Service No & Branch | 1899 F(P) (Orig: GD(O)) | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of Birth: 28 Jan 1923 | Commissioned: 14 Jun 1942 | Course: 9 OBS Course | |||||||||||||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 30 Jan 1980 Superannuated Died on 04 Oct 2010 (87 Years age) | Nick Name : | |||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Wg Cdr | ![]() Air Cmde | ![]() Air Mshl |
Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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07 Aug 1944 - 19 Feb 1946 | Fg Offr | No.3 Squadron | Kohat | Squadron Pilot | |
01 Feb 1946 - | Fg Offr | No.1 Squadron | Squadron Navigator Demob canc due to med | ||
20 Aug 1951 - 26 Jan 1953 | Sqn Ldr | No.15 Squadron | Halwara | Commanding Officer | |
01 Feb 1953 - 25 Sep 1953 | Sqn Ldr | No.1 Squadron | Halwara | Commanding Officer | |
- 16 Apr 1960 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
01 Aug 1954 - 01 Feb 1957 | Wg Cdr | 10 Wing | Jorhat | Station Commander | |
02 Feb 1957 - 01 Jan 1959 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Project Chief Gnat | |
01 Sep 1960 - 01 Dec 1961 | Wg Cdr | 2 Tactical Air Center | Pune | Commanding Officer | |
01 Jan 1964 - 01 Jan 1967 | Gp Capt | 14 Wing | Chabua | Station Commander | |
01 Jan 1967 - 03 Jan 1968 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director, Transport Operations | |
02 Jan 1969 - 14 Jun 1972 | Air Cmde | 12 Wing | Chandigarh | Air Officer Commanding | |
01 Jun 1972 - 01 Dec 1973 | AVM | Air Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Operations | |
27 Jun 1974 - 28 Feb 1976 | Air Marshal | No 1 Operational Group (SWAC) | Jodhpur | Air Officer Commanding | |
01 Mar 1976 - 03 Sep 1978 | Air Marshal | Western Air Command | Delhi | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
11 Jun 1976 - | No.15 Squadron | Commodore Commandant | |||
04 Sep 1978 - 31 Jan 1980 | Air Marshal | PSO: Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | Vice Chief of Air Staff | |
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Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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13 Mar 1945 | Hurricane IIC | LE462 | Fg Offr E J Dhatigara | 3 Sqn | Ran off the strip af |
18 May 1958 | Gnat | IE-1059 | Wg Cdr Edul Jahangir Dhatigara | Engine surge on appr |
Remarks: Obituary Notice Note added: 2010-10-04 |
From Gp Capt Anant Bewoor: With regret I place on this site the news that Air Marshal Edul Dhatigara has paased on. This happened in the morning (4th October 2010) at about 0700 hrs. From Air Marshal S G Inamdar: Sad news. RIP! Quite apart from the late Air Mshl EJ Dhatigara's many accomplishments and sterling attributes, I can't think of any other Air Officer who lent his name to a perennial and outstanding culinary delight in the Air Force: the "Dhatigara Bhujia"! The "Sandhu Daal" at the Delux Dhaba in Ambala, named after the late Air Cmde AJS 'Ajax' Sandhu, could possibly run a close second! |