RAF Signals Command

Royal Air Force Signals Command
	RAF Signals Command badge
Active	3 November 1958–1 January 1969
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Command
Role	controlling Signals activity
Motto(s)	Aetherem Vincere (To conquer the upper air)[1]

Signals Command was the British Royal Air Force's command responsible for control of signals units from 1958 to 1969. It was based at RAF Medmenham near Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

History

The Command was formed on 3 November 1958 by raising No. 90 Group to Command status.[2] It was a relatively short-lived Command, lasting only until 1 January 1969, when it was absorbed by Strike Command by being reduced to group status.[2] It had five Air Officers Commanding during its existence.

In 2006, various elements of the RAF Signals trades and sections were combined at RAF Leeming to form No. 90 Signals Unit with the same badge and motto as No. 90 (Signals) Group and Signals Command.[3]

Aircraft

Avro Lincoln Mk.4[4]

Commanders in Chief

3 November 1958 - Air Vice-Marshal Sir Leslie Dalton-Morris
1 March 1961 - Air Vice-Marshal A Foord-Kelcey (temporary appointment)
9 June 1961 - Air Vice-Marshal Sir Walter Pretty
1 February 1964 - Air Vice-Marshal Sir Thomas Shirley
7 May 1966 - Air Vice-Marshal Sir Benjamin Ball

References

Citations

Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 5. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - RAF Home Commands formed between 1958 - 2002 Archived 5 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
"RAF - Homepage". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
Thetford 1995, p. 46.

Bibliography

Thetford, O (1995). Aircraft of the Royal Air Force since 1918. London, UK: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0-85177-865-8.

External links

History of the RAF Signals Service, 1945 - 1975 Purported book in preparation.

Preceded by No. 90 Group Group raised to command status	Signals Command 1958–1969	Succeeded by Strike Command

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[1] Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 5. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.

[air-2] Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - RAF Home Commands formed between 1958 - 2002 Archived 5 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "RAF - Homepage". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

[FOOTNOTEThetford199546-4] Thetford 1995, p. 46.