Marshal of the Royal Air Force
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force
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| no | date | name | class | job(s) | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Jan 1927 | Sir Hugh Trenchard, Bt. | Chief of the Air Staff 1919-1930 | (1873-1956) later Viscount Trenchard | |
| 2 | 1 Jan 1933 | Sir John Salmond | Chief of the Air Staff 1930-1933 Chief of the Air Staff 1933 |
(1881-1968) | |
| * | 21 Jan 1936 | HM King Edward VIII | (1894-1972) honorary | ||
| * | 12 Dec 1936 | HM King George VI | (1895-1952) honorary | ||
| 3 | 1 Jan 1937 | Sir Edward Ellington | (1877-1967) | ||
| 4 | 4 Oct 1940 | Sir Cyril Newall | Chief of the Air Staff 1937-1940 | (1886-1963) later Lord Newall | |
| 5 | 1 Jan 1944 | Sir Charles Portal | Chief of the Air Staff 1940-1946 | (1893-1971) later Viscount Portal of Hungerford | |
| 6 | 12 Sept 1945 | Sir Arthur Tedder | Chief of the Air Staff 1946-1950 | (1890-1967) later Lord Tedder | |
| 7 | 1 Jan 1946 | Sir Sholto Douglas | (1893-1969) later Lord Douglas of Kirtleside | ||
| 8 | 1 Jan 1946 | Sir Arthur Harris | (1892-1984) retired | ||
| 9 | 8 Jun 1950 | Sir John Slessor | Chief of the Air Staff 1950-1953 | (1897-1979) | |
| * | 15 Jan 1953 | HRH The Duke of Edinburgh | (1921- ) honorary | ||
| 10 | 1 Jun 1954 | Sir William Dickson | Chief of the Air Staff 1953-1956 Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee 1956-1959 Chief of the Defence Staff 1959 |
(1898-1987) | |
| 11 | 1 Jan 1958 | Sir Dermot Boyle | Chief of the Air Staff 1956-1960 | (1904-1993) | |
| * | 12 Jun 1958 | HRH The Duke of Gloucester | (1900-1974) honorary | ||
| 12 | 6 Apr 1962 | Sir Thomas Pike | Chief of the Air Staff 1960-1963 | (1906-1983) | |
| 13 | 1 Apr 1967 | Sir Charles Elworthy | Chief of the Defence Staff 1967-1971 | (1911-1993) later Lord Elworthy | |
| 14 | 1 Apr 1971 | Sir John Grandy | (1913-2004) | ||
| 15 | 31 Mar 1974 | Sir Denis Spotswood | (1916-2001) | ||
| 16 | 6 Aug 1976 | Sir Andrew Humphrey | Chief of the Defence Staff 1976-1977 | (1921-1977) | |
| 17 | 31 Jul 1977 | Sir Neil Cameron | Chief of the Air Staff 1976-1977 Chief of the Defence Staff 1977-1979 |
(1920-1985) later Lord Cameron of Balhousie | |
| 18 | 14 Oct 1982 | Sir Michael Beetham | (1923- ) | ||
| 19 | 15 Oct 1985 | Sir Keith Williamson | (1928- ) | ||
| 20 | 14 Nov 1988 | Sir David Craig | Chief of the Defence Staff 1988-1991 | (1929- ) later Lord Craig of Radley | |
| 21 | 6 Nov 1992 | Sir Peter Harding | Chief of the Defence Staff 1992-1994 | (1933- ) | |
| * | 16 Jun 2012 | HRH The Prince of Wales | (1948- ) honorary | ||
| 22 | 13 Jun 2014 | The Lord Stirrup | Chief of the Air Staff 2003-2006 Chief of the Defence Staff 2006-2010 |
(1949- ) |
