Appendix 2: Principal Air Commanders, 1942-431
| Date of Appointment | |
| HOME | |
| Bomber Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir Richard E. C. Peirse, KCB, DSO, AFC | 5th October, 1940 |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur T. Harris, KCB, OBE, AFC | 22nd February, 1942 |
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Fighter Command2 |
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| Air Chief Marshal Sir W. Sholto Douglas, KCB, MC, DFC | 25th November, 1940 |
| Air Marshal Sir Trafford L. Leigh-Mallory, KCB, DSO | 28th November, 1942 |
| Air Marshal R. M. Hill, CB, MC, AFC | 15th November, 1943 |
| Coastal Command | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip B. Joubert de la Ferté, KCB, CMG, DSO | 14th June, 1941 |
| Air Marshal Sir John C. Slessor, KCB, DSO, MC | 5th February, 1943 |
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Army Co-operation Command3 | |
| Air Marshal Sir Arthur S. Barratt, KCB, CMG, MC | 20th November, 1940 |
| Flying Training Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir William L. Welsh, KCB, DSC, AFC | 7th July, 1941 |
| Air Marshal Sir Philip Babington, KCB, MC, AFC | 17th August, 1942 |
| Maintenance Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir John S. T. Bradley, KCB, CBE | 31st March, 1938 |
| Air Marshal D. G. Donald, CB, DFC, AFC | 12th October, 1942 |
| Technical Training Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir John T. Babington, KCB, CBE, DSO | 7th July, 1941 |
| Air Marshal Sir Arthur S. Barratt, KCB, CMG, MC | 1st June, 1943 |
| Date of Appointment | |
| Transport Command | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick W. Bowhill, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO | 25th March, 1943 |
| Allied Expeditionary Air Force | |
| Air Commander-in-Chief | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford L. Leigh-Mallory, KCB, DSO | 15th November, 1943 |
| OVERSEAS | |
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Mediterranean Air Command4 |
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| Air Commander-in-Chief | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur W. Tedder, GCB | 17th February, 1943 |
| Middle East Command | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur W. Tedder, GCB | 1st June, 1941 |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir W. Sholto Douglas, KCB, MC, DFC | 11th January, 1943 |
| Air Forces in India | |
| Air Marshal Sir Patrick H. L. Playfair, KBE, CB, CVO, MC | 26th September, 1940 |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard E. C. Peirse, KCB, DSO, AFC | 6th March, 1942 |
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Eastern Air Command, Africa5 | |
| Air Marshal Sir William L. Welsh, KCB, DSC, AFC | 2nd November, 1942 |
| Air Command, South-East Asia | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard E. C. Peirse, KCB, DSO, AFC | 16th November, 1943 |
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RAF Ferry Command6 |
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| Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick W. Bowhill, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO | 18th July, 1941 |