RAF Insignia, Command Flag and Star Plate
The rank insignia is a light blue band on a broad black band worn on the both the lower sleeves of the tunic or on the shoulders of the flying suit or the casual uniform. On the mess uniform, air commodores wear a broad gold ring on both lower sleeves.
The command flag of an air commodore has one narrow red band running through the centre and is rectangular with a cut-away section giving it two tails. It is the only RAF command flag of this shape and it is similar in shape to that of a Royal Navy commodore's broad pennant. The vehicle star plate for an air commodore depicts a single white star (air commodore is equivalent to a one-star rank) on an air force blue background. RAF air commodores are classed as air officers and as such have two rows of gold oak leaves on the peak of their service dress hats.
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An RAF air commodore's sleeve/shoulder insignia
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An RAF air commodore's sleeve mess insignia
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An RAF air commodore's sleeve on No. 1 service dress uniform
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An air commodore's broad pennant
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Air commodore star plate
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