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Air Marshal Shivdev Singh
| Service No & Branch | 1595 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) |  | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 20 Dec 1919 | Commissioned: 01 Aug 1940 | Course: 4 Course | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 31 Mar 1973 Superannuated Died on 29 Dec 1993 (74 Years age) | Nick Name : | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Fg Offr |  Gp Capt |  AVM | |||
| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 01 Aug 1940 - 01 Sep 1940 | Acting Plt Offr | Initial Training School (Officers) | Lahore | Trainee Pilot | |
| 20 Oct 1940 - 22 Nov 1940 | Acting Plt Offr | 12 EFTS, RAF | Prestwick, UK | U/T Pilot | |
| 23 Nov 1940 - 24 Apr 1941 | Acting Plt Offr | 11 SFTS, RAF | Shawbury, UK | U/T Pilot 29 Course | |
| 27 Apr 1941 - 11 Jul 1941 | Plt Offr | 11 OTU, RAF | Bassingbourn, UK | Conversion | |
| 12 Jul 1941 - 23 Dec 1941 | Plt Offr | 15 (HB) Sqn, RAF | Whyton, UK | Squadron Pilot To RAF Harwell | |
| 06 Jun 1942 - | Fg Offr | No.2 Flight (Coastal Defence) | Juhu | ||
| 10 Jul 1942 - 07 Oct 1942 | Fg Offr | 31 (TPT) Sqn, RAF | Lahore | Squadron Pilot | |
| 01 Nov 1942 - 23 Mar 1944 | Fg Offr | No.4 Squadron | Kohat | Squadron Pilot To AFTU Amarda | |
| 25 Mar 1944 - 23 Dec 1944 | Flt Lt | No.6 Squadron | Flight Commander B Flt. Fm 4Sqn To Rec Dte Meerut as SL | ||
| 08 Jan 1945 - 27 Dec 1945 | Sqn Ldr | No.3 Squadron | Peshawar | Commanding Officer | |
| 28 Dec 1945 - | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Sqn Ldr (Ops) | |
| 06 Dec 1946 - 30 Apr 1947 | Sqn Ldr | No.12 Squadron | Agra | Commanding Officer | |
| 01 May 1947 - 14 Aug 1947 | Wg Cdr | No.12 Squadron | Agra | Commanding Officer | |
| 15 Aug 1947 - 15 Oct 1948 | Wg Cdr | 4 Wing | Agra | Station Commander | |
| 01 May 1950 - 01 Apr 1951 | Wg Cdr | Royal Air Force Staff College | Andover, UK | Staff Course | |
| 15 Nov 1948 - 24 Apr 1950 | Gp Capt | High Commission of India, United Kingdom | London | Air Advisor | |
| 10 Jun 1951 - 28 Jan 1953 | Gp Capt | AFS Jalahalli | Bengaluru | Station Commander | |
| 25 Jan 1953 - 01 Sep 1954 | Gp Capt | Operational Command | Delhi | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
| 03 Sep 1954 - 28 Jan 1955 | Gp Capt | Intl Comm for Vietnam | Vietnam | ||
| 28 Jan 1955 - 01 Mar 1955 | Gp Capt | 1 Tactical Air Support Group | Jallandhar | Commanding Officer | |
| 01 Mar 1955 - 28 May 1958 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director, Organisation | |
| 27 May 1958 - 06 Dec 1959 | Air Cmde | No 1 Operational Group (EAC) | Calcutta | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 12 Jan 1960 - 14 Jan 1963 | Air Cmde | Advance HQ, Operational Command | Simla | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 14 Jan 1963 - 09 Jun 1963 | AVM | Eastern Air Command | Calcutta | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
| 10 Jun 1963 - 04 Mar 1966 | AVM | Central Air Command | Calcutta | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
| 05 Mar 1966 - 29 Feb 1968 | AVM | Western Air Command | Delhi | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
| 01 Mar 1968 - 31 Jul 1969 | Air Marshal | Western Air Command | Delhi | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
| 15 Jul 1969 - 31 Mar 1973 | Air Marshal | PSO: Planning, Air HQ | Delhi | Vice Chief of Air Staff | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 3
| Mentioned in Dispatches | ||||
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| Sqn Ldr | Shivdev Singh | 1595 GD(P) | Award Date 01 Jan 1945 | Announced 01 Jan 1945 |
| Details : | Citation / Details Not Available | |||
| Unit : 6 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : London Gazette 36866 pub 29 Dec 1944 | ||||
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| Gp Capt | Shivdev Singh | 1595 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 13 Jan 1951 |
| Details : | Citation / Details Not Available | |||
| Unit : 12 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India , 17th February 1951 - No.2 - Pres dated 13th February 1951 | ||||
| Param Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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| AVM | Shivdev Singh | 1595 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1968 | Announced 26 Jan 1968 |
| Details : | Air Vice Marshal (now Air Marshal) Shivdev Singh was commissioned in the Air Force in 1940. He has held important appointments in Air Headquarters as well as in the Command of various Air Force Units. He attended the Royal Air Force Staff College in the U.K. in 1951. Before taking up the assignments of Air Officer Commandingin-Chief, Western Air Command in March 1966, he served as Air Officer Commandingin-Chief, Central Air Command. By his hard work, drive and initiative, he has improved the operational preparedness and efficiency of the units under his Command. Western Air Command is also engaged continuously in airlifting supplies to forward areas. Under his able leadership, the Command has been able to achieve airlift targets without sacrificing safety. | |||
| Unit : WAC | ||||
| Reference : GoI19680126 | ||||
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