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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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The table below shows the badges awarded to each unit, the monarch who authorised it and the general date of the award.
If you would like to commission any of the missing badges (including those marked *) please contact RAF Heraldry Trust for further details.
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| Air Command** | Air Support Command** | Army Co-operation Command | Balloon Command |
| Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - ? | Transferred from Transport Command | Authorised: King George VI - September 1942 | Authorised: King George VI - October 1944 |
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Bomber Command |
Coastal Command | Far East Command/RAF Far East | Fighter Command |
| Authorised: King George VI - May 1947 | Authorised: King George VI - June 1944 | Authorised: King George VI - November 1937 | Authorised: King George VI - March 1948 |
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| Flying Training Command | Home Command | Reserve Command** | Maintenance Command |
| Authorised: King George VI - February 1950 | Authorised: King George VI - March 1949 | Transferred from Home Command | Authorised: King George VI - May 1939 |
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| Strike Command | Signals Command** | Support Command** | Technical Training Command |
| Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - February 1968 | Transferred from No 90 Group | Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - 1975 | Authorised: King George VI - ? |
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| Training Command | Transport Command* | Logistics Command | Personnel and Training Command** |
| Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - January 1968 | Authorised: King George VI - April 1943 | Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - ? | Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - ? |
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| AHQ Ceylon** | AHQ Gibraltar | AHQ Hong Kong** | AHQ Iraq/Levant |
| Authorised: King George VI - March 1949 | Authorised: King George VI - March 1946 | Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - October1952 | Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - January 1953 |
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| AHQ Malaya** | AHQ Malta | AHQ Singapore | HQ British Forces in Aden |
| Authorised: King George VI - November 1948 | Authorised: King George VI - April 1943 | Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - July 1953 | Authorised: King George VI - February 1950 |
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| 2nd Tactical Air Force | Far East Air Force | Middle East Air Force | Near East Air Force** |
| Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - January 1953 Motto: Keepers of the Peace |
Authorised: | Authorised: King George VI - December 1950 | Transferred from Middle East Air Force |
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| RAF West Africa | RAF Germany |
Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
Royal Observer Corps |
| Authorised: King George VI - October 1944 | Transferred from 2nd Tactical Air Force
Motto: Keepers of the Peace |
Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - September 1984 Not a Command but included here in view of its overall position |
Authorised: Not a Command but included here in view of its overall position |
All badges on this page are Crown Copyright and have been produced by Mary Denton on behalf of the RAF Heraldry Trust and are displayed on this page with the permission of the RAFHT. Mary Denton and the RAFHT have probably completed half of the 'official' badges authorised but are still looking for sponsorship for the remaining badges. The work continues and details can be found on their website.
*These badges have been produced by Steve Clements.
'X' indicates that a copy of the badge as been located and is awaiting sponsorship
© Crown Copyright is reproduced with the permission of the Directorate of Intellectual Property Rights
This page was last updated on 08/12/23
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