Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ North-West African/Mediterranean Allied Strategical Air Force Personnel, locations and units
[Dec 1943 | Jun 1944 | Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945 | Sep 1945]
This Command was formed on 17 February 1943 under the control of North-West African Air Forces at Constantine, moving to Tunis in August 1943
Location | Command | Controlled |
Tunis |
North-West African Air Forces |
Unable to list units at present |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | J F Griffiths | 8 May 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | E M Summers | 5 Jun 1943 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | A G Sudworth | 29 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H G Robinson | 20 Jul 1943 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | B Allen | 2 Jun 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
The majority of the personnel were members of the USAAF.
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
It was redesignated Mediterranean Allied Strategical Air Force on 1 January 1944.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Bari, Italy |
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | J F Griffiths | 8 May 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC |
Gp Capt | J A Powell | 20 Sep 1943 | DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | E M Summers | 5 Jun 1943 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | A G Sudworth | 29 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H G Robinson | 20 Jul 1943 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | J F Brown | 1 Oct 1943 | BEM |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Bari, Italy |
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
No units listed |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | J F Griffiths | 8 May 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC |
Gp Capt | J A Powell | 20 Sep 1943 | DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | E M Summers | 5 Jun 1943 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | A G Sudworth | 29 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H G Robinson | 20 Jul 1943 |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Bari, Italy |
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
No units listed |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | J F Griffiths | 8 May 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC |
Gp Capt | J A Powell | 20 Sep 1943 | DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | E M Summers | 5 Jun 1943 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | A G Sudworth | 29 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H G Robinson | 20 Jul 1943 |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Bari, Italy |
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
No units listed |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | J F Griffiths | 8 May 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC |
Gp Capt | J A Powell | 20 Sep 1943 | DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | E M Summers | 5 Jun 1943 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | A G Sudworth | 29 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H G Robinson | 20 Jul 1943 |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Bari, Italy |
RAF Mediterranean & Middle East |
No units listed |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | J F Griffiths | 8 May 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC |
Gp Capt | J A Powell | 20 Sep 1943 | DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | E M Summers | 5 Jun 1943 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | A G Sudworth | 29 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H G Robinson | 20 Jul 1943 |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
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