Air commodore unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968, when army-type rank titles were adopted. An air commodore then became a brigadier-general (following the US Armed Forces title, rather than the British brigadier, which had been held by equivalent officers in the former Canadian Army). In official French Canadian usage, the rank title was "commodore de l'air". The position of honorary air commodore still exists in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. Air Commodore, a calque or near-literal translation is also a rank in the Egyptian Air Force, Royal Air Force of Oman, the Royal Thai Air Force and the Air Force of
John Wilson (Royal Navy officer) John Wilson (Royal Navy officer) Rear Admiral John Crawford Wilson (1834 – 4 July 1885) was a Royal Navy officer who was appointed Commodore in command of the Australia Station. Wilson was born in 1834 to James Wilson, Chief Justice of Mauritius, and Margaret Crawford. He was the tenth of 12 children. Wilson was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1855. Promoted to captain in 1865, he was given command of HMS "Narcissus", HMS "Impregnable", HMS "Thunderer" and HMS "Wolverine". He was appointed Commodore in command of the Australia Station in 1878. In 1879, in response to the