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wing commander

commissioned rank in the RAF and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries
Intangible military_rank Q4891933
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Summary

wing commander is a military rank[1]. It draws 1,157 Wikipedia views per month (military rank category, ranking #111 of 458).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: air force officer[3]
  • Military branch: air force[4]
  • Different from: Wing Commander[5]
  • Next lower rank: squadron leader[6]
  • Next higher rank: group captain[7]

Why It Matters

wing commander has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Esquilo · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → military rank, air force officer
    Military branch → air force
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'el', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'ms', '
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Military branch: air force"
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