What is Neville McNamara?
[[File:P02032.002NevMcNamara.jpg|thumb|McNamara, [[Japan]] (1947).]] [[Air Chief Marshal]] '''Sir Neville Patrick McNamara''', {{Small|[[Order of the British Empire|KBE]] [[Order of Australia|AO]] [[Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)|AFC]] [[Air Efficiency Award|AE]]}} (17 April 1923 &ndash; 7 May 2014) was an [[Australians|Australian]] war veteran. He was the senior commander of the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF). He served as the RAAF's highest-ranking position, [[Chief of Air Force (Australia)|Chief of the Air Staff]] (CAS), from 1979 until 1982. He was also [[Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)|Chief of the Defence Force Staff]] (CDFS), Australia's top military role at the time, from 1982 until 1984. McNamara was born in [[Toogoolawah, Queensland|Toogoolawah]], [[Queensland]]. McNamara died on 7 May 2014 in [[Jervis Bay]], [[New South Wales]], aged 91. His wife and two daughters outlived him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/smh-au/obituary.aspx?pid=170965269|title=Neville McNAMARA|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=10 May 2014|accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://bombercommandcommemorativeday.com/contact/our-patron/ Neville McNamara] at [http://bombercommandcommemorativeday.com/ Bomber Command Commemorative Day] {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McNamara, Neville}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Australian military people]] [[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:Order of Australia]] [[Category:People from Queensland]]