MRAF

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MRAF is the highest rank in the Royal Air Force, equivalent to a five-star air officer and typically held only in wartime or as an honorary appointment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air force rank
military rank
appointmentType honorary rank
substantive rank
associatedWith Chief of the Air Staff
commandLevel service chief
country United Kingdom
equivalentTo Admiral of the Fleet
Field Marshal (British Army)
surface form: Field Marshal

five-star general
firstHolder Lord Trenchard
surface form: Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard
firstYearInUse 1927
hasAbbreviation MRAF self-link
insigniaFeature crossed batons in a wreath surmounted by a crown
introducedBy Royal Air Force Act 1918
isHighestRankIn Royal Air Force
NATOrankCode OF-10
peacetimeUse rare
precedenceOver Air Chief Marshal
rankClass flag officer rank
rankGroup air officer
rankLevel five-star rank
serviceBranch Royal Air Force
standsFor Marshal of the Royal Air Force
starCount 5
symbolizes supreme air force command
typicalUse honorary appointment
wartime rank
usedBy British Armed Forces
surface form: United Kingdom armed forces
usedIn British military rank structure

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