Air Vice-Marshal Air vice-marshal (AVM) is a two-star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes ...

Cameron Archer Turner, (29 August 1915 – 26 November 1999) was a senior Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) officer, who served as Chief of Air Staff from 1966 to 1969. Turner joined the

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...

in 1936, before being commissioned in the RNZAF in 1940 and serving in the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

. He would go on to command four RNZAF stations, to hold a number of staff appointments, and was Air Member for Supply before being appointed head of the RNZAF. In retirement, he was director of the New Zealand Inventions Development Authority (1969–1976) and president of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Association (1972–1981). Turner was appointed a

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

in the

1960 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1960 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced in supplements to the ''Lond ...

, and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1968 New Year Honours.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Cameron 1915 births 1999 deaths Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Bath New Zealand military personnel of World War II Royal Air Force officers Royal New Zealand Air Force air marshals