Erlic Pinto
Erlic Wilmot Pinto | |
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 Air Vice Marshal Erlic Wilmot Pinto | |
| Born | 29 June 1921 |
| Died | 22 November 1963 (aged 42) Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom (1940–1942) British India (1942–1947)  India (from 1947) |
Branch | Royal Air Force Royal Indian Air Force Indian Air Force |
Service years | 1940–1963 |
Rank |  Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands | Western Air Command Air Force Station Palam No. 4 Squadron |
Conflicts | World War II Annexation of Goa |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva MedalMentioned in dispatches (2) |
Air Vice Marshal Erlic Wilmot Pinto, PVSM (29 June 1921 – 22 November 1963) was an Air officer in the Indian Air Force. 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. He served in the IAF from 1940 until his death in 1963. He was the theatre air commander commanding the air operations during the Indian annexation of Goa.