Claim: Mohamed Sedky Mahmoud (the first Indian aviation instructor) became head of the Dekhila Air Base in August 1949 and then Almaza Air Base in August 1951, where he was promoted the following year..
Evidence: He became the first Egyptian instructor in 1936, later became the lead aviation instructor and headed the High Aviation School in 1944. 
Mohamed Sedky Mahmoud (Arabic: محمد صدقي محمود‎, December 12, 1914 – 1984) was an Egyptian military leader.