Dilbagh Singh

Air Chief Marshal

Dilbagh Singh

PVSM, AVSM, VM
Air Chief Marshal; Dilbagh Singh; PVSM, AVSM, VM
Born	10 March 1926; Shakargarh Gurdaspur district Punjab
Died	9 February 2001 (aged 74); Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Allegiance	British India (1945-1947) ; India (from 1947)
Service / branch	Royal Indian Air Force (1945-1947) ; Indian Air Force (1947-1984)
Years of service	1945-1984
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Unit	No. 1 Squadron
Commands	Eastern Air Command; Ambala Air Force Station; 28 Squadron

Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VM (10 March 1926 – 9 February 2001) was the head of the Indian Air Force from 1981 to 1984,^[2] as Chief of the Air Staff. He was the second Sikh to hold that position.

Dilbagh Singh was commissioned as a pilot in 1944.^[3] His operational flying career spanned the Spitfire to introducing the MiG-21 into service in India. He had earlier made the first official "Supersonic Bang" over India in New Delhi when the Mystere IV-A was showcased in a public demonstration.

He was India's Ambassador to Brazil from 1985 to 1987.

References

^ "Air Marshal Kumaria Visits Air Force Station Chandigarh To Felicitate its 50 Golden Years". 1 March 2011.
^ "Dilbagh Singh". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ "rediff.com: Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh no more". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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Preceded by Idris Latif	Chief of the Air Staff (India) 1981–1984	Succeeded by Lakshman Katre

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[1] "Air Marshal Kumaria Visits Air Force Station Chandigarh To Felicitate its 50 Golden Years". 1 March 2011.

[2] "Dilbagh Singh". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[3] "rediff.com: Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh no more". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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v t e Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
Air Marshal Commanding, Royal Indian Air Force (1947–1948)	Sir Thomas Elmhirst**
Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Air Force (1948–1950)	Sir Thomas Elmhirst**
Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Air Force (1950–1955)	Sir Thomas Elmhirst Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman Gerald Gibbs** Subroto Mukerjee
Chief of the Air Staff (1955–present)	Subroto Mukerjee Aspy Engineer Arjan Singh Pratap Chandra Lal Om Prakash Mehra Hrushikesh Moolgavkar Idris Hasan Latif Dilbagh Singh Lakshman Madhav Katre Denis La Fontaine Surinder Mehra Nirmal Chandra Suri Swaroop Kaul Satish Kumar Sareen Anil Tipnis Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy Shashindra Pal Tyagi Fali Homi Major Pradeep Vasant Naik Norman Anil Kumar Browne Arup Raha Birender Singh Dhanoa Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria Vivek Ram Chaudhari (incumbent)
(**Seconded from the Royal Air Force)

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	United States