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Air Vice Marshal Yeshwant Ramachandra Agtey
| Service No & Branch | 2715 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) |  | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 08 Nov 1943 | Course: 19 Course | ||||||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 19 Sep 1978 Compulsorily Retired | Nick Name : | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 21 Oct 1944 - 04 Nov 1945 | Plt Offr | No.4 Squadron | Cox Bazar | Squadron Pilot | |
| 04 Nov 1945 - 12 Oct 1946 | Fg Offr | No.10 Squadron | Squadron Pilot to RIAF Depot | ||
| 15 Jul 1947 - 15 May 1951 | Flt Lt | Elementary Flying Training School | Jodhpur | Flight Commander | |
| 10 Apr 1951 - 28 May 1951 | Flt Lt | No.8 Squadron | Palam | Adjutant | |
| 29 May 1952 - 31 May 1953 | Sqn Ldr | No.8 Squadron | Palam | Commanding Officer | |
| 01 Jun 1953 - 15 Sep 1953 | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Asst Director, Flying Training | |
| 10 May 1955 - 10 Mar 1959 | Sqn Ldr | MHA | Delhi | OSD | |
| 13 Dec 1958 - | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
| 18 Mar 1959 - 08 Oct 1961 | Wg Cdr | Jet Training Wing | Hakimpet | Chief Instructor | |
| 18 Oct 1961 - 10 May 1963 | Wg Cdr | Defence Services Staff College | Wellington | Directing Staff | |
| 15 May 1963 - 28 Jan 1967 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ADPP | |
| 15 Jan 1964 - | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Deputy Director, Flying Training | |
| 01 Feb 1967 - 01 Apr 1968 | Gp Capt | 10 Wing | Jorhat | Station Commander | |
| 21 Mar 1968 - 14 Jul 1970 | Air Cmde | 8 Wing | Adampur | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 17 Jul 1970 - 01 Dec 1973 | Air Cmde | Cab Sec | Delhi | Deputy Secretary (Militar | |
| 10 Dec 1973 - 12 Mar 1977 | Air Cmde | Embassy of India, Russia | Moscow | Air Attache | |
| 01 Mar 1978 - 19 Sep 1978 | AVM | National Defence College | Delhi | Senior Directing Staff (Air) | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Ati Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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| Air Cmde | Yeshwant Ramachandra Agtey | 2715 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1974 | Announced 26 Jan 1974 |
| Details : | Air Commodore YESHWANT RAMCHANDRA AGTEY (2715) Flying (Pilot) Citation Not Available | |||
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| Reference : GoI19740126 | ||||
Accidents and Incidents: 3
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 18 Jun 1945 | Spitfire VIIIc | MT966? | Plt Offr Y R Agte | 4 Sqn | FL half a mile from |
| 18 Jun 1945 | Spitfire VIII | MD331 | Plt Offr Yeshwant Ramachandra Agtey | 4 Sqn | Yelahanka - eng fail |
| 21 Jul 1945 | Spitfire VIIIc | JG620 | Fg Offr Yeshwant Ramachandra Agtey | 4 Sqn | tail chasing, stuck |
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