Erlic Pinto

Air Vice Marshal E W Pinto PVSM
Born	(1921-06-29)29 June 1921
Died	22 November 1963(1963-11-22) (aged 42) Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Allegiance	United Kingdom (1940–1942)  British India (1942–1947)  India (from 1947)
Service / branch	Royal Air Force  Royal Indian Air Force  Indian Air Force
Years of service	1940–1963
Rank	Air Vice Marshal
Commands	Western Air Command Air Force Station Palam No. 4 Squadron
Battles / wars	World War II Annexation of Goa
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Mentioned 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 Annexation of Goa.