Air Commodore

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Air Commodore is a senior air force rank, typically equivalent to an army brigadier or navy commodore, used in several Commonwealth air services.

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Air Commodore canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air force rank
military rank
abbreviation Air Cdre
Air Cmde
aboveRank Group Captain
belowRank Air Vice-Marshal
commandLevel formation-level command
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
equivalentTo Brigadier
Commodore (navy)
genderNeutralTitle yes
historicalPrecursor Brigadier-General (British Army)
linked to: Brigadier General
insigniaFeature eagle and crown (RAF pattern)
one broad band of braid
introducedBy Royal Air Force
introducedInYear 1919
NATOrankCode OF-6
navalEquivalent Commodore
nonNavalEquivalent Brigadier
payGradeContext senior officer pay band
promotionFrom Group Captain
promotionTo Air Vice-Marshal
rankClass senior officer rank
rankGroup flag officer ranks (air force context)
serviceBranch air force
styleOfAddress Air Commodore [surname]
typicalCommand air base
air wing
typicalRole air component commander
senior staff officer at air force headquarters
usedBy Bangladesh Air Force
Ghana Air Force
Indian Air Force
Nigerian Air Force
Pakistan Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Sri Lanka Air Force
Zimbabwe Air Force
usedIn Commonwealth air forces
Commonwealth of Nations
usedInConflict Cold War
Second World War
linked to: World War II

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frank Whittle militaryRank Air Commodore
Air Vice-Marshal isSeniorTo Air Commodore