Air vice-marshal (abbreviated as AVM) is the third highest active rank of the Royal Australian Air Force and was created as a direct equivalent of the British Royal Air Force rank of air vice-marshal. It is also considered a two-star rank. The Australian Air Corps adopted the RAF rank system on 9 November 1920 and this usage was continued by its successor, the Royal Australian Air Force.[1]
| Air vice-marshal | |
|---|---|
_AVM_rank_ins.svg){kind=icon} An Australian air vice-marshal's rank insignia | |
 RAAF AVM Command Flag | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Service branch |  Royal Australian Air Force |
| Abbreviation | AVM |
| Rank | Two-star |
| NATO rank code | OF-7 |
| Non-NATO rank | O-8 |
| Formation | 1965 |
| Next higher rank | Air marshal |
| Next lower rank | Air commodore |
| Equivalent ranks | |
Air vice-marshal is a higher rank than air commodore and is a lower rank than air marshal. Air vice-marshal is a direct equivalent of rear admiral in the Royal Australian Navy and major general in the Australian Army.
The insignia is one light blue band (on a slightly wider black band) over a light blue band on a black broad band.
The equivalent rank in the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force,[2] was 'air chief commandant'.
See also
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References
edit- ^ Gillison, Douglas Napier (1962). "Chapter 1: Formation of the Royal Australian Air Force" (digitised book). Royal Australian Air Force, 1939–1942 (1st ed.). Australian War Memorial. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) in Australia during WW2". Oz At War. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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