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Senior Officers of the IAF - 1981 by Service Number1948 | 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 Service Number | Appointment | Date of Rank | ||||||
| Rank & Name | Appointment, Unit | Dates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Marshal Gian Dev Sharma (1742 F(P)) | Cmde Cmdt, No.6 Squadron | 1975-05-01 to 1983-06-01 | ||||
| Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif (1804 F(P)) | CAS, Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1978-09-01 to 1981-08-31 - Retired | |||
| Air Marshal Trilochan Singh Brar (2884 F(P)) | AOC-in-C, Central Air Command | Allahabad | 1979-02-10 to 1981-09-20 | |||
| --Same as above-- | Cmde Cmdt, No.1 Squadron | 1979-10-08 to 1985-10-31 | ||||
| --Same as above-- | VCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | 1981-09-22 to 1983-06-30 | |||
| Air Marshal Dilbagh Singh (2998 F(P)) | VCAS, PSO: Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | 1981-01-01 to 1981-08-31 | |||
| ---On Promotion to Air Chief Marshal --- | CAS, Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1981-09-01 to 1984-09-03 | |||
| Air Marshal Douglas George King-Lee (3040 F(P)) | Cmdt, National Defence College | Delhi | 1980-09-01 to 1982-08-01 | |||
| Air Marshal Lakshman Madhav Katre (3117 F(P)) | AOC-in-C, Eastern Air Command | Shillong | 1978-09-04 to 1981-01-02 | |||
| --Same as above-- | AOC-in-C, Western Air Command | Delhi | 1981-01-05 to 1983-02-28 | |||
| --Same as above-- | Cmde Cmdt, No.17 Squadron | 1981-08-01 to 1985-07-01 | ||||
| Air Marshal Saroj Jena (3157 F(P)) | AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQ | Delhi | 1979-03-01 to 1981-02-22 | |||
| --Same as above-- | AOP, PSO: Personnel, Air HQ | Delhi | 1981-02-23 to 1982-12-31 | |||
| Air Marshal Balwant Wickram Chauhan (3352 F(P)) | AOC-in-C, Training Command | Bangalore | 1979-10-29 to 1981-09-19 | |||
| --Same as above-- | AOC-in-C, Central Air Command | Allahabad | 1981-09-21 to 1983-12-31 | |||
| Air Marshal Chandrakant Shridhar Naik (3499 ENG) | AOM, PSO: Maintenance, Air HQ | Delhi | 1978-09-01 to 1982-08-31 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Puran Singh Bajwa (3520 MED) | PMO, Western Air Command | Delhi | 1981-07-19 to 1984-08-31 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Shri Krishna Chandra Gupta (3568 ADM) | SOA, Western Air Command | Delhi | 1979-07-01 to 1983-02-28 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Vijjaha Sriman Narayana Murthy (3587 MED) | AOC, Air Force Central Medical Establishment | Delhi | 1981-08-01 to 1981-08-31 - Retired | |||
| Air Marshal Jagdish Raj Bhasin (3591 F(P)) | AOC-in-C, South Western Air Command | Jodhpur | 1980-07-23 to 1983-06-30 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Ved Prakash Misra (3627 ADM) | SOA, Eastern Air Command | Shillong | 1981-07-20 to 1981-09-30 - Retired | |||
| Air Marshal Malcolm Shirley Dundas Wollen (3641 F(P)) | DCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQ | Delhi | 1980-04-16 to 1981-01-02 | |||
| --Same as above-- | AOC-in-C, Eastern Air Command | Shillong | 1981-01-03 to 1983-02-26 | |||
| Air Marshal Chandra Kant Viswanath Gole (3652 F(P)) | AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command | Nagpur | 1980-04-18 to 1981-01-13 | |||
| --Same as above-- | DCAS, PSO: Planning, Air HQ | Delhi | 1981-01-15 to 1983-06-30 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Edwin Peter (3667 ACCTS) | Director (Fin Plan), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1980-12-15 to 1982-10-31 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Lareto Pestana Pereira (3705 LGS) | ACAS (Logistics), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1979-11-01 to 1982-12-22 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Holavanahalli Naryanarao Krishnamurthy (3790 ENG) | Director, Aeronautical Development Establishment (DRDO) | Bangalore | 1981-12-15 to 1985-07-31 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Mangalvedkar Jivanrao Vittal (3791 ENG) | SMSO, Maintenance Command | Nagpur | 1979-09-20 to 1981-04-30 - Retired | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Kanwar Iqbal Singh Chhabra (3831 F(N)) | AOC, Maritime Air Operations | Bombay | 1978-08-25 to 1981-01-13 | |||
| ---On Promotion to Air Marshal --- | AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command | Nagpur | 1981-01-14 to 1985-01-31 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Erasseri Pathayapurayil Radhakrishnan Nair (3837 F(N)) | SDS (Air), National Defence College | Delhi | 1978-09-25 to 1981-02-23 | |||
| ---On Promotion to Air Marshal --- | AOA, PSO: Administration, Air HQ | Delhi | 1981-02-23 to 1981-10-19 | |||
| --Same as above-- | AOC-in-C, Training Command | Bangalore | 1981-10-20 to 1985-02-28 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Minoo Jehangir Dotiwalla (3839 F(P)) | Cmdt, National Defence Academy | Khadakvasla | 1979-07-09 to 1982-06-30 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Subramaniam Raghavendran (3840 F(P)) | ACAS (Ops), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1980-09-01 to 1983-09-01 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Eruch Shiavax Lala (3842 F(P)) | SASO, Training Command | Bangalore | 1980-11-01 to 1983-11-30 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Denis Anthony Lafontaine (3844 F(P)) | SASO, Western Air Command | Delhi | 1978-11-22 to 1981-11-09 | |||
| ---On Promotion to Air Marshal --- | SASO, Western Air Command | Delhi | 1981-11-10 to 1983-01-01 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Kapil Dev Chadha (3845 F(P)) | ACAS (Plans), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1979-02-10 to 1981-02-25 | |||
| --Same as above-- | SDS (Air), National Defence College | Delhi | 1981-02-23 to 1982-02-09 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Terence Joseph Desa (3863 F(P)) | Cmdt, Air Force Academy | Dundigal | 1979-10-24 to 1981-04-06 | |||
| --Same as above-- | Director (Training), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1981-04-14 to 1984-07-17 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Ripu Daman Sahni (3867 F(P)) | SASO, Central Air Command | Allahabad | 1980-06-16 to 1982-02-21 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Prem Pal Singh (3871 F(P)) | ACAS (Flt Safety & Insp), PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQ | Delhi | 1979-03-19 to 1983-06-30 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Mahendra Singh Rao (3902 ENG) | SMSO, Maintenance Command | Nagpur | 1981-06-29 to 1982-12-22 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Brijpal Singh Sikand (3947 F(P)) | AOC, Jammu & Kashmir | Udhampur | 1981-01-19 to 1982-06-30 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Madan Lal Sethi (4009 F(N)) | Director (Intelligence), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1981-04-06 to 1985-08-30 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Madan Mohan Dutt (4010 F(N)) | AOC, Maritime Air Operations | Bombay | 1981-01-14 to 1981-03-14 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Man Mohan Singh (4023 F(P)) | SASO, South Western Air Command | Jodhpur | 1981-01-09 to 1984-10-31 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Chandra Kant Shantaram Raje (4038 F(P)) | Ops Mgr, Aviation Research Center | Delhi | 1981-01-01 to 1984-01-22 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Narayanan Krishnan Nair (4075 AE(L)) | Director (Sigs Air), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1981-08-14 to 1984-09-30 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Rajagopal Sriramulu Naidu (4090 F(P)) | Cmdt, Air Force Academy | Dundigal | 1981-04-13 to 1983-06-25 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Johney William Greene (4093 F(P)) | ACAS (Plans), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1981-06-25 to 1984-11-05 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Man Singh (4094 F(P)) | Cmdt, College of Air Warfare | Secunderabad | 1981-08-03 to 1984-12-16 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Brij Lal Chadha (4110 F(N)) | AOC, Maritime Air Operations | Bombay | 1981-06-09 to 1984-12-31 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal Surendra Kumar Mehra (4197 F(P)) | Director (PO), Air Head Quarters | Delhi | 1981-12-07 to 1983-07-31 | |||
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