List of Royal Australian Air Force air marshals
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The following is a list of Australians who have attained air marshal rank within the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF); that is, service personnel who have held the rank of air chief marshal (four-star rank), air marshal (three-star rank) or air vice-marshal (two-star rank). The Royal Australian Air Force was established in 1921 as a separate branch of the Australian military forces. The service was modelled after the Royal Air Force—formed three years earlier—and adopted the same ranking system.[1][2][3] Richard Williams, regarded as the "father" of the Royal Australian Air Force, was the service's first member to obtain air-officer rank on being promoted to air commodore (one-star rank) in 1927; he went on to become the first air vice-marshal (1935) and air marshal (1940).[4][5] In 1965, Sir Frederick Scherger became the first officer to be advanced to air chief marshal, one of only four members of the Royal Australian Air Force to obtain this rank as of February 2024.[6] A further twenty-five individuals have reached air marshal in the RAAF and 144 air vice-marshal; seven officers have retired with the honorary rank of air vice-marshal.[7][8]
Air chief marshals
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This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the air chief marshal is still a serving member of the RAAF.
- A dash (—) in the "Died" column indicates that the person is still living.
The rank of air chief marshal is the most senior rank within the Royal Australian Air Force to which, excluding ceremonial appointments, any officer has ever been promoted. Only the five-star rank of Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force is higher, but it has been held in only a ceremonial capacity. As there are currently no appointments in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) at the five-star level, there is no prospect of a RAAF officer achieving the rank in a professional (i.e. non-ceremonial) capacity. Additionally, Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force is generally considered to be a marshal rank as opposed to an air marshal rank and so the only two individuals ever to hold the rank, King George VI and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, are not listed in a separate section. With the current structure of the ADF, the rank of air chief marshal is held only when an officer of the RAAF is appointed as Chief of the Defence Force. As of June 2018, only four officers have obtained the rank of air chief marshal in the RAAF, the first being Sir Frederick Scherger in 1965 who was also the first non-Army officer in the Australian military to reach four-star rank. Mark Binskin is the most-recently promoted of the four, having been advanced to air chief marshal in June 2014.[6][9]
Air chief marshals of the Royal Australian Air Force are as follows:[10]
| Name | Born | Died | Senior command(s) and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Binskin | 1960 | — |
Chief of the Defence Force (2014–18), Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2011–14), Chief of Air Force (2008–11), Air Commander Australia (2007–08) |
| Sir Angus Houston | 1947 | — |
Chief of the Defence Force (2005–11), Chief of Air Force (2001–05) |
| Sir Neville McNamara | 1923 | 2014 | Chief of the Defence Force Staff (1982–84), Chief of the Air Staff (1979–82), Commander, RAAF Forces Vietnam (1971–72) |
| Sir Frederick Scherger | 1904 | 1984 | Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (1961–66), Chief of the Air Staff (1957–61) |
Air marshals
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This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the air marshal is still a serving member of the RAAF.
- A dash (—) in the "Died" column indicates that the person is still living.
Air marshal is the highest permanent rank in the Royal Australian Air Force. The rank of air marshal is always held by the Chief of Air Force, though is also held when a RAAF officer is appointed as Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Chief of Joint Operations, Chief of Joint Capabilities or equivalent positions. Richard Williams was the first officer to attain the rank of air marshal in the RAAF on promotion in 1940.[11] Regarded as the 'father' of the Royal Australian Air Force, Williams was its first and longest serving chief, being appointed to the post during three different periods and serving for a total of thirteen years.[4][5] Stephen Chappell is the most recent officer to obtain the rank of air marshal, having been promoted to the rank in July 2024.[12]
Air marshals of the Royal Australian Air Force are as follows:[13]
| Name | Born | Died | Senior command(s) and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Brown | 1958 | — |
Chief of Air Force (2011–15), Deputy Chief of Air Force (2008–11) |
| Stephen Chappell* | 1975 | — |
Chief of Air Force (2024–), Head Military Strategic Commitments (2022–24) |
| Robert Chipman* | 1971 | — |
Chief of Air Force (2022–24), Head Military Strategic Commitments (2021–22), Australian Military Representative to NATO and the European Union (2019–21) |
| Leo Davies | 1960 | — |
Chief of Air Force (2015–19), Deputy Chief of Air Force (2012–15) |
| David Evans | 1925 | 2020 | Chief of the Air Staff (1982–85) |
| Les Fisher | 1941 | — |
Chief of Air Force (1997–98), Chief of the Air Staff (1994–97) |
| Ray Funnell | 1935 | — |
Chief of the Air Staff (1987–92), Vice Chief of the Defence Force (1986–87) |
| Darren Goldie | 1975 | — |
National Cyber Security Coordinator (2023), Air Commander Australia (2022–23) |
| Barry Gration | 1936 | — |
Chief of Air Force (1992–94), Air Commander Australia (1990–92). Brother of General Peter Gration |
| Sir Valston Hancock | 1907 | 1998 | Chief of the Air Staff (1961–65), Air Officer Commanding Operational Command (1959–61) |
| Sir Colin Hannah | 1914 | 1978 | Governor of Queensland (1972–77), Chief of the Air Staff (1970–72), Air Officer Commanding Operational Command (1965–67) |
| John Harvey | 1954 | — |
Chief of Capability Development Group (2010–12), Program Manager, New Air Combat Capability (2006–10) |
| Mel Hupfeld | 1962 | — |
Chief of Air Force (2019–22), Chief of Joint Operations (2018–19), Head Force Design (2016–18), Head Capability Systems (2014–15), Air Commander Australia (2012–14), Commander Air Combat Group (2008–11) |
| Sir George Jones | 1896 | 1992 | Director of Coordination, Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (1952–57), Chief of the Air Staff (1942–52) |
| Sir John McCauley | 1899 | 1989 | Chief of the Air Staff (1954–57), Air Officer Commanding Home Command (1949–54) |
| Warren McDonald | 1963 | — |
Chief of Joint Capabilities (2017–20), Deputy Chief of Air Force (2015–17) |
| Errol McCormack | 1941 | 2024 | Chief of Air Force (1998–01) |
| Sir Alister Murdoch | 1912 | 1984 | Chief of the Air Staff (1965–69), Air Officer Commanding Operational Command (1962–65) |
| John Newham | 1930 | 2022 | Chief of the Air Staff (1985–87) |
| Leon Phillips* | 1969 | — |
Chief of Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (2023–), Head Aerospace Systems Division (2022–23) |
| Sir Charles Read | 1918 | 2014 | Chief of the Air Staff (1972–75) |
| Douglas Riding | 1943 | — |
Vice Chief of the Defence Force (1998–00) |
| Sir James Rowland | 1922 | 1999 | Governor of New South Wales (1981–89), Chief of the Air Staff (1975–79) |
| Geoff Shepherd | 1952 | — |
Chief of Air Force (2005–08), Air Commander Australia (2003–05) |
| Sir Richard Williams | 1890 | 1980 | Director-General of Civil Aviation (1946–55), Air Officer Commanding Overseas Headquarters (1941–42), Chief of the Air Staff (1922; 1925–32; 1934–39) |
Air vice-marshals
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This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the air vice-marshal is still a serving member of the RAAF.
This along with the + (plus) indicates that the officer retired with the honorary rank of air vice-marshal.
- A dash (—) in the "Died" column indicates that the person is still living.
The first Royal Australian Air Force air vice-marshal was Richard Williams in 1935;[4] he was followed by Stanley Goble—Williams' successor all three times he held the position of Chief of the Air Staff—two years later.[14] The list of RAAF air vice-marshals includes Frank McNamara, the first Australian aviator to be decorated with the Victoria Cross (VC). McNamara was awarded the VC in 1917 while serving with the Australian Flying Corps, the Australian Army's air branch and predecessor of the RAAF, in the First World War; he was promoted air vice-marshal in 1942.[3][15] As of January 2023, six women have reached air vice-marshal rank. On promotion to air vice-marshal in 2003, Julie Hammer became the first woman to achieve two-star rank in the ADF.[16][17] Hammer has since been joined by Margaret Staib (2010),[18] Tracy Smart (2015), Cath Roberts (2016), Barbara Courtney (2021), Wendy Blyth (2022), and Dianne Turton (2024).
Air vice-marshals of the Royal Australian Air Force are as follows:[19][20]
| Name | Born | Died | Senior command(s) and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Acton | 1902 | 1971 | Air Member for Supply and Equipment (1956–60) |
| John Adams | 1922 | 1990 | Air Officer Commanding Operational Command (1978–80) |
| William Anderson+ | 1891 | 1975 | Air Officer Commanding Eastern Area (1942–43), Air Officer Commanding Central Area (1940–41), Chief of the Air Staff (1940) |
| Tony Austin | 1953 | — |
Head Defence Health Services (2005–08), Director-General Defence Health Services (2002–05) |
| Frederick Barnes | 1924 | 2018 | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1979–81) |
| Hugh Bartholomeusz | 1953 | — |
Surgeon General Australian Defence Force Reserves (2011–19) |
| Gary Beck | 1942 | — |
Commandant, Australian Defence Force Academy (1996–97), Air Commander Australia (1992–96) |
| John Blackburn | 1956 | — |
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (2005–08) |
| Frank Bladin | 1898 | 1978 | Air Officer Commanding Eastern Area (1947–48), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1944–46), Air Officer Commanding North-Western Area (1942–43) |
| Wendy Blyth* | 1974 | — |
Head of Air Force Capability (2023–24) |
| Richard Bomball | 1937 | — |
Commandant, Australian Defence Force Academy (1990–93) |
| William Bostock | 1892 | 1968 | Federal Member for Indi (1949–58), Air Officer Commanding RAAF Command (1942–45), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1939–42) |
| Richard Bradford | 1936 | 2001 | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1987–90) |
| Glen Braz* | 1969 | — |
Air Commander Australia (2023–), Deputy Chief of Air Force (2023), First Assistant Director-General Expeditionary and Transnational Intelligence Division (2020–22) |
| Douglas Cameron | 1930 | — |
Director-General Policy and Plans (1981–84) |
| Douglas Candy | 1912 | 1985 | Air Officer Commanding Home Command (1958–59), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1956–58) |
| Ernest Carroll | 1925 | 2010 | Chief of Supply (1980–82) |
| Alan Charlesworth+ | 1903 | 1978 | Air Officer Commanding Overseas Headquarters (1954–55), Air Officer Commanding North-Western Area (1944–46), Air Officer Commanding Eastern Area (1943–44) |
| Nathan Christie* | 1972 | — |
Commander Integrated Area Defence System, Malaysia (2024–) |
| Kerry Clarke | 1948 | — |
Head Capability Systems (2002–05), Commander Five Power Defence Arrangements (2000–02) |
| Colin Cleary | 1913 | 1995 | Air Member for Supply and Equipment (1968–73) |
| Alan Clements | 1963 | — |
Head of Australian Defence Staff, Washington, D.C. (2017–20) |
| Adrian Cole+ | 1895 | 1966 | Air Member for Personnel (1944–45), Air Officer Commanding North-Western Area (1943–44), Air Officer Commanding Southern Area (1940–41) |
| Billie Collings | 1932 | — |
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1985–87) |
| William Collins | 1939 | — |
Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command (1990–93) |
| Lyndon Crompton | 1922 | 2004 | Chief of Air Force Technical Services (1975–1979) |
| Raymond Conroy | 1947 | — |
Head Aerospace Systems Division (1990–91) |
| John Cornish | 1922 | 2018 | Chief of Air Force Materiel (1975–79) |
| Barbara Courtney* | 1963 | — |
Head Royal Commission Defence and Veteran Suicide Taskforce (2021–) |
| Franklin Cox | 1941 | — |
Assistant Chief of the Defence Force (Personnel) (1994–97) |
| Denis Creal | 1903 | 1993 | Air Member for Supply and Equipment (1960–64) |
| Peter Criss | 1949 | — |
Air Commander Australia (1999–00) |
| Edward Daley | 1901 | 1985 | Director-General RAAF Medical Services (1945–61), Director Medical Services (1943–45) |
| Chris Deeble | 1957 | — |
Program Manager for the Joint Strike Fighter Division (2014–16), Program Manager, Airborne Early Warning and Control (2006–14) |
| Robert Denney* | 1972 | — |
Head Force Integration (2023–), Head of Air Force Capability (2021–23) |
| Joseph Dietz | 1929 | 1985 | Chief of Air Force Technical Services (1981–85) |
| Desmond Douglas | 1917 | 1980 | Australian Defence Representative in Washington D.C. (1970–74) |
| Andrew Dowse | 1963 | — |
Head of ICT Operations and Strategic J6 (2014–17) |
| David Dunlop | 1949 | — |
Director-General Defence Force Cadets (2003–05), Director-General Reserves (2002–03) |
| Brian Eaton | 1916 | 1982 | Air Officer Commanding Operational Command (1973), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1966–67) |
| Stephen Edgeley* | 1970 | — |
Assistant to the Chief of the Defence Force (2023–), Commander Australian Defence College (2022-23) |
| Graham Edwards* | 1965 | — |
Head Aerospace Systems Division (2023–) |
| Brenton Espeland | 1948 | 2017 | Advisor to Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics Coordination Task Force (1999–01), Deputy Chief of Air Force (1998–99), Air Officer Commanding Training Command (1995–98) |
| Greg Evans | 1957 | — |
Deputy Chief of Joint Operations (2008–09), Commander Joint Task Force 633 (2004–05) |
| James Flemming | 1926 | 2015 | Director, Australian War Memorial (1982–87) |
| Roy Frost | 1930 | 2001 | Chief of Air Force Materiel (1982–83) |
| William Gibson+ | 1915 | 1982 | Senior Air Staff Officer Operational Command (1963–64, 1966–67), Senior Air Staff Officer Far East Air Force (1964–66) |
| Stanley Goble | 1891 | 1948 | Chief of the Air Staff (1922–25; 1932–34; 1939–40) |
| Leigh Gordon | 1961 | — |
Head Joint Strike Fighter Division (2016–20), Head Aerospace Systems Division (2013–16) |
| Brian Graf | 1937 | — |
Director-General Technical Plans (1987–88) |
| Norman Gray | 1952 | — |
Chief Executive Officer, Defence Materiel Organisation (2004–05) |
| Julie Hammer | 1955 | — |
National President, Engineers Australia (2007–08), Commandant, Australian Defence Force Academy (2001–03). First female to be promoted air commodore and air vice-marshal in RAAF; first female promoted to two-star rank in ADF. |
| Neil Hart | 1963 | — |
Head One Defence Implementation (2015–17), Head Force Structure Review (2014–16), Head Joint Capability Coordination (2012–13), Deputy Chief of Air Force (2011) |
| Geoffrey Harland | 1966 | — |
Commander Integrated Area Defence System, Malaysia (2020–24) |
| Geoffrey Hartnell | 1916 | 1981 | Director Joint Service Plans (1966–68) |
| Frank Headlam | 1914 | 1976 | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1965–66) |
| Alan Heggen | 1932 | — |
Chief of Logistics Development (1988–89) |
| Michael Helsham | 1921 | 2002 | Judge Advocate-General RAAF (1969–84) |
| William Hely | 1909 | 1970 | Air Officer Commanding Training Command (1956–57), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1953–55), Air Officer Commanding Western Area (1951–53) |
| William Henman | 1959 | — |
Commander Integrated Area Defence System, Malaysia (2014–17) |
| Keith Hennock | 1918 | 1999 | Air Officer Commanding Operational Command (1967–69) |
| Joe Hewitt | 1901 | 1985 | No. 9 Operational Group RAAF (1943) |
| Ernest Hey | 1912 | 2006 | Air Member for Technical Services (1960–72) |
| Colin Hingston | 1949 | — |
Head Business Information Systems (2000–02) |
| Gregory Hoffmann | 1967 | — |
Head Aerospace Systems Division and Head Air Domain (2019–22) |
| Leslie Holten | 1916 | 2006 | Air Member for Supply and Equipment (1973–75) |
| Henry Hughes | 1928 | 2005 | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1981–83) |
| Douglas Hurditch | 1921 | 2018 | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1974–75) |
| Sir Victor Hurley | 1888 | 1958 | Director-General Medical Services RAAF (1942–45) |
| Tim Innes | 1960 | — |
Commander Integrated Area Defence System (2017–20), Commander Joint Task Force 633 (2016–17) |
| Joe Iervasi | 1967 | — |
Air Commander Australia (2019–22), Commander Joint Task Force 633 (2019) |
| John Jordan | 1923 | 2018 | Air Member for Personnel (1975–76) |
| John Kindler | 1946 | — |
Air Commander Australia (2000–03) |
| Michael Kitcher | 1965 | — |
Deputy Chief of Joint Operations (2021–24) |
| Russell Law | 1928 | 2021 | Air Officer Commanding Operational Command (1981–84) |
| Gerry van Leeuwen* | 1970 | — |
Head Guided Weapons & Explosive Ordnance (2022–) |
| John Lessels | 1930 | 1999 | Director-General Natural Disasters Organisation (1984–87) |
| Warren Ludwig | 1960 | — |
Commander Integrated Area Defence System, Malaysia (2010–14) |
| John Lush+ | 1915 | 1977 | Air Officer Commanding Support Command (1969–70), Commander, RAAF Forces Vietnam (1967–68) |
| George Mackinolty | 1895 | 1951 | Air Member for Supply and Equipment (1942–51) |
| Ian McLachlan | 1911 | 1991 | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1959–61), Air Officer Commanding Training Command (1957–59) |
| Roxley McLennan | 1950 | — |
Deputy Chief of Air Force (2004–05), Commander Integrated Area Defence System, Malaysia (2002–04), Commander Air Lift Group (1998–00) |
| Frank McNamara+ | 1894 | 1961 | Air Officer Commanding British Forces Aden (1942–45), Air Officer Commanding Overseas Headquarters (1942). First Australian aviator to receive the Victoria Cross. |
| Anthony Marsh | 1915 | 1994 | Director-General Medical Services RAAF (1967–71) |
| Stephen Meredith | 1967 | — |
Deputy Chief of Air Force (2019–23), Head Force Integration (2017–19), Commander Air Warfare Centre (2016–17) |
| Michael Miller | 1935 | 2016 | Surgeon-General Australian Defence Force (1990–92), Director General Air Force Health Services (1987–90) |
| Graeme Moller | 1943 | — |
Surgeon-General Australian Defence Force (1996–98), Director General Air Force Health Services (1990–93) |
| John Monaghan | 1954 | — |
Head Aerospace Systems Division (2002–04) |
| David Morgan | 1920 | 1995 | Director-General RAAF Medical Services (1971–80) |
| Graham Neil | 1937 | — |
Assistant Chief of the Defence Force (Personnel) (1990–92), Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel) (1989–90) |
| Carl Newman* | 1971 | — |
Deputy Commander, United States Pacific Air Forces (2023–) |
| Geoffrey Newstead | 1920 | 2004 | Air Officer Commanding Support Command (1973–77), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1972–73), Commander, RAAF Forces Vietnam (1968–69) |
| Alastair Nicholson | 1938 | — |
Judge Advocate-General Australian Defence Force (1987–92), Judge Advocate General RAAF (1983–85) |
| Peter Nicholson | 1946 | — |
Air Commander Australia (1996–98) |
| Rodney Noble | 1921 | 1995 | Chief of Air Force Technical Services (1979–81) |
| Thomas O'Brien | 1939 | — |
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1990–93) |
| Brendan O'Loghlin | 1944 | — |
Air Officer Commanding Training Command (1994–95) |
| Stephen Osborne | 1963 | — |
Commander Operation Sovereign Borders (2017–18) |
| Kym Osley | 1959 | — |
Program Manager, New Air Combat Capability (2011–14), Head of Australian Defence Staff, Washington D.C. (2008–11), Commander Air Combat Group (2007–08) |
| Harold Parker | 1924 | 2006 | Director-General Air Force Operations and PLans (1976–77) |
| Ian Parker | 1923 | 1985 | Chief of Air Force Personnel (1976–79) |
| John Paule | 1932 | — |
Director-General Air Force Manpower (1985–87) |
| Kevin Paule | 1959 | — |
Head of Military Strategic Commitments (2010–13), Commander Air Force Training Group (2006–07) |
| Jack Plenty | 1956 | — |
Head Capability Systems (2008–12), Commander Air Lift Group (2007–08) |
| John Quaife | 1955 | — |
Head Capability Systems (2007–08), Air Commander Australia (2005–07), Commander Air Combat Group (2002–04) |
| Edward Radford | 1935 | — |
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1990), Air Commander Australia (1985–1990) |
| Alan Reed | 1933 | 2021 | Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command (1987–90) |
| Glen (Bill) Reed | 1937 | 2016 | Director-General Air Force Health Services (1984–87) |
| Bernard Reynolds | 1931 | 1986 | Air Officer Commanding Operational Command (1984–85) |
| Harvey Reynolds* | — |
— |
Deputy Chief of Air Force (2023–) |
| Robert Richardson | 1941 | — |
Deputy Chief of Air Force (1997), Air Officer Commanding Training Command (1992–93) |
| Trevor Richardson | 1938 | — |
Commander Tactical Fighter Group (1988–90) |
| Michael Ridgway | 1928 | 2011 | Air Officer Commanding Operational Command (1980–81) |
| Steve Roberton | 1968 | — |
Head Force Design (2019–22), Air Commander Australia (2017–19) |
| Catherine Roberts* | 1965 | — |
Head of Space Division (2022–), Head of Air Force Capability (2019–21), Head Aerospace Systems Division (2016–19) |
| Frederick Robey | 1921 | 1995 | Air Officer Commanding Operational Command (1974–78), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1973–74), Commander, RAAF Forces Vietnam (1969–70) |
| David Rogers | 1943 | — |
Head of Capability Development (1997–98), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1994–97) |
| Hansjorg Roser | 1937 | — |
Director-General RAAF Tactical Fighter Project (1992–96) |
| Clive Rossiter | 1955 | — |
Head Aerospace Systems Division (2005–08) |
| David Scheul* | 1969 | — |
Head Air Defence and Space Systems (2022–) |
| Peter Scully | 1934 | — |
Air Officer Commanding Support Command (1983–86) |
| Bruce Short | 1942 | — |
Surgeon-General Australian Defence Force (2001–05) |
| William Simmonds | 1930 | 2023 | Chief of Air Force Operations and Plans (1985–87) |
| Mark Skidmore | 1959 | — |
Air Commander Australia (2008–12) |
| Benjamin Sleeman* | — |
— |
Head of Air Force Capability (2024–) |
| Tracy Smart | 1963 | — |
Commander Joint Health (2015–19) |
| Neil Smith | 1945 | — |
Air Officer Commanding Support Command (1997–00) |
| Ian Smith | 1953 | — |
Deputy Head Strategic Reform and Governance (2010–13) |
| Christopher Spence | 1951 | — |
Commander Joint Logistics (2004–06), Deputy Chief of Air Force (2001–04) |
| Margaret Staib | 1962 | — |
CEO of Airservices Australia (2012–2015), Commander Joint Logistics (2010–12), Commandant, Australian Defence Force Academy (2009) |
| Eric Stephenson | 1922 | 2017 | Director-General Air Force Health Services (1980–84) |
| Ronald Susans | 1917 | 1992 | Director-General Operational Requirements (1966–69) |
| Ian Sutherland | 1931 | — |
Chief of Air Force Technical Services (1985–89) |
| Philip Tammen* | 1968 | — |
Head Virginia Acquisition and Commercial Division, Australian Submarine Agency (2023–) |
| Colin Thorne | 1963 | — |
Head Aerospace Systems Division (2008–13) |
| Donald Tidd | 1939 | — |
Assistant Chief of the Defence Force (Logistics) (1993–95) |
| Alan Titheridge | 1946 | — |
Deputy Chief of Air Force (1999–01), Air Commander Australia (1998–99) |
| William Townsend | 1916 | 1987 | Air Officer Commanding Operational Command (1969–73), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1967–69) |
| Raymond Trebilco | 1926 | 1998 | Air Officer Commanding Support Command (1979–80) |
| Robert Treloar | 1946 | — |
Commander Australian Theatre (1999–01) |
| Lawrence Trudinger | 1915 | 1985 | Director-General Medical Services RAAF (1963–67) |
| Kenneth Tuckwell | 1935 | — |
Director-General Air Force Operations (1981–82; 1987–88) |
| Gavin Turnbull | 1964 | — |
Deputy Chief of Air Force (2017–19), Air Commander Australia (2014–17) |
| Dianne Turton* | — |
— |
Australian Military Representative to NATO and the European Union (2024–) |
| Ellis Wackett | 1901 | 1984 | Air Member for Technical Services (1942–59) |
| Allan Walters | 1905 | 1968 | Air Officer Commanding Support Command (1959–62), Air Officer Commanding Home Command (1954–57) |
| Kenneth Watson | 1960 | — |
Commander Northern Command (2011–13) |
| Elliott Weller | 1941 | — |
Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command (1995–97) |
| Brian Weston | 1945 | — |
Assistant Chief of the Defence Force (Operations) (1995–97) |
| Robert White | 1926 | 1998 | Chief of Supply (1975–80) |
| Henry Wrigley+ | 1892 | 1987 | Air Officer Commanding Overseas Headquarters (1942–46) |
| Peter Yates | 1964 | — |
Program Manager Enterprise Resource and Planning Project (2016–18) |
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Gillison 1962, p. 16
- ^ MacDougall 2007, p. 158
- ^ a b Newton 1996, p. 15
- ^ a b c "Air Marshal Richard Williams, KBE, CB, DSO". People profiles. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams". History. Royal Australian Air Force. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ a b Clark, Chris (19 May 2005). "Air Force Defence chiefs of the past". Air Force News. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Air Marshals of the RAAF". Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Hononary Air Vice-Marshals". Air Marshals of the RAAF. Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ Rayner 1992, pp. 298–299
- ^ "Air Chief Marshals". Air Marshals of the RAAF. Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ Gillison 1962, p. 93
- ^ "Chief of Air Force: Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, DSC, CSC, OAM". Our Leaders. Royal Australian Air Force. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Air Marshals". Air Marshals of the RAAF. Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ McCarthy, John (1983). "Goble, Stanley James (1891–1948)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ Staunton 2005, pp. 47–49
- ^ "Chief of the Defence Force Announces Two Air Force Promotions". Defence Media Release (4 July 2003). Department of Defence. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Women in Air Force". History. Royal Australia Air Force. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Commander Joint Logistics". Defence Leaders. Department of Defence. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Air Vice-Marshals A–K". Air Marshals of the RAAF. Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Air Vice-Marshals L–Z". Air Marshals of the RAAF. Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
References
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