"wing commander" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wing commanders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wing commander (plural wing commanders)
  1. A person holding a rank in the RAF between that of squadron leader and group captain, equivalent to an army lieutenant colonel Categories (topical): Military ranks, People Translations (rank in the RAF): 空軍中校 /空军中校 (kōngjūn zhōngxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), Oberstleutnant [masculine] (German), αντισμήναρχος (antismínarchos) (Greek)

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