Chief_of_Air_Force_(New_Zealand)

Chief of Air Force (New Zealand)

Chief of Air Force (New Zealand)

Head of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

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.

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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.

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References

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    "Air Chief Marshal The Hon Sir Ralph Cochrane". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
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    "Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Saunders". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
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    "Air Marshal Sir Victor Goddard". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
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    Crooks, David M. "Isitt, Leonard Monk 1891 – 1976". Dictionary of New Zealand biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
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    "Air Vice Marshal D V Carnegie (07004)". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
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    "Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter Merton". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
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    Lee-Frampton, Nick (24–30 July 1996). "Forward Thrust". Flight International. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
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    "The Post War Years". RNZAF. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
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    "The Defence Portfolio Briefing to the Incoming Government 2002". New Zealand Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
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    "Chief of Air Force". New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
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    "New Air Force chief named". New Zealand Herald. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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    "Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee appoints new RNZAF Chief". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax Digital. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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    "New Chiefs Appointed for All Three Branches of the Armed Forces". The New Zealand Herald. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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