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Air Vice Marshal Vishvanath Bhardwaj

Service No & Branch 2528 ENG RAF 62049

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Date of Birth: 05 Mar 1915 Commissioned: 14 Jul 1943 Course:
Service End: Retired on 08 Mar 1970 Voluntary Retirement Nick Name :
Qualifications Held :
Remarks : RAF 1941-04-04 . To IAF 1943-07-14 as Fg Offr - later to HAL
Promotions Gazetted
Fg Offr : 20 Jan 1943Flt Lt : 01 Apr 1949Sqn Ldr : 20 Jul 1954Wg Cdr : 01 Apr 1959
Acting Gp Capt : 01 Apr 1954Gp Capt : 01 Apr 1963Acting Air Cmde : 31 May 1960Air Cmde : 01 Apr 1966
Acting AVM : 04 Mar 1968AVM : 01 Apr 1969
Training and Other Courses Attended
6 DSSC (Wg Cdr) - 30 Jun 1953
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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 Jan 1947 - 31 Aug 1947Sqn LdrElementary Flying Training SchoolJodhpur CTO
01 Sep 1947 - 31 Aug 1950Sqn LdrAdvanced Flying School (India)Ambala CTO
01 Sep 1950 - 01 Jun 1951Wg CdrOperational CommandDelhi CTSO
01 Jun 1951 - 30 Sep 1952Wg Cdr2 Ground Training SchoolTambaram Senior Technical Officer
01 Jul 1953 - 31 Mar 1954Wg CdrAir Head QuartersDelhi DD (Tech Serv, Cord, Plan
- 10 Sep 1956Gp CaptAir Head QuartersDelhi 
01 Apr 1954 - Gp CaptAir Head QuartersDelhi Director (Technical Servi
11 Sep 1956 - Gp CaptHALBangalore 
04 Mar 1968 - Gp CaptAir Head QuartersDelhi Director (Technical Servi
 
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