page_title: List of Royal Australian Air Force air marshals
section_title: Air marshals
hierarchical_section_title: List of Royal Australian Air Force air marshals / Air marshals
caption_attribution_description: English: RAAF Air Mashal Rank Slide
context_page_description: The following is a list of Australians who have attained air marshal rank within the Royal Australian Air Force; that is, service personnel who have held the rank of air chief marshal, air marshal or air vice marshal. The Royal Australian Air Force was established in 1921 as a separate branch of the Australian military forces. The service was modelled after the Royal Air Force—formed three years earlier—and adopted the same ranking system. Richard Williams, regarded as the "father" of the Royal Australian Air Force, was the service's first member to obtain air-officer rank on being promoted to air commodore in 1927; he went on to become the first air vice marshal and air marshal. In 1965, Sir Frederick Scherger became the first officer to be advanced to air chief marshal, one of only four members of the Royal Australian Air Force to obtain this rank as of June 2014. A further twenty-one individuals have reached air marshal in the RAAF and 127 air vice marshal; seven officers have retired with the honorary rank of air vice marshal.
context_section_description:  This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the air marshal is still a serving member of the RAAF.
  A dash (—) in the "Died" column indicates that the person is still living.
  Air marshal is the highest permanent rank in the Royal Australian Air Force. The rank of air marshal is always held by the Chief of Air Force, though is also held when a RAAF officer is appointed as Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Chief of Joint Operations or Chief of Joint Capabilities. Richard Williams was the officer to attain the rank of air marshal in the RAAF on promotion in 1940. Regarded as the 'father' of the Royal Australian Air Force, Williams was its first and longest serving Chief, being appointed to the post during three different periods and serving for a total of thirteen years. The current Chief of Joint Capabilities, Warren McDonald, is the most recent officer to obtain the rank of air marshal on promotion in January 2019.
  Air marshals of the Royal Australian Air Force are as follows:
caption: An Australian air marshal's rank insignia
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