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23 October 1942
Subordinated to 'General Headquarters RAF Middle East' (GHQ RAF Middle East)=============================================================================
Western Desert Air Force HQ
Desert Air Task Force (USAAF) (administrative control of US attached forces)
South African Air Force (SAAF)
Air Ambulance Squadron
3rd SAAF Bomber Wing
No.12 SAAF Sq (24x Marylands)
No.21 SAAF Sq (24x Baltimores I,II & III)
No.24 SAAF Sq (24x Douglas Boston III)
232th Bomber Wing
No.55 Sq (24x Baltimores I,II & III)
No.223 Sq (24x Baltimores I,II & III)
82nd USAAF Bomber Sq (12x Mitchell B-25C)
83rd USAAF Bomber Sq (12x Mitchell B-25C)
434th USAAF Bomber Sq (12x Mitchell B-25C)
285th Recce Wing
No.40 SAAF Sq (Tactical recon) (18x Hurricane I)
No.60 SAAF Suvey Sq (Photo recon) (8x Marylands and others)
No.1437 Flight Squadron (Strategic recon) (8x Baltimores II)
No.211 Group
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No.7 SAAF Sq (16x Hurricane IID)
No.6 Sq (16x Hurricane IID)
64th USAAF Sq (18x P-40F Warhawks)
65th USSAF Sq (18x P-40F Warhawks)
233th Wing
No.2 Sq SAAF (16x Kittyhawks I, II & III)
No.4 Sq SAAF (16x Kittyhawks I, II & III)
No.5 Sq SAAF (16x Tomahawks)
No.260 Sq (16x Kittyhawks I & IIb)
239th Wing
No.112 Sq (16x Kittyhawk IA)
No.250 Sq (16x Kittyhawk IIA)
No.260 Sq (16x Tomahawks)
66th USSAF Sq (18x P-40F Warhawks)
244th Wing
No.145 Sq (16x Spitfires Vb)
No.601 Sq (16x Spitfires Vb)
No.73 Sq (16x Tomahawks IIb)
No.92 Sq (16x Spitfires Vc)
No.212 Group
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243th Wing
No.1 SAAF Sq (16x Hurricane IIc)
No.33 Sq (16x Hurricane IIc)
No.213 Sq (16x Hurricane IIb)
No.238 Sq (16x Hurricane IIb)
7th SAAF Wing
No.80 Sq (16x Hurricane IIc)
No.127 Sq (16x Hurricane IIb)
No.335 Sq (16x Hurricane IIb)
No.274 Sq (16x Hurricane IIb)
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United States Army, Middle East Air Force (USAMEAF)
23 October 1942
Subordinated to 'United States Army Forces in the Middle East' (USAFIME)
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USAMEAF HQ
9th Bomber Command
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98th Bombardment Group USAAF (Bombing shipping and harbor installations in Libya)
343rd Bombardment Sq (B-24D) (Palestine)
344th Bombardment Sq (B-24D)
345th Bombardment Sq (B-24D)
415th Bombardment Sq (D-24D)
1st Provisional Group USAAF (Middle east, desolved 31 oct, renamed to 376th Bombardment Group USAAF)
512th Bombardment Squadron (B-24)
513th Bombardment Squadron (B-24)
514th Bombardment Squadron (B-24)
515th Bombardment Squadron (B-24)
Middle East Air Service Command
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323rd Service Group (Syria)
Desert Air Task Force
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57th Fighter Group USAAF (All units Detached to RAF)
12th Bombardment Group USAAF (All units but one, Detached to RAF)
81st USAAF Bomber Sq (12x Mitchell B-25C)
