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Air Marshal Ramaswami Rajaram
| Service No & Branch | 1573 GD(P) (Orig: GD(O)) |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 19 Dec 1917 | Commissioned: 20 Nov 1939 | Course: 1 OBS Course | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service End: | Died in Service 18 Jun 1969 (52 Years age) | Nick Name : | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Remarks : | Died of Health issues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Flt Lt |  Sqn Ldr |  Gp Capt |  AVM | ||
| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1939 - | Acting Plt Offr | Flying Training School | Risalpur | Trainee Observer | |
| 01 Apr 1941 - | Plt Offr | No.1 Flight (Coastal Defence) | Drigh Road | Obs | |
| 01 Dec 1941 - | Plt Offr | No.4 Flight (Coastal Defence) | Drigh Road | Renamed 6CDF | |
| 18 Jul 1942 - 23 Nov 1942 | Fg Offr | No.6 Flight (Coastal Defence) | Drigh Road | To 1 AACU att 2 AACU | |
| 23 Nov 1942 - 17 Mar 1943 | Fg Offr | No.2 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Flight | Deolali | Flying att | |
| 10 Dec 1942 - 12 Feb 1943 | Fg Offr | No.22 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit | Drigh Road | Fm 6CDF att to 2AACF To 151OTU | |
| 26 May 1943 - 14 Dec 1943 | Fg Offr | No.6 Squadron | Squadron Pilot Fm 151OTU | ||
| 22 Dec 1943 - 29 Dec 1943 | Flt Lt | No.2 Squadron | Kohat | Flight Commander B Flt | |
| 01 Jan 1944 - 14 Dec 1944 | Flt Lt | No.1 Squadron | Imphal | Flight Commander A Flt | |
| 15 Dec 1944 - 01 Aug 1945 | Sqn Ldr | No.1 Squadron | Imphal | Commanding Officer To Delhi | |
| 15 Dec 1945 - 01 Aug 1946 | Sqn Ldr | RAF Station Kohat | Kohat | Officer in Charge Flying To AirHQ | |
| 01 Mar 1947 - 31 Oct 1947 | Wg Cdr | Training Command | Bangalore | Wg Cdr (Trg) | |
| 01 Nov 1947 - 30 Jan 1948 | Wg Cdr | Training Command | Bangalore | Senior Officer-in-charge Administration | |
| 31 Jan 1948 - 28 Jul 1950 | Gp Capt | 2 Ground Training School | Tambaram | Station Commander | |
| 04 Aug 1950 - 08 Mar 1951 | Gp Capt | No.2 Air Force Academy | Jodhpur | Commanding Officer | |
| 09 Mar 1951 - 17 Mar 1953 | Gp Capt | 3 Wing | Palam (Delhi) | Station Commander | |
| 01 Dec 1955 - 27 May 1958 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director, Personnel | |
| 28 May 1958 - 02 Dec 1958 | Air Cmde | Operational Command | Delhi | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
| 01 Feb 1960 - 11 Dec 1962 | AVM | National Defence College | Delhi | Senior Directing Staff (Air) | |
| 12 Dec 1962 - 09 Jun 1963 | AVM | No 1 Operational Group (Tezpur) | Tezpur | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 10 Jun 1963 - 04 Aug 1963 | AVM | Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
| 05 Aug 1963 - 30 Sep 1964 | AVM | PSO: Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | Deputy Chief of Air Staff | |
| 01 Oct 1964 - 04 Mar 1966 | AVM | Western Air Command | Delhi | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
| 10 Jan 1966 - 12 Dec 1966 | Air Marshal | National Defence College | Delhi | Commandant | |
| 13 Dec 1966 - 18 Jun 1969 | Air Marshal | PSO: Planning, Air HQ | Delhi | Vice Chief of Air Staff | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 2
| Distinguished Flying Cross | ||||
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| Sqn Ldr | Ramaswami Rajaram | 1573 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 17 Apr 1945 |
| Details : |  Citation / Details Not Available | |||
| Unit : 1 Squadron | ||||
| Reference : London Gazette 37036 dated 17 April 1945, Page 2026 Citation from Air Ministry Bulletin 18375 (Citation Courtesy: Hugh Halliday) | ||||
| Padma Bhushan | ||||
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| AVM | Ramaswami Rajaram | 1573 GD(P) | Award Date 30 Oct 1965 | Announced 30 Oct 1965 |
| Details : | WAC | |||
| Unit : WAC | ||||
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