RAAF Overseas Headquarters

RAAF Overseas Headquarters was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) administrative unit established in London during World War II.

RAAF Overseas Headquarters
Air Marshal Williams (centre) at RAAF Overseas Headquarters in England, with Air Vice Marshals Wrigley (left) and McNamara (right), 1941
Active1941–1959
CountryAustralia
BranchRoyal Australian Air Force
RoleAdministration
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Richard Williams (1941–1942)
Frank McNamara (1942)
Henry Wrigley (1942–1946)
Allan Walters (1951–1952)
Bill Garing (1953)
Alan Charlesworth (1954–1955)

Under Article XV of the Ottawa Agreement, signed in 1939, the Australian government agreed to form RAAF squadrons for service within British Royal Air Force (RAF) operational commands.

RAAF Overseas Headquarters was formed on 1 December 1941 to oversee the welfare of RAAF personnel posted to:

  • the so-called "Article XV squadrons";
  • other RAAF units serving in Europe and the Mediterranean and;
  • RAAF personnel attached to units of the RAF and other British Commonwealth air forces.

The headquarters replaced the Air Liaison Office, which had been run out of the High Commission of Australia, London.[1] The new agency was not assigned any subordinate units.[2]

RAAF Overseas Headquarters was disbanded on 19 July 1959.[3]

See also

References
Notes
  1. "RAAF Overseas Headquarters opened in London". History Record Timeline. RAAF Air Power Development Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  2. Ashworth (1999), p. 254
  3. "Overseas Headquarters RAAF United Kingdom". Agency Details. National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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