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| Office | 12th Indian Ambassador to Brazil |
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| Office | 25th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee |
| Office | 11th Chief of the Air Staff (India)
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| Term start | August 1985 |
| Term end | August 1987 |
| Predecessor | S.S. Nath |
| Successor | A.R. Kakodar |
| Predecessor | K. V. Krishna Rao |
| Successor | Oscar Stanley Dawson
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| Born | 10 March 1926 |
| Born | Rahon, Jalandhar district, Punjab |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VM (10 March 1926 – 9 February 2001) was the head of the Indian Air Force from 1981 to 1984,[1] as Chief of the Air Staff. He was the second Sikh to hold that position.Template:Cn
Dilbagh Singh was commissioned as a pilot in 1944.[2] His operational flying career spanned the Spitfire to introducing the MiG-21 into service in India. He had earlier made the first official "Supersonic Bang" over India in New Delhi when the Mystere IV-A was showcased in a public demonstration.
He was India's Ambassador to Brazil from 1985 to 1987. He was a student of pandit Buta Ram of Rahon. His visit to Rahon to visit his teacher when he was Air Marshal is still remembered. He inspired scores of youngsters from Rahon and Nawanshahar region to join defense forces
References
- ↑ Dilbagh Singh. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ↑ rediff.com: Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh no more. www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
External links
- Ex-Air Chief Dilbagh Singh dead, The Tribune, 11 Feb 2001
- Air Chiefs, www.bharat-rakshak.com
- Sikh Pilots in the Indian Air Force in World War Two, www.bharat-rakshak.com
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