Service No & Branch | 14284 F(P) | Stream :Fighters | |||||||||||
Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 23 Jan 1976 | Course: 115 Course | |||||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 28 Feb 2011 Superannuated | Nick Name : | |||||||||||
Qualifications Held : | Instructor Rating: A2 | ||||||||||||
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Air Cmde |
Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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01 Jan 1986 - 01 Jan 1988 | Flt Lt | Flying Instructors School | Tambaram | Flying Instructor | |
01 Jan 1992 - 01 Jan 1995 | Wg Cdr | Flying Instructors School | Tambaram | Flying Instructor | |
08 May 1995 - 24 May 1997 | Wg Cdr | No.220 Squadron | Jodhpur/ Halwara | Commanding Officer | |
- | Gp Capt | Western Air Command | Delhi | Command Air Defence Officer | |
- | Gp Capt | 9 Wing | Halwara | Chief Operations Officer | |
01 Jul 2000 - 01 Oct 2003 | Gp Capt | Embassy of India, Czech Republic | Prague | Defence Advisor | |
20 Jun 2005 - 01 Apr 2007 | Air Cmde | 33 Wing | Jamnagar | Air Officer Commanding | |
01 Apr 2007 - 31 Jul 2010 | AVM | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Ops Offensive | |
01 Aug 2010 - 28 Feb 2011 | AVM | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Technical Intelligence | |
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Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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Wg Cdr | Devinder Singh | 14284 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1997 | Announced 26 Jan 1997 |
Details : | Wg Cdr D Singh was commissioned as a Fighter Pilot on 13 Dec 75. He has 4100 hours of flying experience to his credit and is A-2 Qualified Flying Instructor. The Officer has completed two tenures as a Flying Instructor at Flying Instructor's School and is an Instrument Rating Examiner on Kiran and fighter aircraft. A graduate of Defence Services Staff College, he was appointed Commanding Officer of a fighter Squadron in May 95. Immediately after taking over the command, Wg Cdr D Singh organised all available resources to ensure that his squadron became an efficient combat squadron capable of inflicting serious damage to enemy war capability. Despite the constraint of task of flying within shortest possible time. Under his exceptionally high degree of leadership, the squadron achieved repeated laurels in all spheres. During the Colour/Standard Presentation ceremony held at the Air Force Station Jodhpur in Oct 95, Wg Cdr D Singh was entrusted with organising the functions for the President. With his meticulous planning and high devotion to duty, the Officer organised these prestigious events in a manner that earned praise and adulation from all participants. Wg Cdr D Singh is an example which is worthy of emulation by his subordinates. For distinguished services of a high order, the President is pleased to award 'Vishisht Seva Medal' to Wg Cdr Devinder Singh. | |||
Unit : 220 Sqn | ||||
Reference : GoI19970126 |
Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty) | ||||
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Gp Capt | Devinder Singh | 14284 F(P) | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 2000 |
Details : | Group Captain Devinder Singh (14284) Flying (Pilot) was commissioned as a fighter pilot on 13 Dec 75. He is an A-2 Qualified Flying Instructor with 4500 hrs of total Flying. A graduate from DSSC who has held important appointments like QFI at Flying Instructors' School, Flight Commander and Commanding Officer of a Fighter Squadron. Presently, he is the Chief Operations Officer of a major flying base. In the last two years, as the Chief Operations Officer, he set certain major goals for himself and achieved them with distinction. All the Ops commitments given to his station were successfully completed. During his tenure, this base was inspected by the DASI team twice. In both the visits the DASI assessed the operations aspect of the Station as average plus. All this was possible due to his deep involvement and dedication to professional excellence. Another major achievement of the officer was the computerisation of the air to ground SK Range score data. With his innovative ideas and with the local resources he developed a software programme, which is capable of carrying out a very good analysis of the range scores on various aspects. This programme has been accepted by HQ WAC and is presently in use. The officer worked very hard during the major exercises i.e. Trishul 98 and Trishul 99. His performance in both the cases was outstanding. During these exercises his base launched the maximum number of sorties, (840 and 909 sorties respectively). All operational aspects were well co-ordinated and well handled. For the WAC Flight Safety Council Meeting held at his base on 03 May 99, the officer meticulously co-ordinated all the aspects which ensured that the meeting was held in clockwork precision. He put in a lot of effort in beautifying the Base Ops Complex both inside as well as on the outside, which is noteworthy. For his tireless devotion to duty, professional excellence and innovative ideas Hon'ble President is pleased to award 'Vayu Sena Medal' to Group Captain Devinder Singh. | |||
Unit : 9 Wing | ||||
Reference : Gazette of India dated 1st July 2000 - No.85-Pres/2000 dated 26th January 2000 |