Air Support Command of the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 August 1967 by the redesignation of

Transport Command RAF Transport Command was a Royal Air Force command that controlled all transport aircraft of the RAF. It was established on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967. ...

. Its change of name reflected the change of emphasis of the Command from solely transporting materials and manpower around the world to providing general support to RAF operations around the world. The result of this broader role meant that Air Support Command, unlike its predecessor

, possessed strike aircraft such as

Hawker Hunter The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was designed to take advantage of the newly developed Rolls-R ...

s. With the contraction of the RAF, it only lasted a short time as a command, and it was absorbed into Strike Command on 1 September 1972 forming No. 38 Group and No. 46 Group within Strike Command. The former was designated as a tactical support and the latter as a strategic support group.

Commanders in Chief

Commanders-in-Chief included:Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - RAF Home Commands formed between 1958 - 2002
accessed February 2022. *1 August 1967 - Air Marshal Sir Thomas Prickett *1 July 1968 - Air Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges *1 October 1970 - Air Marshal Sir Harry Burton

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, - Air Support Command Transport units and formations of the Royal Air Force Military units and formations established in 1967 {{RAF-stub

Commanders in Chief

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