Idris Hasan Latif joined the Royal Indian Air Force in 1942 when he was just 18 years old. 
 

The first flypast during Republic Day celebrations in 1950 was led under the leadership of Air Marshal Idris Hasan Latif. 
 

For the first time, India witnessed fighter planes performing stunts in air. 

Idris Hasan Latif took part in the Burma Campaign on the Arakan Front during World War II in 1942. 
 

Idris Hasan Latif played a significant role in advocating for the procurement of Jaguar fighter aircraft. 
 

He held posts of ACAS (Plans), AOA, and AOC-in-C Central Air Command. He was also appointed as Chief of the Air Staff in 1978.