Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force information
Rank in Royal Australian Air Force
For other countries which use this rank, see Marshal of the air force.
Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force
The MRAAF insignia
Country
Australia
Service branch
Royal Australian Air Force
Abbreviation
MRAAF
Rank
Five-star
NATO rank code
OF-10
Non-NATO rank
O-11
Formation
2 June 1938 (1938-06-02)(honorary)
Next lower rank
Air chief marshal
Equivalent ranks
Admiral of the Fleet (RAN)
Field marshal (Army)
Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force (MRAAF) is the highest rank of the Royal Australian Air Force and was created as a direct equivalent of the British Royal Air Force rank of Marshal of the Royal Air Force. It is considered a five-star rank.
It has only twice been awarded, each time as an honorary rank to a senior member of the Royal Family. On 2 June 1939 King George VI assumed the rank which he held until his death in 1952. Two years later, the Duke of Edinburgh was granted the rank. He was present at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Royal Australian Air Force in March 1971 as a Marshal of the RAAF;[1][2] and continued to hold the rank[3] until his death in 2021.
Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force is a higher rank than air chief marshal. Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force is a direct equivalent of admiral of the fleet in the Royal Australian Navy and field marshal in the Australian Army.
The insignia is four light blue bands (each on a slightly wider black band) over a light blue band on a black broad band.
^Allison, Ronald; Riddell, Sarah (1991). The Royal encyclopedia. Macmillan Press. p. 30.
^"DUKE OF EDINBURGH AT CELEBRATIONS". RAAF News. Australia, Australia. 1 January 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 24 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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