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词条 RAF Signals Command
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  1. History

  2. Commanders in Chief

  3. References

  4. External links

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Signals Command was the British Royal Air Force's command responsible for control of signals units from 1958 to 1969. It was based at RAF Medmenham near Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

History

The Command was formed on 3 November 1958 by raising No. 90 Group to Command status.[2] It was a relatively short-lived Command, lasting only until 1 January 1969, when it was absorbed by Strike Command by being reduced to group status.[2] It had five Air Officers Commanding during its existence.

In 2006, various elements of the RAF Signals trades and sections were combined at RAF Leeming to form No. 90 Signals Unit with the same badge and motto as No. 90 (Signals) Group and Signals Command.[3]

Commanders in Chief

  • 3 November 1958 - Air Vice-Marshal Sir Leslie Dalton-Morris
  • 1 March 1961 - Air Vice-Marshal A Foord-Kelcey (temporary appointment)
  • 9 June 1961 - Air Vice-Marshal Sir Walter Pretty
  • 1 February 1964 - Air Vice-Marshal Sir Thomas Shirley
  • 7 May 1966 - Air Vice-Marshal Sir Benjamin Ball

References

1. ^{{cite book|last1=Pine|first1=L.G.|title=A dictionary of mottoes|date=1983|publisher=Routledge & Kegan Paul|location=London|isbn=0-7100-9339-X|page=5|edition=1}}
2. ^Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - RAF Home Commands formed between 1958 - 2002 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705160727/http://www.rafweb.org/Cmd_H4.htm |date=5 July 2014 }}
3. ^{{cite web|title=RAF - Homepage|url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/raf90signals/|website=www.raf.mod.uk|accessdate=24 July 2017|language=en}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070814135811/http://members.aol.com/DenReader/RAF_History.html History of the RAF Signals Service, 1945 - 1975] Purported book in preparation.
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