Kanwar Jaswant Singh
Air Vice Marshal Kanwar Jaswant Singh, PVSM (15 September 1915 - 1 January 1963) was both Indian Army and Indian Air Force officer and served in the Ghana Air Force. He was the Chief of Air Staff of the Ghana Air Force from May 1959 to August 1960. He was the AOC- in C of Training Command and Eastern command in Indian Air Force.
Kanwar Jaswant Singh PVSM | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command | |
| In office 3 March 1962 – 1 January 1963 | |
| President | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | Kundan Lal Sondhi |
| Succeeded by | Shivdev Singh |
| 4th Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command | |
| In office 27 May 1958 – 22 March 1959 | |
| President | Rajendra Prasad |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | Pratap Chandra Lal |
| Succeeded by | Ranjan Dutt |
| 1st Chief of Ghana Air Force | |
| In office May 1959 – August 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ian Gundry-White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1915 United Province, British India |
| Died | 1 January 1963 (aged 47) India |
| Spouse | Mariam Khan |
| Relations | Abdul Jabbar Khan (father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Indian Military Academy |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | British India (1937–1947) India (1947–1963) |
| Branch/service | British Indian Army Royal Indian Air Force Indian Air Force Ghana Air Force |
| Years of service | 1937-1963 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands | Eastern Air Command Training Command |
| Battles/wars | World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 |
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