Appendix II: Principal Air Commanders, 1944–1945
| Date of Appointment | |
| HOME | |
| Deputy Supreme Allied Commander | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur W. Tedder, GCB | 17th January, 1944 |
|
Allied Expeditionary Air Force1 |
|
| Air Commander-in-Chief | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford L. Leigh-Mallory, KCB, DSO | 15th November, 1943 |
| Second Tactical Air Force | |
| Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham, KCB, DSO, MC, DFC, AFC | 21st January, 1944 |
| British Air Forces of Occupation, Germany | |
| Air Commander-in-Chief | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir W. Sholto Douglas, KCB, MC, DFC | 15th July, 1945 |
| Bomber Command | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur T. Harris, GCB, OBE, AFC | 22nd February, 1942 |
|
Air Defence of Great Britain2 |
|
| Air Marshal Commanding | |
| Air Marshal Sir Roderic M. Hill, KCB, MC, AFC | 15th November, 1943 |
| Fighter Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir Roderic M. Hill, KCB, MC, AFC | 15th October, 1944 |
| Air Marshal Sir James M. Robb, KBE, CB, DSO, DFC, AFC | 14th May, 1945 |
| Coastal Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir John C. Slessor, KCB, DSO, MC | 5th February, 1943 |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir W. Sholto Douglas, KCB, MC, DFC | 20th January, 1944 |
| Air Marshal Sir Leonard H. Slatter, KBE, CB, DSC, DFC | 30th June, 1945 |
| Transport Command | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick W. Bowhill, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO | 25th March, 1943 |
| Air Marshal The Hon. Sir Ralph A. Cochrane, KBE, CB, AFC | 15th February, 1945 |
| Flying Training Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir Philip Babington, KCB, MC, AFC | 17th August, 1942 |
| Maintenance Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir Grahame Donald, KCB, DFC, AFC | 12th October, 1942 |
| Technical Training Command | |
| Air Marshal Sir Arthur S. Barratt, KCB, CMG, MC | 1st June, 1943 |
| OVERSEAS | |
| Mediterranean Allied Air Forces | |
| Deputy Air Commander-in-Chief, MAAF, and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Air Force, Mediterranean and Middle East | |
| Air Marshal Sir John C. Slessor, KCB, DSO, MC | 14th January, 1944 |
| Air Marshal Sir A. Guy R. Garrod, KCB, OBE, MC, DFC | 16th March, 1945 |
| Headquarters, RAF, Mediterranean and Middle East | |
| Commander-in-Chief | |
| Air Marshal Sir A. Guy R. Garrod, KCB, OBE, MC, DFC | 1st August, 1945 |
| Middle East Command | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir W. Sholto Douglas, KCB, MC, DFC | 11th January, 1943 |
| Air Marshal Sir Keith R. Park, KCB, KBE, MC, DFC | 14th January, 1944 |
| Air Marshal Sir Charles E. H. Medhurst, KCB, OBE, MC | 8th February, 1945 |
| Air Command, South-East Asia | |
| Allied Air Commander-in-Chief | |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard E. C. Peirse, KCB, DSO, AFC | 16th November, 1943 |
| Air Marshal Sir A. Guy R. Garrod, KCB, OBE, MC DFC | 27th November, 1944 |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith R. Park, KCB, KBE, MC, DFC | 25th February 1945 |
Note—Appointments are those of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief except where otherwise stated.
1. Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Air Force was disbanded 15th October, 1944, on absorption into SHAEF.
2. Renamed Fighter Command 15th October, 1944.
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