Editing Group captain (section)

{{short description|Senior commissioned rank which originated in the Royal Air Force}}
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'''Group captain''' ('''Gp Capt''' or '''G/C''') is a [[senior officer]] rank used by some air forces, with origins from the [[Royal Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/commissionedranks.cfm |title=Ranks and Badges of the Royal Air Force |access-date=2007-12-01 |year=2007 |publisher=[[Royal Air Force]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606185144/http://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/commissionedranks.cfm |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The rank is used by air forces of many [[Commonwealth of Nations|countries that have historical British influence]].

Group captain is immediately senior to [[Wing commander (rank)|wing commander]] and immediately below [[air commodore]]. It is usually equivalent to the rank of [[Captain (naval)|captain]] in the navy and of [[colonel]] in other services.

The equivalent rank in the [[Women's Auxiliary Air Force]], [[Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force]], [[Women's Royal Air Force]] (until 1968) and [[Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service]] (until 1980) was "group officer".