| Chief of Air Force (New Zealand) | |
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| Incumbent | Andrew Clark |
Chief of Air Force (CAF) is the most senior appointment in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, responsible to the Chief of Defence Force. The post was originally known as the Chief of the Air Staff.
Appointees[]
Air Vice Marshal Sir Leonard Isitt, representing New Zealand, accepts the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945.
This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the individual was subsequently promoted to air marshal and appointed Chief of Defence Force.
The following list chronologically records those who have held the post of Chief of Air Force or its preceding positions, with rank and honours as at the completion of the individual's term.
| Rank | Name | Postnominals | Service | Term began | Term ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief of the Air Staff | |||||
| Group Captain | Ralph Cochrane | CBE AFC | RAF | 1 April 1937[1] | 24 February 1939 |
| Group Captain | Hugh Saunders | CBE MC DFC & Bar, MM | RAF | 25 February 1939[2] | 28 September 1941 |
| Air Commodore | Victor Goddard | CB CBE | RAF | 29 September 1941[3] | 18 July 1943 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Sir Leonard Isitt | KBE | RNZAF | 19 July 1943[4] | May 1946 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Sir Arthur Nevill | KBE CB | RNZAF | May 1946 | January 1951 |
| Air Vice Marshal | David Carnegie | CB CBE AFC | RAF | January 1951[5] | 22 February 1954 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Walter Merton | CB OBE | RAF | 23 February 1954[6] | 4 June 1956 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Cyril Kay | CB CBE DFC | RNZAF | 5 June 1956 | 30 June 1958 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Malcolm Calder | CB CBE | RNZAF | 1 July 1958 | November 1962 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Ian Morrison | CB CBE | RNZAF | November 1962 | July 1966 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Cameron Turner | CB CBE | RNZAF | July 1966 | July 1969 |
| Air Vice Marshal | William Stratton | CB CBE DFC & Bar | RNZAF | July 1969 | July 1971 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Douglas St George | CB CBE DFC AFC | RNZAF | July 1971 | September 1974 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Richard Bolt* | CB CBE DFC AFC | RNZAF | September 1974 | October 1976 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Larry Siegert | CB CBE MVO DFC AFC | RNZAF | October 1976 | October 1979 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Ewan Jamieson* | CB OBE | RNZAF | October 1979 | April 1983 |
| Air Vice Marshal | David Crooks* | CB OBE | RNZAF | April 1983 | October 1986 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Patrick Neville | CB CBE AFC | RNZAF | October 1986 | 1988 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Peter Adamson | CB OBE | RNZAF | 1988 | 1992 |
| Air Vice Marshal | John Hosie | CB OBE | RNZAF | 1992 | September 1995 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Carey Adamson* | CNZM AFC | RNZAF | September 1995[7] | 24 February 1999 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Don Hamilton | OBE | RNZAF | 25 February 1999[8] | 24 February 2002 |
| Chief of Air Force | |||||
| Air Vice Marshal | John Hamilton | ONZM MVO | RNZAF | 25 February 2002[9] | 30 April 2006 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Graham Lintott | ONZM | RNZAF | 1 May 2006[10] | 30 April 2011 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Peter Stockwell | ONZM AFC | RNZAF | 1 May 2011 | 30 April 2014 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Mike Yardley | DSD | RNZAF | 1 May 2014[11] | 22 March 2016 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Tony Davies | MNZM | RNZAF | 23 March 2016[12] | 9 September 2018 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Andrew Clark | RNZAF | 10 September 2018[13] | Incumbent | |
References[]
- ↑ "Air Chief Marshal The Hon Sir Ralph Cochrane". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Cochrane.htm. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ↑ "Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Saunders". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Saunders_HWL.htm. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ↑ "Air Marshal Sir Victor Goddard". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090815083748/http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Goddard.htm. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ↑ Crooks, David M.. "Isitt, Leonard Monk 1891 – 1976". Dictionary of New Zealand biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=5I5. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ↑ "Air Vice Marshal D V Carnegie (07004)". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Carnegie.htm. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ↑ "Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter Merton". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Merton.htm. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ↑ Lee-Frampton, Nick (24–30 July 1996). "Forward Thrust". Flight International. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1996/1996%20-%201835.html. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ↑ "The Post War Years". RNZAF. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100522113240/http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/history/the-post-war-years.htm. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ↑ "The Defence Portfolio Briefing to the Incoming Government 2002". New Zealand Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100514210220/http://www.defence.govt.nz/reports-publications/election-brief-2002/roles-org-nzdf.html. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ↑ "Chief of Air Force". New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. https://www.webcitation.org/5n49TU0Fk?url=http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/corporate/key-personnel/caf.htm. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ↑ "New Air Force chief named". 25 March 2014. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11225986. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ "Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee appoints new RNZAF Chief". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax Digital. 22 March 2016. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/78134851/Defence-Minister-Gerry-Brownlee-appoints-new-RNZAF-Chief. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ "New Chiefs Appointed for All Three Branches of the Armed Forces". The New Zealand Herald. 21 August 2018. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12110820. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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