Service No & Branch | 4930 AE(M) (Orig: ENG) | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 04 Apr 1955 | Course: 10 DEO Course | |||||||||||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 01 Nov 1990 Release to Indian Airlines | Nick Name : | |||||||||||||||||
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Remarks : | CMD, Indian Airlines | ||||||||||||||||||
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Gp Capt | Air Mshl |
Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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04 Apr 1955 - 26 Sep 1956 | Plt Offr | Technical Training College | Jalahali (West) | Trg | |
01 Oct 1956 - 01 Feb 1957 | Plt Offr | Armament Training Wing | Jamnagar | Supernumary | |
15 Feb 1957 - 01 Mar 1958 | Plt Offr | No.27 Squadron | Adampur | Engineering Officer | |
01 Mar 1958 - 01 Aug 1958 | Fg Offr | 111 Sqn RAF | Wattisham, UK | Trg on Hunter A/c | |
01 Aug 1958 - 31 Dec 1959 | Fg Offr | No.27 Squadron | Ambala | Engineering Officer | |
01 Jan 1960 - 28 Jan 1960 | Flt Lt | No.27 Squadron | Ambala | Engineering Officer | |
30 Jan 1960 - 31 May 1961 | Flt Lt | Air Force Flying College | Jodhpur | Flt Cdt | |
01 Aug 1961 - 01 Dec 1961 | Flt Lt | Jet Training Wing | Hakimpet | Flt Cdt | |
01 Jan 1962 - 10 Jul 1962 | Flt Lt | No.14 Squadron | Ambala | Engineering Officer | |
11 Jul 1962 - 01 Oct 1962 | Sqn Ldr | 9 Wing | Halwara | CTO | |
01 Oct 1962 - 01 Jun 1964 | Sqn Ldr | 5 Wing | Kalaikunda | CTO | |
01 Jun 1964 - 01 Jun 1966 | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ADTS2 | |
01 Jun 1966 - 01 Nov 1968 | Sqn Ldr | A&ATU | Kanpur | Senior Technical Officer | |
01 Nov 1968 - 01 Dec 1969 | Sqn Ldr | IAT | Pune | 8 SW Course | |
01 Jan 1970 - 01 Dec 1970 | Sqn Ldr | No.220 Squadron | Pune | Senior Technical Officer | |
01 Jan 1971 - 30 Apr 1971 | Sqn Ldr | 32 Wing | Jodhpur | Senior Technical Officer | |
01 May 1971 - 01 Jul 1972 | Wg Cdr | 32 Wing | Jodhpur | Senior Technical Officer | |
01 Aug 1972 - 01 Aug 1975 | Wg Cdr | UK | London | Deputy AA | |
01 Sep 1975 - 01 Jan 1976 | Wg Cdr | UK | Cranwell | HAC Course | |
01 Jan 1976 - 01 Mar 1976 | Wg Cdr | College of Air Warfare | Secunderabad | Directing Staff | |
01 Mar 1976 - 01 Jul 1978 | Wg Cdr | 32 Wing | Jodhpur | Command Engineering Officer | |
01 Jul 1978 - 01 Feb 1979 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | DD (Eng C) | |
01 Mar 1979 - 01 Aug 1979 | Gp Capt | Bae, UK | Coltishall | Leader, Jaguar Trg Team | |
01 Aug 1979 - 27 Jul 1981 | Gp Capt | 7 Wing | Ambala | Command Engineering Officer | |
28 Jul 1981 - 20 Aug 1982 | Gp Capt | 5 Base Repair Depot | Sulur | Commanding Officer | |
21 Aug 1982 - 01 Dec 1984 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director, Engineering | |
01 Jan 1986 - 08 May 1989 | AVM | Western Air Command | Delhi | Senior Maintenance Staff Officer | |
08 Apr 1989 - 01 Nov 1990 | Air Marshal | Maintenance Command | Nagpur | Senior Maintenance Staff Officer | |
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Vayu Sena Medal | ||||
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Sqn Ldr | Shashikumar Samuel Ramdas | 4930 TECH | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 1970 |
Details : | Squadron Leader Shashikumar Samuel Ram das has been working as the Engineering Officer of a testing unit since February 1966. He has also put in over 150 hours of flying. It was entirely due to his initiative, hard work and supervision that ground equipment was fabricated and servicing schedules were made out for a new type of aircraft in the unit. This in turn enabled the unit to continue flight tests, as a result of which recommendations for a substantial number of modifications and improvements could be made. He also carried out a close study of the ground equipment supplied by M/s. H. A.L. and made valuable recommendations regarding its re-design. It is because of his unfailing efforts that the ground equipment which will now go into service will be a vast improvement on the one initially supplied by the manufacturers. Squadron Leader Ramdas was also responsible for carrying out various systems assessments on the type. Here, he not only applied his knowledge as an engineering officer but also as a pilot, with the result that once again recommendations made by him when introduced will make servicing of the aircraft easier. Throughout, Squadron Leader Shashikumar Samuel Ramdas displayed exceptional devotion to duty, initiative and professional skill. | |||
Unit : A&ATU | ||||
Reference : Gazette of India dated 25th April 1970 - No.16 - Pres/70 dated 26th January 1970 |
Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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Wg Cdr | Shashikumar Samuel Ramdas | 4930 AE(M) | Award Date 22 Jun 1972 | Announced 22 Jun 1972 |
Details : | Wing Commander Shashikumar Samuel Ramdas, (4930) was commissioned in the Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical) Branch of the Indian Air Force in April, 1955. During the Indo-Pak Conflict of December, 1971, he served as the Chief Technical Officer of an operational wing in the Western Sector. Wing Commander Ramdas was responsible for providing technical services not only to the Wing but also two Care and Maintenance Units in the forward areas. He performed all his duties with high technical skill, ingenuity and initiative and cheerfully met all the demands in the most efficient manner. During the operations he ensured that all the damaged aircraft coming from forward air bases, were repaired and serviced in record time. He personally supervised the servicing and ensured quick turn around of the aircraft. Wing Commander Shashikumar Samuel Ramdas displayed initative, technical skill and devotion to duty in the best traditions of the Indian Air Force, and has rendered distinguished service of a high order. He is awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal. | |||
Unit : 32 Wing | ||||
Reference : GoI19720622No85 |
Ati Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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Air Cmde | Shashikumar Samuel Ramdas | 4930 AEM | Award Date 26 Jan 1985 | Announced 26 Jan 1985 |
Details : | Air Commodore Sashi Kumar Samuel Ramdas was commissioned in the Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical) branch of the IAF in April, 1955. During his service career, he served on numerous assignments in India and abroad with ineffable dedication. Air Commodore Ramdas is one of those few officers of Technical Branch who are qualified pilots and have earned their 'Wings'. He has flown over 1100 hours on various types of aircraft and always kept himself in current flying practice. He has vast technical experience on variety of combat aircraft of Western and Soviet origin. Due to his high professional knowledge, he was specially accredited to induct contemporary aircraft weapon system viz. Hunter, Marut and Jaguar and was appointed to the selective post of Chief Technical Officer of Operational bases for a period exceeding eight years. He applied his profound knowledge immensely, in aviation, both as an aeronautical engineer and as an aviator in the successfully competition of vitally important flight trials at A&ATU on Marut, Kiran, Gnat and Hunter aircraft for which he was awarded Vayu Seva Medal in Jan 70. For his involvement, ingenuity, technical acumen and initiative to meet the war requirements, during Indo-Pak conflict, he was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal in 1971. As Deputy Air Advisor in High Commission of India in London, he sorted out a number of maintenance problems by working in close cooperation with the manufacturers and RAF. In 1979, Air Cmde Ramdas was specially selected for induction of Jaguars in the IAF and sent for course to UK. Subsequently, as Chief Engineering Officer of the first Jaguar Base, he well utilized his par excellence professional experience and managerial competence to organize maintenance facilities in a time bound programme. Later as commander of a Base Repair Depot, he achieved the highest output of Kiran overhaul in 1981-82, for which the Depot was awarded the Best BRD Trophy, by HQ Maintenance Command. Since August, 1982, Air Commodore Ramdas has been the Director of Engineering. His field experience and managerial skill have contributed a lot of smooth induction of the latest fighter aircraft and planning he overhaul facilities for them in India. Air Commodore Sashi Kumar Samuel Ramdas VM VSM has, thus, rendered distinguished service of an exceptional order. | |||
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Reference : GoI19850126 |
Remarks: by SS Ramdas Note added: 2017-09-13 |
Post IAF Career (1990 onwards) Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Airlines (1990-91)Concurrently, Chairman and Managing Director of Vayudoot Ltd (1990-91)Director on Board of Directors of Air-India (1990-91)Member on Board of National Airports Authority (NAA) (1990-91)Member on Board of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Akademi (IGRUA) (1990-91)Aviation and Engineering Consultant (1992-2014)Member on Boards of Directors of various Companies (1993-2003)Director on Board of Blue Dart Express Ltd (Chairman since 2004) (1994-2007)Arbitrator on an International Arbitration Tribunal (aviation related) (1997-2001)Member of Civil Aviation Committee of the Confederation of Indian Industry (1999-2008)Chairman of NGO involved with Deceased Donor Human Organ Transplants (2002-2013) |