Chief Of Air Staff  

Idris Hasan Latif joined the Royal Indian Air Force in 1942 when he was just 18 years old. He took part in the Burma Campaign on the Arakan Front during World War II in 1942. The first flypast during Republic Day celebrations in 1950 was led under the leadership of Air Marshal Idris Hasan Latif.

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Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took over as the chief of air staff today (September 30). The chief comes with tons of experience behind him.