This article lists the order of battle of RAF Coastal Command throughout the Second World War in the European Theatre of World War II.
Squadron | Type of aircraft | Station |
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Torpedo Training Unit RAF [4] | various | RAF Gosport |
No. 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF [5] | various | RAF Gosport |
School of General Reconnaissance RAF [6] | Avro Anson | RAF Thorney Island |
Seaplane Training Squadron RAF [7] | various | RAF Calshot |
Squadron | Type of Aircraft | Station |
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No. 202 Squadron RAF | Saro London/Fairey Swordfish | RAF Gibraltar |
Squadron | Type of Aircraft | Station |
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Numerous Training Units | N/A |
Squadron | Aircraft | Station |
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No. 202 Squadron RAF | Short Sunderland/Consolidated Catalina | RAF Gibraltar |
Squadron | Type of Aircraft | Station |
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Numerous Training Units | N/A |
Squadron | Type of aircraft | Station |
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No. 48 Squadron RAF | Lockheed Hudson | RAF Gibraltar (North Front) |
No. 179 Squadron RAF | Vickers Wellington | RAF Gibraltar (North Front) |
No. 202 Squadron RAF | Consolidated Catalina | RAF Gibraltar (Harbour) |
No. 210 Squadron RAF | Consolidated Catalina | RAF Gibraltar (Harbour) |
No. 233 Squadron RAF | Lockheed Hudson | RAF Gibraltar (North Front) |
No. 544 Squadron RAF | Supermarine Spitfire | RAF Gibraltar (North Front) |
Squadron | Type of Aircraft | Station |
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No. 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF | ||
Numerous Training Units | N/A |
Squadron | Type of aircraft | Station |
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No. 540 Squadron RAF | de Havilland Mosquito | RAF Benson |
No. 541 Squadron RAF | Supermarine Spitfire | RAF Benson (Det. at RAF St Eval) |
No. 542 Squadron RAF | Supermarine Spitfire | RAF Benson |
No. 544 Squadron RAF | de Havilland Mosquito | RAF Benson |
Squadron | Type of aircraft | Station |
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No. 220 Squadron RAF | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | RAF Lagens, Azores |
No. 269 Squadron RAF | Lockheed Hudson/Supermarine Walrus/Supermarine Spitfire | RAF Lagens, Azores |
Squadron | Type of aircraft | Station |
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No. 202 Squadron RAF | Consolidated Catalina | RAF Gibraltar (New Camp) |
No. 520 Squadron RAF | Handley Page Halifax/Gloster Gladiator (Met) | RAF Gibraltar (North Front) |
Squadron | Type of Aircraft | Station |
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No. 162 Squadron RCAF | Consolidated Canso | Skerja Fjord, Reykjavík |
No. 1407 (Meteorological) Flight RAF [14] | Lockheed Hudson | RAF Reykjavik |
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