# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alister-murdoch
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:06:30.126Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/alister-murdoch"
name: "Alister Murdoch"
slug: "alister-murdoch"
description: "Air Marshal Sir Alister Murray Murdoch, was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) from 1965 to 1969. Joining the Air Force in 1930, Murdoch trained as a seaplane pilot and participated in an Antarctic rescue mission for lost explorers in 1935. During World War II, he commanded No. 221 Squadron RAF in Europe and the Middle East, and later occupied senior positions on the staff of RAAF formations in the South West Pacific. His post-war appointments included Commandant of RAAF College from 1952 to 1953, Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Training Command from 1953 to 1955, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff from 1958 to 1959, and AOC Operational Command from 1962 to 1965."
tagline: "RAAF Chief of the Air Staff"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Caf_murdoch.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Australia"
  isoCode: "AU"
birthDate: "1912-12-09"
deathDate: "1984-10-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             8.4375
  historical:           6.337617333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "أليستر مردوخ"
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    title: "آلیستر مرداک"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alister_Murdoch"
    title: "Alister Murdoch"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alister_Murdoch"
    title: "Alister Murdoch"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4727348"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump