blamed on its earlier low morale and disruptions caused by the "Mutiny". No. 1 TAF then participated in Operation Oboe Six, the Battle of North Borneo, where its performance was much improved. During July 1945, when the final Allied offensive of the Borneo Campaign took place as Operation Oboe Two, the Battle of Balikpapan, No. 1 TAF reached a strength of some 25,000 personnel, augmented by the B-24 Liberator heavy bomber squadrons of No. 82 Wing transferring in from North-Western Area Command. It was freed of garrison duties and had its strength reduced somewhat on 30 July, with the movement of units to the recently established No. 11 Group, which had been formed to command operations over the eastern islands of the Dutch East Indies and much of Borneo. Prior to the formation's disestablishment, No. 1 TAF units helped organise the medical treatment and repatriation of thousands of Australian prisoners-of-war. Group Captain Charles Read had taken over command from Scherger following the end of the Pacific War in August; by January 1946, No. 1 TAF numbered 1,400 personnel compared to its wartime peak of 22,000, and its remaining units were slated for imminent disbandment. No. 1 TAF itself was disbanded at Morotai on 24 July 1946. Order of battle Upon its establishment on 25 October 1944, No. 1 TAF consisted of: Headquarters No. 1 Tactical Air Force No. 77 (Attack) Wing No. 22 Squadron (Beaufighter) No. 30 Squadron (Beaufighter) No. 78 (Fighter) Wing No. 75 Squadron (P-40 Kittyhawk) No. 78 Squadron (P-40 Kittyhawk) No. 80 Squadron (P-40 Kittyhawk) No. 81 (Fighter) Wing No. 76 Squadron (P-40 Kittyhawk) No. 77 Squadron (P-40 Kittyhawk) No. 82 Squadron (P-40 Kittyhawk) No. 61 (Airfield Construction) Wing No. 3 Airfield Construction Squadron No. 14 Airfield Construction Squadron No. 62 (Airfield Construction) Wing No. 4 Airfield Construction Squadron No. 5 Airfield Construction Squadron The following units joined No. 1 TAF shortly after it was established: No. 80 (Fighter) Wing No. 79 Squadron (Spitfire) No. 452 Squadron (Spitfire) No. 457 Squadron (Spitfire) No. 31 Squadron (Beaufighter) under No. 77 Wing Notes References Further reading 1 Military units and formations established in 1944 Tactical air forces