| Post: | Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Air) |
| Flag: | Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg |
| Flagsize: | 120px |
| Flagcaption: | Ensign of the Royal Navy |
| Department: | Admiralty Department |
| Member Of: | Board of Admiralty |
| Reports To: | Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |
| Appointer: | Prime Minister |
| Appointer Qualified: | Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council |
| Termlength: | Not fixed (typically 1–3 years) |
| Inaugural: | Rear-Admiral Reginald Portal |
| Formation: | 1943-1946 |
The Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Air) was a senior British Royal Navy appointment. The post holder was part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty from 1941 to 1946.
The post was created in January 1943 as a new office to relieve the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff of one of his responsibilities the post holder was a part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty. The office holder was responsible for supervising the directors of a number of naval staff divisions originally the Air Warfare and Training Division and later the Naval Air Warfare and Flying Training Division until April 1946 when the post was abolished.[1]
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