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	\|office = [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|14th Chief of Air Staff]]		\|office = [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|14th Chief of Air Staff]]
	\|term_start =1 August 1988		\|term_start = 1 August 1988
	\|term_end =31 July 1991		\|term_end = 31 July 1991
	\|predecessor =[[Denis La Fontaine]]		\|predecessor = [[Denis La Fontaine]]
	\|successor =[[Nirmal Chandra Suri]]		\|successor = [[Nirmal Chandra Suri]]
	\|president =[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]		\|president = [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]
	\|primeminister =[[Rajiv Gandhi]]		\|primeminister = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
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	\|alma_mater = [[Modern School (New Delhi)\|Modern School]]<br/>[[Delhi University]]		\|alma_mater = [[Modern School (New Delhi)\|Modern School]]<br/>[[Delhi University]]
	\|nickname = Polly		\|nickname = Polly
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	He was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in December 1951 as a fighter pilot.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/content/surinder-kumar-mehra-pvsm-avsm-vm-cas\|title=Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM CAS\|website=Indian Air Force\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719223716/http://indianairforce.nic.in/content/surinder-kumar-mehra-pvsm-avsm-vm-cas\|archive-date=2018-07-19\|url-status=live\|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>		He was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in December 1951 as a fighter pilot.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/content/surinder-kumar-mehra-pvsm-avsm-vm-cas\|title=Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM CAS\|website=Indian Air Force\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719223716/http://indianairforce.nic.in/content/surinder-kumar-mehra-pvsm-avsm-vm-cas\|archive-date=2018-07-19\|url-status=live\|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>

	From 1973-1976 he went on to command the [[Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment]] division, followed by posting as Air Attaché in the Indian Ambassador's Office in Russia. He was awarded AVSM in 1976. After being promoted to the rank of [[Air commodore (India)\|Air Commodore]], he assumed command of [[Adampur]] and later [[Jamnagar]] Air Force stations.<ref>[[Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment]][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/chiefs/264-Mehra.html][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/4197][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/list.php?qunit=AirHQ&qappt=CAS]</ref>		From 1973 to 1976 he went on to command the [[Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment]] division, followed by posting as Air Attaché in the Indian Ambassador's Office in Russia. He was awarded AVSM in 1976. After being promoted to the rank of [[Air commodore (India)\|Air Commodore]], he assumed command of [[Adampur]] and later [[Jamnagar]] Air Force stations.<ref>[[Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment]][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/chiefs/264-Mehra.html][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/4197][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/list.php?qunit=AirHQ&qappt=CAS]</ref>

	In 1987, he was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[South Western Air Command]] with the responsibility of all air operations in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. In 1988, he took over as the [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Chief of Air Staff]]. He retired in 1991. Air Chief Marshal Polly Mehra died on 8 December 2003.		In 1987, he was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[South Western Air Command]] with the responsibility of all air operations in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. In 1988, he took over as the [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Chief of Air Staff]]. He retired in 1991. Air Chief Marshal Polly Mehra died on 8 December 2003.
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	\|alma_mater = [[Modern School (New Delhi)\|Modern School]]<br/>[[Delhi University]]		\|alma_mater = [[Modern School (New Delhi)\|Modern School]]<br/>[[Delhi University]]
	\|nickname = Polly		\|nickname = Polly
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	\|battles=[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] <br/> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] <br/> [[Operation Brasstacks]]		\|battles=[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] <br/> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] <br/> [[Operation Brasstacks]]
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	He was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in December 1951 as a fighter pilot.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/content/surinder-kumar-mehra-pvsm-avsm-vm-cas\|title=Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM CAS\|website=Indian Air Force\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719223716/http://indianairforce.nic.in/content/surinder-kumar-mehra-pvsm-avsm-vm-cas\|archive-date=2018-07-19\|url-status=live\|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>		He was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in December 1951 as a fighter pilot.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/content/surinder-kumar-mehra-pvsm-avsm-vm-cas\|title=Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM CAS\|website=Indian Air Force\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719223716/http://indianairforce.nic.in/content/surinder-kumar-mehra-pvsm-avsm-vm-cas\|archive-date=2018-07-19\|url-status=live\|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>

	From 1973-1976 he went on to command the [[Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment]] division, followed by posting as Air Attaché in the Indian Ambassador's Office in Russia. He was awarded AVSM in 1976. After being promoted to the rank of Air Commodore, he assumed command of [[Adampur]] and later [[Jamnagar]] Air Force stations.<ref>[[Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment]][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/chiefs/264-Mehra.html][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/4197][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/list.php?qunit=AirHQ&qappt=CAS]</ref>		From 1973-1976 he went on to command the [[Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment]] division, followed by posting as Air Attaché in the Indian Ambassador's Office in Russia. He was awarded AVSM in 1976. After being promoted to the rank of [[Air commodore (India)\|Air Commodore]], he assumed command of [[Adampur]] and later [[Jamnagar]] Air Force stations.<ref>[[Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment]][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/chiefs/264-Mehra.html][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/4197][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/list.php?qunit=AirHQ&qappt=CAS]</ref>

	In 1987, he was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[South Western Air Command]] with the responsibility of all air operations in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. In 1988, he took over as the [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Chief of Air Staff]]. He retired in 1991. Air Chief Marshal Polly Mehra died on 8 December 2003.		In 1987, he was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[South Western Air Command]] with the responsibility of all air operations in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. In 1988, he took over as the [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Chief of Air Staff]]. He retired in 1991. Air Chief Marshal Polly Mehra died on 8 December 2003.

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[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Surinder Kumar Mehra''' (15 November 1932 – 8 December 2003), [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayusena Medal|VM]], was the [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]] of [[Indian Air Force]] from 1 August 1988 until 31 July 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM CAS {{!}} Indian Air Force {{!}} Government of India|url=https://indianairforce.nic.in/content/surinder-kumar-mehra-pvsm-avsm-vm-cas|website=indianairforce.nic.in|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> He was born in [[Delhi]].<ref>[http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_exchief.php?pg_id=19&ch=62 Ex-Chief of Indian Air Force]</ref>

== Early life ==
He was born in Delhi on 15 November 1932, educated at the [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School]] in New Delhi, and thereafter at the [[University of Delhi|Delhi University]].

== Career ==
He was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in December 1951 as a fighter pilot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/content/surinder-kumar-mehra-pvsm-avsm-vm-cas|title=Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM CAS|website=Indian Air Force|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719223716/http://indianairforce.nic.in/content/surinder-kumar-mehra-pvsm-avsm-vm-cas|archive-date=2018-07-19|url-status=live|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>

From 1973-1976 he went on to command the [[Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment]] division, followed by posting as Air Attaché in the Indian Ambassador's Office in Russia. He was awarded AVSM in 1976. After being promoted to the rank of Air Commodore, he assumed command of [[Adampur]] and later [[Jamnagar]] Air Force stations.<ref>[[Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment]][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/chiefs/264-Mehra.html][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/4197][http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/list.php?qunit=AirHQ&qappt=CAS]</ref>

In 1987, he was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[South Western Air Command]] with the responsibility of all air operations in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. In 1988, he took over as the [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]]. He retired in 1991. Air Chief Marshal Polly Mehra died on 8 December 2003.

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[[Category:Indian Air Force officers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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