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Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh
| Service No & Branch | 1577 GD(P) |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 15 Apr 1919 | Commissioned: 23 Dec 1939 | Course: 8 IAF Cranwell Course | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 15 Jul 1969 Superannuated Died on 16 Sep 2017 (98 Years age) | Flying Hours : 4426 | Nick Name : | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Remarks : | MIAF Rank 2002, retired 15 Jan 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Fg Offr |  Flt Lt |  Sqn Ldr |  Wg Cdr |  Gp Capt |  Air Cmde |  AVM |  Air Mshl |  Air Chief Marshal |  Marshal of the AF |
| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep 1938 - 22 Dec 1939 | Flt Cdt | RAF Academy Cranwell | Cranwell,UK | Cadet | |
| 01 Mar 1940 - | Plt Offr | No.1 Squadron | Squadron Pilot | ||
| 09 Aug 1941 - 12 Feb 1942 | Fg Offr | No.2 Squadron | Miranshah | Squadron Pilot To RAF DumDum | |
| 12 Feb 1942 - | Fg Offr | RAF Dumdum | |||
| 15 May 1942 - 02 Sep 1943 | Flt Lt | No.1 Squadron | Trichinopoly | Flight Commander A Flt. Fm 223Group | |
| 03 Sep 1943 - 15 Dec 1944 | Sqn Ldr | No.1 Squadron | Kohat | Commanding Officer To AirHQ | |
| 18 Feb 1945 - 30 Apr 1945 | Sqn Ldr | Indian Air Force Display Flight | Kohat | Officer Commanding | |
| 18 Feb 1945 - 11 Sep 1945 | Wg Cdr | IAFDF | Kohat | Commanding Officer | |
| 01 Jan 1947 - | Wg Cdr | RAF Station Kohat | Kohat | Station Commander | |
| 23 Aug 1947 - 15 Aug 1948 | Gp Capt | Advanced Flying School (India) | Ambala | Commanding Officer Fm Risalpur | |
| 09 Aug 1948 - 10 Dec 1948 | Gp Capt | Air Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | Gp Capt (Operations) | |
| 11 Dec 1948 - 31 Jan 1949 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Gp Capt (Training) | |
| 01 Feb 1949 - 14 Oct 1949 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director Training | |
| 01 Nov 1949 - 30 Nov 1950 | Gp Capt | JSSC | Latimore, UK | Staff Course | |
| 12 Dec 1950 - 11 Dec 1952 | Air Cmde | Operational Command | Delhi | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 12 Dec 1952 - 08 Dec 1955 | Air Cmde | PSO: Administration, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel & Organisation | |
| 08 Dec 1955 - 30 Apr 1958 | Air Cmde | Operational Command | Delhi | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 01 May 1958 - 17 Nov 1959 | AVM | Operational Command | Delhi | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
| 01 Jan 1960 - 01 Dec 1960 | AVM | Imperial Defence College | London, UK | Staff Course | |
| 10 May 1961 - 31 Dec 1962 | AVM | PSO: Administration, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Officer-in-Charge Administration | |
| 01 Jan 1963 - 04 Aug 1963 | AVM | PSO: Operations, Air HQ | Delhi | Deputy Chief of Air Staff | |
| 05 Aug 1963 - 31 Jul 1964 | AVM | PSO: Planning, Air HQ | Delhi | Vice Chief of Air Staff | |
| 01 Aug 1964 - 14 Jan 1966 | Air Marshal | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Chief of Air Staff | |
| 15 Jan 1966 - 15 Jul 1969 | Air Chief Marshal | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Chief of Air Staff | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 2
| Distinguished Flying Cross | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sqn Ldr | Arjan Singh | 1577 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 02 Jun 1944 |
| Details : |  This officer completed very many operational missions, involving flights over difficult country, often in bad weather. He has displayed outstanding leadership, great skill and courage, qualities which have been reflected in the high morale and efficiency of the squadron which has won much sucess. | |||
| Unit : 1 Squadron | ||||
| Reference : London Gazette 36542 dated 2 June 44, Page 2534 | ||||
| Padma Vibhushan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Marshal | Arjan Singh | 1577 GD(P) | Award Date 30 Oct 1965 | Announced 30 Oct 1965 |
| Details : | CAS | |||
| Unit : Air HQ | ||||
| Reference : | ||||
Accidents and Incidents: 2
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 1940 | Wapiti V | J9735 | Plt Offr Arjan Singh AC1 Narayanan | 1 Sqn | UC Collapsed during |
| 06 Oct 1941 | Audax (India) | K4861 | Fg Offr Arjan Singh Cpl Ghulam Ali | 2 Sqn | 1s 2s dam by VB gun |
Additional Notes
| Remarks: DD News Note added: 0000-00-00 |
| Remarks: Tee Time with Shalini Note added: 0000-00-00 |
| Remarks: DD News Note added: 2017-09-18 |
| Remarks: DayandnightNews Note added: 2012-12-23 |
Articles from Main Site
Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh (1919-2017) by - Training At Cranwell by Jagan Pillarisetti - Brothers-in-Arms : The Flying Engineer Brothers by Farida Singh - Out of the blue by Air Chief Marshal (Retd) S Krishnaswamy - Bomber Night - Gathering of Canberra veterans by - Air Marshal Aspy Engineer's Recollections by Air Marshal Aspy Engineer - Aviation Artists : Aditya Singh Chauhan by Updates -
The data in the header section of this page comes from the Gazette of India - Click here to see the source
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Note: All the data available here is publicly available in the Gazette of India, published by the Indian Government, or from public domain sources, press releases about Awards and Right-To-Information (RTI) Requests. Additionally data shared by veterans is added to the page with permission. No data with respect to serving officers below the rank of AVM is displayed. Information in Gazette of India and Award citations and photographs as released by the Indian Air Force are the only details displayed.