Aspy Engineer

Aspy Engineer

Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC (15 December 1912 – 1 May, 2002) was an officer in the Indian Air Force who rose through the ranks to become Chief of the Air Staff and later served as India's ambassador to Iran.

References

* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Air-Chiefs/Chiefs-Air-5.html Bharat-rakshak.com - Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20020621/ai_n12613450 Obituary by Kuldip Singh]

s-ttl|title=Chief of the Air Staff (India)
years=1960–1964


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