Air commodore-in-chief

Air Commodore-in-Chief is a senior honorary air force appointment which originated in the Royal Air Force and now exists in the air forces of various Commonwealth realms. Appointees are made Air Commodore-in-Chief of a large air force organisation or formation. Initially only the British monarch held air commodore-in-chief appointments. However, since the second half of the 20th century, other members of the royal family have been appointed to such positions in the United Kingdom and the other realms such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand. , these appointments have been given to just six senior members of the royal family, of whom four were reigning or future monarchs of the Commonwealth realms.

Air commodore-in-chief appointments do not confer a rank, be it air commodore or otherwise. Air commodore-in-chief appointments are more senior than honorary air commodore appointments. The equivalent naval title of Commodore-in-Chief was introduced in 2006.

Prince Edward, Prince of Wales
Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor), held the following appointments:
 * United Kingdom
 * 1932 –1936 : Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Auxiliary Air Force

King George VI
King George VI held the following appointments:
 * United Kingdom
 * 1936 – 1952: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Auxiliary Air Force (The Royal Auxiliary Air Force from 1947)
 * Ensign of the Air Training Corps.svg 1941 – 1952: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Training Corps
 * 1947 – 1952: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force Regiment
 * Ensign of the Royal Observer Corps (1952-1995).png 1950 – 1952: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Observer Corps

Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II held the following appointments:
 * 🇦🇺 Australia
 * 🇦🇺 1954 – 2022 : Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Australian Citizen Air Force


 * 🇨🇦 Canada
 * 🇨🇦 1953 – 1968: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Air Force Auxiliary


 * New Zealand
 * 1953 – 2022: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Territorial Air Force of New Zealand


 * United Kingdom
 * 1953 – 2022: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
 * 1953 – 2022: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force Regiment
 * Ensign of the Royal Observer Corps (1952-1995).png 1953 – 1996: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Observer Corps

Prince Philip
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, held the following appointments:


 * 🇨🇦 / 🇨🇦 Canada
 * 🇨🇦 / 🇨🇦 1953 – 2021: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets


 * United Kingdom
 * Ensign of the Air Training Corps.svg 1953 – 2015: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Training Corps

King Charles III
King Charles III, held the following appointments:
 * New Zealand
 * 1977 –2015: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
 * 🇬🇧 2022 –present: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force