Erlic Pinto


E W Pinto

Born(1921-06-29)29 June 1921
Died22 November 1963(1963-11-22) (aged 42)
Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Allegiance United Kingdom (1940–1942)
 British India (1942–1947)
 India (from 1947)
Service/branch Royal Air Force
 Royal Indian Air Force
 Indian Air Force
Years of service1940–1963
Rank Air Vice Marshal
Commands heldWestern Air Command
Air Force Station Palam
No. 4 Squadron
Battles/warsWorld War II
Annexation of Goa
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Mentioned in dispatches (2)

Air Vice Marshal Erlic Wilmot Pinto, PVSM (29 June 1921 – 22 November 1963) was an Air officer in the Indian Air Force. He was the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) Western Air Command when he was killed in the 1963 Poonch Indian Air Force helicopter crash. He served in the IAF from 1940 until his death in 1963. He was the theatre air commander commanding the air operations during the Annexation of Goa.


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