Chief of Air Force (New Zealand)

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Chief of Air Force
Incumbent
Mike Yardley
since 1 May 2014
Style Air Vice Marshal
Member of New Zealand Defence Force
Reports to Chief of Defence Force
Term length Three years (renewable)
Inaugural holder Group Captain Ralph Cochrane
Formation 1 April 1937

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] Incumbent

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