The Quadrant Conference in August, however, called for a combined tactical air force force, the Allied Expeditionary Air Force (AEAF), to be distinct from strategic bombing and commanded by Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory.
The Quadrant Conference in August, however, called for a combined tactical air force force initially based in England that would eventually support Allied ground operations on the continent, the Allied Expeditionary Air Force. The AEAF would be distinct from strategic bombing and commanded by Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory.