Erlic Pinto
Air Vice Marshal Erlic Wilmot Pinto, PVSM (29 June 1921 – 22 November 1963) was an Air officer in the Indian Air Force. He was the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) Western Air Command when he was killed in the 1963 Poonch Indian Air Force helicopter crash. He served in the IAF from 1940 until his death in 1963. He was the theatre air commander commanding the air operations during the Annexation of Goa.
E W Pinto PVSM | |
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| Born | 29 June 1921 |
| Died | 22 November 1963 (aged 42) Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom (1940–1942) British India (1942–1947) India (from 1947) |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force Royal Indian Air Force Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1963 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands held | Western Air Command Air Force Station Palam No. 4 Squadron |
| Battles/wars | World War II Annexation of Goa |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Mentioned in dispatches (2) |
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