Wing leader, or wing commander, denotes the tactical commander of a Commonwealth military wing on flying operations. The terms refer to a position, not a rank, although the role was usually taken by a
Wing Commander Johnnie Johnson as wing leader of No. 144 (Royal Canadian Air Force) Wing, with his Spitfire Mk IX and labrador Sallas in Normandy, July 1944
Air Vice Marshal Allan Leslie Walters, CB, CBE, AFC was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force. Born in Victoria and raised in Western Australia, he graduated from the Royal Military Col
Group Captain Allan Walters, 1942
Westland Wapitis of No. 3 Squadron in the Richmond area, October 1932
Group Captain Walters (second from left) in May 1942 with members of HQ Allied Air Forces SWPA, including Group Captain Val Hancock (centre), Air Commodore Joe Hewitt (second from right), and newly appointed Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal George Jones (right, seated)
Walters (right) as Officer Commanding No. 72 Wing in New Guinea, December 1943