Ray Funnell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetRay Funnell
Retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
About Ray Funnell
- Air Marshal Raymond George (Ray) Funnell, (born 1 March 1935) is a retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
- He served as Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) from 1987 until 1992.
- A graduate of RAAF College, he began his career flying CAC Sabre jet fighters in Australia and South East Asia in the 1950s and 1960s.
- From 1972 to 1975 he commanded No.
- 6 Squadron, during which time the General Dynamics F-111C swing-wing bomber entered Australian service.
- He held senior staff posts in the early 1980s.
- In 1986, he was promoted to air marshal and became the inaugural Vice Chief of the Defence Force.
- Appointed CAS in July 1987, Funnell was closely involved in the development and dissemination of air power doctrine.
- He retired from the RAAF in October 1992 following his term as CAS, and was founding Principal of the Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies from 1994 to 1998.
- Since then he has served on various Federal Government committees on immigration and detention.
Read more at Wikipedia