Richard John Duckworth | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 28 May 1983 - 30 June 2022[1] |
| Rank |  Air Marshal |
| Service number | 17136[1] |
| Unit | No. 23 Squadron |
| Commands | Central Air Command Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel |
| Awards | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
Air MarshalRichard John Duckworth,AVSM,VSM is a retired officer of theIndian Air Force. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C),Central Air Command. He assumed the office on 1 July 2021 succeeding Air MarshalAmit Tiwari.[2][3] Previously he served as Air Officer in charge Personnel at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan inNew Delhi and Senior Air Staff Officer for theWestern Air Command andCentral Air Command.[4][5][6]
Richard John Duckworth was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 29 May, 1983. In a distinguished career spanning 38 years, he has flown a variety of fighter and trainer aircraft with more than 3000 hours of operational flying.[5]
With a long career of 38 years, he has commanded a front line fighter aircraft squadron and a fighter base. As anAir Vice Marshal, he served as the Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Technical Intelligence). He is an alumnus ofDefence Services Staff College,Wellington.[7]
He is a Qualified Flying Instructor and has flownMiG-21 andMiG-29 fighter aircraft and has commanded aMig-21 squadron on a front line base.[7][1]
He superannuated on 30 June, 2022 and was succeeded byAir MarshalAmar Preet Singh.[8]
During his career, Richard John Duckworth was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) in 2008 and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021.[9]
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| Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Vishisht Seva Medal |
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| Preceded by | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief,Central Air Command 1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel 1 October 2020 - 30 June 2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Senior Air Staff Officer -Western Air Command 16 Dec 2019 - 30 Sep 2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Senior Air Staff Officer -Central Air Command 1 May 2019 - 15 Dec 2019 | Succeeded by |
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