RCAF Western Air Command

Western Air Command was the part of the Royal Canadian Air Force's Home War Establishment responsible for air operations on the Pacific coast of Canada during the Second World War. It played a critical role in fighter and anti-submarine operations in Canadian and American waters during the Aleutian Islands Campaign. It was there that Squadron Leader K.A. Boomer of No. 111 Squadron shot down a Rufe fighter, the RCAF's only kill in the Pacific Theatre. Western Air Command also had several fighter squadrons and operational training units under its umbrella.

1 January 1943

 * HQ Vancouver, British Columbia.


 * No. 2 Group. HQ Victoria, British Columbia


 * No.2 Group. HQ Prince Rupert, British Columbia


 * Detached operations
 * "X" Wing. HQ Anchorage, Alaska.
 * "Y" Wing. HQ Annette Island, Alaska.