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| image = |thumb|Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra (COAS) | | image = |thumb|Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra (COAS) | ||
| caption = Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra | | caption = Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra | ||
|office = | |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 | ||
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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 | ||
|allegiance= | |allegiance=India | ||
|rank= | |rank= [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]<br/>Service Number (4197) | ||
|branch= | |branch= [[Indian Air Force]] | ||
|serviceyears = 1951-1991 | |serviceyears = 1951-1991 | ||
|Service_Number =4197 | |Service_Number =4197 | ||
|commands= [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)]] (1988–1991)<br/> [[South Western Air Command]]<br/> [[No. 28 Squadron IAF|No.28 Squadron]] <br/> [[No. 106 Squadron IAF|No.106 Squadron]] | |commands= [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)]] (1988–1991)<br/> [[South Western Air Command]]<br/> [[No. 28 Squadron IAF|No.28 Squadron]] <br/> [[No. 106 Squadron IAF|No.106 Squadron]] | ||
|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]] | ||
|awards= {{ | |awards= {{ubl|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM)]]|[[Param Vishist Seva Medal]] (PVSM)|[[Vayu Sena Medal]] (VM)}} | ||
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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. | ||