| Name(s) |
Air Marshal SUBROTO
MUKHERJI |
| Date of
Birth |
March 05, 1911 |
| Date of
Death |
November 08, 1960
(A piece of food lodged in his windpipe choked him to
death) |
|
Identity |
The first Chief of
the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (IAF). |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- October 08, 1932: On this
day, the six Indians cadets were commissioned in the Royal
Air Force. On the same day, the Indian Air Force Act was
passed by the Indian Legislative Assembly, and the Indian
Air Force was born. Subroto was commissioned as a pilot.
- April 01, 1933: "A" Flight
of the No 1 Squadron, Indian Air Force, was formed at
Karachi. Subroto was one of the five Indian pilots who made
up the flight. The flight was equipped with four Westland
Wapiti biplanes.
- 1937: King George VI
Coronation Medal.
- 1939: India General Service
Medal.
- 1942: Mentioned in
Despatches (MID).
- February 01, 1949: He was
elevated to the post of Air Vice Marshal.
- 1952: He went to the
Imperial Defence College in England for further training.
- April 01, 1954: On
returning to India in 1954, Mukerjee took over as the
Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force on this day, in
the rank of Air Marshal.
- April 01, 1955: When the
Change in Designation Act, 1955, was passed, the title of
"Commander-in-Chief" was replaced by Chief of the Air Staff,
IAF. Thus Mukerjee became the first Indian
Commander-in-Chief as well as Chief of Air Staff of the
Indian Air Force.
- November 1960: He was one
of the passengers in Air India's first ever flight to Tokyo.
- November 10, 1960: He was
cremated with full military honours.
|
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Other Events &
Developments |
- Born in a Bengali family of repute, he was educated in
India as well as England.
- He joined the Royal Air Force and later was one of the
first recruits of the Indian Air Force.
- He had an illustrious career and had been awarded with
many honours until his accidental death in 1960.
- He has been called the "Father of the Indian Air Force".
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