Other Air Forces
The rank of flight lieutenant is also used in a number of the air forces in the Commonwealth, including the Bangladesh Air Force, Ghana Air Force, Indian Air Force, Pakistan Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force. It is also used in the Egyptian Air Force, Hellenic Air Force, Royal Air Force of Oman, Royal Thai Air Force and the Air Force of Zimbabwe.
The Royal Canadian Air Force used the rank until 1968, when the three armed services were unified and army-type ranks were adopted; flight lieutenants became captains. In official French Canadian usage, a flight lieutenant's rank title was capitaine d'aviation.
Up until the late 1970s, the Royal Malaysian Air Force used the rank. Thereafter the rank of captain was used instead.
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An RAAF flight lieutenant's sleeve/shoulder insignia
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A Hellenic Air Force sminagos (flight lieutenant's) rank insignia
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An Indian Air Force flight lieutenant's rank insignia
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A RTAF flight lieutenant's rank insignia
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A PAF flight-lieutenant's rank insignia.
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