Air commodore-in-chief

Air Commodore-in-Chief is a senior honorary air force appointment which originated in the Royal Air Force and now exists in the air forces of various Commonwealth realms. Appointees are made Air Commodore-in-Chief of a large air force organisation or formation. Initially only the British monarch held air commodore-in-chief appointments. However, since the second half of the 20th century, other members of the royal family have been appointed to such positions in the United Kingdom and the other realms such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Air commodore-in-chief appointments do not confer a rank, be it air commodore or otherwise. Air commodore-in-chief appointments are more senior than honorary air commodore appointments. The equivalent naval title of Commodore-in-Chief was introduced in 2006.

Air commodores-in-chief

Prince Edward, Prince of Wales

Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor), held the following appointments:

United Kingdom

1932 –1936 : Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Auxiliary Air Force^[1]

King George VI

Further information: List of titles and honours of King George VI

King George VI held the following appointments:

United Kingdom

1936 – 1952: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Auxiliary Air Force (The Royal Auxiliary Air Force from 1947)^[2]^[3]
1941 – 1952: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Training Corps^[3]^[4]
1947 – 1952: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force Regiment^[5]
1950 – 1952: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Observer Corps^[6]

Queen Elizabeth II

Further information: List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II held or holds the following appointments:

Australia

1954 – : Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Australian Citizen Air Force^[7]

Canada

1953 – 1968: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Air Force Auxiliary^[8]

New Zealand

1953 –: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Territorial Air Force of New Zealand

United Kingdom

1953 –: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force^[9]
1953 –: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force Regiment^[9]
1953 – 1996: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Observer Corps^[9]

Prince Philip

Further information: List of titles and honours of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, holds the following appointments:

/ Canada

/ 1953 –: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets^[8]

United Kingdom

1953 –2015: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Training Corps

Prince Charles

Further information: List of titles and honours of Charles, Prince of Wales

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, holds the following appointments:

Canada

1977 –: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Reserve Group of Air Command (since 2011 the Royal Canadian Air Force Air Reserve)

New Zealand

1977 –: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force^[10]

References

↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33831. p. 3582. 31 May 1932. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
↑ The Air Force List, September 1943
1 2 http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1950/1950%20-%201255.html
↑ http://www.aircadets.org/acohist.html
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38077. p. 4469. 19 September 1947. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 40140. p. 2051. 11 April 1950. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 40140. p. 2051. 6 April 1954. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39864. p. 2995. 26 May 1953. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
1 2 3 The London Gazette: no. 39863. p. 2940. 26 May 1953. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 47237. p. 7127. 10 June 1977. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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