Service No & Branch | 1752 GD(O) | |||||||||||||||
Date of Birth: 13 Jan 1916 | Commissioned: 17 Nov 1941 | Course: 6 OBS Course | ||||||||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 12 Jan 1968 Superannuated | Nick Name : | ||||||||||||||
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Gp Capt |
Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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29 Aug 1944 - 26 Sep 1944 | Fg Offr | No.1 Elementary Flying Training School | Begumpet | Fm 151OTU to 2EFTS | |
30 Jun 1948 - 31 Jul 1948 | Flt Lt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | F/L (Ops) | |
01 Aug 1948 - | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | S/L (Plans) | |
14 Feb 1951 - 07 Aug 1951 | Sqn Ldr | No.5 Squadron | Pune | Commanding Officer | |
17 Sep 1951 - | Wg Cdr | Cab Sec | Delhi | Wg Cdr (Admin) | |
01 Dec 1953 - 01 Dec 1955 | Wg Cdr | Embassy of India, France | Paris | Air Attache | |
- | Gp Capt | Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Senior Officer-in-charge Administration | |
23 Jul 1959 - 30 Jun 1961 | Gp Capt | AFS Jalahalli | Bengaluru | Station Commander | |
- 01 Dec 1965 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director (Policy and Plan | |
24 Feb 1967 - | Air Cmde | Ministry of Home Affairs | Delhi | ||
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AVM | Madhukar Laxman Akut | 1752 GD(N) | Award Date 26 Jan 1968 | Announced 26 Jan 1968 |
Details : | Air Commodore Madhukar Laxman Akut was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in November, 1941. During World War II he saw active service on the Burma Front. He held the important appointments in Air Headquarters as well as in the Command of Air Force Units. He served as an Instructor in a flying training school for training pilots and navigators. His professional knowledge and devotion to duty were instrumental in turning out batches of well trained pilots and navigators during those formative days of the Air Force. After his graduation in the Specialist Navigators' Course in the U.K., he was posted to a Bomber Squadron where he did commendable work in improving bombing techniques. During the Chinese aggression in 1962, in his capacity as Senior Officer-in-charge Administration in Headquarters, Eastern Air Command, he did excellent work in establishing not only the Command Headquarters, but also in setting up promptly many operational stations in the eastern sector. As Director Policy and Plans at Air Headquarters, he actively assisted in planning the expansion and consolidation of the Air Force. | |||
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Reference : GoI19680126 |