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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The government announced that Bhadauria, the vice-chief at present, will succeed Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa when he retires on September 30. Bhadauria, who has over 4,250 hours of flying experience on 26 types of fighters and transport aircraft, was initially not in the reckoning since he was also slated to superannuate on September 30 upon turning 60. But now, he will have a two-year tenure at the IAF’s helm because a military chief can serve up to the age of 62 or for three years, whichever is earlier.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“But the PMO later summoned the records of Bhadauria. There is a precedent. In 1991, then IAF vice-chief N C Suri succeeded S K Mehra as the chief, though both were retiring on July 31,” said a source. The government has firmly cast aside the seniority principle in the hierarchy-conscious armed forces by appointing Gen Bipin Rawat as Army chief in December 2016 and Admiral Karmabir Singh as Navy chief in May by superseding officers senior to them. The government contends merit will be considered in “deep selection” of top military officers, as reported by TOI earlier.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Bhadauria, who won the coveted “sword of honour” at the National Defence Academy, is senior to the other Air Marshals who were in the zone of consideration. He was commissioned in the fighter stream of the IAF in June 1980. Bhadauria also led the commercial negotiations of the deal for 36 multirole Rafale jets in September 2016. He was also extensively involved in the initial prototype flight tests of the Tejas.</ins></div></td></tr>
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Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst ................................... 15 August 1947-21 February 1950<br />
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Air Marshal Sir Ronald Chapman .................................. 22 February 1950-9 December 1951<br />
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Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs .......................................... 10 December 1951-31 March 1954<br />
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Air Marshal S. Mukherjee ................................................ 1 April 1954-8 November 1960<br />
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Air Marshal A.M. Engineer .............................................. 1 December 1960-31 July 1964<br />
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Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh ........................................ 1 August 1964-15 July 1969<br />
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Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal ............................................... 16 July 1969-15 January 1973<br />
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Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra ......................................... 16 January 1973-31 January 1976<br />
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Air Chief Marshal H. Moolgavkar .................................. 1 February 1976-31 August 1978<br />
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Air Chief Marshal I.H. Latif ............................................. 1 September 1978-31 August 1981<br />
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Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh ................................... 1 September 1981-4 September 1984<br />
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Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre .......................................... 5 September 1984-1 July 1985<br />
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Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine .............................. 3 July 1985-31 July 1988<br />
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Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra ......................................... 1 August 1988-31 July 1991<br />
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Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri ............................................ 1 August 1991-31 July 1993<br />
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Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul ............................................ 1 August 1993-31 December 1995<br />
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Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen ......................................... 1 January 1996-31 December 1998<br />
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Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis .......................................... 1 January 1999-31 December 2001<br />
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Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamys ............................ 31 December 2001-31 December 2004<br />
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Air Chief Marshal S. P. Tyagi ........................................... 31 December 2004-31 March 2007<br />
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Air Chief Marshal M.F. Major .......................................... 31 March 2007-31 August 2009<br />
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Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik ....................... 1 June 2009-31 July 2011<br />
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