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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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HQ Allied Expeditionary Air Force Personnel, locations and units
The nucleus of this command was formed on 17 July 1943 with the command formally being established on 15 November 1943, to control all air forces involved in the planned invasion of North-West Europe.
| Location | Controlled |
| Kestrel Grove, Hive Road, Stanmore, Middlesex |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AM | Sir Trafford L Leigh-Mallory | 15 Nov 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, DSO; later ACM |
| Air Staff | |||
| AVM | Horace E P Wigglesworth | 15 Nov 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DSC; later AM |
| AVM | Charles H K Edmonds | 15 Nov 1943 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, CBE, DSO |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Accountant | |||
| A/Cdre | Percy J Wiseman | Financial Adviser to the AOC-in-C, CBE | |
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
| Location | Controlled |
| Kestrel Grove, Hive Road, Stanmore, Middlesex |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AM | Sir Trafford L Leigh-Mallory | 15 Nov 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, DSO; later ACM |
| Air Staff | |||
| AVM | Horace E P Wigglesworth | 15 Nov 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DSC; later AM |
| AVM | Stephen C Strafford | 15 May 1944 | CBE, DFC; later AM |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| AVM | Charles H K Edmonds | 15 Nov 1943 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, CBE, DSO |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Engineer | |||
| A/Cdre | Wilfred L Freebody | 15 Nov 1943 | AFC; later AVM |
| Accountant | |||
| A/Cdre | Percy J Wiseman | 15 Nov 1943 | Command Accountant, CBE |
| Meteorological | |||
| Dr | R C Sutcliffe | OBE, BSc, PhD | |
| Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air ministry) | |||
| Mr | G Tucker | Financial Adviser to the AOC-in-C, | |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Gp Capt | J McLaren | Provost Marshal | |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
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