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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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HQ No 213 Group Personnel, locations and units
This Group was formed by redesignating Advanced HQ, AHQ Levant as No 213 (Operational) Group on 15 December 1941 at Grand Hotel, Beit Meri. It moved to Nerab, Aleppo on 7 May 1942.
| Location | Command | Controlled |
| Nerab, Aleppo, Syria | Middle East Command |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Gp Capt | Somerled D Macdonald | 10 Dec 1941 | Officer Commanding, DFC; later AVM |
| Air Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | M E L'I La V Baker | 10 Dec 1941 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List
It moved to Beirut on 23 September 1942, but was reduced to a nucleus at Aley on 12 November. It moved to Turan on Palestine on 20 September 1943, Nazerath in October and back to Aley on 25 October, where it disbanded on 15 November 1943 (but was still listed in the December 1943 CAFL)
| Location | Command | Controlled |
| Aley, Beirut, Lebenon | Middle East Command |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Gp Capt | F M Denny | 14 Mar 1943 | Officer Commanding, |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Flt Lt | T A Francis | 28 mar 1942 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Meteorological | |||
| Sqn Ldr | N B Marshall | 28 Nov 1942 | Senior Meteorological Officer |
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
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