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Originally Posted by Kongo-Otto
124 Spitfires, how many Squadrons are this? 7-10?
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Early war, Commonwealth fighter squadrons would typically have 12 aircraft operational as Initial Equipment (IE) with an additional 6 as Immediate Reserve (IR).
Anecdotal evidence is that BoB squadrons sometimes had as many as 12 aircraft as Immediate Reserve (IR) due to the high attrition rate.
Late war, Commonwealth fighter squadrons would often have 18 aircraft operational plus a reserve.