Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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14 Nov 1939 - 08 Jul 1940 | Plt Offr | 1 FTS | Risalpur | Trainee Observer | |
08 Jul 1940 - 27 Aug 1941 | Plt Offr | No.5 Flight (Coastal Defence) | Delhi | Observer | |
28 May 1941 - 26 Dec 1942 | Plt Offr | 1 SFTS | Ambala | Instructor | |
27 Dec 1942 - 04 Oct 1943 | Fg Offr | 152 OUT | Peshawar | Instructor / Conversion | |
01 Jun 1942 - 08 Oct 1943 | Flt Lt | No.152 Operational Training Unit | Peshawar | To 7IAF | |
04 Oct 1943 - 15 Sep 1945 | Flt Lt | No.7 Squadron | Various | Flt Cdr and CO | |
08 Oct 1943 - 18 Sep 1945 | Flt Lt | No.7 Squadron, RIAF | Campbellpore | Flt Cdr, CO Fm 152OTU to AirHQ | |
21 Jul 1944 - 18 Sep 1945 | Sqn Ldr | No.7 Squadron | Peshawar/ Imphal | Commanding Officer | |
15 Sep 1945 - 04 Sep 1946 | Sqn Ldr | Air HQ India | Delhi | | |
05 Sep 1946 - 21 Oct 1946 | Sqn Ldr | HQ Calcutta Recruiting Ar | | | |
15 May 1947 - 15 May 1947 | Sqn Ldr | No.12 Squadron, RIAF | Bhopal | | |
15 Oct 1946 - 01 Jul 1947 | Wg Cdr | No.12 Squadron | Chaklala | Dak Conversion | |
- | Gp Capt | Operational Command (WAC) | Delhi | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
15 Aug 1947 - | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director (Trg & Plans) | |
01 May 1949 - | Gp Capt | RAF Staff College | Andover | Staff Course | |
01 Oct 1954 - | Air Cmde | Cabinet | Delhi | Deputy Secretary (Militar | |
09 Jan 1956 - 26 May 1958 | Air Cmde | Training Command | Bangalore | Air Officer Commanding | |
01 Nov 1957 - 01 Nov 1962 | Air Cmde | Indian Airlines | | General Manager | |
01 Jan 1963 - 23 Nov 1963 | AVM | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance | |
24 Nov 1963 - 30 Sep 1964 | AVM | Western Air Command | Delhi | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
01 Oct 1964 - 14 Jan 1966 | AVM | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Vice Chief of Air Staff | |
15 Jan 1966 - 01 Sep 1966 | Air Marshal | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Vice Chief of Air Staff | |
01 Sep 1966 - 15 Jul 1969 | Air Marshal | HAL | Bangalore | MD | |
16 Jul 1969 - 15 Jan 1973 | Air Chief Marshal | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Chief of Air Staff | |
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Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
18 Dec 1941 | DH86A | | Sqn Ldr Bishop RAF Plt Offr Pratap Chandra Lal | | Co-Pilot Plt Offr PC Lal - ac swung on TO |