This is a list of the officially accredited Battle of Britain units with their aircraft types, code letters, call signs and casualties.
On 9 November 1960, the Air Ministry published Air Ministry Order N850 which officially defined the qualifications for aircrew to be classified as having participated in the Battle of Britain. The AMO also defined the squadrons that were deemed to have fought in the battle under the control of RAF Fighter Command 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 and the Fleet Air Arm are listed.[1]
| Squadron | Squadron Code | Radio call sign | Aircraft Type | Number of Casualties |
|---|
| No. 1 (Cawnpore) Squadron RAF | JX | ACORN | Hurricane | 7 |
| No. 3 Squadron RAF | QO | Hurricane | 1 |
| No. 17 Squadron RAF | YB | EDEY | Hurricane | 5 |
| No. 19 Squadron RAF | QV | LUTON | Spitfire | 6 |
| No. 23 Squadron RAF | YP | LUTON | Blenheim | 8 |
| No. 25 Squadron RAF | ZK | LUTON | Blenheim, Beaufighter | 5 |
| No. 29 Squadron RAF | RO | Blenheim | 8 |
| No. 32 Squadron RAF | GZ | JACKO | Hurricane | 2 |
| No. 41 Squadron RAF | EB | MITOR | Spitfire | 11[2] |
| No. 43 (China-British) Squadron RAF | FT | Hurricane | 14 |
| No. 46 (Uganda) Squadron RAF | PO | ANGEL | Hurricane | 14 |
| No. 54 Squadron RAF | KL | RABBIT | Spitfire | 6 |
| No. 56 (Punjab) Squadron RAF | US | BAFFIN | Hurricane | 8 |
| No. 64 Squadron RAF | SH | FREEMA | Spitfire | 7 |
| No. 65 (East India) Squadron RAF | YT | Spitfire | 8 |
| No. 66 Squadron RAF | LZ | FIBIUS | Spitfire | 8 |
| No. 72 (Basutoland) Squadron RAF | RN | TENNIS | Spitfire | 9 |
| No. 73 Squadron RAF | TP | Hurricane | 4 |
| No. 74 Squadron RAF | ZP | DYSOE | Spitfire | 12 |
| No. 79 (Madras Presidency) Squadron RAF | NV | PANSY | Hurricane | 4 |
| No. 85 Squadron RAF | VY | HYDRO | Hurricane | 7 |
| No. 87 (United Provinces) Squadron RAF | LK | SUNCUP | Hurricane | 7 |
| No. 92 (East India) Squadron RAF | QJ | GANNIC | Spitfire | 14 |
| No. 111 Squadron RAF | JU | WAGON | Hurricane | 11 |
| No. 141 Squadron RAF | TW | Boulton Paul Defiant | 10 |
| No. 145 Squadron RAF | SO | PATIN | Hurricane | 13 |
| No. 151 Squadron RAF | DZ | Hurricane | 11 |
| No. 152 (Hyderabad) Squadron RAF | UM | MAIDA | Spitfire | 14 |
| No. 213 (Ceylon) Squadron RAF | AK | BEARSKIN | Hurricane | 15 |
| No. 219 (Mysore) Squadron RAF | FK | Blenheim, Beaufighter | 6 |
| No. 222 (Natal) Squadron RAF | ZD | KOTEL | Spitfire | 9 |
| No. 229 Squadron RAF | RE | KETA | Hurricane | 5 |
| No. 232 Squadron RAF | EF | Hurricane | – |
| No. 234 (Madras Presidency) Squadron RAF | AZ | CRESSY | Spitfire | 5 |
| No. 238 Squadron RAF | VK | Hurricane | 17 |
| No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron RAF | LE | LORAG | Hurricane | 5 |
| No. 245 (Northern Rhodesia) Squadron RAF | DX | Hurricane | 2 |
| No. 247 (China – British) Squadron RAF | HP | Gloster Gladiator | – |
| No. 249 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF | GN | GANER | Hurricane | 8 |
| No. 253 (Hyderabad) Squadron RAF | SW | VICEROY | Hurricane | 11 |
| No. 257 (Burma) Squadron RAF | DT | ALERT | Hurricane | 11 |
| No. 263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Squadron RAF | HE | Hurricane, Westland Whirlwind | 1 |
| No. 264 (Madras Presidency) Squadron RAF | PS | Boulton Paul Defiant | 18 |
| No. 266 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF | UO | Spitfire | 7 |
| No. 421 Flight RAF | L-Z | Hurricane, Spitfire | 1 |
| No. 422 Flight RAF | – | Hurricane | – |
| Fighter Interception Unit | – | Hurricane, Blenheim, Beaufighter | – |
| Auxiliary Squadrons |
| No. 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron AuxAF | SD | MANDREL | Hurricane | 19 |
| No. 504 (City of Nottingham) Squadron AuxAF | TM | Hurricane | 6 |
| No. 600 (City of London) Squadron AuxAF | BQ | Blenheim, Beaufighter | 9 |
| No. 601 (County of London) Squadron AuxAF | UF | WEAPON | Hurricane, Spitfire | 14 |
| No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron AuxAF | LO | VILLA | Spitfire | 5 |
| No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron AuxAF | XT | VIKEN | Spitfire | 13 |
| No. 604 (County of Middlesex) Squadron AuxAF | NG | TALLYHO | Blenheim, Beaufighter | 3 |
| No. 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron AuxAF | UP | TURKEY | Hurricane | 8 |
| No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron AuxAF | AF | Hurricane | 9 |
| No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron AuxAF | PR | SORBO | Spitfire | 7 |
| No. 610 (County of Chester) Squadron AuxAF | DW | DOGROSE | Spitfire | 11 |
| No. 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron AuxAF | FY | CHARLIE | Spitfire | 2 |
| No. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron AuxAF | KW | PANTA | Hurricane | 6 |
| No. 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron AuxAF | QJ[3] | RADPOE | Spitfire | 6 |
| Commonwealth and Allied squadrons |
| No. 1 Squadron RCAF (Canadian) | YO | CARIBOU | Hurricane | 3 |
| 302 (City of Poznan) Squadron (Polish)[4] | WX | CALEB | Hurricane | 6 |
| 303 (Warsaw – Kosciuszko) Squadron (Polish) [5] | RF | APANY | Hurricane | 7 |
| No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron (Czech) | NN | CALLA | Hurricane | 4 |
| No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron (Czech) | DU | SILVO | Hurricane | 1 |
| Coastal Command Squadrons |
| No. 235 Squadron RAF | QY | Blenheim | 9 |
| No. 236 Squadron RAF | FA | Blenheim | 10 |
| No. 248 Squadron RAF | WR | Blenheim | 16 |
| Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Squadrons |
| No. 804 Squadron FAA | 5- | Gloster Sea Gladiator/Grumman Martlet | – |
| No. 808 Squadron FAA | 5- | Fairey Fulmar [6] | – |
1. ^Ramsay, 1989, pp.252–255
2. ^41 Squadron’s Battle of Britain pilots comprised 49 men aged from 18 to 32. Forty-two were British, three Irish, two were Canadian and two were New Zealanders. Casualties were sustained by almost half the men: eleven (22.5%) were killed and twelve (24.5%) were wounded, and one of the squadron’s ground crew was killed in the Blitz.
3. ^Note: The squadron code letters QJ were the same as those of 92 Squadron. The codes changed to YQ in 1941
4. ^Poznański
5. ^Warszawski im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
6. ^in normal naval use flown with a navigator, these were flown solo