |
| No. 245 Squadron | Northern Rhodesian | RAF Aldergrove |
| No. 247 Squadron | China-British | — |
| No. 252 Squadron | — | RAF Aldergrove |
| No. 272 Squadron | — | RAF Aldergrove |
| No. 411 Squadron | RCAF | RAF Digby [Scopwick] |