RAF Fighter Sqdn structure - 1940

[Black6]

Please can anybody advise the RAF fighter squadron standard structure in 1940, I believe it was CO = S/Ldr, then "A" and "B" Flights led by a Flight Lt with each flight comprising 2 sections of three pilots/aircraft - so a total of 6 per flight (12 or 13 per squadron).

Did the S/Ldr lead one flight and a Flight Lt lead the other or would there be a Flight Lt for each flight of 6 aircraft plus the CO's aircraft.

Was there a standard where particular colours (such as Red or Yellow Section) were with a particular flight ?

Did squadron's have their own groundcrew or were they shared across the Wing? Did each squadron have its own Adjutant, Intell Officer, Engineering officer, etc ?

Thank you

[Graham Boak]

I would agree with your suggestion for organisation, but there would be extra aircraft and even more pilots in the establishment. Each flight would have its own leader, usually a Flight Lt.

It was usual that the same section colours were applied to the Flights - I cannot say it was universal.

There was no Wing organisation at this time. All squadrons did indeed possess their own ground crew and ground staff: the adjutant was in many ways the backbone of the unit, as he would normally serve much longer with the unit than any of the flying staff.

[Kutscha]

On Aug. 2 1940, there was 13 squadrons with 16 Spitfires and 6 squadrons with 20 Spitfires.

More info, https://www.scribd.com/document/8561...ommands-AIR-22

[Black6]

Thank you. Does anybody know which Section colours applied to which flights A or B please/

[RSwank]

There is a discussion here that gets into the colours:

https://forums.ubi.com/showthread.ph...n-Organisation

[Black6]

thank you