25-407: Air Marshal Sir George Robert Beamish , KCB , CBE (29 April 1905 – 13 November 1967) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force from the Second World War to his retirement in the late 1950s. Prior to the Second World War, while Beamish was in the RAF, he was a keen rugby union player, playing for Leicester and being capped 26 times for Ireland and was selected for
50-400: A broad black band. This is worn on the lower sleeves of the dress uniform or on shoulders of the flying suit or working uniform. The command flag for an air marshal is defined by the single broad red band running in the centre of the flag. The vehicle star plate for an air marshal depicts three white stars (air marshal is equivalent to a three-star rank) on an air force blue background. In
75-593: Is usually equivalent to a vice admiral or a lieutenant general . Air marshal is immediately senior to the rank of air vice-marshal and immediately subordinate to the rank of air chief marshal . Officers in the rank of air marshal typically hold very senior appointments such as commander-in-chief of an air force or a large air force formation. Officers in the ranks of air chief marshal and air vice-marshal are also referred to generically as air marshals. Occasionally, air force officers of marshal rank are considered to be air marshals. The Australian Air Corps adopted
100-526: The Brazilian Air Force , the highest rank is Marechal-do-ar , a five-star officer, which can be translated as "air marshal" or "marshal of the air". The rank is equivalent to marshal in the Brazilian Army or marshal of the air force elsewhere. In 1927, the rank of Luftmarsk ( transl. air marshal ) was proposed by Christian Førslev as a rank for the potential Chief of
125-519: The RAF College, Cranwell as a flight cadet and after he was commissioned in late 1924, Beamish was posted as a pilot on No. 100 Squadron . In 1934 he was made Flight Commander of No. 45 Squadron and in 1936 he was made Squadron Leader. After attending RAF Staff College in 1937 he was attached to the Air Staff. In 1939 he was made Senior Operations Officer for Palestine and Transjordan. On 17 May 1941 he
150-573: The Vice Chief of Defence Force , the Chief of Joint Operations , and the Chief of Capability Development Group . The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) used the rank until the 1968 unification of the Canadian Forces , when army-type rank titles were adopted and an air marshal became a lieutenant-general . In official Canadian French usage, the rank title was maréchal de l'air . The Canadian Chief of
175-658: The 1930 British Lions tour. He was also the chairman of the RAF Rugby Union and an Air Force rugby selector. George Beamish was born in Dunmanway , Ireland on 29 April 1905. He attended the Coleraine Academical Institution and he and his three younger brothers, Victor , Charles and Cecil were all accomplished sportsmen and went on to join the RAF, Charles also being capped by Ireland. From 1923 Beamish attended
200-491: The Air Staff ordinarily held the rank of air marshal. The following RCAF officers held the rank (dates in rank in parentheses): The rank of air marshal was the highest in the Indian Air Force (IAF), held by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), from 1947 to 1966. In 1966, the rank of CAS was upgraded to air chief marshal and ACM Arjan Singh became the first CAS to hold the four-star rank . The Namibian Air Force adopted
225-596: The New Zealand Defence Force , he is granted the rank of air marshal. The current Chief of Defence Force is an RNZAF officer, Air Marshal Tony Davies. Other officers to hold the air marshal rank in New Zealand are: Prior to the adoption of RAF-specific rank titles in 1919, it was suggested that the RAF might use the Royal Navy's officer ranks, with the word "air" inserted before the naval rank title. For example,
250-544: The RAF rank system in 2010 previously having been using army ranks and insignia. However the rank of air marshal was not used until 1 April 2020 when Martin Pinehas was promoted to that rank and appointed as Chief of the Namibian Defence Force . In New Zealand, the head of the air force holds the lower rank of air vice-marshal. However, when an air force officer holds the country's senior military appointment, Chief of
275-558: The RAF rank system on 9 November 1920 and this usage was continued by its successor, the Royal Australian Air Force . However, the rank of air marshal was not used by the Australian Armed Forces until 1940 when Richard Williams , an RAAF officer, was promoted. In Australia, there are four appointments available for air marshals: the Chief of Air Force and, at times when they are occupied by an air force officer,
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#1732870173769300-849: The Royal Danish Air Force . The rank would have been equivalent to a major general . 1928 Five Nations Championship 1928 Five Nations Championship Date 2 January - 9 April 1928 Countries [REDACTED] England [REDACTED] France [REDACTED] Ireland [REDACTED] Scotland [REDACTED] Wales Tournament statistics Champions [REDACTED] England (10th title) Grand Slam [REDACTED] England (6th title) Triple Crown [REDACTED] England (9th title) Matches played 10 ← 1927 (Previous) (Next) 1929 → The 1928 Five Nations Championship
325-672: The appellation "All Blacks", had an all black kit that clashed with the Lions' blue. After much reluctance and debate, but having to defer to the rugby custom of accommodating guests, New Zealand agreed to change for the Tests and the All Blacks became the All Whites for the first time. Also on that tour, a delegation led by George Beamish expressed their displeasure at the fact that whilst the blue of Scotland, white of England and red of Wales were represented in
350-593: The end of the 1933 tournament Beamish was rarely out of the squad. In 1930 Beamish was selected for the British Isles team on their tour of Australia and New Zealand . He played in all five Tests and 17 of the regional matches, scoring two tries , one each against Otago and a joint Marlborough/Nelson Bay team. After the British tour Beamish returned to the Ireland squad for the 1931 Championship playing in all four games. He
375-418: The invaders from the air, the island fell and Beamish ordered the RAF squadrons to withdraw to Egypt on 19 May. Beamish remained on Crete to assist General Freyberg , both men escaping the island aboard a Sunderland in late May. He was then appointed Senior Air Staff Officer first at Western Desert Air Force, then at North African Tactical Air Forces and then at Second Tactical Air Force before progressing to
400-464: The rank equivalent to a vice-admiral and lieutenant-general. However, air marshal was preferred and has been used since its adoption in August 1919. Sir Hugh Trenchard , the incumbent Chief of the Air Staff when the rank was introduced, became the first air marshal on 11 August 1919. The rank insignia consists of two narrow light blue bands (each on a slightly wider black band) over a light blue band on
425-491: The rank that later became air marshal would have been air vice-admiral. The Admiralty objected to any use of their rank titles, including this modified form, and so an alternative proposal was put forward: air-officer ranks would be based on the term "ardian", which was derived from a combination of the Gaelic words for "chief" ( ard ) and "bird" ( eun ), with the term "second ardian" or "wing ardian" being used specifically for
450-753: The roles of Air Officer Commanding No. 44 Group and then No. 45 Group . After the war he became President of the RAF Selection Board and then Director of Weapons at the Air Ministry in 1947. He went on to be Commandant of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell in 1949, Air Officer Commanding, Air Headquarters Iraq in 1950 and Director-General of Personnel in 1952. His last appointments were as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Transport Command in 1954 and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Technical Training Command in 1955. In 1955, Beamish
475-526: The strip there was no green for Ireland. A green flash was added to the socks, which from 1938 became a green turnover and that has remained a feature of the strip ever since. Air Marshal Air marshal ( Air Mshl or AM ) is an air-officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force . The rank is used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence, including many Commonwealth nations . The rank
500-453: The tournament, a home loss to Scotland and an impressive 19–3 win over Wales . During the 1927–28 season, and now playing club rugby for Leicester, Beamish was approached to play for invitational touring team the Barbarians . In 1928, nearly three years after his last international game, Beamish was recalled to the Ireland team. From the first game of the 1928 Five Nations Championship until
525-512: Was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath . He retired in 1958. In 1962 he was made High Sheriff of County Londonderry . Beamish won his first international cap in 1925, at the age of 19, representing Ireland in that year's Home Nations Championship in a six all draw with England . At the time he was representing Coleraine at club level. Beamish was then selected for the remaining games of
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#1732870173769550-526: Was appointed senior RAF officer on Crete overseeing the reception of units after their withdrawal from Greece. To aid him in this task he was allocated two RAF squadrons from Egypt, 30 and 205 to bolster the fighters already stationed on the island. But following the German Invasion of Crete this action turned into the defence of the island. Unable to convince the Army Commander of the need to defeat
575-449: Was captain of the RAF rugby side. George Beamish is also credited with getting the green of Ireland represented in the kit currently worn by the British & Irish Lions . On the 1930 tour to New Zealand, of which he was a member, the tourists wore what was by then the standard blue jerseys. These themselves caused some controversy because the New Zealand side, by then already synonymous with
600-6078: Was the fourteenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the forty-first series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 2 January and 9 April. It was contested by England , France , Ireland , Scotland and Wales . Table [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 [REDACTED] England 4 4 0 0 41 22 +19 8 2 [REDACTED] Ireland 4 3 0 1 44 30 +14 6 3 [REDACTED] Wales 4 1 0 3 34 31 +3 2 3 [REDACTED] Scotland 4 1 0 3 20 38 −18 2 3 [REDACTED] France 4 1 0 3 30 48 −18 2 Source: Results [ edit ] 1928-01-02 France [REDACTED] 6–15 [REDACTED] Scotland Paris 1928-01-21 [REDACTED] Wales 8–10 [REDACTED] England Swansea 1928-01-28 Ireland [REDACTED] 12–8 [REDACTED] France Belfast 1928-02-04 Scotland [REDACTED] 0–13 [REDACTED] Wales Edinburgh 1928-02-11 Ireland [REDACTED] 6–7 [REDACTED] England Dublin 1928-02-25 England [REDACTED] 18–8 [REDACTED] France London 1928-02-25 Scotland [REDACTED] 5–13 [REDACTED] Ireland Edinburgh 1928-03-10 [REDACTED] Wales 10–13 [REDACTED] Ireland Cardiff 1928-03-17 England [REDACTED] 6–0 [REDACTED] Scotland London 1928-04-09 France [REDACTED] 8–3 [REDACTED] Wales Paris External links [ edit ] "6 Nations History" . rugbyfootballhistory.com . Retrieved 2008-03-10 . v t e Six Nations Championship Teams England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales Stadia Twickenham Stadium Stade de France Aviva Stadium Stadio Olimpico Murrayfield Stadium Millennium Stadium Seasons Home 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 Five 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 Home 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Five 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Six 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Squads Five 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Six 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Head-to-head records England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales France England Ireland Italy Scotland Wales Ireland England France Italy Scotland Wales Italy England France Ireland Scotland Wales Scotland England France Ireland Italy Wales Wales England France Ireland Italy Scotland Honours Triple Crown Grand Slam Auld Alliance Trophy Calcutta Cup Centenary Quaich Cuttitta Cup Doddie Weir Cup Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy Millennium Trophy Wooden Spoon Championship records Hat-tricks Players of
625-495: Was then selected as Ireland team captain when the team faced the 1931 touring South African team in Dublin. He retained the captaincy for the 1932 Home Nations Championship , and steered Ireland to their first Championship win for twenty years. The 1933 campaign was Beamish's last for Ireland, playing in all three games and captaining the team in a win over Wales. During his career, Beamish also played club rugby for London Irish and
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