Aspy Engineer
Aspy Engineer | |
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 Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer | |
| 5th Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office December 1, 1960 – July 31, 1964 | |
| President | Rajendra Prasad[1] |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru[2] |
| Preceded by | Subroto Mukerjee |
| Succeeded by | Arjan Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1912 Lahore, Pakistan |
| Died | May 1, 2002 (aged 89) Mumbai, India |
| Alma mater | RAF Cranwell |
| Awards | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  British India (1933-1947)  India (from 1947) |
| Branch/service |  Royal Air Force Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1933-1964 |
| Rank |  Air Marshal |
| Commands | Chief of the Air Staff (India) (1960–1964) No.1 Operational Group No.2 Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Waziristan campaign (1936–39) Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Operation Vijay Sino-Indian War |
Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC (15 December 1912 – 1 May 2002) was an officer in the Indian Air Force who rose through the ranks to become Chief of the Air Staff and later served as India's ambassador to Iran. He was awarded Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC).[3]
He was trained at RAF Cranwell.
His younger brother, Minoo Engineer., was IAF's AOC Western Air Command during the 1971 War.
References
- ^ Rajendra Prasad
- ^ Jawaharlal Nehru
- ^ Aspy Merwan Engineer
External links
| Air Marshal Commanding, Royal Indian Air Force (1947–1948) |  | |
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| Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Air Force (1948–1950) | ||
| Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Air Force (1950–1955) | ||
| Chief of the Air Staff (1955–present) |
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(**Seconded from the Royal Air Force) | ||
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