RAF Support Command

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Support Command of the Royal Air Force was formed on 31 August 1973 by the renaming of Maintenance Command. Its responsibilities included all logistical and maintenance support requirements of the RAF. It was renamed as RAF Support Command, and its role further increased, on 13 June 1977 when it absorbed Training Command, making it additionally responsible for all RAF ground and aircrew training.

In 1994 the Command was split up, with many of its functions going to the currently extant Personnel and Training Command, and others being hived off into Logistics Command.

[edit] Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief

• 31 Aug 1973 - Air Marshal Sir Reginald Harland
• 31 Jan 1976 - Air Marshal Sir Rex Roe
• 30 Aug 1978 - Air Marshal Sir Keith Williamson
• 3 May 1980 - Air Marshal Sir John Gingell
• 27 Apr 1981 - Air Marshal Sir Michael Beavis
• 15 Feb 1984 - Air Marshal Sir David Harcourt-Smith
• 2 Jan 1986 - Air Marshal Sir John Sutton
• 5 Apr 1989 - Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon
• 1991 - Air Chief Marshal Sir John Thomson
• 5 Oct 1992 - Air Chief Marshal Sir John Willis