Commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (born 1935)
Raymond George (Ray) Funnell
Born
(1935-03-01) 1 March 1935 (age 89) Brisbane, Queensland
Allegiance
Australia
Service/branch
Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service
1953–1992 (39 years)
Rank
Air Marshal
Commands held
No. 79 Squadron (1966)
No. 6 Squadron (1972–1975)
Vice Chief of the Defence Force (1986–1987)
Chief of the Air Staff (1987–1992)
Awards
Companion of the Order of Australia Commander of the Legion of Merit (US)
Other work
Principal, ACDSS (1994–1998)
Air Marshal Raymond George (Ray) Funnell, AC (born 1 March 1935) is a retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) from 1987 until 1992. A graduate of RAAF College, he began his career flying CAC Sabre jet fighters in Australia and South East Asia in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1972 to 1975 he commanded No. 6 Squadron, during which time the General Dynamics F-111C swing-wing bomber entered Australian service. He held senior staff posts in the early 1980s. In 1986, he was promoted to air marshal and became the inaugural Vice Chief of the Defence Force. Appointed CAS in July 1987, Funnell was closely involved in the development and dissemination of air power doctrine. He retired from the RAAF in October 1992 following his term as CAS, and was founding Principal of the Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies from 1994 to 1998. Since then he has served on various Federal Government committees on immigration and detention.
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