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{{for|the singer|Dilbagh Singh (singer)}}
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{{for|the Olympic athlete|Dilbagh Singh Kler}}
{{for|the Olympic athlete|Dilbagh Singh Kler}}
{{Infobox military person
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]
| honorific_prefix   = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]
| name = Dilbagh Singh
| name               = Dilbagh Singh
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]]
| honorific_suffix   = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]]
| image = Dilbag singh.jpg
| image               = Dilbag singh.jpg
| caption =  
| caption             =  
| birth_date = 10 March 1926
| birth_date         = 10 March 1926
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|02|09|1926|3|10|df=yes}}
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2001|02|09|1926|3|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rahon]] [[Jalandhar district]] [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| birth_place         = [[Rahon]], [[Jalandhar district]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| death_place = Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
| death_place         = [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| nickname =  
| nickname           =
| allegiance = [[British Raj|British India]] (1945-1947) <br>India (from 1947)
| office              = 12th Indian [[Ambassador]] to [[Brazil]]
| branch = [[Royal Indian Air Force]] (1945-1947) <br>[[Indian Air Force]] (1947-1984)
| term_start          = August 1985
| serviceyears = 1945-1984
| term_end            = August 1987
| rank = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]
| appointer          = [[President of India]] {{small|(then, [[Zail Singh]])}}
| unit = [[No. 1 Squadron IAF|No. 1 Squadron]]
| predecessor        = S.S. Nath
| commands = [[Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force|Eastern Air Command]]<br />[[Ambala Air Force Station]]<br />[[No. 28 Squadron IAF|28 Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Marshal Kumaria Visits Air Force Station Chandigarh To Felicitate its 50 Golden Years|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=70401|date=1 March 2011}}</ref>
| successor          = A.R. Kakodar
| battles =  
| office1            = 25th [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]
| awards =  
| term_start1        = 31 July 1983
| laterwork = |
| term_end1          = 3 September 1984
| president1          = [[Zail Singh]]
| primeminister1      = [[Indira Gandhi]]
| predecessor1        = [[K. V. Krishna Rao]]
| successor1          = [[Oscar Stanley Dawson]]
| office2            = 11th [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)]]
| term_start2        = 1 September 1981
| term_end2          = 3 September 1984
| president2          = [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] <br /> Zail Singh
| primeminister2      = Indira Gandhi
| predecessor2        = [[Idris Hasan Latif]]
| successor2          = [[Lakshman Madhav Katre]]
| allegiance          = {{flag|British India}} (1945–1947)<br/>{{flag|India}} (from 1947)
| branch             = {{air force|British India}} (1945–1947)<br/>{{air force|India}} (1947–1984)
| serviceyears       = 1945-1984
| rank               = [[File: Indian IAF OF-9.svg|30px]] [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]
| unit               = [[No. 1 Squadron IAF|No. 1 Squadron]]
| commands           = [[Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force|Eastern Air Command]]<br />[[Ambala Air Force Station]]<br />[[No. 28 Squadron IAF|28 Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Marshal Kumaria Visits Air Force Station Chandigarh To Felicitate its 50 Golden Years|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=70401|date=1 March 2011}}</ref>
| battles             = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br />[[Operation Lal Dora]]
| military_blank1    = Award(s)
| military_data1      = {{plainlist|
* [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
* [[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
* [[File:Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vayu Sena Medal]]
}}
| laterwork           =
}}
}}
[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Dilbagh Singh''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]] (10 March 1926 – 9 February 2001) was the head of the [[Indian Air Force]] from 1981 to 1984,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/Chiefs/261-Dilbagh-Singh.html | title= Dilbagh Singh  | publisher=Bharat Rakshak | access-date=8 April 2018 }}</ref> as [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]]. He was the second [[Sikh]] to hold that position.{{cn|date=October 2021}}
[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Dilbagh Singh''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]] (10 March 1926 – 9 February 2001) was the head of the [[Indian Air Force]] from 1981 to 1984,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/Chiefs/261-Dilbagh-Singh.html | title= Dilbagh Singh  | publisher=Bharat Rakshak | access-date=8 April 2018 }}</ref> as [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]]. He was the second [[Sikh]] to hold that position.{{cn|date=October 2021}}
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[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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[[Category:Alumni of the National Defence College, India]]
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For the singer, see Dilbagh Singh (singer).
For the Olympic athlete, see Dilbagh Singh Kler.
Air Chief Marshal
Dilbagh Singh
PVSM, AVSM, VM
File:Dilbag singh.jpg
12th Indian Ambassador to Brazil
In office
August 1985 – August 1987
Appointed byPresident of India (then, Zail Singh)
Preceded byS.S. Nath
Succeeded byA.R. Kakodar
25th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
31 July 1983 – 3 September 1984
PresidentZail Singh
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byK. V. Krishna Rao
Succeeded byOscar Stanley Dawson
11th Chief of the Air Staff (India)
In office
1 September 1981 – 3 September 1984
PresidentNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Zail Singh
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byIdris Hasan Latif
Succeeded byLakshman Madhav Katre
Personal details
Born10 March 1926
Rahon, Jalandhar district, Punjab
Died9 February 2001(2001-02-09) (aged 74)
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Military service
Allegiance British India (1945–1947)
 India (from 1947)
Branch/service Indian Air Force (1945–1947)
 Indian Air Force (1947–1984)
Years of service1945-1984
RankIndian IAF OF-9.svg Air Chief Marshal
UnitNo. 1 Squadron
CommandsEastern Air Command
Ambala Air Force Station
28 Squadron[1]
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Operation Lal Dora
Award(s)

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,[2] as Chief of the Air Staff. He was the second Sikh to hold that position.[citation needed]

Dilbagh Singh was commissioned as a pilot in 1944.[3] 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[edit]

  1. ↑ "Air Marshal Kumaria Visits Air Force Station Chandigarh To Felicitate its 50 Golden Years". 1 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dilbagh Singh". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "rediff.com: Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh no more". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Idris Latif 		Chief of the Air Staff (India)
1981–1984 		Succeeded by
Lakshman Katre


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