RFC/RAF (1912-1919) / RNAS (1914-1918)
Officers
NCOs and men
Note: *These ranks were not represented in RNAS, the corresponding ranks from the Royal Navy rankings were used
Sources:
http://avia-hobby.ru/publ/ranks/bri1.html
http://www.rafweb.org/ranks5.htm
Officers
RFC/RAF (until 01.08.1919) | RNAS - pilots | RNAS - observers | Czech equivalent | |||||||||||
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senior officers | Colonel | Wing Captain | Observer Captain | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Wing Commander | Wing Observer | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Squadron Commander (serving more than 8 years) | Squadron Observer (serving more than 8 years) | Major | ||
Junior Officers | Captain | Squadron Commander (serving less than 8 years) | Squadron Observer (serving less than 8 years) | Captain | ||||||||||
Lieutenant | Flight Lieutenant | Observer Lieutenant | Lieutenant | 2nd Lieutenant | Flight Sub Lieutenant | Observer Sub Lieutenant | Lieutenant | |||||||
Ensigns | Warrant Officer | Flying Officer | Warrant Officer |
NCOs and men
RFC | RNAS | Czech equivalent | |||||
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NCOs | Flight Sergeant | Chief Petty Officer* | Company | ||||
Sergeant | Petty Officer* | Sergeant | |||||
Corporal | Corporal | ||||||
Lance Corporal | Lance Corporal | ||||||
Men | Air Mechanic 1st Class | Air Mechanic 1st Class | Private | Air Mechanic 2nd Class | Air Mechanic 2nd Class |
Note: *These ranks were not represented in RNAS, the corresponding ranks from the Royal Navy rankings were used
Sources:
http://avia-hobby.ru/publ/ranks/bri1.html
http://www.rafweb.org/ranks5.htm