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AHQ Levant

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AHQ Levant
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force

Air Headquarters Levant (AHQ Levant) was a command of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) established on 1 December 1941, by renaming the command known as H.Q. RAF Palestine and Transjordan. It controlled RAF units in the Mandate of Palestine and in the Emirate of Transjordan. Prior to being disbanded on 27 July 1948, Air H.Q. Levant was a sub-command of RAF Middle East Command and its successors.[1] RAF Middle East Command became a sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command in February 1943.

An AHQ Levant was reformed on 1 May 1955 when AHQ Iraq was renamed AHQ Levant as an interim measure following a new agreement with the Iraq Government for the defence of Iraq and use by the RAF of bases in Iraq. On 1 December 1955 AHQ Levant started to transfer from RAF Habbaniya to Cyprus (probably RAF Nicosia) and on 15 January 1956, when the move was complete, AHQ Cyprus and AHQ Levant were amalgamated as AHQ Levant.[2] AHQ Levant was disbanded, 1 Apr 1958.

Orders of battle (1941-1945)

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H.Q RAF Palestine and Transjordan 11 November 1941

Air Commodore Leslie Brown

Air H.Q. Levant 27 October 1942

Group Capt Herbert Mermagen

Air H.Q. Levant 10 July 1943

A/Cdre Bernard McEntegart

Air H.Q. Levant June, 1944

Air Commodore John Coleman

Air H.Q. Levant January, 1945

Air Commodore Hector McGregor (RNZAF)

Reformation of Air H.Q. Levant 1 May 1955

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b "CMD O2". Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014. RAF Web Mediterranean Commands
  2. ^ David Lee, Flight from the Middle East, pg. 105
  3. ^ Richards, D. and H. Saunders, The Royal Air Force 1939-1945 (Volumes 2-3, HMSO, 1953)
  4. ^ "H H Brookes_P".

Bibliography

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  • David Lee, Flight from the Middle East: A history of the Royal Air Force in the Arabian Peninsula and adjacent territories 1945-1972, HMSO 1980