Spitfire and He 111 during Battle of Britain 1940

This is a list of the officially accredited

Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain, also known as the Air Battle for England (german: die Luftschlacht um England), was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defende ...

units with their aircraft types, code letters, call signs and casualties. On 9 November 1960, the

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published Air Ministry Order N850 which officially defined the qualifications for aircrew to be classified as having participated in the

. The AMO also defined the squadrons that were deemed to have fought in the battle under the control of

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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 RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was founded in 1936, when the RAF was restructured into Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Commands and played an important role during the Second World War. Maritime Aviation ...

and the

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are listed.Ramsay, 1989, pp.252–255

Accredited squadrons

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Others *

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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
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