Allied Mediterranean Air Command, 3 September 1943

Allied Mediterranean Air Command 3 September 1943

Northwest African Air Force N.A.S.A.F. 205th Group, RAF 231st Wing, RAFa 37th Squadron (20 Wellingtons X) 70th Squadron (20 Wellingtons III/X) 236th Wing, RAF 40th Squadron (20 Wellingtons III/X) 104th Squadron (20 Wellingtons III/X) 330th Wing, RAF 142nd Squadron (20 Wellingtons III/X) 150th Squadron (20 Wellingtons III/X) 331st Wing, RAF 420th Squadron RCAF (20 Wellingtons /X) 424th Squadron RCAF (20 Wellingtons /X) 425th Squadron RCAF (20 Wellingtons /X) US 5th Heavy Bombardment Wing 97th Heavy Bombardment Group 340th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 341st Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 342nd Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 414th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 301ste Heavy Bombardment Group 32nd Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 352nd Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 353rd Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 419th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 90th Heavy Bombardment Group 346th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 347th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 348th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 416th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 2nd Heavy Bombardment Group 20th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 49th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 96th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 429th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (12 B-17 Fortress) 47th Medium Bombardment Wing 310th Medium Bombardment Group 379th Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 B-25 Mitchel) 380th Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 B-25 Mitchel) 381st Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 B-25 Mitchel) 428th Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 B-25 Mitchel) 321st Medium Bombardment Group 445th Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 B-25 Mitchel) 446th Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 B-25 Mitchel) 447th Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 B-25 Mitchel) 448th Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 B-25 Mitchel) 82nd Fighter Group 95th Fighter Squadron (25 P-38 Lightnings) 96th Fighter Squadron (25 P-38 Lightnings) 97th Fighter Squadron (25 P-38 Lightnings)

1 US 42nd Medium Bombardment Wing 17th Medium Bombardment Group 34th Medium Squadron (13 B-26 Marauder) 37th Medium Squadron (13 B-26 Marauder) 95th Medium Squadron (13 B-26 Marauder) 432nd Medium Squadron (13 B-26 Marauder) 319th Medium Bombardment Group 437th Medium Squadron (13 B-26 Marauder) 438th Medium Squadron (13 B-26 Marauder) 439th Medium Squadron (13 B-26 Marauder) 440th Medium Squadron (13 B-26 Marauder) 320th Medium Bombardment Group 441st Medium Squadron (13 B-26 Marauder) 442nd Medium Squadron (13 B-26 Marauder) 443rd Medium Squadron (13 B-26 Marauder) 444th Medium Squadron (13 B-26 Marauder) 14th Fighter Group 37th Squadron (25 P-38 Lightnings) 48th Squadron (25 P-38 Lightnings) 49th Squadron (25 P-38 Lightnings) 1st Fighter Group 27th Squadron (25 P-38 Lightnings) 71st Squadron (25 P-38 Lightnings) 94th Squadron (25 P-38 Lightnings) 325th Fighter Group 317th Squadron (25 P-38 Lightnings) 318th Squadron (25 P-38 Lightnings) 319th Squadron (25 P-38 Lightnings) N.A.P.R.W. US 3rd Photoghraphic Reconnaissance Group 682nd Squadron RAF (12 Spitfire VB) 3rd, 12th, & 23rd Reconnaissance Squadron, USAAC (39 P-38 Lightning F-5A) 15th Reconnaissance Squadron, USAAC (4 B-17 Fortresses) II/33rd Squadron FFAF (6 P-38 Lightnings F-5A) N.A.T.T.C. US 5th Troop Carrier Wing 60th Troop Carrier Group 10th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 11th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 12th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 28th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 62nd Troop Carrier Group 4th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 7th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 8th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 51st Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 64th Troop Carrier Group 16th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 17th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 18th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 35th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) US 52nd Troop Carrier Wing 61st Troop Carrier Group

2 14th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 15th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 53rd Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 59th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 313th Troop Carrier Group 29th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 47th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 48th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 49th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 315th Troop Carrier Group (on loan from 8th Airforce in UK) 34th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 43rd Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 36th316th Troop Carrier Group 36th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 44th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 45th Transport Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 38th Wiung, RAF 296th Squadron, RAF (26 Albermarles) Air Observation Post 651st Squadron, RAF (12 Austers) 654th Squadron, RAF (12 Austers) Malta Command 23rd Squadron, RAF (16 Mosquitos) 108th Squadron, RQAF (16 Beauforts) 256th Squadron, RAF (6 Mosquitos) 815th Squadron, RAF (9 Albacores) 826th Squadron, RAF (9 Albacores) Malta Wing 126th, 249th, 1435th Squadrons, RAF (48 Spitfires VB/C/IX) 185th Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VC/IX) 229th Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VC/IX) 248th Wing, RAF 69th Squadron (16 Baltimores) 221st Squadron (20 Wellingtons) N.A.T.A.F. N.A.T.B.F. 8e Groupement I/11th Squadron, FFAF (15 LeO 5) II/23rd Squadron, FFAF (15 LeO 5) I/25th Squadron, FFAF (15 LeO 5) 3rd Wing, SAAF 12th Squadron, SSAF (24 Bostons) 24th Squadron, SSAF (24 Bostons) 21st Squadron, SSAF (24 Balitmores) 232nd Wing, RAF 55th Squadron, RAF (24 Baltimores) 223rd Squadron, RAF (24 Baltimores) 326th Wing, RAF 18th Squadron, RAF (16 Bostons) 114th Squadron, RAF (16 Bostons) US 47th Light Bombardment Group 84th Lt. Bombardment Squadron (13 Bostons) 85th Lt. Bombardment Squadron (13 Bostons)

3 86th Lt. Bombardment Squadron (13 Bostons) 97th Lt. Bombardment Squadron (13 Bostons) US 12th Medium Bombardment Group 81st Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 Mitchells) 82nd Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 Mitchells) 83rd Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 Mitchells) 434th Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 Mitchells) US 340th Medium Bombardment Group 486th Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 Mitchells) 487th Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 Mitchells) 488th Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 Mitchells) 489th Med. Bombardment Squadron (13 Mitchells) US XII Air Support Command US 27th Fighter Group 16th Fighter Squadron (13 P-51 Mustangs) 17th Fighter Squadron (13 P-51 Mustangs) 91st Fighter Squadron (13 P-51 Mustangs) US 31st Fighter Group 307th Squadron (25 Spitfires V/IX) 308th Squadron (25 Spitfires V/IX) 309th Squadron (25 Spitfires V/IX) US 33rd Fighter Group 58th Squadron (25 Kittyhawks) 59th Squadron (25 Kittyhawks) 60th Squadron (25 Kittyhawks) 99th Squadron (25 Kittyhawks) 111th Squadron (18 P-51 Mustangs) US 86th Fighter Group 309th Squadron (25 Kittyhawks) 310th Squadron (25 Kittyhawks) 311th Squadron (25 Kittyhawks) 312th Squadron (25 Kittyhawks) Desert Air Force 60th Squadron, SAAF (P-38 Lightnings/ Mosquitos) 241st Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricans/ Spitfires) 211th Group, RAF 7th Wing, RAF 2nd Squadron, SAAF (16 Spitfires VC/IX) 4th Squadron, SAAF (16 Spitfires VC/IX) US 57th Fighter Group 64th Fighter Squadron (25 P-40 Kittyhawks) 65th Fighter Squadron (25 P-40 Kittyhawks) 66th Fighter Squadron (25 P-40 Kittyhawks) US 79th Fighter Group 85th Fighter Squadron (25 P-40 Kittyhawks) 86th Fighter Squadron (25 P-40 Kittyhawks) 87th Fighter Squadron (25 P-40 Kittyhawks) 239th Wing, RAF 1st Squadron, SAAF (16 Spitfires V/VIII) 92nd Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires) 145th Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VC/VIII) 417th Squadron, RCAF (16 Spitfires VIII) 601st Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VB/VIII)

4 285th Wing, RAF 4th Squadron, SAAF (16 Spitfires) 1437th Flight RAF (6 P-51 Mustangs) 225th Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires) 322nd Wing, RAF 81st Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires V/C/IX) 242nd Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires V/C/IX) 152nd Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VC/IX) 154th Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VC/IX) 242nd Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VC/IX) 324th Wing, RAF 43rd Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VC/IX) 72nd Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VC/IX) 232nd Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VC/IX) 111th Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VB/C/IX) 243rd Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VB/C/IX) 600th Squadron, RAF (16 Beaufighters) N.A.C.A.F. 36th Squadron, RAF (20 Wellingtons) 500th Squadron, RAF (16 Hudson) 624th Squadron, RAF (14 Halifax, 2 Venturas) 73rd Squadron, USN (12 PBY Catalinas) 92nd Squadron, USN (12 PBY Catalinas) 81st US Fighter Group 91st Squadron (25 P-39 Aircobras) 92nd Squadron (25 P-39 Aircobras) 93rd Squadron (25 P-39 Aircobras) US 63rd Fighter Wing 350th Fighter Group 345th Squadron (25 P-39 Aircobras) 346th Squadron (25 P-39 Aircobras) 347th Squadron (25 P-39 Aircobras) 414th Squadron (12 Beaufighters VIF) 415th Squadron (12 Beaufighters VIF) 416th Squadron (12 Beaufighters VIF) 417th Squadron (12 Beaufighters VIF) 153rd Squadron, RAF (12 Beaufighters VIF) 242nd Group, RAF 242nd Group, RAF 813th Squadron, FAA (12 Swordfish) 323rd Wing, RAF 32nd Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VC/IX) 73rd Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VC) 253rd Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfires VC/) 87th Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricane II/Spitfires IX) 219th Squadron, RAF (16 Beaufighters VIF) 325th Wing, RAF 272nd Squadron, RAF (16 Beaufighters) 603rd Squadron, RAF (16 Beaufighters) 604th Squadron, RAF (16 Hudsons) 614th Squadron, RAF (16 Blenheims) 328th Wing, RAF 13th Squadron, RAF (16 Blenheim V) 14th Squadron, RAF (16 B-26 Mauraders) 39th Squadron, RAF (16 Beaufighter IX)

5 47th Squadron, RAF (16 Beaufighter IX) 52nd Squadron, RAF (16 Beaufighter VIF) 255th Squadron, RAF (16 Wellington) 458th Squadron, RAAF (16 Wellingtons) 608th Squadron, RAF (16 Hudsons) US 62nd Fighter Wing 52nd Fighter Group 2nd Squadron (25 Spitfires) 4th Squadron (25 Spitfires) 5th Squadron (25 Spitfires) US 2688th Headquarters (Anti-Submarine Patrols) 1st Squadron (12 B-24 Liberators) 2nd Squadron (12 B-24 Liberators) US 2689th Headquarters 41st Squadron, FAAF (12 Walrus) I/3rd Squadron, FFAF (20 Spitfires VC) II/7th Squadron, FFAF (20 Spitfires VC) I/4th Squadron, FFAF (25 P-39 Aircobras) I/5th Squadron, FFAF (25 P-39 Aircobras) III/6th Squadron, FFAF (25 P-39 Aircobras) II/5th Squadron, FFAF (25 P-40 Kittyhawks) Middle East Air Command HQ RAF Middle East, RAF 680th Squadron, RAF (12 Spitfires) 216th Group, RAF 173rd Squadron, RAF (33 Loadstar,Fairchild, etc) 216th Squadron, RAF (16 C-47 Dakotas) 267th Squadron, RAF (16 C-47 Dakotas) 249th Wing, RAF 117th Squadron, RAF (16 C-47 Dakotas) 162nd Squadron, RAF (16 Wellingtons/Blenheims) 28th Squadron, SAAF (16 Dakotas, Ansons, & Wellingtons) A.H.Q. Levant 209th Group, RAF 127th Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricanes/Spitfires) 227th Squadron, RAF 16 Beaufighters VIC) 213th Group, RAF 2259th Wing, RAF (under operational command of Air Defenses, Eastern Mediterranean) A.H.Q. East Africa 877th Squadron, RAF (12 Hurricanes II) 246th Wing, RAF 209th Squadron, RAF (6 PBY Catalina I/IB/IIA) 250th Squadron, RAF (6 PBY Catalina IB) 262nd Squadron, RAF (6 PBY Catalina IB) 230th Squadron, RAF (6 Sunderland III) 248th Wing, RA 265th Squadron (6 PBY Catalina IB) A.H.Q. Iraq & Persia 215th Group, RAF Defense Force (Abadan)(6 Hurricanes IIA) 208th Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricanes) 244th Squadron, RAF (16 Blenheims)

6 140th Squadron, RAF (6 PBY Catalina IB) H.Q. British Forces Aden 8th Squadron (16 Blehneims) 1 Flight (6 PBY Catalina I) US 9th Air Force 37th Squadron (13 C-47 Dakotas) 98th Heavy Bombardment Group 343rd Hvy Bombardment Squadron (8 B-24 Liberators) 344th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (8 B-24 Liberators) 345th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (8 B-24 Liberators) 346th Hvy Bombardment Squadron (8 B-24 Liberators) 376th Heavy Bombardment Group (Transferred to N.A.S.A.F 13 September 1943) 512th Squadron (8 B-24 Liberators) 513th Squadron (8 B-24 Liberators) 514th Squadron (8 B-24 Liberators) 515th Squadron (8 B-24 Liberators) 240th Wing, RAF 178th Squadron, RAF (16 Halifax/B-24 Liberators) 462nd Squadron, RAAF (16 Halifax) Air Defenses, Eastern Mediterranean 259th Wing, RAF 208th Squadron (18 Hurricanes IIA/B) 46th Squadron (? Beauforts) 210th Group, RAF 3rd Squadron, SAAF (16 Hurricane IIC) 33rd Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricane IIC) 215th Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricane IIC) 274th Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricane IIC) 212th Group, RAF 7th Squadron, SAAF (16 Spitfires VC) 80th Squadron, SAAF (16 Spitfires VC) 41st Squadron, SAAF (16 Hurricane IIB) 134th Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricane IIB) 94th Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricane IIC) 123rd Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricane IIC) 174th Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricane IIC) 89th Squadron, RAF (16 Beaufighters) 108th Squadron, RAF (? Beaufighters) 14th Squadron, RAF (14 Halifax II) 237th (Rhodesian) Squadron, RAF (18 Hurricane IIC 219th Group, RAF 46th Squadron, RAF (16 Beaufighter VIF) 74th Squadron, RAF (16 Spitfire VB/VC) 238th Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricanes IIC) 336th (Greek) Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricanes IIC) 451st Squadron, RAAF (16 Hurricanes IIC) 335th (Greek) Squadron, RAF (16 Hurricanes IIB) 201st Group, RAF 13th (Greek) Squadron, RAF (16 Blenheim V) 15th Squadron, SAAF (24 Baltimores) 454th Squadron, SAAF (16 Baltimores) 459th Squadron, SAAF (16 Hudson IIIA/V/VI) 238th Wing, RAF 16th Squadron, SAAF (24 Beauforts)

7 245th Wing, RAF 1st G.R.U. (3 Wellington I/IC) 247th Wing, RAF 38th Squadron, RAF (20 Wellingtons) 203rd Squadron, RAF (16 Baltimores) 252nd Squadron, RAF (16 Beaufighters

Brigadier Molony, C.J.C., History of the Second World War, Medi- terranean and Middle East