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I'm working on my airforce composition.

However, I'm lacking the basic outline or definitions required. Can't seem to find it online either.

How is an airforce organized?

Flight, Squad, Group, Wing...?

Cheers,
W.

The rank structure is like this:


Commissioned Ranks
Pilot Officer
Flying Officer
Flight Lieutenant
Squadron Leader
Wing Commander
Group Captain
Air Commodore
Air Vice-Marshal
Air Marshal
Air Chief Marshal
Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Other Ranks
Leading Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman
Senior Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman
Junior Technician (Technical trades only)
Corporal
Sergeant
Chief Technician (Technical trades only)
Flight Sergeant
Warrant Officer / Master Aircrew

I'm trying to get the structure of "groups of planes" for ya just now ;-)

Ok, just had a long chat with a really nice guy at RAF Kinloss. Your structure is like this:

Smallest unit is a Flight.

2 or 3 Flights make up a Squadron which "lives" on a Station (eg Kinloss)

Around 3 Squadrons make up a Unit, also sometimes called a Wing.

Several Stations put together make up a Group - they are put together by role not geopgraphy - ie fighter goes with fighter and surveillance with surveillance regardless of where in the country they're based.

Above Group is Command - but I think from what he said that that's just "the Bosses" not a flying unit at all

Hope this helps, it was fun finding out!

I think I found it - though I had to pull it together from several sources - for the reference of others then...

Air Combat Command
Wing
Group
Squad
Flight
Section
Airman