Anil Yashwant Tipnis
Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC (born 15 September 1940) served as Chief of the Air Staff 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
A Y Tipnis | |
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| 18th Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office 31 December 1998 - 31 December 2001 | |
| President | K. R. Narayanan |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Satish Sareen |
| Succeeded by | Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy |
| 24th Vice Chief of the Air Staff | |
| In office 1 April 1997 - 31 December 1998 | |
| President | Shankar Dayal Sharma K. R. Narayanan |
| Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda Inder Kumar Gujral Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Trevor Raymond Joseph Osman |
| Succeeded by | Prithvi Singh Brar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1940 |
| Alma mater | National Defence Academy, Pune |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch/service | Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 20 May 1960 – 31 December 2001 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Unit | No. 7 Squadron IAF |
| Commands | Western Air Command AFS Gwalior 23 Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Kargil War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
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