Squadron Date HQ Location Commander Aircaft Type 400 08/17/1943 83 Group Woodchurch S/L WB Woods Mustang I Recon 400 02/18/1944 Spitfire PR XI Recon 401 08/17/1943 83 Group Staplehurst S/L EL Neal Spitfire VB Fighter 401 11/21/1943 Spitfire LFIX Fighter 401 05/10/1945 Spitfire XIV Fighter 401 06/28/1945 Spitfire LFXVI Fighter 402 08/17/1943 11 Group Merston S/L WG Dodd Spitfire VB Fighter 402 07/17/1944 Spitfire LFIX Fighter 402 11/01/1944 Spitfire XIV Fighter 402 06/28/1945 Spitfire LFXVI Fighter 403 08/17/1943 11 Group Kenley S/L LS Ford Spitfire IX Fighter 403 02/05/1944 Spitfire LFIX Fighter 403 12/14/1944 Spitfire LFXVI Fighter 405 08/17/1943 8 Group Gransden Lodge G/C JE Fauquier Halifax II Bomber 405 10/1/1943 Lancaster III Bomber 405 05/26/1945 Lancaster X Bomber 406 08/17/1943 9 Group Valley W/C JR Stephenson Beaufighter VIF Night Fighter 406 04/14/1944 Mosquito NF XII Night Fighter 406 07/27/1944 10 Group Mosquito NF 30 Intruder 408 08/17/1943 6 Group Leeming W/C WDS Ferris Halifax II Bomber 408 08/27/1943 6 Group Lancaster II Bomber 408 07/15/1944 6 Group Halifax III Bomber 408 05/09/1945 Lancaster X Bomber 409 08/17/1943 12 Group Acklington W/C JW Reid Beaufighter VIF Night Fighter 409 03/01/1944 Mosquito NF XIII Night Fighter 410 08/17/1943 11 Group Hunsdon W/C GH Elms Mosquito NF II Night Fighter 410 12/30/1943 Mosquito NF XIII Night Fighter 410 08/15/1944 Mosquito NF 30 Night Fighter 411 08/17/1943 83 Group Staplehurst S/L GC Semple Spitfire VB Fighter 411 10/17/1943 Spitfire LFIX Fighter 411 06/07/1945 Spitfire LFXVI Fighter 411 06/28/1945 Spitfire XIV Fighter 412 08/17/1943 83 Group Staplehurst S/L GC Keefer Spitfire LFVB Fighter 412 11/14/1943 Spitfire LFIX Fighter 412 05/24/1945 Spitfire LFXVI Fighter 412 06/28/1945 Spitfire XIV Fighter 414 08/17/1943 83 Group Gatwick S/L HP Peters Mustang I Recon 414 08/15/1944 Spitfire LFIX Recon 414 04/19/1945 Spitfire FRXIV Recon 415 07/26/1944 6 Group East Moor W/C JG McNeill Halifax III Bomber 416 08/17/1943 11 Group Merston S/L FE Grant Spitfire VB Fighter 416 02/01/1944 Spitfire LFIX Fighter 416 12/21/1944 Spitfire LFXVI Fighter 417 08/17/1943 MedAF Lentini West S/L PS Turner Spitfire VB Fighter 417 09/19/1943 Spitfire VIII Fighter 417 05/04/1945 Spitfire LFIX Fighter 418 08/17/1943 11 Group Holmsley South W/C PY Davoud Mosquito NF II Intruder 418 11/21/1944 2 Group Mosquito FB VI Bomber 419 08/17/1943 6 Group Middleton St. George W/C MM Fleming Halifax II Bomber 419 04/15/1944 Lancaster X Bomber 420 08/17/1943 205 Group Tunisia W/C D McIntosh Wellington X Bomber 420 10/17/1943 To UK arrived Nov 5 420 12/12/1943 6 Group Tholthorpe Halifax III Bomber 420 04/24/1945 Lancaster X Bomber 421 08/17/1943 83 Group Lashenden S/L RW McNair Spitfire IX Fighter 421 02/05/1944 Spitfire LFIX Fighter 424 08/17/1943 205 Group Tunisia W/C GA Roy Wellington X Bomber 424 10/26/1943 To UK arrived Nov 5 424 12/18/1943 6 Group Skipton-on-Swale Halifax III Bomber 424 01/15/1945 Lancaster III Bomber 425 08/17/1943 205 Group Tunisia W/C ADB Richer Wellington X Bomber 425 10/26/1943 To UK arrived Nov 5 425 12/10/1943 6 Group Tholthorpe Halifax III Bomber 425 05/15/1945 Lancaster X Bomber 426 08/17/1943 6 Group Linton-on-Ouse W/C CL Cooks Lancaster II Bomber 426 04/19/1944 Halifax III Bomber 426 06/21/1944 Halifax VII Bomber 427 08/17/1943 6 Group Leeming W/C DH Burnside Halifax V Bomber 427 02/01/1944 Halifax III Bomber 427 03/10/1945 Lancaster III Bomber 428 08/17/1943 6 Group Middleton St. George W/C WM Smith Halifax V Bomber 428 07/14/1944 Lancaster X Bomber 429 08/17/1943 6 Group Leeming W/C JD Patterson Halifax V Bomber 429 03/15/1944 Halifax III Bomber 429 03/15/1945 Lancaster III Bomber 430 08/17/1943 83 Group Ashford S/L RA Ellis Mustang I Recon 430 12/14/1944 Spitfire XIV Recon 431 08/17/1943 6 Group Tholthorpe W/C WFM Newson Halifax V Bomber 431 04/15/1944 Halifax III Bomber 431 10/15/1944 Lancaster X Bomber 432 08/17/1943 6 Group Skipton-on-Swale W/C WA McKay Wellington X Bomber 432 11/01/1943 Lancaster II Bomber 432 02/15/1944 Halifax III Bomber 432 09/29/1944 Halifax VII Bomber 433 01/02/1944 6 Group Skipton-on-Swale W/C CB Stinton Halifax III Bomber 433 02/01/1945 Lancaster III Bomber 434 08/17/1943 6 Group Tholthorpe W/C CE Harris Halifax V Bomber 434 05/15/1944 Halifax III Bomber 434 12/15/1944 Lancaster X Bomber 438 03/20/1944 83 Group Hurn S/L FG Grant Typhoon IB Fighter Bomber 439 03/27/1944 83 Group Hurn S/L HH Norsworthy Typhoon IB Fighter Bomber 440 03/30/1944 83 Group Hurn S/L WH Pentland Typhoon IB Fighter Bomber 441 03/18/1944 83 Group Holmsley South S/L GU Hill Spitfire LFIX Fighter 441 02/15/1945 Spitfire HFIX Fighter 441 05/17/1945 Mustang III Fighter 442 03/18/1944 83 Group Holmsley South S/L BR Walker Spitfire LFIX Fighter 442 03/23/1945 11 Group Mustang III Fighter 443 03/18/1944 83 Group Holmsley South S/L HW McLeod Spitfire LFIX Fighter 443 02/01/1945 Spitfire LFXVI Fighter