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{{short description|Indian Air Force officer}} | {{short description|Indian Air Force officer}} | ||
{{for|the actor|Cecil Parker}} | {{for|the actor|Cecil Parker}} | ||
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==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
Parker was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 31 Aug 1952.<ref name=bharat-service>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/4346|title=Air Vice Marshal Cecil Vivian Parker|publisher=Bharat Rakshak |access-date= 30 May | Parker was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 31 Aug 1952.<ref name=bharat-service>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/4346|title=Air Vice Marshal Cecil Vivian Parker|publisher=Bharat Rakshak |access-date= 30 May 2020}}</ref> | ||
After joining the Indian Air Force, he saw action in both the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]] and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 Indo-Pakistan War]]s. | After joining the Indian Air Force, he saw action in both the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]] and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 Indo-Pakistan War]]s. | ||