RAF Home Command
| Home Command | |
|---|---|
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Command Crest | |
| Active |
1 February 1939–27 May 1940 1 May 1946–1 April 1959 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Wantage Hall, University of Reading |
| Motto | Support |
RAF Home Command was the Royal Air Force command that was responsible for the maintenance and training of reserve organisations[1] from formation on 1 February 1939 as RAF Reserve Command with interruptions until it ceased to exist on 1 April 1959.
History
The Command was formed as RAF Reserve Command on 1 February 1939.[2] It was absorbed into RAF Flying Training Command on 27 May 1940 but reformed again on 1 May 1946.[2] It was then renamed RAF Home Command on 1 August 1950 and absorbed into RAF Flying Training Command again on 1 April 1959.[2]
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief included:[2]
RAF Reserve Command
- 1 February 1939 Air Marshal Sir Christopher Courtney
- 28 August 1939 Air Chief Marshal Sir John Steel
- 22 April 1940 Air Vice Marshal Sir William Welsh
- Note: The Command was not in existence from May 1940 to May 1946
- 1 May 1946 Air Commodore E D H Davies (Temporary)
- 20 May 1946 Air Marshal Sir Alan Lees
- 1 October 1949 Air Marshal Sir Robert Foster
RAF Home Command
- 1 August 1950 Air Marshal Sir Robert Foster
- 31 Mar 1952 Air Marshal Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman
- 1 October 1952 Air Marshal Sir Harold Lydford
- March 1956 Air Marshal Sir Douglas Macfadyen
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