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The son of one of cricket's greatest ever players has fulfilled a life-long ambition after being appointed one of the Defence Force's most senior leaders.

Stephen Chappell, son of former Australia captain Greg, was named his country's new Chief of Airforce on Tuesday, after first discovering his passion for flying after watching Top Gun as a nine-year-old boy with his father.

'We came out and I said 'What'd you think of that?' and he said 'That was fantastic, that's what I want to do when I grow up'. He never deviated, basically,' Greg told The Australian. 

His other son, Jonathan, played baseball professionally in the United States and while Stephen showed great promise as a cricketer, his sole focus was on flying. 

'If he'd chosen cricket or sport, we would have supported that but I don't think it's an easy path to tread when following a father into that area.