Kaun Banega Air Chief ? (4) Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar

Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar,  PVSM, AVSM, VM & Bar, currently Chief of the Western Air Command is a strong contender for the post of Air Chief Marshal. Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command of Indian Air Force on March 1, 2019. Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the IAF as Fighter Pilot in June 1981. He is an Experimental Test Pilot and has flown 42 types of aircraft as Pilot in Command. He has the distinction of having the highest number of flying hours on the Mirage-2000 in the IAF, with over 2300 flying hours on the aircraft to his credit, and a total of 5100 hours of flying experience. He is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and was the Project Test Pilot for the Light Combat Aircraft “Tejas".