Service No & Branch | 3867 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | Stream :Transport | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 15 Apr 1950 | Course: 51/52 Course | |||||||||||||||||||
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Gp Capt | Air Mshl |
Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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- 01 Dec 1960 | Sqn Ldr | Empire Test Pilots School, UK | Farnborough | Test Pilot Course 19th Course | |
16 Jun 1967 - 01 Jan 1970 | Wg Cdr | HAL | Bangalore | TP/ CTP | |
01 Jan 1970 - 01 Jan 1973 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Joint Director, Plans | |
28 Nov 1973 - 08 Aug 1974 | Gp Capt | 28 Wing | Hindan (Ghaziabad) | Station Commander | |
01 Aug 1974 - 30 Apr 1975 | Gp Capt | Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment | Bangalore | Commandant | |
01 May 1975 - 01 Dec 1977 | Air Cmde | Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment | Bangalore | Commandant | |
01 Jan 1978 - 01 Jan 1980 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director Projects | |
16 Jun 1980 - 21 Feb 1982 | AVM | Central Air Command | Allahabad | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
24 Feb 1982 - 31 Dec 1983 | AVM | National Defence College | Delhi | Senior Directing Staff (Air) | |
01 Jan 1984 - 05 Nov 1984 | Air Marshal | PSO: Personnel, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel | |
06 Nov 1984 - 31 May 1986 | Air Marshal | Central Air Command | Allahabad | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
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Ati Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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Air Cmde | Ripu Daman Sahni | 3867 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1980 | Announced 26 Jan 1980 |
Details : | Air Commodore Ripu Daman Sahni (3867), Flying, (Pilot) was commissioned in the Air Force in April, 1950. During his long service career, he has held a number of important assignments with distinction. He was the first transport pilot to be selected to undergo a Test Pilot's Course at the Empire Test Pilots' School in the U.K. Air Commodore Sahni, who attained the highest professional qualifications as a transport pilot and as a flying instructor very early, was assigned to the unit responsible for rating and validation of pilots and flying instructors. He categorised over 150 pilots during that assignment. During this period, he was instrumental in drafting a document, standardising air transport operations. The measures suggested by him immensely contributed in improving the operational effectiveness of the transport force. He was intimately associated with flight development, evaluation and testing of aircraft. Starting with production testing, including the first indigenously built HS-748, he took over as the Chief Test Pilot of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited where he was intimately associated with the development of Marut and Kiran aircraft and prototype testing of the Marut Trainer. It was through the discerning investigations carried out by a Technical Team headed by him that apprehensions regarding the use of HS-748 as a public transport, were allayed. After the Indo-Pak Conflict, 1971, Air Commodore Sahni was appointed the leader of a team of specialists to assess the effectiveness and achievements of our Air Force in the Conflict. Under his guidance and through meticulous and incisive research, the team was able to establish facts which formed the basis of a number of lessons of strategic operational importance. As Commandant of Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment from 1974 to 1977, Air Commodore Sahni displayed excellent organisational ability and played a major role in upgrading the strike capability of combat aircraft through adaptation of modern sophisticated systems on the existing fleet. Through his pioneering work and untiring efforts, a Fixed Wing Experimental Test Pilots' Course was started at Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment. The introduction of this course reflects the professional excellence achieved by this Establishment. This has also helped in saving considerable amount of foreign exchange. Air Commodore Sahni has taken over as Director of Projects at Air Headquarters and has been monitoring and directing major indigenous projects. In his long service, he has acquired 6225 hours of flying experience on 50 different types of aircraft of which 1500 hours relate to test flying. This is a glowing testimony of his outstanding airmanship, skill and competence. Air Commodore Ripu Daman Sahni has thus rendered distinguished service of an exceptional order. | |||
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Reference : GoI19800126 |
Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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27 Aug 1951 | Dakota C-47 | HJ-913 | Fg Offr Ripu Daman Sahni | 12 Sqn | ac ditched Wular Lak |