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Nirmal Chandra Suri | |
|---|---|
| 15thChief of Air Staff | |
| In office 31 July 1991 – 31 July 1993 | |
| President | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Preceded by | Surinder Mehra |
| Succeeded by | S.K.Kaul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1933-07-26)26 July 1933 (age 92) |
| Alma mater | St Xavier's School, Calcutta Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College, Dehradun Allahabad University Intercultural University Netherlands |
| Awards | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1952-1993 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands | Central Air Command No.20 Squadron No.7 Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Air Chief MarshalNirmal Chandra Suri,PVSM,AVSM,VM,ADC (born 26 July 1933) was the 15thChief of Air Staff of theIndian Air Force, from 31 July 1991 to 31 July 1993.[1][2] He is an alumnus of the famousRoyal Indian Military College,Dehradun. He was a part of the First course of the Joint Services Wing,[3] the present-dayNational Defence Academy,Pune. He was commissioned in the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot on15 March 1952.
During theIndo-Pakistani War of 1965, Suri was selected to lead the detachment from No.20Hawker Hunter Squadron and he flew several sorties during the war. In 1969, he was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for his contributions and devotion to service.
During the1971 War, Suri took over the Number 7 Hunter Squadron and he flew several sorties during this war as well. He was awarded theAti Vishisht Seva Medal or AVSM in 1982.
He became the Chief of Air Staff on 1 August 1991 and was instrumental in various initiatives – including the induction of women officers in the IAF first as ground duty officers and later as pilots. He has always been a passionate flyer and he is not known to have passed on any opportunity to fly. Air Chief Marshal N. C. Suri retired from service on 31 July 1993 and was succeeded byS. K. Kaul.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chief of the Air Staff (India) 1991–1993 | Succeeded by |
| Air Marshal Commanding, Royal Indian Air Force (1947–1948) |  | |
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| Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Air Force (1948–1950) | ||
| Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Air Force (1950–1955) | ||
| Chief of the Air Staff (1955–present) |
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(**Seconded from theRoyal Air Force) | ||
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