APPENDIX II
Principal Air Commanders, 1944-1945
| Date of Appointment | |
|---|---|
| HOME | |
| Deputy Supreme Allied Commander | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur W. Tedder, G.C.B. | 17th January, 1944 |
| Allied Expeditionary Air Force1 | |
| Air Commander-in-Chief | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford L. Leigh-Mallory, K.C.B., D.S.O. | 15th November, 1943 |
| Second Tactical Air Force | |
| Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., D.F.C., A.F.C. | 21st January, 1944 |
| British Air Forces of Occupation, Germany | |
| Air Commander-in-Chief | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir W. Sholto Douglas, K.C.B., M.C., D.F.C. | 15th July, 1945 |
| Bomber Command | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur T. Harris, G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C. | 22nd February, 1942 |
| Air Defence of Great Britain2 | |
| Air Marshal Commanding | |
| Air Marshal Sir Roderic M. Hill, K.C.B., M.C., A.F.C. | 15th November, 1943 |
| Fighter Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir Roderic M. Hill, K.C.B., M.C., A.F.C. | 15th October, 1944 |
| Air Marshal Sir James M. Robb, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., D.F.C, A.F.C. | 14th May, 1945 |
| Coastal Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir John C. Slessor, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C. | 5th February, 1943 |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir W. Sholto Douglas, K.C.B., M.C., D.F.C. | 20th January, 1944 |
| Air Marshal Sir Leonard H. Slatter, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.C, D.F.C. | 30th June, 1945 |
| Transport Command | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick W. Bowhill, G.B.E., K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. | 25th March, 1943 |
| Air Marshal The Hon. Sir Ralph A. Cochrane, K.B.E., C.B., A.F.C. | 15th February, 1945 |
| Flying Training Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir Philip Babington, K.C.B., M.C., A.F.C. | 17th August, 1942 |
| Maintenance Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir Grahame Donald, K.C.B., D.F.C, A.F.C. | 12th October, 1942 |
| Technical Training Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir Arthur S. Barratt, K.C.B., C.M.G., M.C. | 1st June, 1943 |
| OVERSEAS | |
| Mediterranean Allied Air Forces | |
| Deputy Air Commander-in-Chief, M.A.A.F., and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Air Force, Mediterranean and Middle East | |
| Air Marshal Sir John C. Slessor, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C. | 14th January, 1944 |
| Air Marshal Sir A. Guy R. Garrod, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., D.F.C. | 16th March, 1945 |
| Headquarters, R.A.F., Mediterranean and Middle East | |
| Commander-in-Chief | |
| Air Marshal Sir A. Guy R. Garrod, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., D.F.C. | 1st August, 1945 |
| Middle East Command | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir W. Sholto Douglas, K.C.B., M.C., D.F.C. | 11th January, 1943 |
| Air Marshal Sir Keith R. Park, K.C.B., K.B.E., M.C., D.F.C. | 14th January, 1944 |
| Air Marshal Sir Charles E. H. Medhurst, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C. | 8th February, 1945 |
| Air Command, South-East Asia | |
| Allied Air Commander-in-Chief | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard E. C. Peirse, K.C.B., D.S.O., A.F.C. | 16th November, 1943 |
| Air Marshal Sir A. Guy R. Garrod, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C. D.F.C. | 27th November, 1944 |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith R. Park, K.C.B., K.B.E., M.C., D.F.C. | 25th February 1945 |
1. Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Air Force was
disbanded 15th October, 1944, on absorption into S.H.A.E.F.
2. Renamed Fighter Command 15th October, 1944.