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11 Group Stations of the the Battle of BritainThe Group pages begin with a sector map explaining the Group's structure and how the chain of command worked. The stations are split into Sector stations, Fighter stations, Chain Home and Chain Home Low RDF sites. To see the details of each station, click on its name on the map, or scroll down the list, which is arranged alphabetically in categories. 10 Group | 11 Group | 12 Group | 13 Group
Group HeadquartersSector AirfieldsRAF Biggin Hill.RAF Biggin Hill was home to the Biggin Hill Sector Operations Room and Staff, and the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Debden.RAF Debden was home to the Debden Sector Operations Room and Staff, and the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Hornchurch.RAF Hornchurch was home to the Hornchurch Sector Operations Room and Staff, and the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Kenley.RAF Kenley was home to the Kenley Sector Operations Room and Staff, and the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Northolt.RAF Northolt was home to the Northolt Sector Operations Room and Staff, and the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF North Weald.RAF North Weald was home to the North Weald Sector Operations Room and Staff, and the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Tangmere.RAF Tangmere was home to the Tangmere Sector Operations Room and Staff, and the following Squadrons during the Battle:
Fighter AirfieldsRAF Croydon.RAF Croydon was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Detling.Detling was one of the 11 Group satellite airfields used by units on a day-to-day basis as required, often flights or squadrons would detach to such an airfield in the morning and return to their main operating and maintenance base in the evening. RAF Eastchurch.RAF Eastchurch was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Ford.RAF Ford was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Gosport.Gosport was, along with Lee-on-Solent, one of the Royal Navy's airfields used in the defence of Southampton and Portsmouth. Royal Navy fighters were permanently based there, and occasionally RAF units were detached, using the airfield in the same way as a satellite or relief landing ground. RAF Gravesend.RAF Gravesend was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Hawkinge.RAF Hawkinge was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Hendon.RAF Hendon was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Lee on Solent.Lee on Solent was, along with Gosport, one of the Royal Navy's airfields used in the defence of Southampton and Portsmouth. Royal Navy fighters were permanently based there, and occasionally RAF units were detached, using the airfield in the same way as a satellite or relief landing ground. RAF Lympne.Lympne was one of the 11 Group satellite airfields used by units on a day-to-day basis as required, often flights or squadrons would detach to such an airfield in the morning and return to their main operating and maintenance base in the evening. Due to the extreme forward position of this site it was under constant threat of attack and was not permanently manned during the Battle by any one Squadron. RAF Manston.RAF Manston was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Martlesham.RAF Martlesham was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Rochford.RAF Rochford was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Stapleford.RAF Stapleford was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Thorney Island.RAF Thorney Island was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF Westhampnett.RAF Westhampnett was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
RAF West Malling.RAF West Malling was home to the following Squadrons during the Battle:
Chain Home StationsRAF Bawdsey.Bawdsey provided long range early warning for the southern North Sea and the Channel approaches, as well as radar coverage for coastal convoys. RAF Bromley.Bromley provided long range early warning for the eastern approaches to the Thames estuary. RAF Canewdon.Canewdon provided long range early warning for the Thames estuary and the north eastern approaches to London. RAF Dunkirk.Dunkirk provided long range early warning for the Thames estuary and the south eastern approaches to London. RAF High Street.High Street provided long range early warning for the southern North Sea and approaches to East Anglia. RAF Pevensey.Pevensey provided long range early warning for the south coast and Channel, looking over the raid assembly areas in northern France. RAF Rye.Rye provided long range early warning for the south coast and Channel, looking over the Cap Griz Nez area of northern France. RAF Ventnor.Ventnor provided long range early warning for the south coast, particularly for Southampton and Portsmouth. Chain Home Low StationsRAF Beachy Head.Beachy Head provided low level raid cover for the the south Channel coast between Brighton and Hastings. RAF Dover.Dover provided low level raid cover for the south Channel coast across the shortest crossing point of the Channel and for one of the busiest south coast ports. RAF Dunwich.Dunwich provided low level raid cover for the central East Anglian coast. RAF Fairlight.Fairlight provided low level raid cover for the south coast between Hastings and Rye. RAF Foreness.Foreness provided low level raid cover for the approaches to the Thames estuary and London. RAF Poling.Poling provided low level raid cover for the south coast between Portsmouth and Brighton. RAF Truleigh.Truleigh provided low level raid cover for the south coast in the Brighton area. RAF Walton.Walton provided low level raid cover for the northern approaches to the Thames estuary and London. |
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