ARJAN SINGH, DFC
Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, was an Indian Air Force marshal born on fifteen Apr 1919 inwards Lyallpur, Punjab (now inwards Pakistan).
Arjan Singh entered the distinguished Royal Air Force College at Cranwell at the historic menstruum of xix too graduated every bit a airplane pilot officeholder the next year.
He served every bit Chief of the Air Staff from 1964 to 1969. He is the alone Air Force principal who held the seat for v years every bit against the norm of two-and-a-half years to 3 years.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THIS LEGENDARY MARSHALL, ARJAN SINGH, DFC
- Marshal Arjan Singh was the first, afterward 3 generations, from the draw solid unit of measurement to give-up the ghost a commissioned officeholder of the Armed Forces. Marshal Arjan Singh is best remembered for his contribution inwards the 1965 country of war every bit the Air Force chief.
- He played the decisive purpose inwards 1965-India-Pakistan war. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan - mo highest civilian laurels inwards the reason - for his services inwards the war.
- Arjan Singh led the outset fly-past of the Indian Air Force over the Red Fort every bit percentage of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15, 1947.
- One of the youngest to serve every bit the Chief of Air Staff, Arjan Singh was alone 45 when he took over the reigns of the Air Force inwards 1964.
- It was during his tenure every bit CAS that the IAF acquired its outset supersonic fighters, strategic reconnaissance aircraft, tactical carry aircraft too onrush helicopters.
- After his retirement inwards 1969, Arjan Singh took the seat of the Ambassador to Switzerland inwards 1971. He concurrently held the seat of the Ambassador to the Vatican.
- He was Lieutenant Governor of Delhi from 1989 to 1990.
- On the Republic Day inwards 2002, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee regime elevated Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh to the five-star rank of the Air Force Marshal. He became the outset Air Force Officer too alone till appointment to accept been decorated alongside the five-star rank.
- He proved his valour during the Second World War, when he faced the Japanese Army patch serving every bit a airplane pilot officeholder inwards the British-Indian forces inwards Burma (now Myanmar).
- He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for "fearless too exceptional" service during World War II inwards 1944.
- An Air Force station, Panagarh inwards West Bengal was named afterward Air Force Marshal Arjan Singh every bit Air Force Station Arjan Singh. He was the alone living officeholder to accept a base of operations named afterward him.
After suffering a massive cardiac arrest, Marshal Arjan Singh breathed his final on Sat level (16th September 2017) at the Army's Research too Referral Hospital inwards New Delhi. He was 98.
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