The Battle of Britain, 1940 Contribution of Fighter Command.

... The Battle of Britain, 1940 Contribution of Fighter Command The Fighter Command was divided into a number of groups who were responsible for the defence of a certain area. The groups were lead by various Air-Vices, like 12 Group, led by Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, which was responsible for the Midlands area. When the areas had been 'allocated', these were further divided into sectors containing airfields (in each sector), operations room, repair and maintenance, as well as commanding satellite-landing grounds, i.e. to refuel. The Fighter Command acted as a defensive network by using the combination of fighter aircraft, radar and ground defences, allowing flexibility. The operating headquarters of Fighter Command was Bentley Priory, where it passed information on to the Filter Room on finding out of a possible attack, and so the Group Operations room was alerted, and the commanders would choose which sector would intercept, and the fighter squadrons were

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