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  1. Group captain (Gp Capt or G/C) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. Group captain is immediately senior to wing commander and immediately below air commodore.

  2. Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a British Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was equerry to King George VI from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953.

  3. He was the youngest group captain in the RAF and one of the most highly decorated pilots of the war. After the war he founded a nursing home that grew into the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability. He became known for his work in conflict resolution. In 1991 he was created a life peer in recognition of his charitable work.

  4. This category is for officers holding the Royal Air Force 's rank of group captain. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Air Force group captains.

  5. Apr 20, 2019 · Group Captain James Brayshaw.gif 400 × 400; 83 KB. Group Captain Jason Appleton.jpg 141 × 176; 28 KB. Group Captain Jefferson Portlock.jpg 150 × 198; 22 KB. Group Captain Joanne Lincoln.jpg 401 × 400; 39 KB. Group Captain Johnny Stringer.jpg 117 × 176; 40 KB. Group Captain Jonathan Burr.jpg 150 × 200; 8 KB.

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  8. Group captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force, where it originated, as well as the air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. It is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-British air force-specific rank structure.

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