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Group Captain



         




Group Captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above Wing Commander and immediately below Air Commodore

It has a NATO ranking code of OF-5, and is equivalent to a Captain in the Royal Navy or a Colonel in the British Army or the Royal Marines.

A Group Captain is typically the commander of an air base.

The rank insignia is based on the four gold bands of Captains in many world navies, comprising four narrow light blue bands over slightly wider black bands. This is worn on both the lower sleeves of the tunic or on the shoulders of the flying suit or the casual uniform.

The Command Flag for a Group Captain is similar to the one for a Wing Commander except that there is one broad red band in the center. Only the Wing Commander and Group Captain command flag are triangular in shape.

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See also

Comparative military ranks

British commissioned officer ranks
  Student Officer OF(D) OF-1 OF-2 OF-3 OF-4 OF-5 OF-6 OF-7 OF-8 OF-9 OF-10
Royal Navy: OCdt Mid SLt Lt Lt Cdr Cdr Capt Cdre RAdm VAdm Adm Admiral of the Fleet
Royal Marines: OCdt 2Lt -

Lt

 Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Maj Gen Lt Gen Gen
Army: OCdt OD 2Lt -

Lt

 Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Maj Gen Lt Gen Gen Field Marshal
Royal Air Force: OCdt OD PO -

FO

 Flt Lt Sqn Ldr Wg Cdr Gp Capt ACdre AVM AM ACM MRAF




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