air commodore
noun
: a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a brigadier in the army
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The Princess of Wales visited RAF Conningsby in her capacity as royal honorary air commodore on Thursday afternoon looking sleek in a Bella Freud gray, checked suit.
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Andy Scott, a New Zealand air commodore, said the extreme cold and landing on a runway of ice in the dark make mid-winter flights to Antarctica one of the most challenging air crews can perform.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
William is also the honorary air commodore of the RAF Coningsby, while Kate is the honorary air commodore of the Air Cadets.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 July 2023
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Andy Scott, a New Zealand air commodore, said the extreme cold and landing on a runway of ice in the dark make mid-winter flights to Antarctica one of the most challenging air crews can perform.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
William is also the honorary air commodore of the RAF Coningsby, while Kate is the honorary air commodore of the Air Cadets.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 July 2023
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“Air commodore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20commodore. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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