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Air Commodore Jagdev Chandra

Service No & Branch 1612 GD(P)
Date of Birth: 06 Oct 1916 Commissioned: 01 Aug 1940 Course: 4 Course
Service End: Retired on 03 Oct 1968 Voluntary Retirement Died on 19 Apr 1991 (75 Years age) Nick Name : JJ (Jungle Jim)
Qualifications Held :
Remarks :
Promotions Gazetted
Fg Offr : 01 Feb 1942Acting Flt Lt : 01 Oct 1944Flt Lt : 05 May 1946Sqn Ldr : 20 Dec 1947
Wg Cdr : 01 Mar 1951Acting Gp Capt : 30 Nov 1955Gp Capt : 01 Oct 1959Acting Air Cmde : 12 Jan 1963
Air Cmde : 01 Apr 1965
Training and Other Courses Attended
6 DSSC (Wg Cdr) - 30 Jun 1953
Badges Qualified
   
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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
01 Aug 1940 - 30 Nov 1940Acting Plt OffrInitial Training School (Officers)Lahore Trainee Pilot
01 Dec 1940 - 21 May 1941Acting Plt OffrNo.1 Flying Training School (India)Ambala Trainee Pilot
25 May 1941 - 23 Oct 1941Plt OffrNo.2 SquadronPeshawar Squadron Pilot to 1SFTS As FI
23 Oct 1941 - Plt Offr1 SFTSAmbala Flying Instructor
- 06 Jun 1945Fg OffrNo.7 Squadron Squadron Pilot
07 Jun 1945 - 31 Jan 1946Flt LtNo.4 SquadronYelahanka Adjutant
01 Feb 1946 - 01 Nov 1946Sqn LdrNo.4 SquadronHMS Vengeance Commanding Officer To 8 Sqn
25 Sep 1947 - Wg CdrAir Head QuartersDelhi Wg Cdr (Training)
- 09 Jun 1959Gp CaptAir Force Flying CollegeJodhpur Commandant
10 Jun 1959 - 16 Jan 1961Gp CaptMaintenance CommandKanpur Senior Air & Administration Staff Officer
06 Feb 1961 - 18 Jun 1961Gp CaptAFS New DelhiRace Course Station Commander
01 Mar 1961 - 11 Jan 1963Gp CaptAir Head QuartersDelhi Director Training
12 Jan 1963 - 01 Dec 1965Air CmdeTraining CommandBangalore Senior Air Staff Officer
06 Nov 1966 - 03 Oct 1968Air CmdeAir Force Laison Cell (CAC)Lucknow Air Officer Commanding
 
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