Chief of Air Staff (India) Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force Incumbent Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha since 31 December 2013 Formation 1 April 1955 First holder Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee Chief of the Air Staff is the head of the Indian Air Force .Currently the position is held by Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha . The position was held by an Air Commodore (1919–1923), by an Air Vice-Marshal (1923–1929) and by an Air Marshal (1929–1965). In 1966, the position was upgraded to that of an Air Chief Marshal. The highest rank in the IAF is Marshal of the Air Force , which is conferred by the President of India only in exceptional circumstances. It has only been given once in January 2002 to Arjan Singh . The rank is equal to five star General and a Field Marshal in the Army. Con...
Air Force Day Air Force Day 2014 Air Force Day 2014 would be celebrated all over India at Wednesday, on 8 th of Octobe r. Air Force Day The Air Force Day was officially started celebrating at 8 th of October in the year 1932 as an auxiliary air force of Indian Empire. The Indian Air Force, air arm of the Indian armed forces, has its prime responsibility of securing the Indian airspace as well as to carry out the aerial warfare during any clash. The Indian Air Force has the strength of about 170,000 personnel and more than 1,400 aircraft and considered as one of the leading air forces of world. It has the responsibility to safeguard the Indian Territory from all risks, provide help during natural calamities to the affected areas.The India Air Force has been engaged in the four wars with the Pakistan and one with People’s Republic of China after its independence. The operations carried out by it are Operation Meghdoot, Operation Vija...
First air marshal Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC, was one pilot who grew up in the annals of the air force as the first chief for leading the force into war. He was Chief of Air Staff when the IAF saw action in its first combat of the modern age in 1965. He was hardly 44 years years of age when entrusted with the responsibility of leading the Indian Air Force, a responsibility he carried with considerable flamboyance and �lan. Arjan Singh was born on 15 April 1919, in Lyalpur, completing his education at Montgomery. He was still in college in 1938, 19 years of age when he was selected for the Empire Pilot training course at RAF Cranwell. His first posting on being commissioned was flying Westland Wapiti biplanes in the North Western Frontier Province as a member of the No.1 IAF Squadron. Arjan Singh, flew against the tribal forces, before he was transferred for a brief stint with the newly formed No.2 IAF...
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