RAF Support Command
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 Crest of RAF Support Command |
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| Active | 1973-1994 |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Role | Command |
Support Command of the Royal Air Force was a command of the Royal Air Force.
[edit] History
It was formed on 31 August 1973 by the renaming of Maintenance Command,[1] with No. 90 (Signals) Group being added to it. Its responsibilities included all logistical and maintenance support requirements of the RAF. It was renamed as RAF Support Command, and its role further increased, on 13 June 1977 when it absorbed Training Command, making it additionally responsible for all RAF ground and aircrew training.
In 1994 the Command was split up, with many of its functions merging with those of the RAF Personnel Management Centre to form Personnel and Training Command, and others being hived off into Logistics Command.[1]
The motto was Ut Aquilae Volent (That Eagles May Fly)[2]
[edit] Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief
The following officers have held the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Support Command:[1]
- 31 Aug 1973 - Air Marshal Sir Reginald Harland
- 13 Jun 1977 - Air Marshal Sir Rex Roe
- 30 Aug 1978 - Air Marshal Sir Keith Williamson
- 3 May 1980 - Air Marshal Sir John Gingell
- 27 Apr 1981 - Air Marshal Sir Michael Beavis
- 15 Feb 1984 - Air Marshal Sir David Harcourt-Smith
- 2 Jan 1986 - Air Marshal Sir John Sutton
- 5 Apr 1989 - Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon
- 1991 - Air Chief Marshal Sir John Thomson
- 5 Oct 1992 - Air Chief Marshal Sir John Willis
[edit] References
| Preceded by Maintenance Command |
Support Command 1973–1994 |
Succeeded by Personnel and Training Command |
| Preceded by Training Command Absorbed on 13 June 1977 |
Succeeded by Logistics Command |
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