RAF

Royal Air Force (RAF), India AHQ, January 1st 1943

Aircraft Name Combat Role(s)
Hawker Hurricane Ftr. / F.R./ P.R.
Lockheed Hudson
Bristol Blenheim
Westland Lysander
Curtiss Mohawk
Consolidated Catalina
Fairey Fulmar
Supermarine Spitfire
Consolidated Liberator
Bristol Beaufort
Bristol Beaufighter
Vultee Vengeance
Bristol Bisley
Vickers Wellington
Boeing Fortress
Douglas Dakota
North American Mitchell
Armament/Payload Total Built Total Units Squadron Amount Notes
Mk. I: 8 x .303 MG - FR MK. IIb: 10 x .303 MG 10 aircraft are model PR Mk. IIb.
Mk. IIb: 12 x .303 MG / 500 lb 14,487 346 18 80 aircraft are model FR Mk. IIb. [Non-Operational]
Mk. IIc: 4 x 20 mm AC / “” – PR Mk. IIb: None 20 a/c Sqn. 1 to spare. 16 a/c U.E.
Offensive: 2 x .303 MG / 1,600 lb 30 aircraft are transport.
G.R. / Tpt.
Defensive: 3 x .303 MG
2,941 68 4 12 a/c Sqn. 2 to spare.
Offensive: 1 x .303 MG / 1,550 lb
L.B.
Defensive: 4 x .303 MG
4,422 18 1 They massacred my boys :(
Offensive: 2 x .303 MG / 580 lb Only 44 aircraft are being utilized. 88 in reserve.
A.C.
Defensive: 2 x .303 MG
1,786 132 6 22 a/c Sqn., E.U. for the reserves.
Ftr. Mk.IV: 1 x .50 cal MG / 5 x .30 cal MG 1,115 44 2 22 a/c Sqn.
Defensive: 3 x .30 cal MG / 2 x .50 cal MG
F.B.
Offensive: 4,000 lb
3,308 74 5 14 a/c Sqn. 4 to spare.
Offensive: 4 x .50 cal MG / 500 lb
Ftr.
Defensive: 1 x .303 MG
600 37 2 18 a/c Sqn. 1 to spare.
Mk.Vb: 2 x 20 mm AC / 4 x .303 MG 7 aircraft are model PR Mk. IV.
Ftr. / P.R.
PR. Mk. IV: None
20,351 31 2
24 a/c Sqn. U.E.
Defensive: 10 x .50 cal MG 16 a/c Sqn. U.E.
H.B. / G.R.
Offensive: 8,000 lb
18,188 32 2 16 units [Non-Operational]
Defensive: 5 x .303 MG
T.B.
Offensive: 2 x .30 MG / 2,000 lb / 1 x 18 in Torp
1,821 43 2 22 a/c Sqn. U.E.
Mk. VIF: 4 x 20 mm AC / 6 x .303 MG
TEF / N.F.
Mk. VIC: 4 x 20 mm AC / 1 x 18 in Torp.
5,928 40 2 20 a/c Sqn. U.E. [Non-Operational]
Offensive: 4 x .303 MG / 1,500 lb
L.B.
Defensive: 2 x .303 MG
1,931 120 6 20 a/c Sqn. U.E. [Non-Operational]
Offensive: 4 x .303 MG / 1,550 lb
L.B.
Defensive: 2 x .303 MG
942 36 2 18 a/c Sqn. U.E.
Defensive: 6 x .303 MG 16 a/c Sqn.
M.B.
Offensive: 4,000 lb
11,462 48 3 16 units [Non-Operational]
Defensive: 11 x .50 cal MG
H.B.
Offensive: 8,000 lb
12,731 16 1 16 a/c Sqn.
Tpt. Capacity: 28 pax or 6,000 lb cargo 10,174 35 1 30 a/c Sqn. U.E.
P.R. None 9,816 5 1 Part of 3 P.R.U.

Total: 1082

8th Air Force, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)

P-40 Kittyhawk SEF 6 x .50 cal / 700 lb 13,738 132 12 12 a/c Sqn.
P-39 Airacobra SEF 2 x .50 cal MG / 4 x .30 cal MG / 1 x 37 mm AC 9,588 36 3 12 a/c Sqn.
Defensive: 11 x .50 cal MG
B-17 Flying Fortress H.B. 12,731 48 6 8 a/c Sqn.
Offensive: 8,000 lb
Offensive: 6 x .50 cal MG / 4,000 lb
A-20 Havoc L.B. 7,478 24 2 12 a/c Sqn.
Defensive: 3 x .50 cal
Defensive: 10 x .50 cal MG
B-24 Liberator H.B. 18,188 24 2 12 a/c Sqn.
Offensive: 8,000 lb
C-47 Skytrain Tpt. Capacity: 28 pax or 6,000 lb cargo 10,174 24 2 12 a/c Sqn.

Total: 288

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AIR HEADQUARTERS, BENGAL

Squadron Role Complement Notes Location
No. 31 Sqn. RAF Tpt. 35 x Douglas Dakota Tezpur
No. 194 Sqn. RAF Tpt. 30 x Lockheed Hudson Dum Dum
10 x Hawker Hurricane PR Mk. IIb
No. 681 Sqn. RAF P.R. 7 x Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk. IV Dum Dum
5 x North American Mitchell PR
No. 171 Wing, Ranchi
No. 1 Sqn. RIAF A.C. 22 x Westland Lysander [NON-OPERATIONAL] Charra
No. 2 Sqn. RIAF F.R. 16 x Hawker Hurricane FR Mk. IIb [NON-OPERATIONAL] Ranchi
No. 20 Sqn. RAF A.C. 22 x Westland Lysander [NON-OPERATIONAL] Charra
No. 28 Sqn. RAF F.R. 16 x Hawker Hurricane FR Mk. IIb [NON-OPERATIONAL] Ranchi
H.Q. 221 GROUP, CALCUTTA
No. 293 Wing, Calcutta
No. 17 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 21 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc Red Road
No. 67 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 20 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc Alipore
No. 146 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 20 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIb Alipore
No. 258 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 5 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIb DETACHMENT Dum Dum
No. 261 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 20 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIb Dum Dum
No. 170 Wing, Digri
No. 99 Sqn. RAF M.B. 16 x Vickers Wellington Mk. IC Digri
No. 159 Sqn. RAF H.B. 16 x Consolidated Liberator II Salbani
No. 175 Wing, Cuttack
No. 62 Sqn. RAF G.R. 13 x Lockheed Hudson VI Dhubalia
No. 353 Sqn. RAF G.R. 13 x Lockheed Hudson III Cuttack
No. 168 Wing, Madhaiganj
No. 110 Sqn. RAF L.B. 20 x Vultee Vengeance I, IA & II [NON-OPERATIONAL] Madhaiganj
No. 27 Sqn. RAF TEF 20 x Bristol Beaufighter Mk. VIF [NON-OPERATIONAL] Kanchrapara
No. 177 Sqn. RAF TEF 20 x Bristol Beaufighter Mk. VIC [NON-OPERATIONAL] Amarda Road
H.Q. 224 GROUP, CHITTAGONG
No. 165 Wing, Chittagong
No. 79 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 20 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc Chittagong
No. 135 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 20 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIb Chittagong
No. 136 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 20 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIb Chittagong
No. 80 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 24 x Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb Chittagong
No. 166 Wing, Fenny
No. 607 Sqn. AAF Ftr. 20 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc Fenny
No. 615 Sqn. AAF Ftr. 20 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc Fenny
No. 5 Sqn. RIAF Ftr. 20 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc Fenny
No. 169 Wing, Agartala
No. 5 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 22 x Curtiss Mohawk IV Agartala
No. 155 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 22 x Curtiss Mohawk IV Agartala
No. 87 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 20 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc Agartala
No. 167 Wing, Jessore
No. 11 Sqn. RAF L.B. 18 x Bristol Blenheim Mk. IV Baigachi
No. 34 Sqn. RAF L.B. 18 x Bristol Bisley Mk. I Jessore
No. 60 Sqn. RAF L.B. 16 x Boeing Fortress IIA Dohazari
No. 113 Sqn. RAF L.B. 18 x Bristol Bisley Mk. I Dohazari
H.Q. 222 GROUP, COLOMBO
No. 30 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 19 x Fairey Fulmar Mk. II Dambulla
No. 258 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 15 x Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIb Colombo
No. 273 Sqn. RAF Ftr. 18 x Fairey Fulmar Mk. II Ratmalana
No. 160 Sqn. RAF G.R. 16 x Consolidated Liberator II [NON-OPERATIONAL] Ratmalana
No. 22 Sqn. RAF T.B. 21 x Bristol Beaufort Mk. II Minniriya
No. 217 Sqn. RAF G.R. 12 x Lockheed Hudson III Minniriya
No. 205 Sqn. RAF F.B. 15 x Consolidated Catalina Ib Koggala
No. 413 Sqn. RCAF F.B. 15 x Consolidated Catalina II Koggala
No. 321 (Dutch) Sqn. RAF F.B. 15 x Consolidated Catalina I China Bay
H.Q. 225 GROUP, BANGALORE
No. 36 Sqn. RAF G.R. 16 x Vickers Wellington Mk. IC Tanjore
No. 212 Sqn. RAF F.B. 15 x Consolidated Catalina Ib Karachi
No. 240 Sqn. RAF F.B. 14 x Consolidated Catalina I, Ib & II Madras
No. 6 Sqn. RIAF F.R. 16 x Hawker Hurricane FR Mk. IIb [NON-OPERATIONAL] Trichinopoly
No. 7 Sqn. RIAF L.B. 20 x Vultee Vengeance I [NON-OPERATIONAL] Trichinopoly
No. 8 Sqn. RIAF L.B. 20 x Vultee Vengeance I & III [NON-OPERATIONAL] Askonam
No. 45 Sqn. RAF L.B. 20 x Vultee Vengeance IA & II [NON-OPERATIONAL] Cholavarum
No. 82 Sqn. RAF L.B. 20 x Vultee Vengeance I & IA [NON-OPERATIONAL] Cholavarum
No. 84 Sqn. RAF L.B. 20 x Vultee Vengeance I, II & III [NON-OPERATIONAL] Vigagapatam
No. 42 Sqn. RAF T.B. 22 x Bristol Beaufort Mk. II [NON-OPERATIONAL] Yellahanka
H.Q. 223 GROUP, PESHAWAR
No. 3 Sqn. RIAF F.R. 16 x Hawker Hurricane FR Mk. IIb Kohat
No. 4 Sqn. RIAF F.R. 16 x Hawker Hurricane FR Mk. IIb Kohat
No. 215 Sqn. RAF M.B. 16 x Vickers Wellington Mk. IC [NON-OPERATIONAL] Chaklala

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