Rank Air Chief Marshal Unit No. 7 Squadron IAF Allegiance India | Service/branch Indian Air Force Name Anil Tipnis | |
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Full name Anil Yashwant Tipnis Years of service December 31, 1961 – 2001 Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965Indo-Pakistani War of 1971Kargil War Battles and wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Kargil War Commands held Western Air Command, Central Air Command, Indian Air Force | ||
Anil Tipnis PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC (born 15 September 1940) served as Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force from 31 December 1998 to 31 December 2001. He commanded the Air Force to distinction during the Kargil War, when the force flew air superiority and close air support at heights of over 18,000 feet
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