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Part Six - Expansion Scheme F - The Overseas Commands on 31st March 1939 as Planned at 12th October 1936 - Our Timeline
RAF Mediterranean 36 aircraft in 2 squadrons
No. 202 (G.R) Squadron, 12 Bristol 149 or 152 or Blackburn
No. 212 (Composite) Squadron, 24 aircraft in 4 flights
12 G.R. aircraft in 2 flights, Bristol 149 or T.B. type
6 T.B. aircraft in one flight, Bristol 152
6 spotter aircraft in one flight, Swordfish​
RAF Middle East 96 aircraft in 8 squadrons
In Egypt and the Sudan 84 aircraft in 7 squadrons
12 bomber-transport aircraft in one squadron (No. 216) Bristol C.26/31
60 G.P. Bombers in 5 squadrons
2 Wellesley (Nos. 6 and 14)
2 Bristol 152 (Nos 45 and 47)
1 Vincent (No. 150)​
12 army co-operation aircraft in one squadron (No. 208) Audax​
In Kenya 12 aircraft in one squadron
No. 223 (G.P. Bomber) Squadron, Wellesleys​
Iraq Command 60 aircraft in 5 squadrons
12 bomber-transports in one squadron, (No. 70) Bristol C.26/31
36 G.P. bombers in 3 squadrons
1 Hardy (No. 30)
2 Vincent (Nos.55 and 84)​
12 G.R. aircraft in one squadron (No. 203) 12 Bristol 149 or 152 or Blackburn​
Aden Command 24 aircraft in 2 squadrons
12 G.P. bombers in one squadron (No. 8) 12 Vincents
12 G.R. aircraft in one squadron (No. 229) 12 Bristol 149​
RAF Far East 140 aircraft in 13 squadrons and one flight
Ceylon 12 aircraft in one squadron
12 G.R. aircraft in one squadron (No. 273) Bristol 149​
Penang 12 aircraft in one squadron
12 G.R. aircraft in one squadron (No. 145) Bristol 149​
Singapore 68 aircraft in 6 squadrons and one flight
24 T.B. aircraft in 2 squadrons (Nos. 36 and 100) Bristol 152 or Blackburn
24 G.R. aircraft in 2 squadrons (Nos. 92 and 205) Bristol 149
12 G.P. aircraft in 2 squadrons (No. 221) Bristol 149 or T.B. type
4 F.B. aircraft in one squadron (No. 230) Singapore or R.2/33
4 spotter aircraft in a Volunteer unit equipped with the Audax​
Hong Kong 48 aircraft in 4 squadrons
24 T.B. aircraft in 2 squadrons (Nos. 106 and 185) Bristol 152 or Blackburn
12 G.P. aircraft in one squadron (No. 222) Bristol 149 or T.B. type
12 G.R. aircraft in one squadron (No. 85) Bristol 149 [Duplicating No. 85 (Fighter) Squadron in the Metropolitan Air Force]​
RAF India 96 aircraft in 8 squadrons
48 light bombers in 4 squadrons (Nos. 11, 27, 39 and 60)
2 Hart squadrons
2 Wellesley squadrons​
48 army co-operation aircraft in 4 squadrons (Nos. 5, 20, 28 and 31)
2 Audax squadrons
2 Wapiti squadrons​

Total 452 aircraft in 37 squadrons and one flight. However, consideration was being given to increasing the G.P. Bomber squadrons from 12 to 18 aircraft.

Source: National Archives File Air.20/67

However
  1. It does not include the 4 bomber-transports in the India Bomber-Transport Flight.
  2. Other versions of Scheme F have the spotters in Malta as an independent flight.
  3. Other versions of Scheme F have a spotter flight at Hong Kong.
  4. Other versions of Scheme F have different numbers of aircraft for some squadrons. What is usually quoted is 468 aircraft in 37 squadrons, but that includes 18 spotter aircraft in 3 independent flights and excludes the Bomber-Transport flight in India.

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