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Senior Officers of the IAF - 1968 by Appointment

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Appointment, UnitRank & NameDates
CAS, Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Chief Marshal Arjan Singh (1577 GD(P))1966-01-15 to 1969-07-15
AOC-in-C, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Marshal Hirendra Nath Chatterjee (1620 GD(P))1968-04-01 to 1971-03-23
AOC-in-C, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Marshal Shivdev Singh (1595 GD(P))1968-03-01 to 1969-07-31
AOM, PSO: Maintenance, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Om Prakash Mehra (1639 GD(P))1968-01-01 to 1969-08-06
DCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineer (1614 GD(P))1968-03-01 to 1969-08-04
VCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQDelhiAir Marshal Ramaswami Rajaram (1573 GD(O))1966-12-13 to 1969-06-18
AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQDelhiAir Vice Marshal Yeshwant Vinayak Malse (1616 GD(P))1966-11-11 to 1969-08-08
AOC, Western IndiaPuneAir Vice Marshal Victor Srihari (1624 GD(O))1968-04-10 to 1969-08-29
--------do---------PuneAir Vice Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar (1644 GD(P))1967-01-25 to 1968-03-28
AOC-in-C, Central Air CommandCalcuttaAir Vice Marshal Hari Chand Dewan (1598 GD(P))1967-01-01 to 1968-03-28
--------do---------AllahabadAir Vice Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar (1644 GD(P))1968-03-29 to 1971-03-31
AOC-in-C, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Ranjan Dutt (1594 GD(P))1966-10-28 to 1968-03-31
AOC-in-C, Maintenance CommandNagpurAir Vice Marshal Hari Chand Dewan (1598 GD(P))1968-04-01 to 1971-03-23
--------do---------NagpurAir Vice Marshal Hirendra Nath Chatterjee (1620 GD(P))1967-02-18 to 1968-03-31
AOC-in-C, Training CommandBangaloreAir Vice Marshal Teja Singh Virk (1621 GD(O))1966-08-10 to 1969-08-22
AOC-in-C, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Vice Marshal Shivdev Singh (1595 GD(P))1966-03-05 to 1968-02-29
Cmdt, National Defence AcademyKhadakvaslaAir Vice Marshal Surendra Nath Goyal (1560 GD(P))1966-08-09 to 1968-06-18
DCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Vice Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineer (1614 GD(P))1964-10-01 to 1968-02-29
Director (Operations), Air Operations, Air HQDelhiAir Vice Marshal Syed Abbas Hussain (1706 GD(P))1968-04-01 to 1970-07-18
Director (Policy and Plan, Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Victor Srihari (1624 GD(O))1966-08-10 to 1968-04-09
--------do---------DelhiAir Vice Marshal Krishna Mahesh Agerwala (1648 GD(O))1968-04-10 to 1970-06-11
Director (Signals), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Kanianthra Alexander Joseph (2960 SIGS)1966-03-01 to 1969-10-23
DMS (Air), Air Head QuartersDelhiAir Vice Marshal Shailendra Nath Chatterjee (10302 MED)1966-03-03 to 1968-08-01
SASO, Eastern Air CommandShillongAir Vice Marshal Bandi Sreeramulu Krishnarao (1727 GD(P))1968-03-27 to 1971-07-14
SASO, Western Air CommandDelhiAir Vice Marshal Maurice Barker (1691 GD(P))1968-04-01 to 1971-03-07
SDS (Air), National Defence CollegeDelhiAir Vice Marshal Dadi Ardeshir Mehta (1625 GD(N))1967-01-25 to 1971-07-30
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