was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force at which time the appointment was renamed to its present incarnation. Evolution of the position Appointees The following table lists all those who have held the post of Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force or its preceding positions. Ranks and honours are as at the completion of their tenure: |-style="text-align:center;" !colspan=6|Provisional Commander |-style="text-align:center;" !colspan=6|Officer Commanding |-style="text-align:center;" !colspan=6|Air Officer Commanding |-style="text-align:center;" !colspan=6|Officer Commanding |-style="text-align:center;" !colspan=6|Director |-style="text-align:center;" !colspan=6|Senior Air Officer |-style="text-align:center;" !colspan=6|Chief of the Air Staff |-style="text-align:center;" !colspan=6|Commander of Air Command |-style="text-align:center;" !colspan=6|Chief of the Air Staff |-style="text-align:center;" !colspan=6|Chief of the Air Force Staff and Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force See also Chief of the Defence Staff, the second most senior member of the Canadian Armed Forces after the Commander-in-Chief Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, the institutional head of the Royal Canadian Navy. Commander of the Canadian Army, the institutional head of the Canadian Army. Notes References Johnson, Vic. "Canada's Air Force Then and Now". Airforce magazine. Vol. 22, No. 3. 1998. ISSN 0704-6804. External links The Armed Forces of Canada 1867-1967 p. 271 Military appointments of Canada Royal Canadian Air Force Canada