An air division is an air force or naval air formation that is roughly equivalent to an

army division A division is a large military unit or Formation (military), formation, usually consisting of between 6,000 and 25,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades; in turn, several divisions typically mak ...

. An air division is usually commanded by a major general and it is composed of multiple wings, groups, air brigades, or equivalently-sized air force formations.

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Examples of air divisions which have been used in different nations include: * Aviation Division of Soviet forces * Air Division (United States) *

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and

2 Canadian Air Division The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environme ...

* 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) The 1st Fighter Brigade (1st BDE, Chinese: 第1航空旅; pinyin: ''Dì 1 hángkōng lǚ''), sometimes called 1st Air Brigade, previously 1st Fighter Division, is a fighter aircraft unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) b ...

of China, and other aviation divisions *

Royal Thai Naval Air Division The Royal Thai Naval Air Division or RTNAD ( th, กองบินทหารเรือ) is the Naval aviation of the Royal Thai Navy. The division was officially established on 7 December 1926. The RTNAD has two air wings and one Flying Unit ...

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{{Mil-aviation-stub Air divisions (air force unit)

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