Richard John Duckworth

Air Marshal

Richard John Duckworth

AVSM, VSM
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Air Force
Years of service28 May 1983 - 30 June 2022[1]
Rank Air Marshal
Service number17136[1]
UnitNo. 23 Squadron
CommandsCentral Air Command
Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel
AwardsAti Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal

Air Marshal Richard John Duckworth, AVSM, VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Central Air Command. He assumed the office on 1 July 2021 succeeding Air Marshal Amit Tiwari.[2][3] Previously he served as Air Officer in charge Personnel at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan in New Delhi and Senior Air Staff Officer for the Western Air Command and Central Air Command.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference rjduckworth-br was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Central Air Command - BRF". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Rapid Turnover in IAF Brass". Bharat Shakti. 2021-05-29.
  4. ^ "Air Marshal RJ Duckworth takes over as Senior Air Staff Officer, Western Air Command, IAF". 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  5. ^ "Air Marshal RJ Duckworth takes over as AOP at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan". PIB. 2020-10-01.
  6. ^ "Air marshal RJ Duckworth assumes command of CAC". Times Of India. 2021-07-01.