RAF Iraq Command | |
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Founded | 1922–1941 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | Command |
Role | Control of RAF Forces in Iraq |
Iraq Command was the Royal Air Force (RAF) commanded inter-service command in charge of British forces in Iraq in the 1920s and early 1930s, during the period of the British Mandate of Mesopotamia. It continued as British Forces in Iraq until 1941 when it was replaced by AHQ Iraq. It consisted of Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, British Army, Commonwealth and locally raised units, commanded by an RAF officer normally of Air Vice-Marshal rank.[1]