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The Command was formed as RAF Reserve Command on 1 February 1939.<ref name=air>[http://www.rafweb.org/Cmd_H3A.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - RAF Home Commands formed between 1939 - 1957]</ref> It was absorbed into RAF Flying Training Command on 27 May 1940 but reformed again on 1 May 1946.<ref name=air/> It was then renamed RAF Home Command on 1 August 1950 and absorbed into Flying Training Command again on 1 April 1959.<ref name=air/> |
The Command was formed as RAF Reserve Command on 1 February 1939.<ref name=air>[http://www.rafweb.org/Cmd_H3A.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - RAF Home Commands formed between 1939 - 1957]</ref> It was absorbed into [[RAF Flying Training Command]] on 27 May 1940 but reformed again on 1 May 1946.<ref name=air/> It was then renamed RAF Home Command on 1 August 1950 and absorbed into Flying Training Command again on 1 April 1959.<ref name=air/> |
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Revision as of 19:35, 30 January 2011
| Home Command | |
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 Command Crest | |
| Active | 1 February 1939–27 May 1940 1 May 1946–1 April 1959 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Motto(s) | Support |
RAF Home Command was the Royal Air Force command which was responsible for the maintenance and training of reserve organisations[1] from formation on 1 February 1939 as RAF Reserve Command with interruptions until it ceased to exist on 1 April 1959.
History
The Command was formed as RAF Reserve Command on 1 February 1939.[2] It was absorbed into RAF Flying Training Command on 27 May 1940 but reformed again on 1 May 1946.[2] It was then renamed RAF Home Command on 1 August 1950 and absorbed into Flying Training Command again on 1 April 1959.[2]
Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief
Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief included:[2]
RAF Reserve Command
- 1 February 1939 Air Marshal Sir Christopher Courtney
- 28 August 1939 Air Chief Marshal Sir John Steel
- 22 April 1940 Air Vice Marshal W L Welsh
- 1 May 1946 Air Commodore E D H Davies (Temp)
- 20 May 1946 Air Marshal Sir Alan Lees
- 1 October 1949 Air Marshal Sir Robert Foster
RAF Home Command
- 1 August 1950 Air Marshal Sir Robert Foster
- 31 Mar 1952 Air Marshal Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman
- 1 October 1952 Air Marshal Sir Harold Lydford
- March 1956 Air Marshal Sir Douglas Macfadyen
References
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