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Sqn Ldr VVS Sunkar

Sqn Ldr Veera Venkata Satyanarayanamurty Sunkar was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the IAF on 07 Nov 1963. He joined the technical branch of the IAF and got trained as an Aeronautical Engineer in Mechanical stream as part of the 27 DEO course. Thereafter

Flight Lieutenant Om Prakash Arora

Flight Lieutenant Om Prakash Arora was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the IAF on 05 Dec 1970. He joined the technical branch of the IAF and got trained as an Aeronautical Engineer in Electronics stream as part of the 47 DEO course. Thereafter he

Wg Cdr Clarence Joseph D’Lima VM

Wing Commander Clarence Joseph D'Lima hailed from Goa and was born on 09 Feb 1938. He got selected for the prestigious NDA after his schooling and joined the 15th NDA Course  He passed out of the NDA on 01 Dec 1958 and thereafter went for

Wg Cdr Joginder Singh VM

Wg Cdr Joginder Singh hailed from Punjab and was born on 01st Feb 1936. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the IAF on 19 Dec 1959 at the age of 22 years. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and got trained

Sqn Ldr Mathew Cyriac

Sqn Ldr Mathew Cyriac hailed from Kottayam district in Kerala and was born on 03 Dec 1942. Son of Shri BG Shriyan an Indian Administrative Cadre officer and Smt Thangamma, he had three brothers and four sisters as his siblings. He did his schooling at

Flt Lt Indrjitsinh Dansinh Gohil

Flt Lt Indrjitsinh Dansinh Gohil hailed from Songadh village of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat and was born on 17 Feb 1956. Son of Shri Danubha Kesarisinh Gohil (who retired as a Dy. Superintendent of Police) and Smt Majirajba, Flt Lt Indrjitsinh had a brother, KS

Wing Commander SE Baria

Wing Commander Shapur Erachshaw Baria, born on November 6, 1943, grew up in an environment that valued discipline and dedication, qualities that he embodied throughout his life.  After completing his graduation, his passion for aviation and service to the nation led him to the IAF,

Flying Officer Sandeep Kumar Mitra

Flying Officer Sandeep Kumar Mitra hailed from Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. Born on 28 July 1967 to Shri Sunil Kumar Mitra and Smt Labonaya Mitra, he exhibited exceptional academic brilliance and discipline from an early age. He completed his matriculation from Sacred Heart Convent High School,

Sqn Ldr Ravindra Kumar Khanna

Squadron Leader Ravindra Kumar Khanna hailed from Amritsar, Punjab, and was born in the year 1952.  He was inclined to join the Armed Forces since his school days, and eventually got selected to join the IAF after his graduation. He was commissioned into the meteorological

Flight Lieutenant Pankaj Ahluwalia

Flight Lieutenant Pankaj Ahluwalia was born on 06 Jan 1967. Right from his younger days Flt Lt Pankaj was fascinated with the Air Force and always aspired to become an Air Force pilot. His resolve to join the Armed Forces grew with the age and

Flt Lt KS Kumara Krishnan

Flt Lt KS Kumara Krishnan was born on 25 Nov 1966. He got selected for the prestigious NDA after completing his school education and joined the 73rd NDA Course. He passed out of NDA on 01 Dec 1987 and went for further training as a

Flt Lt Harita Kaur Deol

Flt Lt Harita Kaur hailed from Punjab and was born on 10 Nov 1971 in Chandigarh in a military family. Daughter of an Army veteran Col Ranbir Sing Deol, Flt Lt Harita Kaur grew up to be an independent and confident woman. She came from

Flight Lieutenant Sandeep Jain SC

Flight Lieutenant Sandeep Jain was born on 20 Mar 1968. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 11 June 1988 at the age of 20 years. He was commissioned in the flying stream of the IAF and got trained as a helicopter pilot as

Sergeant Krishna C Jha

Sergeant Krishna C Jha was recruited into the Indian Air Force in the technical stream of the IAF and got trained as a technician. Later he underwent a special course and got trained as a flight engineer. During the month of Aug 1996, Sgt KC Jha

Sergeant R Murigappa

Sergeant R Murigappa was recruited into the Indian Air Force in the technical stream of the IAF and got trained as a technician. Later he underwent a special course and got trained as a flight gunner. During the month of Aug 1996, Sgt R Murigappa