List of Air Chief Marshal of India from 1947 to 2023

Names of the Chiefs of the Indian Air Force and their tenure:

Indian Air Force:

The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932 and on 1 April 1954, Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee, a founding member of the Indian Navy, took over as the first Indian Chief of the Air Staff. With the passage of time, the Indian Air Force has made extensive upgrades to its aircraft and equipment and has inducted 20 new aircraft types as part of the process.

The last decade of the 20th century saw extraordinary changes in the structure of the Indian Air Force in an initiative to induct women, who were taken for short service commissions. It was during this time that the Air Force undertook some of the riskier tasks ever were taken in The first helicopter to be flown by the 'Indian Air Force' was the 'Sikorsky', which was used between 1954 and 1966.

History of Indian Air Force:

The Indian Air Force is the newest branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The Air Force came into existence on 8 October 1932 with the passing of the Indian Air Force Bill by the Indian legislature. However, on 1 April 1933, the 1st Air Squadron was formed, which became part of No. This included six Royal Air Force trained officers, 19 airmen and four I.I.A.s who had returned from Westland. There were military cooperation aircraft. No. 1 Squadron was the only organization in the Indian Air Force at the start of World War II. At that time there were 16 officers and 662 soldiers in the Air Force.

In 1939, it was proposed that five air squadrons be raised on a voluntary basis to guard the main ports. The first air squadron at Madras (present-day Chennai), the second at Bombay (present-day Mumbai), the third at Calcutta (present-day Kolkata), the fourth at Karachi, the fifth at Cochin (present-day Kochi) and later the sixth at Visakhapatnam. By the end of 1944, the Indian Air Force had nine squadrons.

The first air force stations established are at Agra, Pune, Ambala Chandigarh and Bangalore. In March 1945, the Indian Air Force was given the prefix Royal. This honor was given to him for his commendable contribution in the Second World War. At the end of the state of war in August 1945, the Royal Indian Air Force had 28,500 personnel, of whom 1,600 were officers.

Indian Air Force Motto:

The motto of the Indian Air Force is 'Nabh: Sprisham Deeptam' in Sanskrit. In Hindi it means 'Touch the sky with victory'. The motto of the Indian Air Force is taken from the eleventh chapter of the Gita and is an excerpt from the sermon delivered by Lord Shri Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra during the great war of Mahabharata. Lord Shri Krishna is showing his gigantic form to Arjuna and this gigantic form of the Lord is pervading the sky which is creating fear and lack of self-control in Arjuna's mind. Similarly, the Indian Air Force aims to suppress the enemies by using aerospace power in the defense of the nation.

Important facts about Indian Air Force:

• The Indian Air Force was started in 1932 AD.
• Its headquarter is in New Delhi.
• It is headed by the Chief of the Air Staff.
• There are also 5 other officers to assist the Chief of the Air Staff at the Headquarters.

There are a total of seven commands in the Air Force, of which there are five fighter commands and two support commands:

List of Indian Air Force chiefs and their tenure since 1947:

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