Saturday, December 14, 2024

Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon's Birth Anniversary

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC, who passed away on 14 December 1971, was an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration during war time, in recognition of his lone defence of Srinagar Air Base against a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) air raid during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be honoured with the PVC. 

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