Anair aide-de-campis a senior honoraryaide-de-campappointment forair officersin theRoyal Air Force,theRoyal Australian Air Forceand theIndian Air Force.Normally the recipient is appointed as an air aide-de-camp to the head of state. The British Army's equivalent appointment isaide-de-camp general.
Royal Air Force
editRecent appointments have included successiveChiefs of the Air Staff,as well as successive Commanders-in-chief,Strike Command(latterlyAir Command), prior to the posts being merged in 2012:
- Air Chief MarshalSir Richard Johns(1997–2000)[1][2]
- Air Chief MarshalSir Peter Squire(1999–2003)[3][4]
- Air Chief MarshalSir Anthony Bagnall(2000–2001)[5][6]
- Air Chief MarshalSir John Day(2001–2003)[7][8]
- Air Chief MarshalSir Brian Burridge(2003–2006)[9]
- Air Chief MarshalSir Jock Stirrup(2003–?)[10]
- Air Chief Marshal SirGlenn Torpy(2006–2009)[11]
- Air Chief MarshalSir Joe French(2006–2007)[12][13]
- Air Chief MarshalSir Clive Loader(2007–2009)
- Air Chief Marshal SirStephen Dalton(2009–2013)[14]
- Air Chief Marshal SirChristopher Moran(2009–2010)[15](died in office)
- Air Chief Marshal SirSimon Bryant(2010–2012)[16]
- Air Chief Marshal SirAndrew Pulford(2013–2016)[17]
- Air Chief Marshal SirStephen Hillier(2016–2019)[18]
- Air Chief Marshal SirMichael Wigston(2019–2023)[19]
- Air Chief Marshal SirRichard Knighton(2023–present)[20]
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- ^"No. 57965".The London Gazette(Supplement). 25 April 2006. p. 5686.
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- ^"No. 58291".The London Gazette(Supplement). 3 April 2007. p. 4856.
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- ^"No. 59100".The London Gazette(Supplement). 16 June 2009. p. 10232.
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- ^"No. 60575".The London Gazette(Supplement). 23 July 2013. p. 14490.
- ^"No. 61656".The London Gazette(Supplement). 26 July 2016. p. 16088.
- ^"No. 62738".The London Gazette(Supplement). 13 August 2019. p. 14455.
- ^"No. 64077".The London Gazette(Supplement). 13 June 2023. p. 11608.