wing commander
RAF lieutenant colonel
Wing commander is a military rank in air forces of the British Commonwealth, equivalent to lieutenant colonel in the army or the U.S.
Air Force.
The rank sits between squadron leader and group captain.
She was promoted to wing commander after twenty years of service.
In fiction, the term often evokes World War II RAF pilots.
Air force unit commander
- group captainRAF officer rank
- RAFBritish air force
- Royal Air ForceBritain's aerial military branch
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
promotion · insignia · commission · seniority · air force · service · posting · command
Military aviation unit
- airbaseMilitary aviation facility
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- sortieArmed raid outward
- missionPurpose-driven task
briefing · debriefing · formation · air combat · interception · patrol · escort · raid
squadron leader
Air force unit commander
- group captainRAF officer rank
- RAFBritish air force
- Royal Air ForceBritain's aerial military branch
officer · promotion · insignia · commission · seniority · air force · service · posting · command · aircrew
squadron
Military aviation unit
- airbaseMilitary aviation facility
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- sortieArmed raid outward
mission · briefing · debriefing · formation · air combat · interception · patrol · escort · raid · defence
Blair
Scottish-origin surname
- spaceflightVoyaging beyond Earth's atmosphere
- dogfightClose combat between aircraft
- simulatorDevice replicating real conditions
cutscenes · branching · franchise · joystick · cockpit · missions · wingman · callsign · carrier · cinematic
- Air Forcesair force, US Air Force, Luftwaffe, RAF, squadrons
- commandersgeneral, admiral, commodore, colonel, brigadier
- leadership ranksgeneral, admiral, colonel, major, lieutenant
- military officerscolonel, general, officers, major, admirals
- military ranksgeneral, captain, major, sergeant, private
- RAFRAF, Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Battle of Britain
wing commandercommander
Person with authority over others
lieutenant commander · lieutenant colonel · major · army officer · naval officer
wing commanderairman
One who pilots aircraft
recruit · private · air marshal · flying officer · group captain
wing commandersubordinate
One lower in rank
rank and file · enlisted personnel · follower · ground crew · wingman
wing, winged, wings, commanding, commander, commend, recommended, recommendation, commendable