205 Group RAF became part of the Mediterranean Allied Strategic Air Force.
(Zaloga, Nordwind) 1 TAF (P) became operational early in November 1944 with Major General Ralph Royce in command.
Its major components included the XII Tactical Air Command, which oversaw five P-47 Thunderbolt groups previously assigned to the Twelfth and Ninth Air Forces through the 64th Fighter Wing under the command of Col. Nelson P.
[2][3] Additionally, the First French Air Corps (FFAC) contributed three P-47 groups, while four B-26 Marauder groups—two from the Twelfth Air Force and two from FFAC's II Brigade de Bombardment—were placed under the command of the 42nd Bomb Wing.
The Western French Air Forces (WFAF) also played a role within the formation.