RAAF Overseas Headquarters
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RAAF Overseas Headquarters was a Royal Australian Air Force
(RAAF) administrative unit located in London
. It was formed on 1 December 1941 to oversee the welfare of RAAF personnel posted to Royal Air Force
(RAF) units as well as the Australian squadrons which were planned to be formed as part of the RAF in Britain and North Africa. It replaced the Air Liaison Office which had been run out of the High Commission of Australia, London. RAAF Overseas Headquarters was not assigned any subordinate units.
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
(RAAF) administrative unit located in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It was formed on 1 December 1941 to oversee the welfare of RAAF personnel posted to Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
(RAF) units as well as the Australian squadrons which were planned to be formed as part of the RAF in Britain and North Africa. It replaced the Air Liaison Office which had been run out of the High Commission of Australia, London. RAAF Overseas Headquarters was not assigned any subordinate units.