Chiefs of Air Staff - Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force

Chiefs of Air Staff

Chiefs of Air Staff

Title Acknowledgments: Bharat Rakshak expresses its gratitude for the help received from various quarters in the making of this particular section. Namely retired Air Chiefs - Denis La Fontaine, Idris H. Latif, S.K. Mehra, S.K. Sareen and other individuals who came forward to contribute like David Fell, Pradeep Mehra, Hugh Halliday and Ekalavya. Bharat Rakshak also acknowledges the Indian Air Force's direct help from Vayu Bhavan and indirect help in the form of its year books, Air Marshal (retd.) M.S. Chaturvedi's 'History of Indian Air Force' and other published sources

Thomas Walker Elmhirst

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Monday, 12 June 2017 15:12

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KBE, CB, CBE, AFC

C-in-C, 15 Aug 1947 - 02 Feb 1950

Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Monday, 12 June 2017 15:35

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GCB, KBE, DFC, AFC
C-in-C, 22 Feb 1950 - 09 Dec 1951

Subroto Mukherjee

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Monday, 12 June 2017 15:39

OBE
CAS, 01 April 1954 - 08 Nov 1960

Gerald Ernest Gibbs

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Monday, 12 June 2017 15:37

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KBE, CIE, MC and Bar
C-in-C, 10 Dec 1951 - 31 Mar 1954

Pratap Chandra Lal

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Monday, 15 June 2009 18:01

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Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC
CAS, 16 July 1969 - 15 Jan 1973

Om Prakash Mehra

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:19

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Padma Vibhushan, PVSM
CAS, 16 Jan 1973 - 31 Jan 1976

Aspy Merwan Engineer

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:19

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DFC
CAS, 01 Dec 1960 - 31 July 1964

Hrushikesh Moolgavkar

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Monday, 12 June 2017 15:43

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PVSM MVC
CAS, 01 Feb 1976 - 31 Aug 1978

Arjan Singh

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Wednesday, 01 July 2009 13:19

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Padma Vibhushan, DFC
CAS, 01 Aug 1964 - 15 July 1969

Idris Hasan Latif

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:20

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PVSM
CAS, 01 Sep 1978 - 31 Aug 1981

Dilbagh Singh

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:20

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PVSM, AVSM, VM
CAS, 01 Sep 1981 - 03 Sep 1984

Lakshman Madhav Katre

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Sunday, 14 April 2019 22:47

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PVSM AVSM and Bar
CAS, 04 Sep 1984 - 01 July 1985

Surinder Kumar Mehra

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 18 June 2009 23:49

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PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC
CAS, 1Aug 1988 - 31 July 1991

Denis Anthony La Fontaine

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 18 June 2009 23:47

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PVSM, AVSM, VM
CAS,3 July 1985 - 31 July 1988

Nirmal Chandra Suri

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:21

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PVSM, AVSM, VM
CAS, 31 July 1991 - 31 July 1993

Swaroop Krishna Kaul

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Monday, 12 June 2017 15:44

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PVSM, MVC, ADC
CAS,1 Aug 1993 - 31 Dec 1995

Satish Kumar Sareen

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:22

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PVSM, AVSM, VM ADC
CAS, 31 Dec 1995 - 31 Dec 1998

Anil Yashwant Tipnis

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:22

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PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC
CAS, 31 Dec 1998 - 31 Dec 2001

Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:22

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PVSM, AVSM, VM and Bar
CAS, 31 Dec 2001 - 31 Dec 2004

Shashindra Pal Tyagi

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:23

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PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC
CAS, 31 Dec 2004 - 31 March 2007

Fali Homi Major

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:24

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PVSM, AVSM, SC, VM, ADC
CAS, 31 March 2007 - 31 May 2009

Pradeep Vasant Naik

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Sunday, 31 July 2011 15:30

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PVSM, VSM, ADC
CAS, 31 May 2009 - 31 July 2011

Norman Anil Kumar Browne

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Thursday, 02 January 2014 00:57

Pending Photo with full CAS rank

PVSM AVSM VM ADC

CAS, 31 July 2011 - 31 Dec 2013.

Arup Raha

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Saturday, 31 December 2016 22:02

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha

PVSM AVSM VM ADC

CAS, 31 Dec 2013 - 31 Dec 2016.

Birender Singh Dhanoa

Details: Category: Chiefs of Air Staff; Last Updated: Saturday, 31 December 2016 22:13

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC is the new Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force