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Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee

Service No & Branch 1551 GD(P)
Date of Birth: 05 Mar 1911 Commissioned: 08 Oct 1932 Course: 1 IAF Cranwell Course
Service End: Died in Service 08 Nov 1960 (49 Years age) Nick Name : Mack/Mackie
Qualifications Held :
Remarks : d: Accident during Tokyo Visit
Promotions Gazetted
Plt Offr : 15 Aug 1932Fg Offr : 15 Feb 1934Flt Lt : 15 Feb 1939Sqn Ldr : 15 Feb 1942
Acting Wg Cdr : 01 Oct 1943Wg Cdr : 06 Sep 1946Acting Gp Capt : 06 Mar 1946Gp Capt : 15 Nov 1947
Acting Air Cmde : 15 May 1947Air Cmde : 15 Aug 1948Acting AVM : 15 Nov 1947AVM : 01 Oct 1951
Acting Air Marshal : 01 Apr 1954Air Marshal : 01 Oct 1954
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Notes:1)Branch is at retirement and may not match with branch at Commission 2)Notional seniority is reflected in dates of substantive rank.

Appointments, Postings & Other Service Particulars

DatesRankUnitLocationAppointmentPhoto
07 Sep 1930 - 20 Jul 1932Flt CdtRAF Academy CranwellCranwell,U.K. Flt Cdt - A Squadron
16 Aug 1932 - 06 Sep 1932Plt OffrNo. 16AC Sqn, RAFOld Sarum, UK U/T Pilot
07 Sep 1932 - 31 Dec 1932Plt OffrArmy Co-op SchoolOld Sarum, UK Army Co-Op Course
01 Jan 1933 - 28 Feb 1933Plt OffrNo. 16AC Sqn, RAFOld Sarum, UK U/T Pilot
10 May 1933 - 24 Dec 1937Plt OffrNo.1 SquadronDrigh Road Squadron Pilot To Staff College
25 Dec 1937 - 26 Feb 1938Fg OffrNo.1 SquadronAmbala Flight Commander A Flt
03 Apr 1938 - 17 Dec 1938Fg OffrNo.1 SquadronAmbala Flight Commander B Flt
18 Oct 1938 - 16 Mar 1939Fg OffrNo.1 SquadronAmbala Adjutant
16 Mar 1939 - 25 Aug 1939Flt LtNo.1 SquadronAmbala Commanding Officer
25 Aug 1939 - 27 Jun 1941Sqn LdrNo.1 SquadronAmbala Commanding Officer
21 Jul 1941 - 04 Dec 1941Sqn LdrStaff College, QuettaQuetta Staff Course 3rd Course
07 Dec 1941 - 16 Apr 1942Sqn LdrNo 1 (Indian) GroupPeshawar Sqn Ldr (Ops & Trg)
17 Apr 1942 - 03 Sep 1942Sqn LdrNo.1 SquadronSecunderabad Commanding Officer
04 Sep 1942 - 31 Oct 1942Sqn LdrNo.225 Group Staff
01 Nov 1942 - 03 Aug 1943Wg CdrAir Head QuartersDelhi Wg Cdr (Ops)
27 Aug 1943 - 15 Dec 1944Wg CdrRAF Station KohatKohat Station Commander
16 Dec 1944 - 25 Nov 1945Wg CdrAir Head QuartersDelhi Wg Cdr (Manning)
26 Nov 1945 - 05 Mar 1946Wg CdrAir Head QuartersDelhi Wg Cdr (Training)
06 Mar 1946 - 14 May 1947Gp CaptAir Head QuartersDelhi Gp Capt (Plans & Training)
15 May 1947 - 14 Aug 1947Air CmdeAir Head QuartersDelhi Dy AOA
15 Aug 1947 - 14 Nov 1947Air CmdePSO: Operations, Air HQDelhi Senior Air Staff Officer
15 Nov 1947 - 31 Jan 1949AVMPSO: Operations, Air HQDelhi Senior Air Staff Officer
01 Feb 1949 - 16 Dec 1952AVMPSO: Operations, Air HQDelhi Deputy Chief of Air Staff
06 Jan 1953 - 11 Dec 1953AVMImperial Defence CollegeLondon, UK Staff Course
01 Apr 1954 - 31 Mar 1955Air MarshalAir Head QuartersDelhi Chief of Air Staff & Commander-in-Chief, IAF
01 Apr 1955 - 08 Nov 1960Air MarshalAir Head QuartersDelhi Chief of Air Staff
 
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Awards and Decorations


Number of Awards: 2
  
Mentioned in Dispatches
Sqn LdrSubroto Mukerjee1551 GD(P)Award Date 01 Jan 1943Announced 01 Jan 1943
Details : Citation / Details Not Available
Unit :
Reference : London Gazette 35825 pub 15 Dec 1942
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Wg CdrSubroto Mukerjee1551 GD(P)Award Date Announced 01 Jun 1945
Details : Citation / Details Not Available
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Articles from Main Site

Training At Cranwell by Jagan Pillarisetti -
Subroto Mukerjee by Sqn Ldr (Retd) R T S Chhina -
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