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 Western Air Command Date Raised : 1963-06-10 Location : Delhi At the time of independence, the Air Force were organised into two groups. The No 1 Operational Group controlled all the flying units including the flying training units. On 22nd July 1949 the No 1 Operational Group was re- designated as the Operational Command. The Air Officer Commanding the Operational Command was then of the rank of an Air Commodore. This was upgraded to the rank of Air Vice Marshal in 1958 and later to the rank of Air Marshal. The Command assumed its present name of Headquarters Western Air Command on 1th June 1963, primarily as a consequence of formation of other operational commands and demarcation of specific areas of responsibility. Read Detailed History |
Commanding Officers | |||||
| Dates | Rank & Name | Number | Remarks | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 63 to 22 Nov 63 | Air Vice Marshal Erlic Wilmot Pinto | 1593 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 24 Nov 63 to 30 Sep 64 | Air Vice Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal | 1567 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Oct 64 to 04 Mar 66 | Air Vice Marshal Ramaswami Rajaram | 1573 GD(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 05 Mar 66 to 29 Feb 68 | Air Vice Marshal Shivdev Singh | 1595 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Mar 68 to 31 Jul 69 | Air Marshal Shivdev Singh | 1595 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi | |
| 06 Aug 69 to 31 Mar 73 | Air Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineer | 1614 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Apr 73 to 31 Jan 76 | Air Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar | 1644 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Mar 76 to 03 Sep 78 | Air Marshal Edul Jahangir Dhatigara | 1899 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 04 Sep 78 to 31 Dec 80 | Air Marshal Dilbagh Singh | 2998 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 05 Jan 81 to 28 Feb 83 | Air Marshal Lakshman Madhav Katre | 3117 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Mar 83 to 03 Sep 84 | Air Marshal Malcolm Shirley Dundas Wollen | 3641 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Nov 84 to 02 Jul 85 | Air Marshal Denis Anthony Lafontaine | 3844 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 22 Aug 85 to 31 Jul 88 | Air Marshal Man Mohan Singh | 4023 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Aug 88 to 30 Apr 92 | Air Marshal Prithi Singh | 4480 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 May 92 to 30 Jul 93 | Air Marshal Swaroop Krishna Kaul | 4721 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 03 Sep 93 to 05 Jun 94 | Air Marshal Pratap Rao | 5188 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 06 Jun 94 to 31 Jul 95 | Air Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen | 5370 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Aug 95 to 31 Mar 97 | Air Marshal Anil Yeshwant Tipnis | 5859 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Apr 97 to 31 Oct 99 | Air Marshal Vinod Patney | 6125 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Nov 99 to 31 Jul 01 | Air Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy | 6338 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Aug 01 to 28 Apr 02 | Air Marshal Vinod Kumar Bhatia | 6497 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 29 Apr 02 to 16 Nov 03 | Air Marshal Adi Rustom Ghandhi | 7722 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 17 Nov 03 to 31 Dec 04 | Air Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi | 8130 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Jan 05 to 31 Jan 07 | Air Marshal Avdesh Kumar Singh | 11005 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Feb 07 to 31 Dec 07 | Air Marshal Padamjit Singh Ahluwalia | 11631 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Jan 08 to 31 May 09 | Air Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora | 12375 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Jun 09 to 31 Dec 10 | Air Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne | 13129 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Jan 11 to 31 May 12 | Air Marshal Dinesh Chandra Kumaria | 13366 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Jun 12 to 30 Jun 13 | Air Marshal Arup Raha | 13910 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Jul 13 to 31 Aug 15 | Air Marshal Suneet Shripad Soman | 14681 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Sep 15 to 31 Dec 16 | Air Marshal Shirish Baban Deo | 15681 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Jan 17 to 28 Feb 19 | Air Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar | 15881 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
| 01 Mar 19 to | Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar | 16378 F(P) | AOC-in-C | Delhi |  |
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