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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 '60s. 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.
==Early career and rise to senior command==
Raymond George (Ray) Funnell was born on 1 March 1935 in Brisbane, Queensland, and educated at Brisbane State High School.〔Stephens; Isaacs, ''High Fliers'', pp. 179–182〕 He joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Training Corps in January 1949, and received a flying training scholarship.〔〔Stephens, ''New Era Security'', p. 71〕 In 1951, aged 16, he learnt to fly with the Royal Queensland Aero Club. In January 1953 he entered RAAF College as an air cadet, graduating with distinction in 1956.〔〔APDC, ''The Australian Experience of Air Power'', p. 126〕 He married his wife Suzanne in 1958; the couple had two sons.〔Singh, ''Who's Who in Australia 2010'', p. 802〕 Funnell spent much of his early career flying CAC Sabre jet fighters at RAAF Bases Williamtown, New South Wales, and Butterworth, Malaysia, as well as Ubon, Thailand, and Labuan, East Malaysia.〔〔 As a flight lieutenant in the early 1960s, he instructed on the de Havilland Vampire with No. 1 Applied Flying Training School at RAAF Base Pearce, Western Australia.〔〔Stephens, ''Going Solo'', p. 155〕 In 1966 he served as commanding officer of No. 79 Squadron at Ubon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Air Marshals )〕
Squadron Leader Funnell attended RAAF Staff College, Canberra, from January to December 1967.〔Hurst, ''Strategy and Red Ink'', p. 191〕 He subsequently served in various staff positions with the RAAF and on exchange with the United States Air Force.〔 In 1971 he became the first RAAF officer to attend the US Air War College, and received a master's degree in political science from Auburn University.〔〔 Promoted to wing commander, from 1972 to 1975 he was commanding officer of No. 6 Squadron at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland.〔〔 His tenure witnessed the introduction of the General Dynamics F-111C swing-wing bomber to Australian service. On 8/9 April 1974, Funnell flew an F-111 around Australia to commemorate the 1924 circumnavigation of the continent by Wing Commander Stanley Goble and Flight Lieutenant Ivor McIntyre in a Fairey III seaplane.〔Lax, ''From Controversy to Cutting Edge'', pp. 108–109, 128–129〕 From 1975 to 1978 he was head of the Military Planning Staff for the Australian Defence Force Academy project.〔 He also served as honorary aide-de-camp to Governor-General Sir John Kerr. Funnell was awarded the National Medal for long service in 1977, and a clasp the following year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Medal )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= National Medal – 1st Clasp )〕
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