Development of the Chinese Nationalist air force (1937–1945)
| Command Post of the Air Force 空軍指揮部 | |
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Flag of the Aviation Affairs Commission (1937-1948) | |
| Active | 1920 – 1947 |
| Country | China |
| Allegiance | Chinese Nationalist Party |
| Type | Air Force |
| Part of | National Revolutionary Army |
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| Headquarters | Canton (1920–1928) Nanking (1928–1934,1936-1937) Nanchang (1934-1936) Hankow (1937-1938) Kweiyang (1938-1940) Chengtu (1940-1946) |
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The Air Force (Chinese: 空軍), functioned as the military aviation branch associated de jure with the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) under the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China.
While administratively a subordinate entity under the Aviation Affairs Commission (Chinese: 航空委員會), which itself formed part of the overarching Military Affairs Commission, the Air Force operated with significant autonomy and was, in practice, regarded as a near-independent service branch. Although there was no formal designation such as "Republic of China Air Force" (Chinese: 中華民國空軍) or "National Revolutionary Army Air Force" (Chinese: 國民革命軍空軍) during this period, the force was universally known by its official name: the Air Force (Chinese: 空軍).
The Command Post of the Air Force (Chinese: 空軍指揮部), whose commanding position—titled Commander of the Air Force (Chinese: 空軍總指揮)—was staffed by an army general rather than an officer from a separate air branch. No unique air marshal rank or parallel command hierarchy existed, underscoring its theoretical status as a subset of the NRA.