Service No & Branch | 2781 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 20 Dec 1943 | Course: 20 Course | |||||||||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 30 Apr 1975 | Nick Name : | |||||||||||||||
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Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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14 May 1945 - 27 Jun 1946 | Plt Offr | No.2 Squadron | Akyab | Sqn Pliot Fm 151OTU | |
28 Jun 1946 - 17 Oct 1946 | Fg Offr | No.7 Squadron | Squadron Pilot To UK | ||
- 01 Apr 1956 | Sqn Ldr | No.1 Air Force College | |||
02 Apr 1956 - 30 Sep 1956 | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
01 Oct 1956 - 20 Aug 1957 | Sqn Ldr | No.23 Squadron | Pune | Commanding Officer | |
21 Aug 1957 - 21 Sep 1958 | Sqn Ldr | No.17 Squadron | Ambala | Commanding Officer | |
22 Sep 1958 - 19 Jul 1959 | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
20 Jul 1959 - | Sqn Ldr | School of Land and Air Warfare | Hyderabad | ||
26 Aug 1964 - | Gp Capt | 503 Signal Unit | Arjangarh | Station Commander | |
04 Jan 1968 - 18 Mar 1968 | Gp Capt | 8 Wing | Adampur | Station Commander | |
02 Mar 1970 - 31 Dec 1970 | Air Cmde | Air Force Flying College | Jodhpur | Commandant | |
01 Jan 1971 - 22 Dec 1972 | Air Cmde | 32 Wing | Jodhpur | Air Officer Commanding | |
25 Nov 1973 - 31 Mar 1975 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director (Air Defence) | |
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Mention in Despatches | ||||
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Flt Lt | Kanwar Singh | 2781 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 13 Jan 1951 |
Details : | Citation / Details Not Available | |||
Unit : 8 Sqn | ||||
Reference : Gazette of India , 17th February 1951 - No.2 - Pres dated 13th February 1951 |
Ati Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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Air Cmde | Kanwar Singh | 2781 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1972 | Announced 26 Jan 1972 |
Details : | Air Commodore Kanvar Singh was commissioned in the Flying Branch of the Indian Air Force on the 20th December, 1943. He has served in five fighter and fighter bomber squadrons of the Indian Air Force, of which he has been the commander of two. He is also a qualified flying instructor and has carried out a tenure of duty in this role at an Air Force Flying Training Institution. Air Commodore Kanvar Singh has also commanded an operational wing of the Air Force and has served on the staff of Air Headquarters in various capacities. At present Air Commodore Kanvar Singh is the Air Officer Commanding of an Air Wing in the Rajasthan sector. He was incharge of all Air Force operations in this during the recent operations against Pakistan. He provided all the air support required by the Army. In addition to his own base, he exercised administrative and functional control over two forward bases. By hard work and sound planning, he brought these forward bases to a high degree of operational preparedness. Throughout the operations, Air Commodore Kanvar Singh successfully completed all the tasks allotted to him and rendered distinguished service of an exceptional order. | |||
Unit : WAC | ||||
Reference : GoI19720126 |