Service No & Branch | 1727 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of Birth: 28 Jun 1918 | Commissioned: 10 Nov 1941 | Course: 9 Course | |||||||||||||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 26 Jun 1974 Superannuated | Nick Name : | |||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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10 Nov 1941 - | Acting Plt Offr | No.1 Service Flying Training School (India) | Ambala | Trainee Pilot | |
05 Jun 1942 - | Plt Offr | No.1 Elementary Flying Training School | Begumpet | ||
01 Dec 1945 - 22 Mar 1946 | Fg Offr | No.10 Squadron | Squadron Pilot To Recct Dir | ||
16 Sep 1947 - | Flt Lt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Sqn Ldr (Flying Training) | |
- 01 Jun 1954 | Wg Cdr | No.1 Air Force Academy | Secunderabad | Chief Instructor | |
07 Jul 1951 - | Wg Cdr | Technical Training College | Jalahalli | Officer Commanding | |
08 Oct 1956 - 15 Jun 1958 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
16 Jun 1958 - 30 Jun 1960 | Gp Capt | 3 Wing | Palam (Delhi) | Station Commander | |
01 Jul 1960 - 11 Jan 1963 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
- | Air Cmde | Embassy of India, Russia | Moscow | Air Attache | |
12 Jan 1963 - | Air Cmde | 3 Air Def HQ | |||
04 Jan 1968 - 31 Mar 1968 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director Training | |
- 31 May 1972 | AVM | Air Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Operations | |
27 Mar 1968 - 14 Jul 1971 | AVM | Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
16 Jun 1972 - 25 Jun 1972 | AVM | Central Air Command | Allahabad | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
26 Jun 1972 - 26 Jun 1974 | Air Marshal | Central Air Command | Allahabad | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
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Param Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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AVM | Bandi Sreeramulu Krishnarao | 1727 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1972 | Announced 26 Jan 1972 |
Details : | Air Vice Marshal Bandi Sreeramulu Krishnarao was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in October, 1941. Early in his career, he qualified as a flying instructor and subsequently rose to become the Chief Instructor in the principal flying training institution of the Air Force. A large number of pilots serving in the Air Force were trained by him personally or under his supervision. He saw service in a fighter squadron and successfully commanded a Technical Training Unit and a major Air Force flying base. He served with distinction as the Air Attach ear our Embassy in the USSR for nearly three years. Before taking over his appointment as Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations), he served as Senior Air Staff Officer of an Operational Command Headquarters for over three years. Under his guidance, the flying potential of the Command and its preparedness to undertake the tasks allotted to it grew considerably. He inspired the staff of the Command Headquarters and the units by his indefatigable efforts, single mindedness in pursuing his objectives, and his devotion to duty. Throughout, Air Vice Marshal Krishnarao has rendered distinguished service of an exceptional order. | |||
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Reference : GoI19720126 |