Chief of Air Force (Australia)
Appointees

Rank & Pre-Nominal
Name
Post- Nominals
Service
Term began
Term ended
Time in appointment
Chief of the Air Staff
Chief of the Air Staff
Chief of the Air Staff
Chief of the Air Staff
Chief of the Air Staff
Chief of the Air Staff
-
Wing Commander
Richard Williams
DSO, OBE
RAAF
October 1922
December 1922
61 days
Wing Commander
Stanley Goble
CBE, DSO, DSC
RAAF
December 1922
February 1925
2 years, 62 days
Air Commodore
Richard Williams
CBE, DSO
RAAF
February 1925
December 1932
7 years, 304 days
Air Commodore
Stanley Goble
CBE, DSO, DSC
RAAF
December 1932
June 1934
1 year, 182 days
Air Vice Marshal
Richard Williams
CB, CBE, DSO
RAAF
June 1934
February 1939
5 years, 0 days
Air Vice Marshal
Stanley Goble
CBE, DSO, DSC
RAAF
February 1939
January 1940
334 days
Air Commodore
William Anderson
CBE, DFC
RAAF
January 1940
February 1940
31 days
Air Chief Marshal Sir
Charles Burnett
KCB, CBE, DSO
RAF
February 1940
May 1942
2 years, 89 days
Air Marshal
George Jones
CB, CBE, DFC
RAAF
May 1942
January 1952
9 years, 245 days
Air Marshal Sir
Donald Hardman
KCB, OBE, DFC
RAF
January 1952
January 1954
2 years, 0 days
Air Marshal Sir
John McCauley
KBE, CB
RAAF
January 1954
March 1957
3 years, 59 days
Air Marshal Sir
Frederick Scherger
KBE, CB, DSO, AFC
RAAF
March 1957
May 1961
4 years, 61 days
Air Marshal Sir
Valston Hancock
KBE, CB, DFC
RAAF
May 1961
May 1965
4 years, 0 days
Air Marshal Sir
Alister Murdoch
KBE, CB
RAAF
June 1965
December 1969
4 years, 183 days
Air Marshal Sir
Colin Hannah
KBE, CB
RAAF
January 1970
March 1972
2 years, 60 days
Air Marshal
Charles Read
CB, DFC, AFC
RAAF
March 1972
March 1975
3 years, 0 days
Air Marshal Sir
James Rowland
KBE, DFC, AFC
RAAF
March 1975
March 1979
4 years, 0 days
Air Marshal Sir
Neville McNamara
KBE, AO, AFC, AE
RAAF
March 1979
April 1982
3 years, 31 days
Air Marshal
David Evans
AC, DSO, AFC
RAAF
April 1982
May 1985
3 years, 30 days
Air Marshal
John Newham
AC
RAAF
May 1985
July 1987
2 years, 61 days
Air Marshal
Ray Funnell
AC
RAAF
July 1987
October 1992
5 years, 92 days
Air Marshal
Barry Gration
AO, AFC
RAAF
October 1992
November 1994
2 years, 31 days
Air Marshal
Les Fisher
AO
RAAF
November 1994
February 1997
2 years, 92 days
Chief of Air Force
Chief of Air Force
Chief of Air Force
Chief of Air Force
Chief of Air Force
Chief of Air Force
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Air Marshal
Les Fisher
AO
RAAF
February 1997
May 1998
1 year, 89 days
Air Marshal
Errol McCormack
AO
RAAF
May 1998
June 2001
3 years, 31 days
Air Marshal
Angus Houston
AO, AFC
RAAF
June 2001
July 2005
4 years, 30 days
Air Marshal
Geoff Shepherd
AO
RAAF
July 2005
July 2008
3 years, 0 days
Air Marshal
Mark Binskin
AO
RAAF
July 2008
July 2011
3 years, 0 days
Air Marshal
Geoff Brown
AO
RAAF
July 2011
July 2015
4 years, 0 days
Air Marshal
Leo Davies
AO, CSC
RAAF
July 2015
Incumbent
3 years, 286 days

Question: Who succeeded Air Marshal Sir Donald Hardman, and what year did it occur?
Answer: Hardman was succeeded in 1954 by Air Marshal Sir John McCauley.