Chalermkiat Watanangura

Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force Chalermkiat Watanangura (เฉลิมเกียรติ วัฒนางกูร, ; 15 August 1914 – 14 April 1960) was a Thai air force officer and the Commander of the Royal Thai Air Force from 1957 until his death in an aircraft crash in Taipei, Taiwan. He briefly held cabinet level offices in 1957.

Chalermkiat was briefly the Thai Deputy Minister of Transport from 21 March to 10 August 1957. He then took up the post of Deputy Minister of Agriculture, serving from 10 August to 12 September 1957.

In 1960 Chalermkiat, his wife and sixteen other individuals were killed when the Royal Thai Air Force C-54 they were flying in crashed into Mount Wu Tse near Taipei, Taiwan after takeoff. Chalermkiat had been in Taipei attending a meeting of air chiefs from anti-communist governments from around the Pacific.

Decorations

 * 1959 - Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
 * 1958 - Order of the Crown of Thailand - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
 * 1959 - Order of Chula Chom Klao - 2nd Class lower (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Commander of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
 * 1944 - Bravery Medal with wreath (Thailand) ribbon.svg Bravery Medal with wreath
 * 1941 - Victory Medal - Indochina (Thailand) ribbon.svg Victory Medal - Franco-Thai War
 * 1962 - Victory Medal - World War II (Thailand) ribbon.svg Victory Medal - Pacific War
 * 1934 - Safeguarding the Constitution Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg Safeguarding the Constitution Medal
 * 1947 - Chakra Mala Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg Chakra Mala Medal
 * 1960 - King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal, 2nd