Air Commodore Rajan Kapur (Retd), an alumnus of the National
Defence Academy, Pune, was commissioned into the helicopter stream of
the Indian Air Force. A Qualified Flying Instructor and a postgraduate from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, he has
held several key operational and Command appointments. He led the
Indian Aviation Contingent as part of UN Peacekeeping operations in
the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and later commanded a
major IAF base at Mohanbari. With extensive operational experience,
he has served four tenures in the Northeast and two tenures in a Flying
Training Establishment (FTE). He superannuated in April 2014.
