Hrushikesh Moolgavkar


H Moolgavkar

ACM Moolgavkar
(pictured wearing Group Captain's insignia c. 1952)
Born(1920-08-15)15 August 1920
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
(present day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Died9 April 2015(2015-04-09) (aged 94)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Allegiance British India (1940–1947)
 India (from 1947)
Service / branch Royal Indian Air Force
 Indian Air Force
Years of service1940-1978
RankAir Chief Marshal
CommandsChief of the Air Staff (India) (1976–1978)
Western Air Command
No.1 Operations Wing
No. 10 Squadron IAF
No. 6 Squadron IAF
Battles / warsWorld War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Awards

Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar, PVSM, MVC (15 August 1920 – 9 April 2015) was a former Air officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the 9th Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force from 1 February 1976 to 31 August 1978.