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Senior Officers of the IAF - 1956 by Appointment1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |View by Seniority | Appointment | Date of Rank | ||||||
| Appointment, Unit | Rank & Name | Dates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAS, Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee (1551 GD(P)) | 1955-04-01 to 1960-11-08 | |||
| DCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Vice Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer (1554 GD(P)) | 1952-12-17 to 1958-04-30 | |||
| AOC, Operational Command | Delhi | Air Commodore Arjan Singh (1577 GD(P)) | 1955-12-08 to 1958-04-30 | |||
| AOC, Training Command | Bangalore | Air Commodore Surendra Nath Goyal (1560 GD(P)) | 1952-12-17 to 1956-01-10 | |||
| --------do--------- | Bangalore | Air Commodore Pratap Chandra Lal (1567 GD(O)) | 1956-01-11 to 1957-11-20 | |||
| AOC (P&O), PSO: Administration, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Commodore Ravinder Hari Darshan Singh (1558 GD(P)) | 1955-12-09 to 1958-05-11 | |||
| AOC (T&E), PSO: Maintenance, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Commodore Surendra Nath Goyal (1560 GD(P)) | 1956-01-16 to 1958-05-27 | |||
| Staff Course, Imperial Defence College | London, UK | Air Commodore Diwan Atma Ram Nanda (1562 GD(P)) | 1956-01-01 to 1956-12-01 | |||
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