LIST OF CHIEFS OF AIR STAFF
Name
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Tenure
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Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst
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15 August 1947-21 February 1950
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Air Marshal Sir Ronald Chapman
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22 February 1950-9 December 1951
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Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs
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10 December 1951-31 March 1954
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Air Marshal S. Mukherjee
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01 April 1954-8 November 1960
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Air Marshal A.M. Engineer
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01 December 1960-31 July 1964
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Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh
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01 August 1964-15 July 1969
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Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal
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16 July 1969-15 January 1973
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Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra
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16 January 1973-31 January 1976
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Air Chief Marshal H. Moolgavkar
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01 February 1976-31 August 1978
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Air Chief Marshal I.H. Latif
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01 September 1978-31 August 1981
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Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh
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01 September 1981-4 September 1984
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Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre
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05 September 1984-1 July 1985
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Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine
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03 July 1985-31 July 1988
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Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra
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01 August 1988-31 July 1991
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Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri
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01 August 1991-31 July 1993
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Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul
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01 August 1993-31 December 1995
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Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen
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01 January 1996-31 December 1998
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Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis
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01 January 1999-31 December 2001
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Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamys
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31 December 2001-31 December 2004
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Air Chief Marshal S. P. Tyagi
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31 December 2004-31 March 2007
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Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik
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31 March 2009 - 31 July 2011
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Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne
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31 July 2011 - 31 December 2013
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Air Marshal Arup Raha
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31 December 2013 - Incumbent
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