Air division

An air division is an air force or naval air formation that is roughly equivalent to an army division. An air division is usually commanded by a major general^[1] and it is composed of multiple wings, groups, air brigades, or equivalently-sized air force formations.

Examples

Examples of air divisions which have been used in different nations include:

• Aviation Division of Soviet forces
• Air Division (United States)
• 1 Canadian Air Division and 2 Canadian Air Division
• Air divisions in the German Luftwaffe (see Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–45)#Fliegerkorps and Fliegerdivision)
• Air divisions in the German Bundeswehr (see de:Luftwaffendivision)
• 1st Fighter Aviation Division (People's Liberation Army Air Force) of China, and other aviation divisions
• Royal Thai Naval Air Division

See also

• All pages with titles containing Aviation Division
• All pages with titles containing Air Division
• Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps (1907–1914)
• Aviation Division (Pakistan) (a department of Government of Pakistan, not an air division)
• Category:Air divisions (air force unit)

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