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Senior Officers of the IAF - 1973 by Service Number1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |View by Service Number | Appointment | Date of Rank | ||||||
| Rank & Name | Appointment, Unit | Dates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal (1567 GD(O)) | CAS, Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1969-07-16 to 1973-01-15 - Retired | |||
| Air Marshal Shivdev Singh (1595 GD(P)) | VCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQ | Delhi | 1969-07-15 to 1973-03-31 - Retired | |||
| Air Marshal Hari Chand Dewan (1598 GD(P)) | AOC-in-C, Eastern Air Command | Shillong | 1971-03-24 to 1973-03-31 | |||
| --Same as above-- | DCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | 1973-04-01 to 1973-10-18 | |||
| --Same as above-- | VCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQ | Delhi | 1973-10-01 to 1976-03-31 | |||
| Air Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineer (1614 GD(P)) | AOC-in-C, Western Air Command | Delhi | 1969-08-06 to 1973-03-31 - Retired | |||
| Air Marshal Yeshwant Vinayak Malse (1616 GD(P)) | DCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | 1972-05-03 to 1973-03-31 | |||
| --Same as above-- | VCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQ | Delhi | 1973-04-01 to 1973-09-30 | |||
| Air Marshal Teja Singh Virk (1621 GD(O)) | AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQ | Delhi | 1972-01-01 to 1974-01-01 | |||
| Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra (1639 GD(P)) | CAS, Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1973-01-16 to 1976-01-31 | |||
| Air Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar (1644 GD(P)) | Cmdt, National Defence College | Delhi | 1971-04-01 to 1973-03-30 | |||
| --Same as above-- | AOC-in-C, Western Air Command | Delhi | 1973-04-01 to 1976-01-31 | |||
| Air Marshal Madhukar Mallanah Shrinagesh (1665 MED) | Cmdt, Armed Forces Medical College | Pune | 1969-03-06 to 1973-12-01 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Ajit Nath (1666 MED) | DMS (Air), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1969-03-07 to 1974-12-31 | |||
| Air Marshal Maurice Barker (1691 GD(P)) | AOC-in-C, Eastern Air Command | Shillong | 1973-04-01 to 1976-04-21 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Anand Ramdas Pandit (1707 GD(P)) | AOC-in-C, Training Command | Bangalore | 1972-03-04 to 1973-04-08 | |||
| ---On Promotion to Air Marshal --- | AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command | Nagpur | 1973-04-01 to 1976-02-29 | |||
| Air Marshal Bandi Sreeramulu Krishnarao (1727 GD(P)) | AOC-in-C, Central Air Command | Allahabad | 1972-06-26 to 1974-06-26 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Gian Dev Sharma (1742 GD(P)) | AOC, Maritime Air Operations | Bombay | 1972-03-06 to 1973-04-03 | |||
| --Same as above-- | AOC-in-C, Training Command | Bangalore | 1973-04-09 to 1974-06-29 | |||
| Air Marshal Gurbachan Singh (1779 EQPT) | AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command | Nagpur | 1971-03-24 to 1973-03-31 | |||
| --Same as above-- | AOM, PSO: Maintenance, Air HQ | Delhi | 1973-04-01 to 1974-11-26 | |||
| Air Marshal Sarosh Jehangir Dastur (1792 GD(O)) | DCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | 1973-11-12 to 1974-06-27 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Idris Hasan Latif (1804 GD(P)) | ACAS (Plans), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1970-08-10 to 1974-01-01 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Waman Raghunath Dani (1807 GD(P)) | AOC, Maritime Air Operations | Bombay | 1973-04-16 to 1976-10-31 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Devaiah Subia (1866 GD(P)) | AOC, No 1 Operational Group (SWAC) | Jodhpur | 1972-11-01 to 1974-06-26 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Charandas Gurudas Devashar (1867 GD(P)) | SASO, Eastern Air Command | Shillong | 1971-07-15 to 1973-09-16 | |||
| --Same as above-- | AOC, Jammu & Kashmir | Udhampur | 1973-09-17 to 1974-02-28 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Madhav Bhawrao Naik (1874 GD(P)) | SDS (Air), National Defence College | Delhi | 1971-08-16 to 1973-01-02 | |||
| --Same as above-- | Cmdt, National Defence Academy | Khadakvasla | 1973-01-03 to 1976-03-07 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Edul Jahangir Dhatigara (1899 GD(O)) | ACAS (Ops), Air Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | 1972-06-01 to 1973-12-01 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Ajoy Chandra Lal (1973 EQPT) | ACAS (Logistics and Maint, Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1971-03-24 to 1973-09-24 - Retired | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Agia Kar Singh Bakshi (2013 A&SD) | SOA, Western Air Command | Delhi | 1973-12-01 to 1976-11-30 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal George Kanishtkumar John (2132 GD(P)) | AOC, Jammu & Kashmir | Udhampur | 1972-11-01 to 1973-01-02 | |||
| --Same as above-- | SDS (Air), National Defence College | Delhi | 1973-01-03 to 1974-01-20 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Krishnamahari Narasimhan (2278 RAD) | ACAS (Systems), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1970-06-12 to 1973-01-28 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Lal Singh Grewal (2337 GD(P)) | AOC, Jammu & Kashmir | Udhampur | 1973-01-03 to 1973-09-16 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Hemonto Kumar Bose (2348 GD(P)) | SASO, Western Air Command | Delhi | 1972-11-01 to 1974-03-04 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Trilok Nath Ghadiok (2354 GD(P)) | SASO, Eastern Air Command | Shillong | 1973-09-17 to 1976-12-29 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Shankar Dattatreya Sapre (2418 SIGS) | ACAS (Systems), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1973-02-26 to 1973-12-27 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Idandas Werhoma Sabhaney (2607 SIGS) | ACAS (Systems), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1973-12-29 to 1975-08-31 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Prasanta Chitta Santra (2839 A&SD) | ACAS (Logistics and Maint, Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1973-09-25 to 1975-02-28 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Raj Kumar Singh Marya (2916 ENG) | ACAS (Eng), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1971-03-06 to 1974-04-09 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal John Jasper Bouche (2938 GD(P)) | ACAS (Flt Safety & Insp), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQ | Delhi | 1973-08-02 to 1974-06-26 | |||
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