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Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC (15 April 1919 – 16 September 2017) was a senior air officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the 3rd Chief of the Air Staff from 1964 to 1969, leading the Air Force through the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
Arjan Singh was the only officer to attain the highest post of Marshal, the Air Force equivalent to the Army’s five star field marshal.
1 Aug 1964 - 15 Jul 1969. Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC, was one pilot who grew up in the annals of the Air Force as the first Chief for leading the force into war. He was Chief of the Air Staff when the IAF saw action in its first combat of the modern age in 1965.
Sep 16, 2017 · Arjan Singh, Marshal of the Indian Air Force and the only officer of the force to be promoted to five-star rank, died Saturday at the Army Research and Referral hospital in New Delhi. He was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition after he suffered a cardiac arrest this morning, the Defence Ministry said.
Sep 16, 2017 · One of the heroes of the 1965 war with Pakistan, Arjan Singh became the chief of IAF when he was just 44. Born on 15 April 1919, in Lyalpur, now called Faisalabad, in today’s...
Sep 16, 2017 · The sole Marshal of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Arjan Singh passed away following cardiac arrest in New Delhi. He was 98. He was known for shaping IAF in its early years as well as during some of its most difficult junctures.
Sep 16, 2017 · War hero Marshal Arjan Singh, famous for spearheading the Indian Air Force during the 1965 India-Pakistan conflict, passed away on Saturday at the Army’s Research and Referral hospital. He was 98. Singh was rushed to hospital this morning after suffering a cardiac arrest, the defence ministry said.
