AHQ Levant

Air Headquarters Levant (AHQ Levant) was a command of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) established on December 1, 1941 by renaming the command known as H.Q. RAF Palestine and Transjordan. Prior to being disbanded on July 27, 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.

AHQ Iraq was disbanded by being renamed Air H.Q. Levant on 1 May 1955. AHQ Levant moved to Cyprus (probably RAF Nicosia) on 15 Jan 1956. Disbanded, 1 Apr 1958.

Orders of battle (1941-1945)
Air Commodore Leslie Brown
 * H.Q RAF Palestine and Transjordan November 11, 1941
 * No. 259 Wing
 * No. 263 Wing

Group Capt Herbert Mermagen
 * Air H.Q. Levant October 27, 1942
 * No. 1438 Flight, Bristol Blenheims
 * No. 1413 Flight (Met.), Gloster Gladiators
 * No. 2 Photo Recon Unit (Det.), Hawker Hurricanes
 * No. 213 Group
 * No. 241 Wing
 * No. 451 Squadron RAAF, Hurricane

A/Cdre Bernard McEntegart
 * Air H.Q. Levant July 10, 1943
 * No. 208 Squadron, Hurricane
 * No. 1413 Flight (Met.), Gladiator

Air Commodore John Coleman
 * Air H.Q. Levant June, 1944

Air Commodore Hector McGregor (RNZAF)
 * Air H.Q. Levant January, 1945

Met.= Meteorological Photo Recon=Photographic Reconnaissance; Det.=Detachment;RAAF=Royal Australian Air Force.