Chief of Air Force (New Zealand)

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

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 StaffGroup Captain Ralph Cochrane RAF 1 April 1937 24 February 1939 Group Captain Hugh Saunders & Bar, MM RAF 25 February 1939 28 September 1941 Air Commodore Victor Goddard RAF 29 September 1941 18 July 1943 Air Vice-Marshal Sir Leonard Isitt RNZAF 19 July 1943 May 1946 Air Vice-Marshal Sir Arthur Nevill RNZAF May 1946 January 1951 Air Vice-Marshal David Carnegie RAF January 1951 22 February 1954 Air Vice-Marshal Walter Merton RAF 23 February 1954 4 June 1956 Air Vice-Marshal Cyrus Kay RNZAF 5 June 1956 30 June 1958 Air Vice-Marshal Malcolm Calder RNZAF 1 July 1958 November 1962 Air Vice-Marshal Ian Morrison RNZAF November 1962 July 1966 Air Vice-Marshal Cameron Turner RNZAF July 1966 July 1969 Air Vice-Marshal William Stratton & Bar RNZAF July 1969 July 1971 Air Vice-Marshal Douglas St George RNZAF July 1971 September 1974 Air Vice-Marshal Richard Bolt* RNZAF September 1974 October 1976 Air Vice-Marshal Larry Siegert RNZAF October 1976 October 1979 Air Vice-Marshal Ewan Jamieson* RNZAF October 1979 April 1983 Air Vice-Marshal David Crooks* RNZAF April 1983 October 1986 Air Vice-Marshal Patrick Neville RNZAF October 1986 1988 Air Vice-Marshal Peter Adamson RNZAF 1988 1992 Air Vice-Marshal John Hosie RNZAF 1992 September 1995 Air Vice-Marshal Carey Adamson* RNZAF September 1995 24 February 1999 Air Vice-Marshal Don Hamilton RNZAF 25 February 1999 24 February 2002 Chief of Air Force Air Vice-Marshal John Hamilton RNZAF 25 February 2002 30 April 2006 Air Vice-Marshal Graham Lintott RNZAF 1 May 2006 30 April 2011 Air Vice-Marshal Peter Stockwell RNZAF 1 May 2011 30 April 2014 Air Vice-Marshal Mike Yardley RNZAF 1 May 2014 22 March 2016 Air Vice-Marshal Tony Davies* RNZAF 23 March 2016 9 September 2018 Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Clark RNZAF 10 September 2018 2 October 2023Air Vice-MarshalDarryn WebbRNZAF2 October 2023Incumbent

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