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Air Vice Marshal Chand Prakash Mehra
| Service No & Branch | 2469 LGS (Orig: A&SD) |  | |||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 20 Sep 1920 | Commissioned: 13 Jun 1943 | Course: | |||||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 18 Sep 1975 Superannuated Died on 27 Dec 2009 (89 Years age) | Nick Name : | |||||||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 31 Oct 1945 - | Fg Offr | Indian Air Force Demonstration Flight | Kohat | Admin Fm 1Gp | |
| - 26 Mar 1952 | Flt Lt | No.3 Air Force Academy | |||
| 10 Feb 1948 - | Flt Lt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | F/L (PS3) | |
| 27 Mar 1952 - | Flt Lt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | F/L (Photo Ops III) | |
| - 06 Jan 1963 | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
| 22 Apr 1966 - 14 Jan 1968 | Wg Cdr | 26 Equipment Depot | Bengaluru | Commanding Officer | |
| 01 Mar 1975 - 18 Sep 1975 | AVM | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Logistics | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Ati Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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| Air Cmde | Chand Prakash Mehra | 2469 A&SD | Award Date 26 Jan 1974 | Announced 26 Jan 1974 |
| Details : | Air Commodore Chand Parkash Mehra (2469) was commissioned in the Indian Air Force In June, 1943. During his service of over 30 years he has had varied and valuable experience in the administrative and logistic fields. He has held many important assignments including two in our Diplomatic Missions abroad, the latter being that of Deputy Air Attaché In Moscow. In his assignment as the Officer Commanding an Equipment Depot, Air Commodore Mehra showed outstanding tact and leadership and established a rapport with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited which resulted in quicker turn round of our aircraft and rotables sent to them for overhaul and repair. As Deputy Air Attaché, Moscow, Air Commodore Mehra's painstaking efforts and tactfulness, led to the development of excellent and cordial working relations with various organizations of the USSR. He was thus able to make a positive contribution to the procurement of critically required spares and materials and to enhance the operational capability of the Air Force. On his return to India in November, 1971, he was appointed Joint Director Maintenance at Air Headquarters. In this appointment his main assignment was Data processing. He soon got to grips with the many and varied complicated problems confronting the Air Force in its scheme of computerizing inventory management functions. Through sustained hard work, he speeded up the process of computerisation. He also introduced the programmes for the Reportable Items Control System, thus giving the Air Force much needed management potential for controlling such costly and critical Items. Recently he has been directing a programme for using the computer in progressing outstanding contracts which in its wake will also eliminate the perpetual problem of unlinked invoices. By sheer determination, tenacity and single mindedness of purpose, Air Commodore Mehra has made a definite impact and a most valuable contribution in the field of Computerisation. Air Commodore Chand Parkash Mehra has thus rendered distinguished service of an exceptional order. | |||
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| Reference : GoI19740126 | ||||
Additional Notes
| Remarks: Quarterly Database Update Note added: 0000-00-00 |
| My father AVM (Retd.) Chand Parkash Mehra, AVSM (2469) passed away on December 27th 2009. His record in the database is erronoeous / incomplete in the following respects: Rank - AVM - not Air Commodore, Branch - he was commissioned into the Admin branch but transferred to Equipment in the late 60's / early seventies when he was posted to our embassy in Moscow to facilitate the flow of equipment. Date of Retirement 18th September 1975. Could you please correct the entry? Many thanks. Pradeep Mehra |