Sadasivan Radhakrishnan
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Sadasivan Radhakrishnan | |
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Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Air Force |
Years of service | 13 June 1970 - 31 August 2009 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Service number | 12408 |
Commands held | Southern Air Command Andaman and Nicobar Command |
Air Marshal Sadasivan Radhakrishnan PVSM, AVSM, is a retired officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Southern Air Command. Previously he served as Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command and also served as a Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) of the Indian Air Force’s Bangalore based Training Command. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned into the IAF in June 1970 in the fighter stream. He has the experience of over 4000 hours of flying on a variety of combat and trainer aircraft. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor and a fighter Combat Leader.[1]
He superannuated on 31 August 2009 after a distinguished service of 39 years.[2]
Honours and decorations[edit]
During his career, Sadasivan Radhakrishnan has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal service.[3]
Param Vishisht Seva Medal | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal |
External links[edit]
- ↑ "Air Marshal Sadhashivan Radhakrishnan - BRF". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ↑ "Air Marshal S Radhakrishnan to retire on Aug 3". New Indian Express. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ↑ "PRESIDENT CONFERS GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 2 November 2002.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Suresh Chandra Mukul |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command 1 October 2008 - 31 August 2009 |
Succeeded by Sumit Mukerji |
Preceded by Packiam Paul Rajkumar |
Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command 1 January 2008 - 30 September 2008 |
Succeeded by Pramod Kumar Roy |