General Brerton’s transfer was announced from Cairo after he had led the U.S. air command in India. The General emphasized close cooperation with the RAF, whose intelligence and ground services his forces depended on heavily. An experienced fighter pilot, he had fought in the Java campaign and later led a Flying Fortress raid on a Japanese convoy near Port Blair in the Andaman Islands.
Major General Lewis E Brereton commanded U.S. air command in IndiaMajor General Lewis E Brereton Named Chief of U.S. Air Command in Middle East 1942Named Chief of U.S. Air Command in Middle East cooperation with RAF in North Africa 1942-1943
Major General Lewis E Brereton commanded U.S. air command in IndiaMajor General Lewis E Brereton Named Chief of U.S. Air Command in Middle East 1942Named Chief of U.S. Air Command in Middle East cooperation with RAF in North Africa 1942-1943