Captain general of the Air Force

Captain General of the Air Force (Capitán General del Aire / Capitán General del Ejército del Aire in Spanish) is a five-star air force officer rank and the highest rank of the Spanish Air Force. The five-star NATO rank code is OF-10. The honorary appointments formally ceased in 1999. The rank of Air captain general is equivalent to a Marshal of the Air Force in many nations such as the United Kingdom, a general of the Air Force of the United States, a capitain general of the Spanish Army (Ejército de Tierra Español) or the Navy (Armada Española). This rank is reserved to the monarch as Commander-in-chief. An Air captain general's insignia consists of two command sticks under five four-pointed stars below the Royal Crown and a golden string.

This article is about the Spanish Air Force rank. For other uses, see Captain general.
Air Captain general
Air Force service uniform shoulder strap with the rank of Captain general of the Spanish Air Force.
CountryKingdom of Spain
AbbreviationACG
RankFive-star
NATO rankOF-10
Non-NATO rankO-11
Formation7 October 1939
Next lower rankGeneral of the Air
Equivalent ranksCaptain general (Army)
Captain general (Navy)

The Spanish Air Force as a separated branch of the Spanish Armed Forces was officially established on 7 October 1939, after the Spanish Civil War. Francisco Franco as head of Spanish state and commander-in-chief named himself 1st captain general of the Spanish Air Force. General Ángel Salas Larrazábal, a veteran fighter pilot, has been the only honorary Air captain general (1991-1994).

Date of Promotion
Image
Name
Dead/Retirement
Notes
7 October 1939Francisco Franco† 20 November 1975
20 November 1975[3][4]Juan Carlos I
Active until 19 June 2014
(Abdication)
  • Ex officio
  • Retired since 19 June 2014
  • Captain general of the Army and the Navy
26 April 1991Ángel Salas Larrazábal[5]† 19 July 1994Ad honorem
19 June 2014Felipe VIPresent

See also

Notes
  1. Named himself.
  2. At Civil War until 1 April 1939.
  3. Law-Decree 16/1975, 20 November, promoting HRH the Prince of Spain to honorary captain general of the Armies. Spanish Official Journal. In Spanish
  4. Monarch since 22 November 1975
  5. Real Decreto 657/1991, de 26 de abril, por el que se promueve al empleo de Capitán General del Ejército del Aire, con carácter honorífico, al Teniente General, en situación de Segunda Reserva, don Angel Salas Larrazábal. Boletín Oficial del Estado

References
NATO codeOF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D)Student officer
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Capitán General Note

GOAF

General del Aire

Gen

 Teniente General

Lt Gen

 General de División

Maj Gen

 General de Brigada

Brig Gen

 Coronel

Col

 Teniente Coronel

Lt Col

 Comandante

Maj

 Capitán

Capt

 Teniente

1st Lt

 Alférez

2nt Lt

 Oficial Cadete

Officer Cadet

 Alumno

Student

Note Rank reserved to H.M. The Monarch of Spain.
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