374:
207:
428:
283:
359:
343:
192:
161:
114:
408:
271:
241:
511:
313:
465:
177:
253:
416:
436:
541:
529:
454:
331:
149:
102:
499:
301:
55:
have been appointed to such positions in the United
Kingdom and the other realms such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand. As of 2020, these appointments have been given to just six senior members of the royal family, of whom four were reigning or
291:
393:
261:
603:
226:
813:
734:
844:
134:
484:
854:
849:
17:
321:
92:
869:
625:
398:
51:
held air commodore-in-chief appointments. However, since the second half of the 20th century, other members of the
139:
47:. Appointees are made Air Commodore-in-Chief of a large air force organisation or formation. Initially only the
864:
48:
859:
519:
611:
444:
351:
367:
200:
773:
753:
714:
651:
569:
373:
206:
68:
691:
671:
381:
214:
52:
8:
798:
169:
122:
778:
758:
719:
696:
676:
656:
574:
472:
184:
76:
44:
588:
95:(later King Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor), held the following appointments:
489:
464:
176:
549:
57:
40:
793:
540:
528:
453:
358:
342:
330:
191:
160:
148:
113:
101:
838:
64:
231:
604:"air commodore-in-chief | air force | king | 1950 | 1255 | Flight Archive"
510:
498:
312:
300:
629:
67:
or otherwise. Air commodore-in-chief appointments are more senior than
252:
240:
36:
63:
Air commodore-in-chief appointments do not confer a rank, be it
735:"New Zealand Defence Force marks passing of Queen Elizabeth II"
435:
427:
415:
407:
282:
270:
394:
List of titles and honours of Prince Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh
814:"KING CHARLES III BECOMES AIR COMMODORE-IN-CHIEF OF THE RAF"
72:
794:"Honorary Appointments to the New Zealand Defence Force"
87:
836:
227:List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth II
660:(Supplement). 19 September 1947. p. 4469.
135:List of titles and honours of King George VI
43:and now exists in the air forces of various
748:
746:
744:
709:
707:
82:
782:(Supplement). 10 June 1977. p. 7127.
485:List of titles and honours of Charles III
172:(The Royal Auxiliary Air Force from 1947)
27:Honorary rank in some Commonwealth realms
772:
762:(Supplement). 26 May 1953. p. 2940.
752:
723:(Supplement). 26 May 1953. p. 2995.
713:
690:
670:
650:
598:
596:
578:(Supplement). 31 May 1932. p. 3582.
568:
741:
704:
14:
837:
260: : Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
121: : Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
845:Military ranks of the Royal Air Force
626:"The Air Cadet Organisation Web Site"
593:
220:
60:monarchs of the Commonwealth realms.
322:Territorial Air Force of New Zealand
39:appointment which originated in the
492:, held the following appointments:
478:
401:, held the following appointments:
24:
589:The Air Force List, September 1943
292:Royal Canadian Air Force Auxiliary
25:
881:
234:held the following appointments:
142:held the following appointments:
128:
548:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
539:
527:
518:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
509:
497:
471:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
463:
452:
443:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
434:
426:
414:
406:
399:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
387:
380:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
372:
366:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
357:
350:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
341:
329:
320:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
311:
299:
290:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
281:
269:
251:
239:
213:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
205:
199:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
190:
183:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
175:
168:: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the
159:
147:
112:
100:
806:
786:
766:
855:Monarchy of the United Kingdom
850:Honorary military appointments
727:
684:
680:. 11 April 1950. p. 2051.
664:
644:
618:
582:
562:
93:Prince Edward, Prince of Wales
88:Prince Edward, Prince of Wales
71:appointments. The equivalent
13:
1:
700:. 6 April 1954. p. 2051.
555:
262:Australian Citizen Air Force
7:
520:Royal New Zealand Air Force
10:
886:
482:
391:
224:
132:
445:Royal Canadian Air Cadets
352:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
368:Royal Air Force Regiment
201:Royal Air Force Regiment
79:was introduced in 2006.
870:Monarchy of New Zealand
83:Air commodores-in-chief
69:honorary air commodore
33:Air Commodore-in-Chief
18:Air Commodore-in-Chief
865:Monarchy of Australia
483:Further information:
392:Further information:
225:Further information:
133:Further information:
35:is a senior honorary
608:www.flightglobal.com
382:Royal Observer Corps
215:Royal Observer Corps
799:New Zealand Gazette
737:. 9 September 2022.
614:on 12 October 2012.
170:Auxiliary Air Force
123:Auxiliary Air Force
45:Commonwealth realms
860:Monarchy of Canada
779:The London Gazette
759:The London Gazette
720:The London Gazette
697:The London Gazette
677:The London Gazette
657:The London Gazette
575:The London Gazette
546:2022 –present
473:Air Training Corps
232:Queen Elizabeth II
221:Queen Elizabeth II
185:Air Training Corps
77:Commodore-in-Chief
632:on 21 August 2009
378:1953 – 1996
364:1953 – 2022
348:1953 – 2022
318:1953 – 2022
288:1953 – 1968
258:1954 – 2022
211:1950 – 1952
197:1947 – 1952
181:1941 – 1952
166:1936 – 1952
16:(Redirected from
877:
829:
828:
826:
824:
810:
804:
803:
802:. 6 August 2015.
790:
784:
783:
770:
764:
763:
750:
739:
738:
731:
725:
724:
711:
702:
701:
688:
682:
681:
668:
662:
661:
648:
642:
641:
639:
637:
628:. Archived from
622:
616:
615:
610:. Archived from
600:
591:
586:
580:
579:
566:
544:
543:
532:
531:
514:
513:
502:
501:
490:King Charles III
479:King Charles III
469:1953 – 2015
467:
457:
456:
441:1953 – 2021
439:
438:
431:
430:
419:
418:
411:
410:
376:
362:
361:
346:
345:
334:
333:
316:
315:
304:
303:
286:
285:
274:
273:
256:
255:
244:
243:
209:
195:
194:
179:
164:
163:
152:
151:
117:
116:
105:
104:
21:
885:
884:
880:
879:
878:
876:
875:
874:
835:
834:
833:
832:
822:
820:
812:
811:
807:
792:
791:
787:
771:
767:
751:
742:
733:
732:
728:
712:
705:
689:
685:
669:
665:
649:
645:
635:
633:
624:
623:
619:
602:
601:
594:
587:
583:
567:
563:
558:
550:Royal Air Force
538:
526:
516:1977 –2015
508:
496:
487:
481:
451:
433:
425:
413:
405:
396:
390:
356:
340:
328:
310:
298:
280:
268:
250:
238:
229:
223:
189:
158:
146:
137:
131:
119:1932 –1936
111:
99:
90:
85:
49:British monarch
41:Royal Air Force
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
883:
873:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
831:
830:
805:
785:
765:
740:
726:
703:
683:
663:
643:
617:
592:
581:
560:
559:
557:
554:
553:
552:
535:
534:
533:United Kingdom
523:
522:
505:
504:
480:
477:
476:
475:
460:
459:
458:United Kingdom
448:
447:
422:
421:
389:
386:
385:
384:
370:
354:
337:
336:
335:United Kingdom
325:
324:
307:
306:
295:
294:
277:
276:
265:
264:
247:
246:
222:
219:
218:
217:
203:
187:
173:
155:
154:
153:United Kingdom
140:King George VI
130:
129:King George VI
127:
126:
125:
108:
107:
106:United Kingdom
89:
86:
84:
81:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
882:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
842:
840:
819:
815:
809:
801:
800:
795:
789:
781:
780:
775:
769:
761:
760:
755:
749:
747:
745:
736:
730:
722:
721:
716:
710:
708:
699:
698:
693:
687:
679:
678:
673:
667:
659:
658:
653:
647:
631:
627:
621:
613:
609:
605:
599:
597:
590:
585:
577:
576:
571:
565:
561:
551:
547:
542:
537:
536:
530:
525:
524:
521:
517:
512:
507:
506:
500:
495:
494:
493:
491:
486:
474:
470:
466:
462:
461:
455:
450:
449:
446:
442:
437:
429:
424:
423:
417:
409:
404:
403:
402:
400:
395:
388:Prince Philip
383:
379:
375:
371:
369:
365:
360:
355:
353:
349:
344:
339:
338:
332:
327:
326:
323:
319:
314:
309:
308:
302:
297:
296:
293:
289:
284:
279:
278:
272:
267:
266:
263:
259:
254:
249:
248:
242:
237:
236:
235:
233:
228:
216:
212:
208:
204:
202:
198:
193:
188:
186:
182:
178:
174:
171:
167:
162:
157:
156:
150:
145:
144:
143:
141:
136:
124:
120:
115:
110:
109:
103:
98:
97:
96:
94:
80:
78:
74:
70:
66:
65:air commodore
61:
59:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
19:
821:. Retrieved
817:
808:
797:
788:
777:
768:
757:
729:
718:
695:
686:
675:
666:
655:
646:
634:. Retrieved
630:the original
620:
612:the original
607:
584:
573:
564:
545:
515:
488:
468:
440:
397:
377:
363:
347:
317:
287:
257:
230:
210:
196:
180:
165:
138:
118:
91:
62:
53:royal family
32:
31:
29:
823:24 February
774:"No. 47237"
754:"No. 39863"
715:"No. 39864"
692:"No. 40140"
672:"No. 40140"
652:"No. 38077"
570:"No. 33831"
503:New Zealand
305:New Zealand
839:Categories
818:raf.mod.uk
556:References
245:Australia
75:title of
37:air force
636:11 July
420:Canada
275:Canada
58:future
73:naval
825:2023
638:2009
841::
816:.
796:.
776:.
756:.
743:^
717:.
706:^
694:.
674:.
654:.
606:.
595:^
572:.
432:/
412:/
827:.
640:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.png){kind=small}
