Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ Eastern Air Command Personnel, locations and units
This Command was originally formed for Operation Torch on 1 September 1942 but was absorbed into HQ North-West African Air Forces on 9 March 1943. It was reformed at Comilla on 15 December 1943 to control 3rd Tactical Air Force and Strategical Air Force (a USAAF formation).
Location | Command | Controlled |
New Delhi | Air Command, South East Asia |
Groups: - Other Units: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Thomas M Williams | 15 Dec 1943 | Deputy Air Commander, CB, OBE, MC, DFC; later AM |
due to reorganisation it was not possible to list any other personnel |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
It had moved to Calcutta by 19 November 1944 and disbanded on 1 June 1945.
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