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Air Commodore Homi Shapurji Ratnagar
| Service No & Branch | 1588 GD(P) |  | |||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 26 Aug 1920 | Commissioned: 14 Jun 1940 | Course: 3 Course | |||||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 28 Jul 1967 Voluntary Retirement Died on 19 Mar 2004 (84 Years age) | Nick Name : | |||||||||||||||
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| Remarks : | Relinquished Gp Capt Rank between 13 Feb 1950 to 7 Mar 1951. Category downgraded in 1967, leading to decision to resign commission | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1940 - | Acting Plt Offr | Flying Training School | Risalpur | Trainee Pilot | |
| 01 Dec 1940 - 21 May 1941 | Acting Plt Offr | No.1 Flying Training School (India) | Ambala | Trainee Pilot | |
| 25 May 1941 - 20 Dec 1941 | Plt Offr | No.2 Squadron | Peshawar | Squadron Pilot | |
| 20 Dec 1941 - 20 Jun 1943 | Fg Offr | No.1 Squadron | Peshawar | Squadron Pilot | |
| 25 Jun 1943 - 15 Jul 1945 | Flt Lt | No.2 Squadron | Trichnopoly | Flight Commander A Flt | |
| 02 Aug 1945 - | Flt Lt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Sqn Ldr (Ops) | |
| 21 May 1947 - 30 Sep 1948 | Wg Cdr | 2 Wing | Lohegaon (Pune) | Station Commander | |
| 15 Nov 1948 - 14 Oct 1949 | Wg Cdr | Cab Sec | Delhi | Wg Cdr (Admin) | |
| 16 Mar 1950 - 01 Sep 1951 | Wg Cdr | 2 Air Task Force | Mumbai | Commanding Officer | |
| 28 Jul 1950 - 27 Feb 1951 | Wg Cdr | 310 Wing | Barrackpore | Station Commander | |
| 26 Dec 1949 - | Gp Capt | Training Command | Bangalore | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
| 08 Mar 1951 - 06 Apr 1955 | Gp Capt | 4 Wing | Agra | Station Commander | |
| 01 May 1955 - 28 Feb 1957 | Gp Capt | 1 Tactical Air Support Group | Jallandhar | Commanding Officer | |
| 01 Mar 1957 - 05 Sep 1957 | Gp Capt | 1 Tactical Air Center | Jallandhar | Commanding Officer | |
| 18 Oct 1957 - 06 Feb 1961 | Gp Capt | Embassy of India, USA | Washington | Air Attache | |
| 06 Jun 1961 - 12 Jan 1966 | Air Cmde | School of Land and Air Warfare | Secunderabad | Commandant | |
| 13 Jan 1966 - | Air Cmde | 2 Air Defence Area | Barrackpore | Air Officer Commanding | |
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Accidents and Incidents: 1
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1942 | Lysander II | P1675 | Plt Offr H S Ratnagar | 1 Sqn | Peshawar Swung on la |
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