of the Second World War and some of their aircraft were equipped with special detectors to locate German U-boats in the relatively shallow waters around Gibraltar. United States Navy Fleet Air Wing 15 based at Port Lyautey coordinated its antisubmarine warfare operations with RAF Gibraltar and assigned a ZP-14 Squadron blimp pilot/liaison officer to Gibraltar. Post-war On 29 May 1945 the Area Combined Headquarters was shut down and most of the personnel sent home. Weather flights from Gibraltar were maintained at the end of the war by No. 520 Squadron RAF flying Halifaxes. This was superseded by a detachment of No. 518 Squadron RAF from Aldergrove, and then by the arrival of No. 224 Squadron RAF. Initially the squadron dispatched a detachment in May 1948, but the whole squadron moved to Gibraltar in August 1951. It was re-equipped with Avro Shackletons. The station officially became "RAF Gibraltar" in 1966. The RAF camp, now known as Devil's Tower Camp, which was increasingly used by the British Army in the 1960s and 1970s, became the home of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment. By the 1980s RAF Gibraltar was increasingly being used as a Forward Operating Base for middle east operations. On 4 February 2011, the new RAF headquarters in Gibraltar was officially opened by The Chief of Joint Operations, Air Marshal Sir Stuart Peach. In 2016 a major runway resurfacing project was completed ensuring both military and civilian flights could continue. Units stationed Commanding officers Air Vice-Marshal Sturley Simpson – AOC, AHQ Gibraltar, December 1941 to Feb 1944 Air Vice Marshal William Elliot – AOC, RAF Gibraltar, Feb 1944 to June 1944 Air Vice Marshal Alick Stevens – AOC, RAF Gibraltar, June 1944 to August 1945 Gibraltar squadrons No. 224 Squadron RAF (Disbanded) Gallery Panoramic view See also List of Royal Air Force commands References Further reading External links UK Military Aeronautical Information Publication – Gibraltar (LXGB) British Forces Gibraltar Royal Air Force stations in Europe Royal Air Force stations of World War II in Europe 1942 establishments in Gibraltar