| Group | Squadron | Base | County | Arrived | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 256 | Catterick | Yorkshire | 23/11/40 | Reformed. Defiant I, 11/40. |
| 10 | 256 | Pembrey | Camarthenshire | 04/01/41 | |
| 10 | 256 | Colerne | Wiltshire | 06/02/41 | |
| 9 | 256 | Squires Gate | Lancashire | 26/03/41 | Defiant II, 04/42. Beaufighter If, 05/42. |
| 9 | 256 | Woodvale | Lancashire | 01/06/42 | Beaufighter VIf, 01/43. |
| 11 | 256 | Ford | Sussex | 24/04/43 | Mosquito XII, 05/43. |
| 9 | 256 | Woodvale | Lancashire | 25/08/43 | To Luqa, 25/09/43. |