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Erlic Pinto was born on 29 June, 1921 in India, is an Indian Air Force officer. Discover Erlic Pinto's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?
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42 years old |
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Cancer |
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29 June 1921 |
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29 June |
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| Date of death |
22 November, 1963 |
| Died Place |
Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
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India
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Erlic Pinto Height, Weight & Measurements
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Erlic Pinto Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Erlic Pinto worth at the age of 42 years old? Erlic Pinto’s income source is mostly from being a successful officer. He is from India. We have estimated Erlic Pinto's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Air Vice Marshal Erlic Wilmot Pinto, PVSM (29 June 1921 – 22 November 1963) was an Air officer in the Indian Air Force.
Erlic Pinto was born on 29 June 1921 into the Pinto do Rosario family of Porvorim, Goa.
His brothers Fausto and Norman also served in the Indian Armed Forces.
Fausto joined the Indian Navy and retired as a Rear Admiral while Norman joined the Indian Army and retired as a captain.
He attended the St. Paul's School, Belgaum and the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
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.
In August 1940 Pinto was seconded to the UK along with 23 other trained Indian pilots.
He served with the No. 12 Squadron RAF from 1940 to 1942.
In 1942, he returned to India and joined the oldest squadron of the IAF, No. 1 Squadron IAF, then commanded by Squadron Leader Henry Runganadhan.
After a short stint, he was transferred to No. 7 Squadron IAF.
In October 1943, he was promoted to the acting rank of flight lieutenant and took command of a flight.
The squadron was equipped with the Vultee A-31 Vengeance dive bombers and supported the Chindits.
The squadron also helped in relieving the Siege of Imphal.
For his service in Burma, Pinto was mentioned in dispatches in December 1944.
After a two-year stint in No. 7 Squadron, he served briefly with No. 9 Squadron IAF.
He was promoted to the acting rank of squadron leader and took command of No. 4 Squadron IAF in August 1945.
After the war, Pinto was absorbed into the permanent cadre of the IAF.
In July 1946, he took charge of the Initial Training Wing (ITW) (later Air Force Administrative College) at Coimbatore.
The ITW was based at Pune and Pinto served as the first commandant of the college in Coimbatore, where it has remained since.
On 15 August 1947, with the partition of India, a new Air Headquarters of the Dominion of India was formed.
Pinto was promoted to the acting rank of wing commander and served in the Directorate of Organisation at Air HQ.
In December, the RIAF took over Air Force Station Palam from the Royal Air Force.
Pinto took over the airbase thus becoming the first RIAF officer to take command.
The airbase was a part of the No. 1 Operational Group commanded by Air Commodore Mehar Singh and participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
For the command of the airbase during the war, Pinto was mentioned in dispatches.
He was promoted to substantive wing commander on 15 August 1948.
In November 1948, Pinto was promoted to the acting rank of group captain and took command of the Advanced Training School (AFS) at Ambala.
The AFS was rechristened No. 1 Air Force Academy in July 1949.
In February 1950, Pinto was appointed the second air advisor to the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom at India House, London.
The High Commissioner throughout his tenure was V. K. Krishna Menon, who later became the minister of defence.
Pinto was selected to attend the RAF Staff College, Andover in April 1952.
After completing the year-long staff course, he was promoted to substantive group captain.
Pinto served as the Director of Policy and Plans at Air HQ from 1955 to 1958.
In May 1958, he was promoted to the acting rank of air commodore and took over as the air officer-in-charge administration (AOA).
As the AOA, he served as a principal staff officer to the CAS Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee.
In November 1959, Pinto was promoted to the acting rank of air vice marshal and appointed air officer commanding-in-chief (AOC-in-C) Operational Command.
He took over the command from Air Vice Marshal Arjan Singh.
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.
