Air Officer Commanding Malta

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Royal Air Force appointment military command position

Air Officer Commanding Malta was the Royal Air Force post responsible for directing air operations and defense of the strategically vital island of Malta, notably during the Second World War.

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Label	Occurrences
Air Officer Commanding Malta canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Air Force appointment ⓘ military command position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Allied air offensive from Malta against Axis shipping ⓘ Axis bombing offensive against Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandStructure	reported to higher RAF Mediterranean or Middle East commands ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
hasRole	air defence of Malta ⓘ coordination of RAF units based in Malta ⓘ coordination of air defence against Axis air attacks ⓘ direction of air operations over Malta ⓘ liaison with British Army forces in Malta ⓘ liaison with Royal Navy commands in the Mediterranean ⓘ operational control of airfields in Malta ⓘ planning of air operations in central Mediterranean ⓘ protection of Allied shipping routes near Malta ⓘ support of naval operations around Malta ⓘ
hierarchicalLevel	air officer command ⓘ
location	Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	air force ⓘ
notableFor	coordination of offensive air operations from Malta ⓘ defence of Malta against Axis bombing campaigns ⓘ role in Siege of Malta during the Second World War ⓘ
operationalDuring	Battle of the Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Malta (1940–1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Royal Air Force Mediterranean command structure NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	RAF bomber units in Malta ⓘ RAF fighter units in Malta ⓘ RAF reconnaissance units in Malta ⓘ airfield defence coordination in Malta ⓘ
scope	air defence command ⓘ operational command ⓘ tactical command ⓘ
serviceBranch	Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of central Mediterranean airspace ⓘ interdiction of Axis supply lines to North Africa ⓘ protection of Allied convoys to and from Malta ⓘ support of operations in North Africa ⓘ
strategicObjective	disrupt Axis operations in central Mediterranean ⓘ ensure continued use of Malta as Allied base ⓘ maintain air superiority over and around Malta ⓘ
timePeriod	Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction	geographical theatre command ⓘ
typicallyHeldByRank	air commodore ⓘ air vice-marshal ⓘ
usedBy	Royal Air Force ⓘ

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Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park → positionHeld → Air Officer Commanding Malta ⓘ

subject surface form: Keith Park