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Air Vice Marshal Madhav Bhawrao Naik

Service No & Branch 1874 F(P) (Orig: GD(P))
Date of Birth: 01 Nov 1923 Commissioned: 05 Apr 1942 Course: 12 Course
Service End: Retired on 30 Apr 1976 Superannuated Died on 31 Dec 2002 (79 Years age) Nick Name :
Qualifications Held :
Remarks :
Promotions Gazetted
Plt Offr : 05 Oct 1942Fg Offr : 05 Apr 1943Flt Lt : 15 Aug 1948Sqn Ldr : 01 May 1950
Wg Cdr : 01 Oct 1958Acting Gp Capt : 10 Mar 1961Gp Capt : 01 Apr 1964Acting Air Cmde : 10 Aug 1966
Air Cmde : 01 Oct 1967Acting AVM : 16 Aug 1971AVM : 08 Apr 1972
Training and Other Courses Attended
1 DSSC (Flt Lt) - 01 Jan 19493 NDC (Gp Capt) - 30 Apr 1963
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Appointments, Postings & Other Service Particulars

DatesRankUnitLocationAppointmentPhoto
05 Apr 1942 - Acting Plt OffrNo.1 Service Flying Training School (India)Ambala Trainee Pilot
26 May 1944 - Plt OffrNo.3 SquadronKohat Squadron Pilot
01 Jul 1946 - 18 Jul 1946Fg OffrNo.4 SquadronYelahanka Squadron Pilot To ACU
04 Feb 1947 - 09 Aug 1947Flt LtNo.6 Squadron Flight Commander B Flt
01 Dec 1947 - 25 Mar 1948Flt LtAir Head QuartersDelhi Staff Officer to Senior Air Staff Officer
26 Mar 1948 - 31 Mar 1950Sqn LdrAir Head QuartersDelhi Sqn Ldr (Intelligence)
01 Apr 1950 - 27 May 1950Sqn LdrAir Head QuartersDelhi S/L D(Ops)
30 May 1950 - 28 May 1952Sqn LdrNo.8 SquadronPalam Commanding Officer
16 Jun 1952 - 03 Oct 1954Sqn LdrAir Head QuartersDelhi Asst Director, Policy and Plans
04 Oct 1954 - 31 Mar 1955Wg CdrAir Head QuartersDelhi SO to CAS & C-in-C IAF
01 Apr 1955 - 14 Apr 1958Wg CdrAir Head QuartersDelhi Staff Officer to Chief of Air Staff
15 Apr 1958 - 31 Jul 1958Wg CdrAir Head QuartersDelhi OiC Canberra Project
10 Aug 1958 - 09 Mar 1961Wg CdrNo.35 SquadronPune Commanding Officer
10 Mar 1961 - 26 Jun 1962Gp Capt3 Tactical Air CenterKohima Commanding Officer
01 May 1963 - 01 Dec 1964Gp CaptNo.2 Jet Training WingBidar Station Commander
31 Jan 1965 - 01 Aug 1966Gp Capt5 WingKalaikunda Station Commander
- 30 Jun 1970Air Cmde2 Air Defence Control CentreAllahabad Air Officer Commanding
10 Aug 1966 - 31 Mar 1968Air CmdeAir Operations, Air HQDelhi Director, Operations
01 Apr 1968 - 17 Jan 1969Air CmdeAir Head QuartersDelhi Director Training
10 Jan 1969 - 14 Aug 1970Air Cmde1 Air Defence Control CentreAmbala Air Officer Commanding
15 Aug 1970 - 01 Aug 1971Air Cmde7 WingAmbala Air Officer Commanding
16 Aug 1971 - 02 Jan 1973AVMNational Defence CollegeDelhi Senior Directing Staff (Air)
03 Jan 1973 - 07 Mar 1976AVMNational Defence AcademyKhadakvasla Commandant
 
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Accidents and Incidents: 1

DateAircraft TypeTail NoPilot/CrewUnitRemarks
26 Apr 1947Spitfire XIVeRN178Flt Lt M B Naik
6 Sqnengine lost power on

Additional Notes

Remarks: Note Note added: 2017-01-01
Air Vice Marshal Madhav Bhaurao Naik (1874) was born in Bhigwan, Maharashtra.
His father was in the railways. Dad belonged to a large family of five brothers and three sisters. He was the 4th. He schooled in Nutan Marathi Vidhayala in Pune...(the school honoured him years later).
He then went to Jamnagar to learn flying. He later directly joined the RIAF in November 1941 and was sent to various units and stations, abroad and at home before Independence. He saw some action during WWII.
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