Correct Answer:
D. Air Vice Marshal Allan Perry Keene
The question asks for the first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Air Vice Marshal Allan Perry Keene was indeed the inaugural C-in-C, serving from 1947 to 1949. He was a British officer who played a crucial role in establishing the newly formed PAF after the partition of India.
- Air Marshal Frank Murphy was a later C-in-C, not the first.
- Air Marshal Asghar Khan was the first native Pakistani C-in-C, but not the overall first.
- Air Vice Marshal Zafar Khan was also a prominent figure but not the first C-in-C.
Understanding the initial leadership is key to Pakistan's military history.