Air Marshal Anil Chopra,

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Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial w ...

officer. Until December 2017, he was an Administrative Member of the Regional Bench of the

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. He is the father of journalist

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and his son-in-law is Shivnath Thukral.

Early life and career

Born on 6 December 1952, Air Marshal Chopra is an alumnus of

Sainik School, Kapurthala Sainik School Kapurthala is one of 33 Sainik Schools across India. The school was inaugurated in July 1961 by the then Defence Minister V.K.Krishna Menon, with the objective of preparing boys and girls for entry into National Defence Academy ...

, from the batch of 1968. He passed out from

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in 41 course. He was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the

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. He had joined the

bench of the

on 7 October 2013. His term ended on 7 October 2017.Profile at Website of Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Lucknow

Awards and decorations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chopra, Anil 1952 births Living people Indian Air Force air marshals Indian Air Force officers Indian aviators Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal Sainik School alumni Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal