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Air Commodore Padam Singh Gill
| Service No & Branch | 1656 F(P) |  | |||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 01 Jul 1922 | Commissioned: 06 Jan 1941 | Course: 6 Course | |||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 04 Mar 1972 Voluntary Retirement Died on 30 Apr 2003 (81 Years age) | ||||||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 06 Jan 1941 - | Acting Plt Offr | Initial Training School (Officers) | Lahore | Trainee | |
| 01 Dec 1941 - | Plt Offr | No.1 Squadron | Peshawar | Squadron Pilot | |
| 22 Apr 1944 - | Fg Offr | No.4 Squadron | Feni | Squadron Pilot | |
| 14 Aug 1945 - 31 Dec 1945 | Fg Offr | No.1 Squadron | Kohat | Squadron Pilot | |
| 01 Jan 1946 - 19 Oct 1946 | Flt Lt | No.3 Squadron | Kolar | Flight Commander A Flt. To UK | |
| 19 Jul 1947 - 29 Feb 1948 | Sqn Ldr | No.8 Squadron | Pune | Commanding Officer | |
| 01 Nov 1947 - | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Sqn ldr (Ground Training) | |
| 01 Apr 1951 - 11 Oct 1952 | Wg Cdr | Armament Training Wing | Jamnagar | Station Commander | |
| 26 Jan 1955 - 23 Jan 1956 | Wg Cdr | Maintenance Command | Kanpur | Senior Air & Administration Staff Officer | |
| 01 Mar 1956 - 30 May 1957 | Wg Cdr | 15 NCC Circle (Pepsu) | Patiala | Commander | |
| 09 Apr 1957 - 13 Jun 1958 | Wg Cdr | 8 Wing | Adampur | Station Commander | |
| 19 Jun 1961 - 11 Jan 1963 | Gp Capt | 4 Wing | Agra | Station Commander | |
| - 04 Aug 1963 | Air Cmde | Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
| - 01 Dec 1964 | Air Cmde | High Commission of India, United Kingdom | London | Air Advisor | |
| 09 Jan 1968 - 26 Sep 1970 | Air Cmde | Central Air Command | Allahabad | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
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Accidents and Incidents: 3
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 02 Sep 1942 | Hurricane | AG201 | Plt Offr P S Gill | 151OTU | IAF Cr L on Aerodrom |
| 18 Oct 1942 | Hurricane I | AF960 | Fg Offr P S Gill | 1 Sqn | Engine lost power du |
| 30 Jul 1944 | Hurricane IIC | LD344 | Fg Offr P S Gill | 4 Sqn | FL in Tamru in paddy |
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