Air Aide-de-Camp
Encyclopedia
An air aide-de-camp is a senior honorary aide-de-camp
appointment for air officer
s in the Royal Air Force
, the Royal Australian Air Force
and the Indian Air Force
. Normally the recipient is appointed as an air aide-de-camp to the head of state. The British Army's equivalent appointment is Aide-de-Camp General
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Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
appointment for air officer
Air Officer
An air officer is a Royal Air Force officer of the rank of air commodore or higher. Such officers may be termed "officers of air rank". The term is also used by many Commonwealth nations who have a similar rank structure to the RAF....
s in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
, the Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
and the Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
. Normally the recipient is appointed as an air aide-de-camp to the head of state. The British Army's equivalent appointment is Aide-de-Camp General
Aide-de-Camp General
One of the several categories of aides de camp to the Monarch in the United Kingdom is styled Aide de Camp General.These are honorary appointments for senior British Army generals, first made in 1910. There were originally four, but the number was reduced to three in 1988...
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Royal Air Force
Recent appointments have included:- Air Chief MarshalAir Chief MarshalAir chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Sir Anthony BagnallAnthony BagnallAir Chief Marshal Sir Anthony John Crowther "Tony" Bagnall, GBE, KCB, FRAeS is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer and former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.- Flying career :...
(2000–2001) - Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire (1999–2003)