<page_title> Operation Steinbock </page_title> <section_title> Order of battle </section_title> <table> <cell> Led by Wing commander George Powell-Shedden. Converted from Beaufighters in May 1943. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> <cell> Led by Wing commander John Cunningham. 85 Squadron was veteran night fighter formation since 1940. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> <cell> No. 456 Squadron RAAF <col_header> Unit </col_header> </cell> <cell> Led by Wing commander Keith Hampshire, the squadron's leading night fighter pilot. 456 was a Royal Australian Air Force unit, formed in June 1941 and deactivated in June 1945. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
Wing Commander Keith Hampshire commanded 456 Squadron RAAF.