31. The RAF Second Tactical Air Force and the Ninth US Tactical Air Force flew night operations alongside bomber command. 32. After D-Day as allied tactical air forces moved rapidly across France, investment in base and aircraft survival was impractical. 33. In August 1973 he was appointed commander of the Sixth Allied Tactical Air Force with headquarters at Izmir, Turkey. 34. On 1 June, No . 464 Squadron was transferred from RAF Bomber Command to the Second Tactical Air Force . 35. "Tactical air forces supported the ground forces in the Central Pacific and assisted Allied forces in Burma and China. 36. The RAF Second Tactical Air Force and the Ninth US Tactical Air Force flew night operations alongside bomber command. 37. They will be under the control of the Fifth Allied Tactical Air Force Combined Operations Center at Vicenza, Italy. 38. Cengiz Topel served from 1961 on at the 1st Tactical Air Force Command at Eski _ ehir Air Base. 39. Completing his term as DCAS, McCauley was posted to the 2nd Tactical Air Force RAF ( 2nd TAF ). 40. The Fifth Allied Tactical Air Force Combined Air Operations Centre at Vicenza, Italy will be responsible for the exercise.
