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Air Vice Marshal Bernard Anthony Coelho

Service No & Branch 4488 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) Stream :Fighters
Date of Birth: 26 Feb 1932 Commissioned: 01 Apr 1953 Course: 60 Course
Service End: Retired on 28 Feb 1986 Superannuated Died on 31 Jul 2016 (84 Years age) Nick Name : Bunny
Qualifications Held :
Remarks :
Promotions Gazetted
Fg Offr : 01 Apr 1954Flt Lt : 01 Apr 1958Sqn Ldr : 01 Apr 1964Wg Cdr : 01 Apr 1971
Acting Gp Capt : 30 Aug 1976Gp Capt : 01 Apr 1977Acting Air Cmde : 26 Mar 1979Air Cmde : 01 Oct 1979
Training and Other Courses Attended
5 LDMC (Wg Cdr) - 30 Jun 197521 NDC (Air Cmde) - 01 Dec 1981
Badges Qualified
 
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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
- Flt LtNo.53 (Auxiliary AF) Squadron Squadron Pilot
01 Jan 1962 - 01 Jan 1963Flt LtFlying Instructors SchoolTambaram Flying Instructor
01 Jul 1970 - 08 Dec 1971Wg CdrNo.7 SquadronBagdogra Commanding Officer
30 Dec 1976 - 25 Mar 1979Gp CaptAir Force AcademyDundigal Chief Instructor (Flying)
- 01 Dec 1981Air CmdeNCC HQ ( (Rajasthan)Jaipur Director
20 Jul 1984 - 28 Feb 1986AVMSouthern Air CommandTrivandrum Senior Air Staff Officer
 
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Accidents and Incidents: 1

DateAircraft TypeTail NoPilot/CrewUnitRemarks
08 Dec 1971Hunter F56BA-329Wg Cdr Bernard Anthony Coelho
7 SqnSD over Hasilpur 120
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