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Former Air Chief Marshal Who Joined the Air Force at 18

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Idris Hasan Latif

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

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Idris Hasan Latif was born in Hyderabad in 1923.

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Idris Hasan Latif was the first Muslim Air Chief Marshal of India.

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Republic Day 1950

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

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Fighter planes

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

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World War II

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

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Jaguar fighter aircraft

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

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Chief of the Air Staff

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. 
 

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Indian ambassador

Post retirement, he served as Governor of Maharashtra and as Indian ambassador to France.

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