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APPENDIX II
Principal Air Commanders, 1942-431

Date of Appointment
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Bomber Command
Air Marshal Sir Richard E. C. Peirse, K.C.B., D.S.O., A.F.C. 5th October, 1940
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur T. Harris, K.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C. 22nd February, 1942
Fighter Command2
Air Chief Marshal Sir W. Sholto Douglas, K.C.B., M.C., D.F.C. 25th November, 1940
Air Marshal Sir Trafford L. Leigh-Mallory, K.C.B., D.S.O. 28th November, 1942
Air Marshal R. M. Hill, C.B., M.C, A.F.C. 15th November, 1943
Coastal Command
Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip B. Joubert de la Ferté, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. 14th June, 1941
Air Marshal Sir John C. Slessor, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C. 5th February, 1943
Army Co-operation Command3
Air Marshal Sir Arthur S. Barratt, K.C.B., C.M.G., M.C. 20th November, 1940
Flying Training Command
Air Marshal Sir William L. Welsh, K.C.B., D.S.C, A.F.C. 7th July, 1941
Air Marshal Sir Philip Babington, K.C.B., M.C, A.F.C. 17th August, 1942
Maintenance Command
Air Marshal Sir John S. T. Bradley, K.C.B., C.B.E. 31st March, 1938
Air Marshal D. G. Donald, C.B., D.F.C, A.F.C. 12th October, 1942
Technical Training Command
Air Marshal Sir John T. Babington, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O. 7th July, 1941
Air Marshal Sir Arthur S. Barratt, K.C.B., C.M.G., M.C. 1st June, 1943

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Date of Appointment
Transport Command
Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick W. Bowhill, G.B.E., K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. 25th March, 1943
Allied Expeditionary Air Force
Air Commander-in-Chief
Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford L. Leigh-Mallory, K.C.B., D.S.O. 15th November, 1943
OVERSEAS
Mediterranean Air Command4
Air Commander-in-Chief
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur W. Tedder, G.C.B 17th February, 1943
Middle East Command
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur W. Tedder, G.C.B 1st June, 1941
Air Chief Marshal Sir W. Sholto Douglas, K.C.B., M.C, D.F.C. 11th January, 1943
Air Forces in India
Air Marshal Sir Patrick H. L. Playfair, K.B.E., C.B., c.v.o., M.C. 26th September, 1940
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard E. C. Peirse, K.C.B., D.S.O., A.F.C. 6th March, 1942
Eastern Air Command, Africa5
Air Marshal Sir William L. Welsh, K.C.B., D.S.C, A.F.C. 2nd November, 1942
Air Command, South-East Asia
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard E. C. Peirse, K.C.B., D.S.O., A.F.C 16th November, 1943
R.A.F. Ferry Command6
Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick W. Bowhill, G.B.E., K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. 18th July, 1941

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