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Air Commodore Anantha Ananthanarayanan
| Service No & Branch | 1607 GD(P) |  | |||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 24 Jun 1918 | Commissioned: 01 Aug 1940 | Course: 4 Course | |||||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 22 Jun 1970 Voluntary Retirement | Nick Name : | |||||||||||||||
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 Wg Cdr |  Gp Capt | ||||
| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 01 Aug 1940 - 30 Nov 1940 | Acting Plt Offr | Initial Training School (Officers) | Lahore | Trainee Pilot | |
| 01 Dec 1940 - 21 May 1941 | Acting Plt Offr | No.1 Flying Training School (India) | Ambala | Trainee Pilot | |
| 25 May 1941 - 28 Jan 1943 | Plt Offr | No.1 Squadron | Peshawar | Squadron Pilot To Bangalore | |
| 31 Aug 1944 - | Flt Lt | No.8 Squadron | Samungli | Squadron Pilot Fm O T U | |
| 25 Mar 1945 - 05 Jul 1946 | Flt Lt | No.2 Squadron | Akyab | Adjutant | |
| 09 Nov 1947 - 01 Apr 1949 | Wg Cdr | Royal Indian Air Force Selection Board | Dehradun | President | |
| 20 Apr 1949 - 27 Feb 1951 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director, Intelligence | |
| 28 Feb 1951 - 15 Aug 1951 | Wg Cdr | 310 Wing | Barrackpore | Station Commander | |
| 16 Aug 1951 - 27 Jan 1953 | Wg Cdr | 6 Wing | Barrackpore | Station Commander | |
| 29 Jan 1953 - 29 Sep 1954 | Gp Capt | AFS Jalahalli | Bengaluru | Station Commander | |
| 30 Sep 1954 - 27 Nov 1955 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director Training | |
| 30 Sep 1959 - 11 Jun 1962 | Gp Capt | 1 Wing | Srinagar | Station Commander | |
| 30 Sep 1959 - 26 Jan 1960 | Gp Capt | 4 Tactical Air Center | Udhampur | Commanding Officer | |
| 12 Jun 1962 - 17 Dec 1962 | Air Cmde | Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 01 Jan 1963 - 05 Aug 1963 | Air Cmde | NCC Mysore | Bangalore | Director | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Ati Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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| Air Cmde | Anantha Ananthanarayanan | 1607 GD(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1963 | Announced 26 Jan 1963 |
| Details : | Air Commodore A.A. Narayanan was commissioned in the General Duties Branch of the Air Force in 1940. He held several important appointments in various Air Force units including an assignment in Indonesia. He was in command of our Air Force formation in Jammu & Kashmir Area from 1959 to 1962. By correct planning, with a limited number of aircraft and aircrew, he ensured the timely delivery of vital supplies to the forward areas, when air support had to be increased in magnitude with great speed to meet the Chinese attack in Ladakh. He set an example to the officers and men under his command by leading a number of difficult operational missions. | |||
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| Reference : GoI19630126 | ||||
Accidents and Incidents: 1
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 27 Sep 1942 | Hurricane | Fg Offr A A Narayanan | 151OTU | BL on Aerodrome afte |
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