AHQ Levant


Air Headquarters Levant was a command of the British Royal Air Force established on 1 December 1941, by renaming the command known as H.Q. RAF Palestine and Transjordan. It controlled RAF units in the Mandate of Palestine and in the Emirate of Transjordan. Prior to being disbanded on 27 July 1948, Air H.Q. Levant was a sub-command of RAF Middle East Command and its successors. RAF Middle East Command became a sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command in February 1943.
An AHQ Levant was reformed on 1 May 1955 when AHQ Iraq was renamed AHQ Levant as an interim measure following a new agreement with the Iraq Government for the defence of Iraq and use by the RAF of bases in Iraq. On 1 December 1955 AHQ Levant started to transfer from RAF Habbaniya to Cyprus and on 15 January 1956, when the move was complete, AHQ Cyprus and AHQ Levant were amalgamated as AHQ Levant. AHQ Levant was disbanded, 1 Apr 1958.

Orders of battle (1941-1945)

;H.Q RAF Palestine and Transjordan 11 November 1941
Air Commodore Leslie Brown
;Air H.Q. Levant 27 October 1942
Group Capt Herbert Mermagen
;Air H.Q. Levant 10 July 1943
A/Cdre Bernard McEntegart
;Air H.Q. Levant June, 1944
Air Commodore John Coleman
;Air H.Q. Levant January, 1945
Air Commodore Hector McGregor
;Reformation of Air H.Q. Levant 1 May 1955
Met.= Meteorological
Det.=Detachment;RAAF=Royal Australian Air Force.