It was made up of squadrons and personnel from the RAF, other British Commonwealth air forces, and exiles from German-occupied Europe. Renamed as British Air Forces of Occupation in 1945, 2TAF was recreated in 1951 and became Royal Air Force Germany in 1959.

Jan 6, 2016 · An Air Commodore, Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer 2 TAF, flew his own highly polished Mustang fitted with 8 inch oblique cameras on a mission along the beaches.

2nd Tactical Air Force was formed to support 21st Army Group. Most of its units came from Fighter Command which was then disbanded. The residue of fighter units then formed Air Defence Great Britain, although there was some exchange of units between the two new organisations. No 2 Group of Bomber Command contributed light and medium bombers.

Second Allied Tactical Air Force (2 ATAF) was a NATO military formation under Allied Air Forces Central Europe tasked with providing air support to NATO's Northern Army Group (NORTHAG). 2 ATAF commanded all flying units based within its sector and all reinforcements flying into its sector, as well as ground-based radar systems and stations, air ...

In January 1944, Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham took command of 2 TAF, and two months later he assumed additional duties as commander of the Advanced Allied Expeditionary Air Force (AAEAF).

Apr 2, 2009 · This superb new book completes the in-depth analysis of the 2nd TAF's operations from its initial formation in 1943 through to the ultimate defeat of Germany in May 1945.

The Royal Air Force's Second Tactical Air Force (2nd TAF) played a vital role in ensuring the success of D-Day and the subsequent Battle of Normandy. This blog explores the key operations and contributions of the 2nd TAF in this historic campaign.

Originally formed in 1943, during the Second World War it formed part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force (2TAF) and was known as No. 83 (Composite) Group. It provided support to Allied forces during the liberation of Europe.

May 26, 2019 · Second Tactical Air Force (2 TAF) was created to provide tactical air support to British and Canadian forces in the campaign to liberate Northwest Europe. It comprised two flying groups numbered 83 Group and 84 Group, and a logistical organisation - 85 (Base) Group.

ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945. Image: IWM (CH 13599) Wing Commander R H Harries, Wing Leader of No .135 Wing, sitting in the cockpit of his Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX at Funtington, Sussex, two days after shooting down a Focke Wulf Fw 190 to claim 18.5 enemy aircraft destroyed.