0 ▁un esc orted ▁J unk ers ▁Ju ▁ 8 8 s . ▁Out ▁of ▁ 1 1 5 ▁bom bers ▁and ▁ 3 5 ▁f igh ters ▁sent ▁over ▁ 1 6 ▁bom bers ▁and ▁ 7 ▁f igh ters ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain , ▁ 1 3 ▁Group ▁squad rons ▁helped ▁R AF ▁Coast al ▁Command ▁in ▁pat rolling ▁for ▁U - bo ats ▁and ▁providing ▁air ▁cover ▁for ▁con vo ys . ▁New ▁pil ots ▁would ▁usually ▁find ▁themselves ▁posted ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 3 ▁Group ▁squad ron ▁initially ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁gain ▁experience ▁with ▁less er ▁risk ▁of ▁getting ▁shot ▁down . ▁ ▁Post ▁war ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁Group ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁However , ▁nine ▁years ▁later ▁it ▁was ▁reform ed . ▁It ▁finally ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁No . ▁ 1 1 ▁Group . ▁ ▁Command ers ▁The ▁following ▁officers ▁had ▁command ▁of ▁No . ▁ 1 3 ▁Group : ▁▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁ ▁Un known ▁▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁Air ▁Vice - Mar shal ▁Richard ▁Ernest ▁Sa ul ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Air ▁Vice - Mar