Air Marshal V R Chaudhari takes over as chief of IAF’s Western Air Command

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Aug 01, 2020

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Air Marshal V R Chaudhari takes over as chief of IAF’s Western Air Command

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Air Marshal V. R. Chaudhari took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air Command of Indian Air Force today.

The Air Marshal took over command from Air Marshal B Suresh.

Air Marshal V. R. Chaudhari was commissioned into fighter stream of the IAF in 1982 as a Fighter Pilot.

During his career, he has flown wide variety of fighter and trainer aircraft. He has a flying experience of MiG-21, MiG-23 MF, MiG 29 and Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft.