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S. K. Majumdar (Maju) was an Indian Air Force officer who served as the Chief of Air Staff from 1985 to 1988. He was born on 8 October 1927 in Patna, British India. He was educated at the National Defence Academy, Pune and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. Maju joined the Indian Air Force in 1948 and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in 1950. He served in various capacities in the IAF, including as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Air Command from 1982 to 1985. He was appointed as the Chief of Air Staff in 1985 and served in that position until 1988. Maju was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 1983 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1988. He was also awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 1985 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 1988. Maju passed away on 28 April 2021 at the age of 96. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.

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Born 8 October, 1927
Birthday 8 October
Birthplace Patna, British India
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Died Place 🇮🇳 New Delhi, India
Nationality India

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2011

Early in the morning of 20 July 2011, Air Commodore SK Majumdar - "First military helicopter pilot of India", "Doyen of the Indian Air Force", "Father of One-Oh-Four Helicopter Sqd, (Fire Birds)" - bid us his last good bye after a semi-prolonged illness! He died at age 83 at the Army Research and Referral Hospital in the Delhi Cantt section of New Delhi.

2004

In recognition of his yeoman service and pioneering work in the field of helicopter aviation, he was awarded Sikorsky Pioneering Award in 2004 by the Rotary Wing Society of India.

1977

After 29 years of distinguished service in the Indian Air Force, he retired in March 1977. 'Clients' during his Air Force time included former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. His career is also noteworthy for being accident-free.

1950

He continued flying fixed-wing craft with the Indian Air Force (the word "Royal" was dropped in 1950), prior to selection for helicopters in 1953.

1945

Majumdar began his flying career with Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF). At the height of the Second World War in 1945, he was inducted in the RIAF. He received his ‘flying wings’ in 1948, and commissioned on 14 May as a Pilot Officer and Flying Officer, flying Hurricanes and Spitfires – in the halcyon days of the fledgling Air Force of newly independent India.

1927

Air Commodore Sudhindra Kumar Majumdar (Bengali:সুধীন্দ্র কুমার মজুমদার) (8 October 1927 – 20 July 2011) was an officer and helicopter pioneer in the Indian Air Force.

Majumdar was born on 7 October 1927 at Patna, Bihar, India. His parents were Shri. S. K. Majumdar, Bar-at-Law, and Smt. Jyoti Devi.