Anil Chopra
Air Marshal Anil Chopra, PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM is a retired Indian Air Force officer. Until December 2017, he was an Administrative Member of the Regional Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal at Lucknow.[1]
Anil Chopra | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Air Force |
| Rank |  Air Marshal |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Vayu Sena Medal |
| Children | Shaili Chopra |
He is the father of journalist Shaili Chopra and his son-in-law is Shivnath Thukral.[2]
Early life and career
Born on 6 December 1952, Air Marshal Chopra is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kapurthala, from the batch of 1968.[3] He passed out from National Defence Academy in 41 course. He was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 2 June 1973. He retired from IAF on 31 December 2012 as Air Officer in charge Personal (AOP) in rank of air marshal.
Air Marshal Chopra safely ejected from a Mirage 2000 in February 2012, when the aircraft suffered an engine failure.[4]
He had joined the Lucknow bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal on 7 October 2013. His term ended on 7 October 2017.[5]
Awards and decorations
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References
- "Lucknow Regional Bench". Armed Forces Tribunal (Principal Bench). Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- Shaili Chopra Archived 29 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- "Batch of 1968". Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- "'Time to Go, Ram': When an Indian Air Marshal Punched Out of a Mirage 2000". Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- Profile at Website of Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Lucknow Archived 29 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
