Thomas Elmhirst
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Air Marshal Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst KBE, CB, AFC, DL, KStJ, Cwn, GO, CdeG (Belgium), LoM (Cdr), LoH, Cdr, CdeG (France), RAF (15 December 1895 – 6 November 1982) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the first half of the 20th century and the first commander-in-chief of the newly independent Indian Air Force.
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| Military Offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Hugh Walmsley As AOC in C, RAF India |
Air Officer Commanding, Royal Indian Air Force 1947–1948 |
Post upgraded |
| New Title Indian Air Force became an independent service |
Commander in Chief, Indian Air Force 1948–1950 |
Succeeded by Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman |
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