Category:Desert Air Force
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English: The Desert Air Force (DAF), also known chronologically as Air Headquarters Western Desert, Air Headquarters Libya, the Western Desert Air Force, and the First Tactical Air Force (1TAF), was an Allied tactical air force initially created from No. 204 Group under RAF Middle East Command in North Africa in 1941 to provide close air support to the British Eighth Army. Throughout World War II, DAF was made up of squadrons from the British Royal Air Force (RAF), the South African Air Force (SAAF), the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the United States Army Air Force (USAAF), and other Allied air forces.
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Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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- Magrun Landing Ground (5 F)
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- Peter Wykeham (2 F)
Media in category "Desert Air Force"
The following 69 files are in this category, out of 69 total.
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145 Squadron RAF Spitfire Western Desert IWM ME(RAF) 4397.jpg 789 × 800; 60 KB
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Airmen in tropical dress work on the engine of a Tomahawk.jpg 800 × 583; 63 KB
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B-25s-12thbg-wwii.jpg 600 × 464; 53 KB
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Beaufighter serviced in tNorth-W-African Desert.jpg 800 × 586; 42 KB
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Beaufighter252 low pass over Magrun.jpg 800 × 584; 23 KB
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Beaufighter252 takeoff Libya.jpg 800 × 587; 42 KB
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Beaufighter252sqn.jpg 800 × 581; 30 KB
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Bostons over Tunisia (beautiful picture).jpg 800 × 580; 43 KB
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Captured Fi 156 in flight near El Alamein 1942.jpg 624 × 438; 105 KB
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Captured He 111 in Libya 1942.jpg 711 × 377; 126 KB
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Crashed Kittyhawk I 260 Sqn in NAfrica 1942.jpg 640 × 432; 141 KB
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Crashed Spitfire 92 Sqn near El Alamein 1942.jpg 620 × 457; 116 KB
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Curtiss Tomahawk 3 Sqn RAAF rearmed 1941.jpg 624 × 466; 131 KB
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Curtiss Tomahawks 3 Sqn RAAF scramble 1941.jpg 624 × 499; 142 KB
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De Havilland DH.86 1 AAU RAAF in flight c1942.jpg 648 × 468; 119 KB
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De Havilland DH.86 1 AAU RAAF in flight Feb 1942.jpg 624 × 469; 106 KB
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Douglas Boston 24SAAF Libya.jpg 800 × 588; 39 KB
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Free French ground crew work on Bristol Blenheim bomber 1941.jpg 624 × 489; 129 KB
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Gloster Gladiators 3 Sqn RAAF Egypt 1940.jpg 624 × 457; 97 KB
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Hawker Typhoon 451 Sqn RAAF in Egypt 1943.jpg 624 × 519; 133 KB
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Hurricane 213 Sqn RAF over Cyprus c1941.jpg 514 × 395; 62 KB
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Hurricane IICs 94 Sqn over Egypt c1942.jpg 588 × 439; 117 KB
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Hurricane IID 6 Sqn RAF over Western Desert 1942.jpg 473 × 349; 56 KB
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Hurricane IIDs 6 Sqn RAF taking off Gabes 1943.jpg 800 × 581; 45 KB
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Hurricane night fighters 30 Sqn RAF in Egypt c1941.jpg 783 × 552; 247 KB
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Hurricane PR.I 451 Sqn RAAF over Libya c1942.jpg 683 × 509; 100 KB
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Junkers Ju 52 Libyan Clipper unloaded 1943.jpg 624 × 396; 86 KB
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Junkers Ju 52 RAAF Libyan Clipper 1943.jpg 595 × 434; 82 KB
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Kittyhawk IIIs 112 Sqn RAF taking off Tunisia 1943.jpg 591 × 436; 129 KB
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Lockheed Hudson Mk.VI over Egypt 1942.jpg 800 × 599; 162 KB
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Lockheed Hudson VI RAF flying over the Pyramids 1942.jpg 2,408 × 1,772; 1.26 MB
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Maintenance of 274 Sqn RAF Hurricane Gerawala 1941.jpg 762 × 800; 206 KB
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Martin Baltimore over Kasfareet Egypt c1942.jpg 775 × 595; 37 KB
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Martin Baltimores over El Alamein front 1942.jpg 767 × 569; 43 KB
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Martin Maryland 39 Sqn being armed c1941.jpg 800 × 795; 226 KB
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Martin Maryland bombers in NAfrica 1941.jpg 624 × 437; 101 KB
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Martlet IIIs 805 NAS in North Africa 1941.jpg 567 × 679; 162 KB
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P-40Fs 66th FS take off in North Africa c1942.jpg 1,800 × 990; 918 KB
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Pilot 6 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IID at Shandur c1942.jpg 756 × 693; 143 KB
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Replacement Hurricanes over Egypt c1941.jpg 800 × 517; 124 KB
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Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. CM423.jpg 2,480 × 1,811; 1.11 MB
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SAAF Boston takeoff Libya June 1942 AWM MED0451.jpg 450 × 343; 15 KB
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Spitfire VBs 40 Sqn SAAF over Tunisia 1943.jpg 800 × 585; 32 KB
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Spitfire VBs 40 Sqn SAAF with pilots at Gabes 1943.jpg 1,024 × 589; 538 KB
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Spitfire VCs 417 Sqn RCAF in Tunisia 1943.jpg 777 × 570; 194 KB
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SpitfireVb 601Sqn Djerba1943.jpg 865 × 645; 251 KB
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The Desert Air Force in Tunisia, Spring 1943 TR1009.jpg 2,480 × 1,768; 1.39 MB
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The Royal Air Force in Libya, May 1943 TR855.jpg 800 × 585; 48 KB
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The Royal Air Force in North Africa, April 1943 TR868.jpg 800 × 587; 44 KB
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The Royal Air Force in North Africa, May 1943 TR843.jpg 800 × 586; 37 KB
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The Royal Air Force in North Africa, May 1943 TR851.jpg 800 × 588; 46 KB
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The Royal Air Force in North Africa, May 1943 TR852.jpg 800 × 589; 36 KB
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The Royal Air Force in North Africa, May 1943 TR860.jpg 800 × 586; 42 KB
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The Royal Air Force in the Libyan Desert, April 1943 TR901.jpg 582 × 800; 47 KB
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The Royal Air Force in the Libyan Desert, April 1943 TR903.jpg 800 × 581; 32 KB
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The Royal Air Force in the Libyan Desert, May 1943 TR816.jpg 800 × 586; 43 KB
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The Royal Air Force in the Libyan Desert, May 1943 TR817.jpg 586 × 800; 49 KB
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The Royal Air Force in the Libyan Desert, May 1943 TR818.jpg 800 × 584; 25 KB
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The Royal Air Force in the North African Desert, May 1943 TR904.jpg 800 × 584; 31 KB
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TR 000978 kittyhawk.jpg 800 × 582; 64 KB
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WAAF members check Hurricane in the Middle East c1942.jpg 651 × 800; 188 KB
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WingCdr Jeffrey RAAF in Curtiss Tomahawk 1941.jpg 624 × 404; 95 KB
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