RAF Coastal Command
The RAF Coastal Command was the British Royal Air Force (RAF) coastal command .
history
On September 15, 1919, the RAF Coastal Area was established within the RAF , which had its headquarters in Thurloe Place 4 in the London borough of Kensington . As early as June 21, 1920, the headquarters was moved to Tavistock Place 33-34, before Lee-on-the-Solent in Hampshire became the headquarters of the RAF Coastal Area . The command was responsible for submarine hunting , trade wars , aerial reconnaissance and air-assisted water rescue .
On May 1, 1936, the RAF Coastal Area was renamed RAF Coastal Command and the headquarters relocated to Eastbury Park in Northwood in Middlesex on August 8, 1939 . During the Second World War , missions followed in the War of Norway , the wars for Belgium, the Netherlands and France , the Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic . During the Second World War, the No. 15 (General Reconnaissance) Group , the No. 16 (General Reconnaissance) Group , the No. 17 (Training) Group , the No. 18 (General Reconnaissance) Group and later No. 19 (General Reconnaissance) Group , the air force headquarters in Gibraltar and Iceland ( AHQ Gibraltar and AHQ Iceland ) to the RAF Coastal Command , before the No. 106 Group RAF and the No. 247 Group RAF were added.
After the end of the war, operations followed with the Berlin Airlift during the Berlin blockade , but also as part of reconnaissance flights during the Cold War .
On November 28, 1969, the RAF Coastal Command was disbanded as an independent command and went as No 18 (Maritime) Group in the Air Force attack command ( RAF Strike Command ) on.
Commander
Commander in Chief of the RAF Coastal Area
| Start of term of office | Rank | Official |
|---|---|---|
| September 15, 1919 | Air Commodore | Vyell Vyvyan |
| September 1, 1924 | Air Vice Marshal | Francis Rowland Scarlett |
| May 14, 1928 | Air Vice Marshal | Charles Laverock Lambe |
| October 1, 1931 | Air Vice Marshal | Robert Clark-Hall |
| August 18, 1934 | Air Commodore | Napier Gill (acting) |
| October 1, 1934 | Air Vice Marshal | Arthur Longmore |
Commander in Chief of RAF Coastal Command
| Start of term of office | Rank | Official |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 1936 | Air Marshal | Arthur Longmore |
| September 1, 1936 | Air Marshal | Philip Joubert de la Ferté |
| August 18, 1937 | Air Marshal | Frederick Bowhill |
| June 14, 1941 | Air Chief Marshal | Philip Joubert de la Ferté (2nd time) |
| February 5, 1943 | Air Marshal | John Slessor |
| January 20, 1944 | Air Chief Marshal | Sholto Douglas |
| June 30, 1945 | Air Marshal | Leonard Slatter |
| November 1, 1948 | Air Marshal | John Baker |
| January 1, 1950 | Air Marshal | Charles Steele |
| June 8, 1951 | Air Marshal | Alick Stevens |
| November 15, 1953 | Air Marshal | John Boothman |
| April 5th 1956 | Air Marshal | Brian Reynolds |
| June 1, 1959 | Air Marshal | Edward Chilton |
| August 10, 1962 | Air Marshal | Anthony Selway |
| January 22, 1965 | Air Marshal | Paul Holder |
| 2nd September 1968 | Air Marshal | John Lapsley |
| November 28, 1969 | Dissolution of the RAF Coastal Command |
Background literature
- Ashworth, Chris: RAF Coastal Command: 1936-1969 , Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1992, ISBN 1-85260-345-3
Web links
- RAF Coastal Area on Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organization
- RAF Coastal Command to Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organization