Eric G. Hall Military person

Air Vice-Marshal Eric Gordan Hall (Urdu: ايريک گورڈن حال; 12 October 1922 – 17 June 1998), was a Pakistan Air Force bomber and fighter pilot, and former director general of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). A two-star general in the Pakistan Air Force, Hall had served as Vice Chief of Air Staff and was one of the distinguished Christian pilots who participated in the Indo-Pakistan wars of 1947, 1965 and 1971. He is also notable as the Director-General of the Pakistan Air Force's Air Force Science Research Laboratories (AFSRL) when he headed the atomic weapon's research as part of Pakistan's nuclear technology project.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 12, 1922
Birth place
Burma , Yangon
Date of deathJune 17, 1998
Place of death
Maryland , United States
Resting place
Maryland , United States

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award
Hilal-i-Jur'at
Sitara-e-Jurat
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
military operations
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Yom Kippur War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
military command
Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL)
Air War College
Chaklala Air Force Base
Deputy Commander-in-Chief
Defence and Air Attache Pakistan Embassy Washington D.C.
military unit
No. 6 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force)
service start1947
service end1977

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