I think there is a sickness in British society these days.
Clive Ponting certainly did not do much, if any, research.
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British fighter production, repair and storage systems were reorganised successfully by Beaverbrook's Ministry of Aircraft Production as a result of its separation from the Air Ministry in May 1940. The result was that British fighter availability increased from 644 at the beginning of July 1940 to 732 at end October, while German fighter availability declined over the same period from 725 to 275.
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Single engine fighters Date: 28.06.40
Bf109s - 1107 on hand, 856 serviceable
Pilots - 1126 present, 906 ready
Single engine fighters Date: 28.09.40
Bf109s - 920 on hand, 712 serviceable
Pilots - 917 present, 676 ready
Single engine fighters Date: 28.12.40
Bf109s - 829 on hand, 586 serviceable
Pilots - 915 present, 711 ready
http://www.ww2.dk/oob/statistics/gob.htm
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Squadrons when re-deployed took all of their fitters and spares with them which removed the squadron from combat for a week. Pilots who landed at a strange airfield had to return to base before being redeployed, instead of re-engaging from where they landed and returning to base later. The GAF later showed how fighters could be deployed across the length of Germany and be refuelled, rearmed and serviced by any airfield unit.
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Keeping the '
team together is a good idea. Taking spares with the squadron helps with logistics. You know what you have and don't have.
What a nightmare for FC control trying to co-ordinate these
odd a/c into the battle.
Considering that most of the airfields in 11 Group were FC airfields I don't see much problem re-arming and re-fueling.
Actually a Fw190 could not be re-fueled at a Bf109 base unless there was C3 fuel present and certainly could not be serviced.