# Pratap Chandra Lal

> Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, DFC was the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He served in the IAF from 1939 until his retirement in 1973. He was the CAS at the time of Operation Chengiz Khan, the preemptive strikes that were carried out by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) that marked the formal initiation of hostilities of the war.

*Indian Air Force Chief of Air Staff*

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## Identity
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1916
- **Died:** 1982
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [پراتاپ تشاندرا لال](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%BE_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84)
- [প্রতাপ চন্দ্র লাল](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2)
- [Pratap Chandra Lal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratap_Chandra_Lal)
- [लाल, प्रतापचंद्र](https://gom.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%2C_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0)
- [प्रताप चंद्र लाल](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2)
- [Pratap Chandra Lal](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratap_Chandra_Lal)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7238584)

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