Service No & Branch | 2639 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Date of Birth: 23 Feb 1921 | Commissioned: 13 Sep 1943 | Course: 18 Course | |||||||||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 29 Feb 1976 Superannuated | Nick Name : | |||||||||||||||
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Remarks : | Orig 15PC | ||||||||||||||||
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Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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15 Jun 1943 - 03 Mar 1945 | Plt Offr | No.22 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit | Drigh Road | ||
01 Feb 1946 - 19 Aug 1946 | Fg Offr | No.8 Squadron | Trichnopoly | Squadron Pilot To ACU as FL | |
01 Sep 1951 - 01 Oct 1954 | Sqn Ldr | No.101 Squadron | Palam | Commanding Officer | |
- 30 Sep 1962 | Wg Cdr | 11 Wing | Tezpur | Station Commander | |
01 Nov 1955 - 01 May 1956 | Wg Cdr | 3 Wing | Palam (Delhi) | Officer in Charge Flying | |
14 Oct 1957 - 19 Aug 1961 | Wg Cdr | Defence Services Staff College | Wellington | Directing Staff | |
01 Oct 1962 - 01 Aug 1963 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director, Works | |
- 01 Dec 1968 | Air Cmde | Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Air Defence Commander | |
01 Mar 1968 - 01 Sep 1970 | Air Cmde | Jammu & Kashmir | Udhampur | Air Officer Commanding | |
01 Oct 1970 - 07 May 1972 | Air Cmde | Joint Air Warfare School | Secunderabad | Commandant | |
04 Jan 1974 - 29 Feb 1976 | AVM | National Defence College | Delhi | Senior Directing Staff (Air) | |
11 Jun 1976 - | No.101 Squadron | Commodore Commandant | |||
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Ati Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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Gp Capt | Fredrick Van Allen Scudder | 2639 GD(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1967 | Announced 26 Jan 1967 |
Details : | Air Commodore Frederick Van Allen Scudder was commissioned in the Indian Army in 1941 and was seconded to the Indian Air Force in 1943. He has attended the Defence Service Staff College Course at Wellington. He has attended the National Defence College Course. He has held important appointments in Air Headquarters and in various Air Force units. Soon after he took over as Director of Air Force Works at Air Headquarters in October 1962, he had to face many important problems connected with the expansion of the Air Force. By working long hours with determination, he tackled all the problems successfully and ensured completion of all tasks satisfactorily and in time. | |||
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Reference : GoI19670126 |
Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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06 Dec 1944 | Hurricane IIC | LE171 | Plt Offr F V Scudder | 151OTU | FL Sambrial 16 m E o |