Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Marshal of the Royal Air Force est le plus haut grade de la Royal Air Force. Il se classe immédiatement au-dessus du grade de Air Chief Marshal et est l'équivalent d'un Admiral of the Fleet dans la Royal Navy et d'un Field Marshal de l'Armée de terre britannique.

Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Insignes du grade de Marshal of the Royal Air Force.
Création
Armée  Royal Air Force
Statut Maréchal
Désignation Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Abréviation MRAF
Code OTAN OF-10
Équivalence Field marshal (British Army)
Admiral of the fleet (Royal Navy)

Liste
Année de nominationNomNaissanceDécèsNotes
1927Hugh Trenchard (en)18731956Promoted 1 January 1927[1],[2].
1933John Salmond18811968Promoted 1 January 1933[3].
1936Édouard VIII du Royaume-Uni18941972Honorary rank.
Promoted 21 January 1936[4].
1936George VI du Royaume-Uni18951952Honorary rank.
Promoted 11 December 1936[5].
1937Edward Leonard Ellington (en)18771967Promoted 1 January 1937[6].
1940Cyril Newall18861963Promoted 4 October 1940. Retired only 20 days later[7].
1944Charles Portal18931971Promoted 1 June 1944.
1945Arthur Tedder18901967Promoted 12 September 1945.
1946William Sholto Douglas18931969Promoted 1 January 1946.
1946Arthur Travers Harris18921984Promoted 1 January 1946, several months after retirement[8].
1950John Slessor18971979Promoted 8 June 1950.
1953Philip Mountbatten, duc d'Edimbourg19212021Honorary rank.
Promoted 15 January 1953[9].
1954William Dickson18981987Promoted 1 June 1954.
1958Dermot Boyle19041993Promoted 1 January 1958.
1958Henry de Gloucester19001974Honorary rank.
Promoted 12 June 1958[10].
1962Thomas Pike19061983Promoted 6 April 1962[11].
1967Charles Elworthy19111993Promoted 1 April 1967[12].
1971John Grandy19132004Promoted and retired on the same day (1 April 1971)[13].
1974Denis Spotswood19162001Promoted and retired on the same day (31 March 1974)[14].
1976Andrew Humphrey19211977Promoted 6 August 1976[15].
1977Neil Cameron19201985Promoted 31 July 1977[16],[17].
1982Michael Beetham19232015Promoted and retired on the same day (14 October 1982)[18].
1985Keith Williamson19282018Promoted and retired on the same day (15 October 1985)[19].
1988David Craig1929-Promoted 14 November 1988[20].
1992Peter Harding1933-Promoted 6 November 1992[21]. Resigned commission 14 June 1994[22].
2012Prince Charles1948-Honorary rank.
Promoted 16 June 2012.
2014Graham Stirrup1949-Honorary rank.
Promoted 13 June 2014.

Annexes

Notes et références
  1. (en) The London Gazette, (Supplement) no 33235, p. 9, 31 December 1926. Consulté le 2009-05-25.
  2. Malcolm Barrass, « Marshal of the RAF The Viscount Trenchard of Wolfeton », Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation, (consulté le )
  3. (en) The London Gazette, (Supplement) no 33898, p. 15, 30 December 1932. Consulté le 2009-06-03.
  4. (en) The London Gazette, no 34251, p. 665, 31 January 1936. Consulté le 2009-04-29.
  5. (en) The London Gazette, no 34351, p. 8187, 18 December 1936. Consulté le 2009-04-29.
  6. (en) The London Gazette, no 34356, p. 17, 1 January 1937. Consulté le 2009-04-29.
  7. Baron Newall
  8. Malcolm Barrass, « Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur Harris », Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation, (consulté le )
  9. (en) The London Gazette, (Supplement) no 39753, p. 349, 13 January 1953. Consulté le 2009-04-29.
  10. (en) The London Gazette, (Supplement) no 41409, p. 3561, 3 June 1958. Consulté le 2008-11-24.
  11. Malcolm Barrass, « Marshal of the RAF Sir Thomas Pike », Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation, (consulté le )
  12. Malcolm Barrass, « Marshal of the RAF The Lord Elworthy of Timaru », Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation, (consulté le )
  13. Malcolm Barrass, « Marshal of the RAF Sir John Grandy », Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation, (consulté le )
  14. Malcolm Barrass, « Marshal of the RAF Sir Denis Spotswood », Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation, (consulté le )
  15. Henry Probert, High Commanders of the Royal Air Force, Londres, HMSO, , 133 p. (ISBN 0-11-772635-4)
  16. Henry Probert, High Commanders of the Royal Air Force, Londres, HMSO, , 135 p. (ISBN 0-11-772635-4)
  17. (en) The London Gazette, (Supplement) no 47289, p. 9978, 1 August 1977. Consulté le 2009-04-29.
  18. Henry Probert, High Commanders of the Royal Air Force, Londres, HMSO, , 137 p. (ISBN 0-11-772635-4)
  19. Henry Probert, High Commanders of the Royal Air Force, Londres, HMSO, , 139 p. (ISBN 0-11-772635-4)
  20. Henry Probert, High Commanders of the Royal Air Force, Londres, HMSO, , 141 p. (ISBN 0-11-772635-4)
  21. (en) The London Gazette, (Supplement) no 53103, p. 18862, 9 November 1992. Consulté le 2009-04-29.
  22. (en) The London Gazette, (Supplement) no 53814, p. 14206, 10 October 1994. Consulté le 2009-04-29.
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