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Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee
| Service No & Branch | 1551 GD(P) |  | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 05 Mar 1911 | Commissioned: 08 Oct 1932 | Course: 1Cranwell Course | Entry Mode : Cranwell | ||||||||||||||||
| Service End: | Died in Service 08 Nov 1960 | Nick Name : Mack/Mackie | |||||||||||||||||
| Remarks : | d: Accident during Tokyo Visit | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Plt Offr |  Sqn Ldr |  Gp Capt |  Air Mshl | ||
| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 1932 - 30 Nov 1932 | Plt Offr | Old Sarum, UK | Army Co-Op Course | ||
| 01 Apr 1933 - 27 Jun 1941 | Plt Offr | No.1 Squadron, RIAF | Drigh Road | To Staff College | |
| 18 Oct 1938 - 16 Mar 1939 | Fg Offr | No.1 Squadron | Ambala | Adjutant | |
| 16 Mar 1939 - 25 Aug 1939 | Flt Lt | No.1 Squadron | Ambala | Commanding Officer | |
| 25 Aug 1939 - 27 Jun 1941 | Sqn Ldr | No.1 Squadron | Ambala | Commanding Officer | |
| 28 Jun 1941 - 06 Dec 1941 | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
| 21 Jul 1941 - 04 Dec 1941 | Sqn Ldr | Staff College | Quetta | Staff Course | |
| 07 Dec 1941 - 16 Apr 1942 | Sqn Ldr | No.1 Group | Staff | ||
| 13 Mar 1942 - 03 Sep 1942 | Sqn Ldr | No.1 Squadron | Secunderabad | Commanding Officer | |
| 04 Sep 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 | Sqn Ldr | No.225 Group | Staff | ||
| 01 Nov 1942 - 03 Aug 1943 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Wg Cdr (Ops) | |
| 28 Aug 1943 - 15 Dec 1944 | Wg Cdr | RAF Station Kohat | Kohat | Station Commander | |
| 15 Dec 1944 - 25 Nov 1945 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Wg Cdr (Manning) | |
| 26 Nov 1945 - 05 Mar 1946 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Wg Cdr (Trg) | |
| 06 Mar 1946 - 14 May 1947 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Gp Capt (Trg) | |
| 15 May 1947 - 14 Aug 1947 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Dy AOA | |
| 15 Aug 1947 - 14 Nov 1947 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
| 15 Nov 1947 - 31 Jan 1949 | AVM | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
| 01 Feb 1949 - 16 Dec 1952 | AVM | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Deputy Chief of Air Staff | |
| 06 Jan 1953 - 11 Dec 1953 | AVM | Imperial Defence College | London, UK | Staff Course | |
| 01 Apr 1954 - 31 Mar 1955 | Air Marshal | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Chief of Air Staff & Commander-in-Chief, IAF | |
| 01 Apr 1955 - 08 Nov 1960 | Air Marshal | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Chief of Air Staff | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 2
| Mentioned in Dispatches | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sqn Ldr | Subroto Mukerjee | 1551 GD(P) | Award Date 01 Jan 1943 | Announced 01 Jan 1943 |
| Details : | Citation / Details Not Available | |||
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| Reference : London Gazette 35825 pub 15 Dec 1942 | ||||
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||
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| Wg Cdr | Subroto Mukerjee | 1551 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 01 Jun 1945 |
| Details : | Citation / Details Not Available | |||
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