Service No & Branch | 1598 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Birth: 20 Sep 1921 | Commissioned: 01 Aug 1940 | Course: 4 Course | ||||||||||||||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 31 Mar 1976 Superannuated Died on 22 Aug 2017 (96 Years age) | Nick Name : HappyHarry | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
24 Jul 1942 - | Fg Offr | No.4 Flight (Coastal Defence) | Vizag | ||
01 Mar 1943 - 25 Nov 1943 | Fg Offr | No.8 Squadron | Peshawar | Flight Commander B Flt | |
26 Nov 1943 - | Fg Offr | No.8 Squadron | Squadron Pilot | ||
- 01 Dec 1942 | Flt Lt | CFS | UK | Trainee Instructor | |
15 Dec 1944 - 29 Dec 1945 | Flt Lt | No.7 Squadron | Flight Commander | ||
12 Jan 1946 - 15 Feb 1946 | Flt Lt | No.6 Squadron | Ranchi | Adjutant | |
04 Mar 1946 - | Flt Lt | No.12 Squadron | A Flt | Flight Commander | |
25 May 1947 - | Sqn Ldr | No.12 Squadron | Flight Commander | ||
28 Oct 1947 - | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Wg Cdr (Operations) | |
01 Jun 1948 - 01 May 1949 | Wg Cdr | Royal Air Force Staff College | Andover, UK | Staff Course | |
16 Apr 1951 - 06 Aug 1951 | Wg Cdr | AirHQ Communications Squadron | Palam | Commanding Officer | |
16 Aug 1951 - 28 Nov 1952 | Gp Capt | 1 Air Task Force | Jallandhar | Commanding Officer | |
12 Jul 1953 - 31 Jul 1955 | Gp Capt | No.2 Air Force Academy | Jodhpur | Commanding Officer | |
01 Aug 1955 - 30 Nov 1955 | Gp Capt | No.2 Air Force College | Jodhpur | Commandant | |
30 Nov 1955 - 26 Apr 1959 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director Training | |
28 Apr 1959 - 06 May 1960 | Gp Capt | 2 Wing | Lohegaon (Pune) | Station Commander | |
25 Apr 1960 - 01 May 1961 | Air Cmde | Operational Command | Delhi | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
02 Jul 1962 - 31 Dec 1966 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director, Transport Operations | |
01 Jan 1967 - 28 Mar 1968 | AVM | Central Air Command | Calcutta | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
01 Apr 1968 - 23 Mar 1971 | AVM | Maintenance Command | Nagpur | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
24 Mar 1971 - 31 Mar 1973 | Air Marshal | Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
01 Apr 1973 - 18 Oct 1973 | Air Marshal | PSO: Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | Deputy Chief of Air Staff | |
01 Oct 1973 - 31 Mar 1976 | Air Marshal | PSO: Planning, Air HQ | Delhi | Vice Chief of Air Staff | |
11 Jun 1976 - | AirHQ Communications Squadron | Commodore Commandant | |||
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Param Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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AVM | Hari Chand Dewan | 1598 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1969 | Announced 26 Jan 1969 |
Details : | ![]() Air Vice Marshal Hari Chand Dewan was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in 1940. He saw active service in Burma during World War II. He has held various command and staff appointments with distinction. He attended the Flying Instructors Course in the United Kingdom in 1942 and the RAF Staff College Course, Andover, in 1948-49. He also attended the National Defence College Course in 1961-62. After holding the appointment of Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters, Western Air Command, he was posted as Director of Operations (Transport) at Air Headquarters where he had to handle a variety of difficult problems relating to air transport support. During the Chinese aggression in 1962, he planned the airlift programme involving not only the transport fleet of the Air Force but almost the entire fleet of the Indian Airlines and non-scheduled operators. He was also instrumental in arranging compilation of navigation data for airfields and the revision of aeronautical charts. During his tenure as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command, he has made marked improvement in the operational potential of the fighting elements of the Command. As Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command, since 1st April 1968, he has shown a great deal of energy and initiative in meeting the maintenance and supply requirements of the operational commands. | |||
Unit : MC | ||||
Reference : GoI19690126 |
Padma Bhushan | ||||
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Air Marshal | Hari Chand Dewan | 1598 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1972 | Announced 26 Jan 1972 |
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Unit : EAC | ||||
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Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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18 Dec 1944 | Hurricane IIC | LD408 | Flt Lt H C Dewan | 151OTU | Port uc leg collapse |
Remarks: Bharat Defence Kavach Note added: 2011-11-18 |