The Inspector-General of the RAF was a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force, responsible for the inspection of airfields.
For much of World War II, a second inspector-general post existed.
The first creation of the post began on 22 August 1918 as a member of the Air Council.
However, in February or March of the following year, the Inspector-General ceased to sit on the Air Council.
The additional inspectors-general were After November 1943, Ludlow-Hewitt remained as the only inspector-general until he handed over to Sir Arthur Barratt in October 1945.