List of Royal Air Force air chief marshals

The following is a list of Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

air chief marshal
Air Chief Marshal
Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...

s. The rank of air chief marshal is a four-star officer rank and currently the highest rank used in the RAF. It ranks above air marshal

Air Marshal

Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...

and below marshal of the Royal Air Force

Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Marshal of the Royal Air Force is the highest rank in the Royal Air Force. In peacetime it was granted to RAF officers in the appointment of Chief of the Defence Staff, and to retired Chiefs of the Air Staff, who were promoted to it on their last day of service. Promotions to the rank have ceased...

. The rank was first used in 1922 when Sir Hugh Trenchard

Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard GCB OM GCVO DSO was a British officer who was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force...

was promoted. Since that time there have been over 130 RAF officers promoted to air chief marshal.

List of air chief marshals

Name	Date rank first held	Time in rank	Date rank last held	Posts held in rank	Notes
				Air Member for Personnel Air Member for Personnel The Air Member for Personnel is the senior Royal Air Force officer who is responsible for personnel matters and is a member of the Air Force Board...	promoted 8 July 1976, retired 31 March 1978
				AOC-in-C Logistics Command RAF Logistics Command The Royal Air Force's Logistics Command was a command formed to provide logistics support for the RAF.-History:The Command was formed on 1 April 1994 and its role was to provide logistics support to the RAF...	promoted 1993, retired 25 June 1996
				AOC-in-C Logistics Command RAF Logistics Command The Royal Air Force's Logistics Command was a command formed to provide logistics support for the RAF.-History:The Command was formed on 1 April 1994 and its role was to provide logistics support to the RAF... AOC-in-C, Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1...	promoted 8 March 1996, retired at own request 6 September 1999
				Air Member for Supply and Organisation Air Member for Supply and Organisation The Air Member for Supply and Organisation was the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for procurement matters: he was a member of the Air Force Board... Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies The Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies was a UK senior serving military officer between 1972 and 2001. The post rotated through the three branches of the armed forces in turn. In 1971 the old Imperial Defence College became the Royal College of Defence Studies...	promoted 1 July 1986, retired 5 April 1990
				AOC-in-C Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1... Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff	promoted 11 April 2000, retired 31 October 2005
				Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Deputy Chief of the Air Staff The Deputy Chief of the Air Staff was a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force. The incumbent was the deputy to the Chief of the Air Staff. The post existed from 1918 to 1968 or 1969... Vice-Chief of the Air Staff Vice-Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom) The British Vice-Chief of the Air Staff was the post occupied by the senior Royal Air Force officer who served as a senior assistant to the Chief of the Air Staff. The post was created during World War II on 22 April 1940 and its incumbement sat on the Air Council... Controller of Aircraft Controller Aircraft Controller Aircraft or Controller of Aircraft is a senior Royal Air Force appointment which has the responsible for releasing new military aircraft types into service. This is certified by a Controller Aircraft Release or CA Release which certifies the airworthiness of the type of aircraft...	promoted 2 January 1952, retired 17 December 1956
				C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... Far East Air Force Commander Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951...	promoted 1 July 1959, retired 1 December 1963
				AOC-in-C Near East Air Force Near East Air Force (Royal Air Force) The former Royal Air Force Near East Air Force, more simply known as RAF Near East Air Force, was the Command organisation that controlled all Royal Air Force assets in the Western Mediterranean .-History:... Commander British Forces Cyprus British Forces Cyprus British Forces Cyprus is the name given to the British Armed Forces stationed in the UK sovereign base areas of Dhekelia and Akrotiri on the island of Cyprus... Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas Sovereign Base Areas The Sovereign Base Areas are military bases located on territory in which the United Kingdom is sovereign, but which are separated from the ordinary British territory....	promoted 1 July 1962, retired 27 November 1964
				Air Secretary Air Secretary The Air Secretary is the Royal Air Force appointment of which the incumbent is responsible for policy direction on personnel management for members of the RAF. From 1978 to 1983 the Air Secretary was more often referred to as Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Personnel Management Centre. It is... Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies The Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies was a UK senior serving military officer between 1972 and 2001. The post rotated through the three branches of the armed forces in turn. In 1971 the old Imperial Defence College became the Royal College of Defence Studies...	promoted 3 September 1973, retired 3 April 1976
				Inspector-General of the RAF Inspector-General of the RAF The Inspector-General of the RAF was a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force, responsible for the inspection of airfields. The post existed from 1918 to 1920 and from 1935 until the late 1960s....	promoted 1 January 1946, retired 27 March 1947
				DC-in-C Allied Forces Central Europe Allied Forces Central Europe Joint Force Command Brunssum is the NATO military command based in Brunssum, Netherlands. JFC-B reports to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe based at Casteau, Belgium. It is one of three operational level commands in the NATO command structure, the others being Joint Force Command...	acting promotion 14 March 1984, substantive promotion 1 July 1984, retired 3 January 1987
				C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... RAF Germany Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 21 May 1977, promoted marshal of the RAF 15 October 1982
				AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF Coastal Command RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force . Founded in 1936, it was the RAF's premier maritime arm, after the Royal Navy's secondment of the Fleet Air Arm in 1937. Naval aviation was neglected in the inter-war period, 1919–1939, and as a consequence the service did not receive...	promoted 1 October 1954, retired 3 May 1956
				Inspector-General of the RAF Inspector-General of the RAF The Inspector-General of the RAF was a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force, responsible for the inspection of airfields. The post existed from 1918 to 1920 and from 1935 until the late 1960s....	promoted 23 March 1947, retired 1 January 1948
				AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF Coastal Command RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force . Founded in 1936, it was the RAF's premier maritime arm, after the Royal Navy's secondment of the Fleet Air Arm in 1937. Naval aviation was neglected in the inter-war period, 1919–1939, and as a consequence the service did not receive... Commander of the RAF's Ferry Organisation AOC Air Officer Commanding Air Officer Commanding is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, an air vice marshal might be the AOC 38 Group... Ferry Command RAF Ferry Command The RAF Ferry Command had a short life, but it spawned, in part, an organisation that lasted well beyond the war years during which it was formed.-History:... AOC-in-C Transport Command RAF Transport Command RAF Transport Command was a Royal Air Force command that controlled all transport aircraft of the RAF. It was established on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967.-History:...	temporary promotion 1 November 1939, acting promotion 1 July 1942, retained the rank on retirement 29 March 1945
				Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 January 1956, promoted marshal of the RAF 1 January 1958
				AOC-in-C Bomber Command RAF Bomber Command RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s stood at the peak of its postwar military power with the V bombers and a supplemental... Commander Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951...	promoted 14 February 1957, retired 1 March 1961
				AOC-in-C, Air Defence of Great Britain Air Defence of Great Britain The Air Defence of Great Britain was a RAF command comprising substantial Army and RAF elements responsible for the air defence of the British Isles... Inspector-General of the RAF Inspector-General of the RAF The Inspector-General of the RAF was a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force, responsible for the inspection of airfields. The post existed from 1918 to 1920 and from 1935 until the late 1960s.... AOC-in-C RAF Middle East Head of the RAF Training Mission in Canada Head of the RAF Training Mission in South Africa C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... Far East Command British Far East Command The Far East Command was a British military command which had 2 distinct periods. These were firstly, 18 November 1940 – 7 January 1942 succeeded by the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command , and secondly, 1963 – 1971 succeeded by Australia, New Zealand, and United Kingdom Force...	promoted 1 January 1935, retired 6 March 1937, restored to active service in 1939, final retirement May 1942
				C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... Air Command RAF Air Command Air Command is the only Command currently active in the Royal Air Force. It was formed by the merger of Royal Air Force Strike and Personnel and Training Commands on 1 April 2007, and has its headquarters at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire....	promoted 18 June 2010
				Air Secretary Air Secretary The Air Secretary is the Royal Air Force appointment of which the incumbent is responsible for policy direction on personnel management for members of the RAF. From 1978 to 1983 the Air Secretary was more often referred to as Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Personnel Management Centre. It is... C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... Far East Command British Far East Command The Far East Command was a British military command which had 2 distinct periods. These were firstly, 18 November 1940 – 7 January 1942 succeeded by the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command , and secondly, 1963 – 1971 succeeded by Australia, New Zealand, and United Kingdom Force...	promoted 7 October 1967, retired 11 March 1972
				Chief of the Australian Air Staff	acting promotion 1 January 1940, retired June 1942
				AOC-in-C Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1...	promoted 31 July 2003, retired 18 January 2006
				Air Member for Personnel Air Member for Personnel The Air Member for Personnel is the senior Royal Air Force officer who is responsible for personnel matters and is a member of the Air Force Board... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 November 1975, promoted marshal of the RAF 31 July 1977
				C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... Allied Forces North West Europe	promoted 11 March 1997, retired 2000
				Air Member for Personnel Air Member for Personnel The Air Member for Personnel is the senior Royal Air Force officer who is responsible for personnel matters and is a member of the Air Force Board...	promoted 19 November 1962, retired 6 April 1965
				AOC-in-C Flying Training Command RAF Flying Training Command Flying Training Command was an organization within the Royal Air Force which controlled units responsible for delivering flying training. The command's headquarters were at Shinfield Park, Reading in Berkshire.-History:... Vice Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 March 1949, retired 29 November 1952
				Commandant of the Imperial Defence College	promoted 12 September 1961, retired 30 May 1964
				Chief Executive Guided Weapons at the Ministry of Supply Ministry of Supply The Ministry of Supply was a department of the UK Government formed in 1939 to co-ordinate the supply of equipment to all three British armed forces, headed by the Minister of Supply. There was, however, a separate ministry responsible for aircraft production and the Admiralty retained...	promoted 15 May 1950, retired 15 May 1951
				Air Member for Supply and Organisation Air Member for Supply and Organisation The Air Member for Supply and Organisation was the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for procurement matters: he was a member of the Air Force Board...	temporary promotion 1 January 1942, permanent promotion 1 June 1943, retired 9 November 1945
				AOC-in-C Personnel and Training Command RAF Personnel and Training Command Personnel and Training Command was one of two commands of the Royal Air Force that were merged to form Air Command on 1 April 2007.- Formation :...	promoted 1 August 1997, retired 11 November 1998
				AOC-in-C Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1... Chief of the Air Staff	acting promotion 20 September 1982, substantive promotion 1 July 1983, promoted marshal of the RAF 14 November 1988
				AOC-in-C Transport Command RAF Transport Command RAF Transport Command was a Royal Air Force command that controlled all transport aircraft of the RAF. It was established on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967.-History:...	promoted 1 October 1965, retired 24 February 1967
				Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 31 July 2009
				AOC-in-C Flying Training Command RAF Flying Training Command Flying Training Command was an organization within the Royal Air Force which controlled units responsible for delivering flying training. The command's headquarters were at Shinfield Park, Reading in Berkshire.-History:... AOC-in-C Training Command RAF Training Command Training Command was the RAF's command responsible for flying and ground training from 1936 to 1940 and again from 1968 to 1977.-History:Training Command was formed from Inland Area on 1 May 1936 and absorbed into RAF Support Command on 13 June 1977...	promoted 1 January 1967, retired 21 June 1969
				Inspector-General of the RAF Inspector-General of the RAF The Inspector-General of the RAF was a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force, responsible for the inspection of airfields. The post existed from 1918 to 1920 and from 1935 until the late 1960s.... Air Member for Supply and Organisation Air Member for Supply and Organisation The Air Member for Supply and Organisation was the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for procurement matters: he was a member of the Air Force Board...	promoted 1 June 1956, retired 6 May 1960
				AOC-in-C Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1...	promoted 10 April 2001, retired 1 September 2003
				Air Member for Supply and Organisation Air Member for Supply and Organisation The Air Member for Supply and Organisation was the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for procurement matters: he was a member of the Air Force Board... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 18 January 1951, promoted marshal of the RAF 1 June 1954
				C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... British Forces of Occupation, Germany	promoted 6 June 1945, promoted marshal of the RAF 1 January 1946
				AOC-in-C, Fighter Command RAF Fighter Command RAF Fighter Command was one of three functional commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It served throughout the Second World War, gaining recognition in the Battle of Britain. The Command continued until 17 November 1943, when... Head of British Air Commission, Washington	promoted 1 January 1937, last day of paid service 14 July 1942, retired 15 July 1942
				Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff The Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff is the deputy to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces.-List of Vice Chiefs of the Defence Staff:*1964 to 1966 - Air Chief Marshal Sir Alfred Earle...	promoted 1 April 1964, retired 6 June 1966
				Air Member for Personnel Air Member for Personnel The Air Member for Personnel is the senior Royal Air Force officer who is responsible for personnel matters and is a member of the Air Force Board... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 January 1933, promoted marshal of the RAF 1 January 1937
				Chairman of the British Joint Services Mission in Washington	promoted 1 April 1951, retired 18 April 1954
				C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... Middle East Command British Forces Aden British Forces Aden was the name given to the British Armed Forces stationed in the Aden Protectorate during part of the 20th century. Their purpose was to preserve the security of the Protectorate from both internal threats and external aggression.-History:... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 September 1962, promoted marshal of the RAF 1 April 1967
					acting promotion 16 July 1953, substantive promotion 1 December 1953, retired 26 February 1956
				AOC-in-C, Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1... Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff	acting promotion 26 March 1977, substantive promotion 31 March 1978, retired 9 August 1983
					promoted 1 March 1967, retired 28 February 1970
					promoted 1 January 1946, retired 15 January 1947
					promoted 1 May 1971, retired 30 July 1973
					promoted 1 November 1953, retired 29 January 1957
					promoted 28 January 1953, retired 1 February 1954
					promoted 1 December 1970, retired 22 April 1974
					temporary promotion 27 May 1940, substantive promotion 14 April 1942 (with seniority backdated to 27 May 1940), retired 19 October 1942
					promoted 1 January 1980, retired 3 April 1982
				AOC-in-C Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1...	promoted 13 January 2006, retired 2007
					promoted 1 January 1946, retired 9 October 1948
					promoted 1 January 1987, retired 9 August 1989
					acting promotion 7 April 1981, substantive promotion 1 January 1982 retired 22 June 1984
				C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... Far East Command British Far East Command The Far East Command was a British military command which had 2 distinct periods. These were firstly, 18 November 1940 – 7 January 1942 succeeded by the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command , and secondly, 1963 – 1971 succeeded by Australia, New Zealand, and United Kingdom Force... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 April 1965, promoted marshal of the RAF 1 April 1971
				AOC-in-C, RAF Support Command RAF Support Command -History:It was formed on 31 August 1973 by the renaming of Maintenance Command, with No. 90 Group being added to it. Its responsibilities included all logistical and maintenance support requirements of the RAF... AOC-in-C, Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 31 May 1990, retired 9 August 1997
					promoted 1 January 1987, retired 20 May 1989
				AOC-in-C Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1... Chief of the Air Staff Chief of the Defence Staff Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) The Chief of the Defence Staff is the professional head of the British Armed Forces, a senior official within the Ministry of Defence, and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister...	promoted 1 January 1985, promoted marshal of the RAF 6 November 1992
					promoted 1 April 1955, retired 29 January 1958
					acting promotion 18 March 1943, temporary promotion 16 August 1944, promoted marshal of the RAF 1 January 1946
					promoted 29 April 1974, retired 30 June 1976
					promoted 16 January 1947, retired 1 July 1948
				Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Air Member for Supply and Organisation Air Member for Supply and Organisation The Air Member for Supply and Organisation was the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for procurement matters: he was a member of the Air Force Board... AOC-in-C Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1...	promoted 1 July 1985, retired 1 September 1991
				Air Member for Personnel Air Member for Personnel The Air Member for Personnel is the senior Royal Air Force officer who is responsible for personnel matters and is a member of the Air Force Board... Deputy C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... HQ Allied Forces Central Europe	promoted 1 May 1971, retired 2 May 1976
				Air Secretary Air Secretary The Air Secretary is the Royal Air Force appointment of which the incumbent is responsible for policy direction on personnel management for members of the RAF. From 1978 to 1983 the Air Secretary was more often referred to as Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Personnel Management Centre. It is...	promoted 22 April 1974, retired 8 May 1976
					promoted 15 May 1950, retired 27 December 1952
				AOC-in-C Transport Command RAF Transport Command RAF Transport Command was a Royal Air Force command that controlled all transport aircraft of the RAF. It was established on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967.-History:... Commander Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... Deputy C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... Allied Forces Central Europe Allied Forces Central Europe Joint Force Command Brunssum is the NATO military command based in Brunssum, Netherlands. JFC-B reports to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe based at Casteau, Belgium. It is one of three operational level commands in the NATO command structure, the others being Joint Force Command...	promoted 1 March 1961, retired 5 June 1967
				AOC-in-C Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 December 1970, promoted marshal of the RAF 6 August 1976
					promoted 1 November 1953, retired 29 October 1957
					promoted 1 January 1990, retired 5 November 1993
				C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... Allied Forces North West Europe Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 30 June 1994, retired April 2000
					temporary promotion 1 July 1941, substantive promotion 14 April 1942 (with seniority backdated to 1 July 1941), rank relinquished 23 November 1943, rank retained on retirement 14 November 1945
					promoted 1 July 1983, retired 10 May 1986
					promoted 1 July 1986, retired 18 November 1989
				Vice-Chief of the Air Staff Vice-Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom) The British Vice-Chief of the Air Staff was the post occupied by the senior Royal Air Force officer who served as a senior assistant to the Chief of the Air Staff. The post was created during World War II on 22 April 1940 and its incumbement sat on the Air Council... AOC-in-C Bomber Command RAF Bomber Command RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s stood at the peak of its postwar military power with the V bombers and a supplemental... AOC-in-C Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1...	promoted 1 January 1964, retired 9 November 1968
					promoted 2 February 1976, retired 27 August 1979
					promoted 7 October 1967, retired 19 March 1971
				C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... Allied Expeditionary Air Force Allied Expeditionary Air Force The Allied Expeditionary Air Force was a component of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force which controlled the tactical air power of the Allied forces during Operation Overlord.Its effectiveness was less than optimal on two counts...	acting promotion 15 December 1943, substantive temporary promotion 16 August 1944, died on active service 14 November 1944
				AOC-in-C Bomber Command RAF Bomber Command RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s stood at the peak of its postwar military power with the V bombers and a supplemental...	promoted 15 May 1951 (seniority dated from 1 April 1951), retired 4 June 1953
				C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... Air Command RAF Air Command Air Command is the only Command currently active in the Royal Air Force. It was formed by the merger of Royal Air Force Strike and Personnel and Training Commands on 1 April 2007, and has its headquarters at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire....	promoted 30 March 2007, retired 1 August 2009
					temporary promotion 1 November 1939, rank retained on retirement 1 March 1942, recalled to active service in the rank of air vice-marshal on 1 August 1943, resumed the rank of air chief marshal on final retirement 1 June 1944
				Controller of Aircraft Chief of Defence Procurement Chief of Defence Procurement The Chief of Defence Procurement was a senior post in the British Ministry of Defence. The post-holder was Chief Executive of the MoD Procurement Executive from 1971 until 1999 and then Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency until 2007...	promoted 3 November 1975, retired 22 August 1983
				AOC-in-C Bomber Command RAF Bomber Command RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s stood at the peak of its postwar military power with the V bombers and a supplemental... Inspector-General of the RAF Inspector-General of the RAF The Inspector-General of the RAF was a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force, responsible for the inspection of airfields. The post existed from 1918 to 1920 and from 1935 until the late 1960s....	promoted 1 July 1937, retired 19 November 1945
					promoted 1 September 1963, retired 11 August 1966
					promoted 8 May 1976, retired at own request 21 May 1977
					promoted 1 November 1958, retired 19 November 1962
					promoted 1 May 1948, retired 19 April 1950
					promoted 1 June 1961, retired 29 August 1963
				Commander of Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... Chairman of the NATO Standing Group	acting promotion 1 January 1956, substantive promotion 1 June 1956, retired 18 September 1962
				AOC-in-C RAF Middle East RAF Middle East Command Middle East Command was a command of the Royal Air Force formed on December 29, 1941 by renaming Headquarters RAF Middle East. During the early part of the Second World War the Command was one of the three major British service commands in the Middle East, the others being the British Army's... Inspector-General of the RAF Inspector-General of the RAF The Inspector-General of the RAF was a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force, responsible for the inspection of airfields. The post existed from 1918 to 1920 and from 1935 until the late 1960s....	acting promotion 9 September 1939, rank relinquished 13 May 1940, retained the rank on retirement 1 October 1941
				C-in-C Commander-in-Chief A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military... Air Command RAF Air Command Air Command is the only Command currently active in the Royal Air Force. It was formed by the merger of Royal Air Force Strike and Personnel and Training Commands on 1 April 2007, and has its headquarters at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire....	promoted 3 April 2009, died suddenly while serving 26 May 2010
				Air Member for Supply and Organisation Air Member for Supply and Organisation The Air Member for Supply and Organisation was the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for procurement matters: he was a member of the Air Force Board... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 April 1937, promoted marshal of the RAF 4 October 1940
					promoted 22 April 1991, retired 1 July 1993
					acting promotion 1 August 1945, rank retained on retirement 20 December 1946
					promoted 1 July 1989, retired 29 February 1992
					promoted 1 April 1959, retired 29 May 1961
					temporary promotion 1 July 1942, retained the rank on retirement 6 May 1945
					promoted 14 February 1957, retired 13 November 1959
					promoted 1 November 1957, promoted marshal of the RAF 6 April 1962
					promoted 1 March 1949, retired 15 October 1951
				Chief of Defence Logistics Chief of Defence Logistics The Chief of Defence Logistics was a senior post in the British armed forces. As of 1 April 2007 the Defence Logistics Organisation was merged with the Defence Procurement Agency to form a new organisation called Defence Equipment and Support...	promoted 2 September 2002, retired 18 April 2005
					promoted 14 April 1942, promoted marshal of the RAF 1 June 1944
					promoted 1 May 1969, retired at own request 1 October 1970
					promoted 1 October 1948, medically retired 26 November 1951
					promoted 1 December 1978, retired at own request 1 August 1981
					promoted 1 January 1984, retired 31 March 1986
					promoted 1 March 1970, retired 3 September 1973
				AOC-in-C, Air Defence of Great Britain Air Defence of Great Britain The Air Defence of Great Britain was a RAF command comprising substantial Army and RAF elements responsible for the air defence of the British Isles... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 January 1933, died of natural causes while serving 27 April 1933
				Air Member for Personnel Air Member for Personnel The Air Member for Personnel is the senior Royal Air Force officer who is responsible for personnel matters and is a member of the Air Force Board... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 January 1929, promoted marshal of the RAF 1 January 1933
					promoted 16 October 1951, retired 29 January 1956
					promoted 15 May 1950, retired 22 September 1953
					promoted 1 May 1989, retired 31 December 1992
					promoted 1 January 1946, promoted marshal of the RAF 8 June 1950
					promoted 30 July 1973, retired 30 June 1976
				AOC-in-C, Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 November 1968, promoted marshal of the RAF 31 March 1974
				AOC-in-C Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 29 March 1999, retired 5 December 2003
					promoted 1 June 1979, died suddenly while serving 1 January 1981
					promoted 2 May 1976, retired at own request 11 February 1978
					promoted 27 August 1992, retired 11 October 1996
					promoted 26 October 1977, retired 24 January 1981
				AOC-in-C, Air Defence of Great Britain Air Defence of Great Britain The Air Defence of Great Britain was a RAF command comprising substantial Army and RAF elements responsible for the air defence of the British Isles... AOC-in-C, Bomber Command RAF Bomber Command RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s stood at the peak of its postwar military power with the V bombers and a supplemental...	promoted 1 July 1936, retired 12 September 1937, recalled to active service in the rank of air vice-marshal for periods 28 August 1939 to 27 May 1940 and 15 April 1941 to 26 September 1945, resumed the rank of air chief marshal on final retirement (with seniority backdated to 1 July 1936) 26 September 1945
				Chief of the Air Staff Chief of the Defence Staff Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) The Chief of the Defence Staff is the professional head of the British Armed Forces, a senior official within the Ministry of Defence, and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister...	promoted 1 August 2003, retired late 2010
					temporary promotion 1 July 1942, substantive promotion 6 June 1945, promoted marshal of the RAF 12 September 1945
					promoted 1 March 1981, retired 18 October 1984
					promoted 4 November 1992, died of natural causes while serving 10 July 1994
				Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 13 April 2006, retired 31 July 2009
				Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 April 1922, promoted marshal of the RAF 1 January 1927
					promoted 31 March 1976, retired at own request 31 March 1978
					promoted 1 March 1967, retired 7 July 1970
					promoted 11 March 1972, retired 3 January 1976
					promoted 28 January 1953, retired 29 May 1954
				AOC-in-C Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1... Chief of the Air Staff	promoted 1 March 1981, promoted marshal of the RAF 15 October 1985
				Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff	promoted 4 April 1995, retired 10 January 1998
				Air Member for Personnel Air Member for Personnel The Air Member for Personnel is the senior Royal Air Force officer who is responsible for personnel matters and is a member of the Air Force Board... AOC-in-C Personnel and Training Command RAF Personnel and Training Command Personnel and Training Command was one of two commands of the Royal Air Force that were merged to form Air Command on 1 April 2007.- Formation :...	promoted 16 April 1993, retired prematurely 26 August 1995
				AOC-in-C, Strike Command RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1...	promoted 1 September 1994, retired 5 November 1997

Honorary air chief marshals

HM The Sultan of Brunei
Hassanal Bolkiah
General Haji Sir Hassan al-Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah GCB GCMG is the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the 29th Sultan of Brunei and the first Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam...

, promoted 5 November 1992
HRH The Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...

, promoted 14 November 2006
HRH The Prince Edward
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...

, promoted 1 January 1935, assumed the rank of Marshal of the Royal Air Force on 21 January 1936
HM King Olav V of Norway
Olav V of Norway
Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...

, promoted 15 September 1959
HRH The Duke of Kent
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
The Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 29 July 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years. He was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961. The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962–63...

, promoted 1 July 1996
HM King Olav V of Norway
Olav V of Norway
Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...

, promoted 15 September 1959
HM Frederick IX of Denmark
Frederick IX of Denmark
Frederick IX was King of Denmark from 20 April 1947 until his death on 14 January 1972....

, promoted 15 September 1959
HM Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...

, promoted 15 September 1959
HM King Hussein of Jordan
Hussein of Jordan
Hussein bin Talal was the third King of Jordan from the abdication of his father, King Talal, in 1952, until his death. Hussein's rule extended through the Cold War and four decades of Arab-Israeli conflict...

, promoted 19 July 1966
HIM The Shah of Iran
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...

, promoted 5 May 1959
HRH Prince Henry
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....

, promoted 27 October 1944
HRH Princess Alice
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester was a member of the British Royal Family, the wife and then widow of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of George V and Queen Mary.The daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry, Scotland’s largest landowner, her brothers Walter and...

, promoted 23 February 1990

External links

Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chief Marshals

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.

List of air chief marshals

Honorary air chief marshals

See also

External links