Mediterranean Army Air Force

Scarce MAAF / Mediterranean Army Air Forces Officer Bullion Patch. Italian locally made in bullion threads embroidered on blue wool on a green cloth back. With patina, age and service wear.

Measures 3” x 1 1/2”

The Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (MAAF) was the major Allied air force command organization in the Mediterranean theater from mid-December 1943 until the end of the Second World War.

The Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (MAAF) became the official Allied air force command organization in the Mediterranean theatre after the previous Mediterranean Air Command (MAC) was disbanded on December 10, 1943. Initially, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder who had commanded MAC, was retained as Air Commander-in-Chief of MAAF but in mid-January 1944, Lieutenant General Ira Eaker took over command of MAAF when Dwight D. Eisenhower chose Tedder as his Deputy Supreme Allied Commander to plan the air operations for the Normandy Landings.In March 1945, Lieutenant General John K. Cannon assumed command of MAAF

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