Wing Commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above Squadron Leader and immediately below Group Captain. The name of the rank is the complete phrase; it is never shortened to "Commander". It has a NATO ranking code of OF-4, and is equivalent to a Commander in the Royal Navy or a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army or the Royal Marines.

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  • Wing Commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above Squadron Leader and immediately below Group Captain. The name of the rank is the complete phrase; it is never shortened to "Commander". It has a NATO ranking code of OF-4, and is equivalent to a Commander in the Royal Navy or a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army or the Royal Marines. A Wing Commander is usually the rank of the Officer Commanding of an RAF Flying Squadron. The equivalent rank in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) (until 1968) and Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS) (until 1980) was Wing Officer. The equivalent rank in the Royal Observer Corps (until 1995) was Observer Commander which had a similar rank insignia.
  • Comandant d'Ala i a les forces aèries d'altres països de la Commonwealth. Se situa per damunt de Cap d'Esquadró i immediatament per sota de Capità de Grup. El nom del rang és tota la frase; i no es pot traduir mai com a Comandant (Commander) Té el codi de l'OTAN OF-04, i és equivalent a Comandant a la Marina Reial o a Tinent Coronel a l'Exèrcit britànic o als Marines Reials. El rang equivalent al Cos Auxiliar Femení de l'Aire (WAAF), al Cos Femení de l'Aire (WRAF) i al Servei d'Infermeria de la Reial Força Aèria Princesa Maria (PMRAFNS) era Oficial d'Ala (Wing Officer)
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  • Wing Commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above Squadron Leader and immediately below Group Captain. The name of the rank is the complete phrase; it is never shortened to "Commander". It has a NATO ranking code of OF-4, and is equivalent to a Commander in the Royal Navy or a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army or the Royal Marines.
  • Comandant d'Ala i a les forces aèries d'altres països de la Commonwealth. Se situa per damunt de Cap d'Esquadró i immediatament per sota de Capità de Grup. El nom del rang és tota la frase; i no es pot traduir mai com a Comandant (Commander) Té el codi de l'OTAN OF-04, i és equivalent a Comandant a la Marina Reial o a Tinent Coronel a l'Exèrcit britànic o als Marines Reials.
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  • Wing Commander (rank)
  • Comandant d'Ala
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