Air Headquarters East Africa

Air Headquarters East Africa (or AHQ East Africa) was a command of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) formed on October 19, 1940 by expanding Air H.Q. RAF Nairobi. On December 15, 1941, the command was reduced to Group status as No. 207 (General Purpose) Group. On November 16, 1942, Air H.Q. East Africa was reformed by raising No. 207 Group back to Command status again.

Air H.Q. East Africa Commanders & Squadron Assignments (1941–1945) Notes:A/Cdre=Air Commodore; AVM=Air Vice Marshal; Det.=Detachment

Following the major reorganization of the Allied air forces in the North African and Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) at the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, Air H.Q. East Africa became a sub-command of the RAF Middle East Command, itself a sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command.

Postwar, Air H.Q. East Africa was disbanded on September 15, 1951, reformed on February 1, 1961, and disbanded on December 11, 1964.