Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams, was an Australian military officer who is widely regarded as the "father" of the Royal Australian Air Force. He was the first military pilot trained in Australia, and
Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams
Richard and Constance Williams, c. 1915
Major Williams as Commanding Officer of No. 1 Squadron AFC, Palestine, 1917
Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauvel (front, second left) and Lieutenant Colonel Williams (front, second right) with No. 1 Squadron Bristol Fighters, February 1918
Chief of Air Force is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Air Force, responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of the Department of Defence. The rank associated w
Richard Williams (RAAF officer)
…for air power independent of other branches of the armed services, Williams played a leading role in the establishment of the RAAF and became its first Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) in 1922. He served as CAS for thirteen years over three terms, longer than any other officer. Williams came from a working-class background in…
The inaugural Air Board, including Group Captain Stanley Goble (front row, left) and Air Commodore Richard Williams (front row, centre)
Recently appointed CAS Air Vice Marshal George Jones (left) with Air Vice Marshal William Bostock (centre) and outgoing CAS Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett in 1942
Air Marshal (later Air Chief Marshal) Sir Frederick Scherger