Notable Air Chief Marshals
- Hugh Dowding, commander of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain.
- Lloyd Samuel Breadner, the first Canadian to hold the rank.
- Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.
- Sir Jock Stirrup, the former British Chief of the Defence Staff.
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