Utpal-da,
All these Air Cheifs are Punjabis (who rule Delhi)
Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh
1 August1964-15 July 1969 Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal
16 July 1969-15 January 1973 Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra
16 January 1973-31 January 1976
Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh
1 September 1981-3 September 1984
Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra
1 August 1988-31 July 1991 Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri
1 August 1991-31 July 1993 Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul
1 August 1993-31 December 1995 Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen
31 December 1995-31 December 1998
I recall this vert well after I received the royal snub from a Punjabi wanna be
father-in-law -a former Air Force pilot who found a lucrative job in Indian
AirLines later -- all Punjabi bhai-bhai in Delhi.Ofcourse, now things might be
different but in early 90s all subsequent Air Chiefs were Punjabis -see above.
Kaul -though Kashmiri Hindu -are looked highly by Punjabis - I don't know for
sure why -- fairer skin and from lush green scenic area -like Punjabis -unlike
Rajasthani or Biharis?
Umesh
For more info on Air Chiefs :
http://www.mail-archive.com/assam%40assamnet.org/msg10936.html
Utpal Brahma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Umesh,
Actually only one Punjabi has become Air Force Chief,
Dilbagh Singh.
The first ever Indian Air Force chief was a Bengali -
Subroto Mukherjee.
For some strange reason, IAF has been a strong baston
of the Anglo Indians. In 1971 war against Pakistan,
50% of the fighter pilots were Anglo Indians.
--- umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Congratulations on his being the first Assamese to
> head Air Force Eastern Command - I thought only
> Punjabis became India Air Force chiefs. Ofcourse
> even in US - Air Force division is considered sacred
> .
>
> Umesh
>
> "Saikia, Hrishikesh IN BLR SISL"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Air Marshal spills beans on
> hypocrisy
> OUR CORRESPONDENT
>
> Barbora speaks at the media conference in
> Shillong. Picture by Eastern Projections
> Shillong, April 2: The indifference of successive
> governments and disillusionment with the
> hypocritical conduct of seniors have forced a
> large number of officers from the Northeast to quit
> the services.
> That was Air Marshal P.K. Barboras first
> observation after he assumed charge as air officer
> commanding-in-chief of the Eastern Air Command.
> Addressing a news conference in Shillong, Barbora
> said several efficient young officers of the
> Northeast were leaving the services because they
> were highly sentimental and could not cope with
> the hypocritical attitude of their seniors.
> The indifferent attitude of the earlier
> governments towards the Northeast, coupled with a
> feeling of alienation, have led the defence forces
> to a situation where it has a negligible number of
> personnel from the Northeast. Earlier governments
> tried to use the same yardstick for all problems in
> the region and that led to chaos, he said, adding
> that the situation was changing gradually.
> Barbora was born in Shillong and also did his
> schooling here. He was commissioned as a fighter
> pilot and fought the 1971 war for liberation of
> Bangladesh.
> He succeeds F.H. Major, who has gone on to become
> the Air Chief Marshal, and is the first officer of
> the Air Force from Shillong and the Northeast to
> become air marshal. The rank is equivalent to that
> of a three-star army general.
> The officer said modernisation of airfields like
> the one at Tezpur in Assam was on his list of
> priorities, as was the implementation of the Force
> Multipliers Programme. Sophisticated missiles are to
> be added to the IAFs arsenal under this programme
>
>
>
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070403/asp/northeast/story_7598466.asp
>
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