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Air Marshal Errol John McCormack, AO (30 August 1941 – 8 April 2024) was a senior commander in the
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In 1995 he became Commander for the Integrated Air Defence System at Butterworth in Malaysia. He was appointed Deputy Chief of Air Force in 1997 and Chief of Air Force in May 1998 before he retired in 2001. In retirement he became Chairman of Chemring Australia Pty Ltd. He became an
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal Air force, aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army. Constitutionally the Governor-Gener ...
(RAAF), who served as Chief of Air Force from May 1998 to June 2001.
Early life
McCormack was born inBundaberg
Bundaberg () is the major regional city in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of the state of Queensland, Australia. It is the List of cities in Australia by population, ninth largest city in the state. The Bundaberg central business district is situa ...
, Queensland
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, on 30 August 1941 to Horace McCormack and his wife Ida (née Wooldridge). He was educated at Bundaberg State High School.
Service career
McCormack was commissioned in 1963 and served in Malaysia and Singapore during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation,Australian Department of Defense – Senior Military Appointments/ref> and subsequently took part in the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...
. He served as commanding officer of No. 1 Squadron RAAF in the 1980s. He was made commanding officer of No. 82 Wing RAAF in 1987, Director General Force Development Air at Headquarters, Australian Defence Force in Canberra
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in 1989 and Air Attaché
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in Washington D. C. in 1993.Australian Industry & Defence NetworkIn 1995 he became Commander for the Integrated Air Defence System at Butterworth in Malaysia. He was appointed Deputy Chief of Air Force in 1997 and Chief of Air Force in May 1998 before he retired in 2001. In retirement he became Chairman of Chemring Australia Pty Ltd. He became an
Officer of the Order of Australia
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in 1998.
McCormack died in Canberra on 8 April 2024.
Honours and awards
References
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