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{{Use dmy dates|date=April | {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=April | {{Use Indian English|date=April 2022}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|honorific-prefix = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] | |honorific-prefix = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] | ||
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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]] | ||
|office1 = | |office1 = | ||
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| placeofburial = | | placeofburial = | ||
| birth_place =[[Delhi]], India | | birth_place = [[Delhi]], India | ||
| death_place =[[Gurgaon]], India | | death_place = [[Gurgaon]], India | ||
|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=India | |allegiance = {{flag|India}} | ||
|rank= [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]<br/>Service Number (4197) | |branch = {{air force|India}} | ||
|rank = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]<br/>Service Number (4197) | |||
|serviceyears | |serviceyears = 1951-1991 | ||
|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/> | |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 = {{ubl|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM)]]|[[Param Vishist Seva Medal]] (PVSM)|[[Vayu Sena Medal]] (VM)}} | ||
|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 | 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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[[Category:Modern School (New Delhi) alumni]] | [[Category:Modern School (New Delhi) alumni]] | ||
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[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||
[[Category:Indian air attachés]] | |||
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