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2208: 2309: 1416: 89: 124: 135: 2101:. The successful tactical air support of ground forces in Egypt and Libya pioneered by Tedder and Coningham was the model for the establishment of NAAF at the Casablanca Conference and the tri-force (strategic, coastal, tactical) elements of this air interdiction model were retained in the new MAAF structure which generally persisted until the end of the Second World War. DAF existed until 30 June 1946, when it was renamed the Advanced AHQ Italy. 113: 2110: 787: 36: 2243:, which arrived in North Africa in late 1940 and served with the DAF until the closing stages of the war in Europe. By that time, 3 Sqn had the most substantial service record of any DAF squadron, including the greatest number of kills (217 claims). Many Australian pilots also flew with RAF or SAAF squadrons in the DAF. 2235:
provided over a dozen squadrons to the DAF. This was their main theatre of operations, as the South African government had decided their military should not operate outside Africa. Between April 1941 and May 1943, the 11 squadrons of the SAAF flew almost 34,000 sorties and claimed 342 enemy aircraft
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usually had the advantage of height and surprise over the low-level, slow-flying DAF fighters and losses were correspondingly high. In 1942, the DAF reorganised its tactics and introduced better aircraft. Spitfires were eventually used for air superiority, becoming operational in August 1942, which
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The force in the Middle East was clearly too small, reinforcement by sea was a 14,000-mile trip that required three months to complete, and reinforcement via the Western Mediterranean was hardly practical due to the ranges involved, which only bombers could achieve. Thus, an alternate reinforcement
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squadrons (No.s 30, 55, 113, and 211) and No. 216 Squadron RAF with Bombays. With this small force, the RAF had to "equate its attempt to dominate the front line with avoidance of unnecessary losses". Aggressive actions induced a "defensive mentality among the Italians", aided by expedients such as
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US-built P-40 Tomahawks/Kittyhawks also went to the DAF as it was unsuited to European operations which were generally fought at much higher altitudes and against more formidable opposition. The P-40 was used initially as an air superiority fighter but it was also adapted (and found to be ideally
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in the Middle East, rapidly switched between landing grounds, to provide an exaggerated picture of British strength in the eyes of Italian reconnaissance aircraft. There were occasional single successes as well; on 17 August 1940, Gladiators covering the
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In October 1941, the Western Desert Air Forces had 16 squadrons of aircraft (nine fighter, six medium bomber and one tactical reconnaissance) and fielded approximately 1,000 combat aircraft by late 1941. By the time of the
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The DAF always outnumbered its Axis opponents and concentrated on long-range interdiction and direct tactical Eighth Army support. Unfortunately, these tactics meant that the faster
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The air defence of Britain always received priority, so the DAF was generally equipped with older aircraft types. Initially equipped with obsolete types like the
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National Archive London AIR 23 / 6200 APPENDIX "C", R.A.F. Operations in the Western Desert and Eastern Mediterranean, 18th November 1941 to 19th May 1942 HPE
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The Mediterranean and Middle East: The Campaign in Sicily 1943 and The Campaign in Italy 3rd September 1943 to 31st March 1944 Part 1
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The squadron was disbanded in June 1943 but a new Australian 462 Squadron was formed late in 1943 with mainly Australian personnel.
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fighters and fighter-bombers. There were over 1,500 combat aircraft, more than double the number of aircraft the Axis could field.
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declared war in June 1940, Longmore had just 29 squadrons numbering less than 300 aircraft in the four commands detailed above.
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squadrons of the 12th BG were officially attached to DAF units. On 12 November 1942, USAMEAF was dissolved and replaced by the
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Molony, Brigadier C.J.C.; with Flynn, Captain F.C. (RN); Davies, Major-General H.L. & Gleave, Group Captain T.P. (2004) .
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Prior to the establishment of the Desert Air Force, several RAF formations operated in North Africa. On 3 September 1939,
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Participation of the Ninth & Twelfth Air Forces in the Sicilian Campaign, Army Air Forces Historical Study No. 37
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The following were the air officers commanding either the Air Headquarters Western Desert or the Desert Air Force:
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campaign medal with the clasp 'North Africa 1942–43', denoted by a silver rosette when only ribbons were worn.
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in 1925. By this and other means, by the end of November 1940 the RAF in Egypt had been bolstered by
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as a subordinate element of NATAF. MAC was disbanded in December 1943 and reorganised into the
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82nd, 83rd, and 434th Bombardment Squadrons with B-25C Mitchells detached to RAF (see above).
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to DAF fighter and bomber units, as "observers". This was technically a violation of the
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The Army Air Forces in World War II: Torch to Pointblank (August 1942 to December 1943)
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Between 18 November 1941 to 19 May 1942 the A.H.Q. Western Desert was organised as:
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On 30 July 1941, Collishaw handed over No. 204 Group to Coningham. Later that year,
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was created under the command of Air Commodore Raymond Collishaw and consisted of:
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but with exception of 81st Bombardment Squadron, under WDAF operational control):
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The Mediterranean and Middle East: The Destruction of the Axis Forces in Africa
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concept of tactical air support by using fighter-bombers linked via radio to "
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The Australian contribution included fighter and bomber squadrons, including
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British and Commonwealth personnel who served with the DAF were awarded the
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Subordinated to General Headquarters RAF Middle East (GHQ RAF Middle East)
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Wing defended the Nile Delta. On 20 January 1942, the command was renamed
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On 10 June 1940, RAF bomber squadrons in AHQ Egypt—under the direction of
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light bomber, the DAF made a good showing against the equally obsolete
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Western Desert Air Force (WDAF) was organised on 27 October 1942 as:
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Military units and formations of the Royal Air Force in World War II
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A Hostile Sky: The Mediterranean Air War of the 79th Fighter Group
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DAF continued to provide close tactical support to the British
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World War II Armed Forces, Orders of Battle and Organizations
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became its Air Officer Commanding. On 18 February 1943, the
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Historical Office Headquarters, Army Air Forces (1945).
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1946
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List of North African airfields during World War II
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Mitchell handed over to Air Vice Marshal Sir 1018:Three wings operated in North Africa at first, 2254:was largely made up of Poles and in 1943, the 2219:(centre) and Captain Andrew Duncan (right) of 1747:(MTO). When the Allied forces invaded Sicily ( 901:, a route first pioneered by Air Vice-Marshal 644:-in-Chief Middle East—comprised four separate 2790:Shores, Christopher; Williams, Clive (1991). 1739:(MAC) was established with Air Chief Marshal 748:No. 253 Wing RAF, Advanced HQ Ma'aten Bagush 378: 229: 8: 2691:Air War Against Germany and Italy, 1939–1943 2227:in an SAAF unit during the Second World War. 959:(Blenheim IVs and Marauders) at Burg el Arab 27:Allied tactical air unit during World War II 2669:Dear, I.C.B. (2005) . Foot, M.R.D. (ed.). 2629:Bowyer, Chaz; Shores, Christopher (1981). 2499:"The Australians at War Film Archive – 25" 1743:in charge of all Allied air forces in the 1003:came under the command of Air Marshal Sir 385: 371: 363: 236: 222: 214: 2465:Rawlings, John D.R.; et al. (1984). 2417: 2415: 2168:allowed the DAF to gain air superiority. 1911:40 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, SAAF 2356:10 July 1943 Air Vice-Marshal Broadhurst 2320:, in conversation with Air Vice-Marshal 2267:United States Army Middle East Air Force 1946: 1767:Advanced Headquarters, Desert Air Force, 1731:) in February 1943 and Air Vice Marshal 1703:In January 1943, British Prime Minister 1648:United States Army Middle East Air Force 1628:Early in 1943 that squadron was renamed 60:of all important aspects of the article. 2411: 1397:(Photo Reconnaissance) (12 Ă— Marylands) 1026:Wings operated over the front line and 775:No. 216 (Bomber-Transport) Squadron RAF 2723:Air Force Combat Units of World War II 2324:, AOC Desert Air Force, 28 August 1944 2215:. Lieutenant Robin Pare (left), Major 2211:March/April 1942, Landing Ground 121, 929:squadrons, ready for the beginning of 766:No. 70 (Bomber-Transport) Squadron RAF 160:over 1,500 combat aircraft (late 1942) 78: 56:Please consider expanding the lead to 2541:Playfair, Vol. IV, pp. 271 & 272. 2450:Moyes, Philip (1964). "Appendix 15". 2258:("Skalski's Circus") was attached to 995:(Hurricanes and Lysanders) at Tobruk. 592:(USAAF) and other Allied air forces. 552:created from No. 204 Group RAF under 529:(DAF), also known chronologically as 396:East African campaign of World War II 247:Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre 7: 2671:The Oxford Companion to World War II 2612:Men of the Desert Air Force, 1940–43 2454:. London, UK: McDonald. p. 309. 2273:) attached USAAF personnel from the 1942:Rear Headquarters, Desert Air Force. 1725:Northwest African Tactical Air Force 1715:air forces in the North African and 1385:(Photo Reconnaissance) (Spitfire VB) 1935:(TEF/N) operating from North Africa 1745:Mediterranean Theater of Operations 1717:Mediterranean Theater of Operations 1711:, and their staffs reorganised the 556:in North Africa in 1941 to provide 2532:Playfair, Vol. IV, Appendix 8 (a). 2467:The History of the Royal Air Force 25: 2827:Royal Air Force overseas commands 2365:3 December 1944 Air Vice-Marshal 2345:31 January 1943 Air Vice-Marshal 1770:No. 211 (Offensive Fighter) Group 1694:835th Aviation Engineer Battalion 1474:(16 Ă— Kittyhawks I, II & III) 1468:(16 Ă— Kittyhawks I, II & III) 1354:(24 Ă— Baltimores I, II & III) 1348:(24 Ă— Baltimores I, II & III) 1268:No. 94 Squadron SAAF (Hurricanes) 2400:List of Royal Air Force commands 1499:(16 Ă— Kittyhawk I, II & III) 1445:(anti-tank) (16 Ă— Hurricane IID) 1439:(anti-tank) (16 Ă— Hurricane IID) 889:route began to be pioneered via 133: 122: 111: 87: 34: 2095:Mediterranean Allied Air Forces 1426:prepare to take off in Tunisia. 1009:Air Headquarters Western Desert 531:Air Headquarters Western Desert 48:may be too short to adequately 2765:Playfair, Major-General I.S.O. 2488:Vol.II of the Official History 2421:Dear & Foot (2005), p. 992 2359:6 April 1944 Air Vice-Marshal 2283:Arnold-Portal-Towers agreement 1252:RN Squadron (Marine Tomahawks) 58:provide an accessible overview 1: 1486:(16 Ă— Kittyhawks I & IIb) 636:—under Air Chief Marshal Sir 590:United States Army Air Forces 93:Ensign of the Royal Air Force 2559:Craven & Cate, p. 27, 28 1944:Operating from Tripoli Area 1729:Northwest African Air Forces 1676:12th Bombardment Group USAAF 1615:No. 335 (Greek) Squadron RAF 794:AHQ Sudan had 254 Wing with 700:—totalled five squadrons of 2673:. Oxford University Press. 2479:Rawlings et al., 1984, p.94 2452:Bomber Squadrons of the RAF 2117:, taxiing through scrub at 1521:66th Fighter Squadron USAAF 1455:65th Fighter Squadron USAAF 1449:64th Fighter Squadron USAAF 1378:No. 285 Reconnaissance Wing 1372:USAAF (12 Ă— Mitchell B-25C) 1366:USAAF (12 Ă— Mitchell B-25C) 1360:USAAF (12 Ă— Mitchell B-25C) 1204:No. 237 (Rhodesia) Squadron 598:Second Battle of El Alamein 2868: 2082:No. 249 Air Transport Wing 1370:434th Bombardment Squadron 743:, Blenheim, Ma'aten Bagush 652:(designated Middle East), 586:Royal Australian Air Force 1737:Mediterranean Air Command 1684:81st Bombardment Squadron 1364:83rd Bombardment Squadron 1358:82nd Bombardment Squadron 1106:(Swordfish and Albacores) 1011:was created by upgrading 831:Italian invasion of Egypt 572:, the DAF was made up of 441:British Somaliland (1941) 414:British Somaliland (1940) 404: 255: 86: 2688:Herington, John (1954). 2577:Craven & Cate, p. 35 2269:(USAMEAF, Major-General 2129:biplane fighter and the 1655:57th Fighter Group USAAF 1642:US Desert Air Task Force 1038:Western Desert Air Force 826:in Iraq with Blenheims. 806:squadrons, AHQ Aden had 684:in early May 1940. When 620:, Tomahawk, Warhawk and 543:First Tactical Air Force 539:Western Desert Air Force 18:First Tactical Air Force 2832:Western Desert campaign 2720:Maurer, Maurer (1983). 2631:Desert Air Force at War 2568:Craven & Cate, p.33 2177:Forward air controllers 2145:medium bomber in 1941. 2113:1943: A Kittyhawk from 1001:RAF Middle East Command 989:(Blenheim IVs) at Zimla 953:(Hurricanes) at Gerawla 927:South African Air Force 634:RAF Middle East Command 582:South African Air Force 554:RAF Middle East Command 2325: 2318:Chief of the Air Staff 2312:Air Chief Marshal Sir 2279:12th Bombardment Group 2228: 2122: 1691:Air Ambulance Squadron 1668:66th Fighter Squadrons 1427: 1383:No. 2 PRU Squadron RAF 1032:Air Headquarters Libya 1007:. On 21 October 1941, 983:(Blenheim IVs) at Fuka 947:(Hurricanes) at Tobruk 936:On 19 April 1941, RAF 885:bombers without loss. 883:Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 833:, under Air Commodore 791: 642:Air Officer Commanding 535:Air Headquarters Libya 2799:Woerpel, Don (1977). 2610:Bowyer, Chaz (1984). 2311: 2210: 2158:Messerschmitt Bf 109s 2112: 2078:(TD) (Hurricane IIDs) 2005:No. 450 Squadron RAAF 1721:Casablanca Conference 1709:Franklin D. Roosevelt 1707:, American President 1630:No. 462 Squadron RAAF 1554:(16 Ă— Spitfires Vb/c) 1523:(25 Ă— P-40F Warhawks) 1515:No. 450 Squadron RAAF 1457:(25 Ă— P-40F Warhawks) 1451:(25 Ă— P-40F Warhawks) 1418: 1210:No. 451 Squadron RAAF 1046:A.H.Q. Western Desert 925:, as well as several 789: 2342:(also AOC AHQ Libya) 2265:From July 1942, the 2260:No. 145 Squadron RAF 2256:Polish Fighting Team 2252:No. 112 Squadron RAF 2171:The DAF adapted the 2115:No. 112 Squadron RAF 2057:No. 682 Squadron RAF 2031:No. 260 Squadron RAF 2022:No. 250 Squadron RAF 1988:No. 112 Squadron RAF 1929:1/2 No. 600 Squadron 1699:Allied restructuring 1623:(16 Ă— Hurricane IIb) 1621:No. 274 Squadron RAF 1617:(16 Ă— Hurricane IIb) 1611:(16 Ă— Hurricane IIb) 1609:No. 127 Squadron RAF 1605:(16 Ă— Hurricane IIc) 1592:(16 Ă— Hurricane IIc) 1590:No. 238 Squadron RAF 1586:(16 Ă— Hurricane IIc) 1584:No. 213 Squadron RAF 1580:(16 Ă— Hurricane IIc) 1574:(16 Ă— Hurricane IIc) 1548:(16 Ă— Hurricane IIc) 1540:No. 601 Squadron RAF 1534:No. 145 Squadron RAF 1511:(16 Ă— Kittyhawk IIA) 1509:No. 250 Squadron RAF 1503:No. 112 Squadron RAF 1484:No. 260 Squadron RAF 1424:No. 112 Squadron RAF 1401:No. 208 Squadron RAF 1352:No. 223 Squadron RAF 1141:No. 24 Squadron SAAF 1135:No. 21 Squadron SAAF 1129:No. 12 Squadron SAAF 1110:No. 826 Squadron FAA 1104:No. 815 Squadron FAA 1098:No. 805 Squadron FAA 1068:No. 60 Squadron SAAF 975:No. 24 Squadron SAAF 913:with Hurricanes and 861:No. 208 Squadron RAF 758:No. 211 Squadron RAF 741:No. 113 Squadron RAF 731:, Blenheim, Ismailia 2852:Tactical air forces 2698:on 26 December 2007 2332:AHQ Western Desert 2241:No. 3 Squadron RAAF 2046:No. 1437 Flight RAF 1971:No. 3 Squadron RAAF 1751:) on 10 July 1943, 1686:not detached to RAF 1603:No. 80 Squadron RAF 1578:No. 33 Squadron RAF 1552:No. 92 Squadron RAF 1546:No. 73 Squadron RAF 1542:(16 Ă— Spitfires Vb) 1536:(16 Ă— Spitfires Vb) 1505:(16 Ă— Kittyhawk IA) 1497:No. 3 Squadron RAAF 1407:No. 1437 Flight RAF 1346:No. 55 Squadron RAF 1341:No. 232 Bomber Wing 1263:No. 1 Squadron SAAF 1235:No. 4 Squadron SAAF 1229:No. 3 Squadron RAAF 1223:No. 2 Squadron SAAF 1015:to command status. 977:(Marylands) at Fuka 970:) at Maaten Baggash 923:Vickers Wellingtons 879:Mediterranean Fleet 820:No. 84 Squadron RAF 752:No. 45 Squadron RAF 735:No. 55 Squadron RAF 729:No. 30 Squadron RAF 504:East Indies Station 478:Associated articles 2614:. William Kimber. 2326: 2275:57th Fighter Group 2229: 2197:Invasion of Europe 2123: 1963:79th Fighter Group 1957:57th Fighter Group 1443:No. 6 Squadron RAF 1428: 1082:(Blenheim Fighter) 865:Westland Lysanders 857:Gloster Gladiators 792: 722:No. 250 Wing RAF, 550:tactical air force 151:Tactical air force 2769:Butler, Sir James 2743:Butler, Sir James 2505:on 30 August 2007 2431:Niehorster, Leo. 2353:Desert Air Force 2271:Lewis H. Brereton 2246:Many exiles from 2217:John "Jack" Frost 2135:Italian Air Force 2127:Gloster Gladiator 2048:(SR) (Baltimores) 2042:(Reconnaissance) 2036: 2035: 1900: 1899: 1862:StanisĹ‚aw Skalski 1741:Sir Arthur Tedder 1705:Winston Churchill 1323:Martin Baltimores 931:Operation Compass 911:No. 274 Squadrons 872:using the single 853:No. 112 Squadrons 840:Regia Aeronautica 835:Raymond Collishaw 706:Vickers Valentias 702:Bristol Blenheims 698:No. 202 Group RAF 568:. 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Index

First Tactical Air Force

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summarize
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United Kingdom
South Africa
Australia
Tactical air force
Air Ministry
Second World War
Arthur Coningham
Harry Broadhurst
William Dickson
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Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre
Adriatic
North Africa
East Africa
Mediterranean Sea
Gibraltar
Malta
Bahrain
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Iraq
Syria–Lebanon

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