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Air Commodore Ramdas Shivram Shipurkar
| Service No & Branch | 2177 GD(P) |  | ||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 13 Sep 1917 | Commissioned: 09 Sep 1942 | Course: | ||||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 27 Apr 1966 Voluntary Retirement | Nick Name : | ||||||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 10 Dec 1942 - 30 Sep 1944 | Plt Offr | No.22 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit | Drigh Road | Fm UK To 151OTU Hurri | |
| 06 Mar 1945 - 30 Nov 1945 | Fg Offr | No.8 Squadron | Baigachi | Squadron Pilot Fm O T U | |
| 01 Dec 1945 - 02 Jan 1946 | Flt Lt | No.8 Squadron | Baigachi | Adjutant | |
| 07 Jan 1946 - | Flt Lt | No.4 Squadron | Yelahanka | Flight Commander | |
| 15 Aug 1947 - 30 Nov 1947 | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | S/L (PS3) | |
| 08 Aug 1951 - 26 Sep 1954 | Sqn Ldr | No.5 Squadron | Pune | Commanding Officer | |
| - 01 Dec 1955 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Deputy Director, Works | |
| 01 Jun 1959 - 03 Jul 1960 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director, Personnel Officers | |
| 13 Jul 1960 - 18 Jun 1961 | Gp Capt | 4 Wing | Agra | Station Commander | |
| 19 Jun 1961 - 28 Oct 1962 | Gp Capt | 5 Tactical Air Center | Tezpur | Commanding Officer | |
| 16 Apr 1963 - 09 Jun 1964 | Gp Capt | AFS New Delhi | Race Course | Station Commander | |
| 10 Jun 1964 - 13 Sep 1965 | Air Cmde | 1 Air Defence Area | Ambala | Air Officer Commanding | |
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Accidents and Incidents: 2
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 19 Feb 1943 | BattleĀ | L5726 | Plt Offr R S Shipurkar | 22AACU | Crashed RAF Drigh Ro |
| 04 Aug 1945 | Spitfire VIIIc | MT557 | Fg Offr R S Shipurkar | 8 Sqn | overshot landing aft |
The data in the header section of this page comes from the Gazette of India - Click here to see the source
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