Wing commander (rank) Wing commander (rank) Wing commander (Wg Cdr in the RAF, the IAF, and the PAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, formerly sometimes W/C in all services) is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence, including many Commonwealth countries but not including Canada (since Unification) and South Africa. It is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. It ranks immediately above squadron leader and immediately below group captain. It has a NATO ranking
Marshal of the air force held once and is currently retained only on paper. China also does not use a marshal rank, preferring first class general ("kong jun yi ji shang jiang") which has never been held by an air force officer and was abolished in 1994. Spain uses the equivalent rank of captain general of the Air Force which is held only by HM King Felipe VI. A marshal of the air force is mentioned in Roald Dahl's book "The BFG". Dahl himself was a Royal Air Force officer during World War II. Marshal of the air force Marshal of the air force is