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Group captain (Gp Capt or G/C) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. Group captain is immediately senior to wing commander and immediately below air commodore.
- RAF officer ranks
A squadron leader does not necessarily command a squadron,...
- Group captain (India)
Group Captain is a rank in the Indian Air Force. Group...
- RAF officer ranks
Il comandante di gruppo può essere, a seconda del Paese, sia una funzione del ruolo gerarchico attribuita a un tenente colonnello del ruolo naviganti di un’aviazione militare, sia un grado della Royal Air Force detto group captain. Ripreso anche da molte nazioni del Commonwealth, in esse è collocato gerarchicamente al di sopra di ...
Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a British Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was equerry to King George VI from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953.
A squadron leader does not necessarily command a squadron, nor a wing commander necessarily command a wing, nor a group captain command a group. A group will usually be commanded by an AVM. 'Flying' wings will be commanded by a group captain, with ground-based wings commanded by a wing commander.
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DL, FRAeS (/ ˈ b ɑː d ər /; 21 February 1910 – 5 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War.
Group Captain is a rank in the Indian Air Force. Group Captain ranks above the rank of Wing commander and lower than an Air Commodore . It is equivalent to colonel in the Indian Army and captain in the Indian Navy .
Group Captain J A Beck OBE to be promoted Air Commodore and to be Assistant Chief of Staff Capability Strategy, Headquarters Air Command in May 2022 in succession to Group Captain R T Curzon who is providing temporary cover.
