Formation · air fleet
RAF Fighter Command
Existed: 14 Jul 1936 – 2 Sept 1945
Commanders
- Hugh Dowding 14 Jul 1936 – 25 Nov 1940
- William Sholto Douglas 25 Nov 1940 – 28 Nov 1942
- Roderic Hill 15 Nov 1943 – 14 May 1945
Positions (approximate)
- 13 August 1940HQ Bentley Priory; 11 Group covered the south-east
- 6 June 1944Air Defence of Great Britain (renamed Fighter Command Oct 1944); HQ Bentley Priory; air cover for Overlord
Positions are approximate sector centres on front-snapshot dates — not daily positions or headquarters. Between dates the map shows the last known position.
Sources
- [1]RAF Fighter Command
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