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The Indian Air Force presence in Kashmir
in 1948 was mostly limited to four Squadrons. No. 12 Dakota, No.7 Tempest, No.8 Tempest
and No 10 Tempest. Most of the Awards have gone to these four units.
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| Rank |
Name |
Number |
Unit |
Remarks |
| Gp Capt |
Ranjan Dutt |
1594 |
SASO, No.1 Ops Group |
Flew missions in Tempest |
| Wg Cdr |
K L Bhatia |
1605 |
No.12 Dakota |
CO, No.12 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr |
E D Masillamani |
1774 |
No. 7 Tempest |
CO, No.7 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr |
Z A Shah |
1805 |
No. 10 Tempest |
CO, No.10 Sqn |
| Flt Lt |
K M David |
1863 |
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| Flt Lt |
D Subia |
1866 |
No. 10 Tempest |
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| Flt Lt |
R S Kalyaniwala |
1869 |
No. 7 Tempest |
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| Flt Lt |
B S Dogra |
1921 |
No. 7 Tempest |
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| Flt Lt |
L R D Blunt |
1994 |
AFS(I) Ambala |
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| Flt Lt |
Randhir Singh |
2135 |
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| Fg Offr |
S Roy |
2296 |
No.12 Dakota |
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| Flt Lt |
L S Grewal |
2337 |
No.12 Dakota |
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| Flt Lt |
P L Dhawan |
2351 |
No.12 Dakota |
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| Flt Lt |
T N Ghadiok |
2354 |
No.12 Dakota |
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| Flt Lt |
N Murthy |
2434 |
No. 8 Tempest |
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| Flt Lt |
R L Suri |
2459 |
No. 7 Tempest |
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| Flt Lt |
M P O Blake |
2630 |
No. 8 Tempest |
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| Flt Lt |
A I K Suares |
2773 |
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| Flt Lt |
N B Menon |
2994 |
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| Flt Lt |
V P Hegde |
3080 |
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| Fg Offr |
D E Pushong |
3122 |
No.12 Dakota |
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| Fg Offr |
D O Barty |
3129 |
No.12 Dakota |
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| Flt Lt |
A W Barrette* |
3172 |
No. 8 Tempest |
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| Flt Lt |
A Srihari |
3181 |
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| Fg Offr |
G C Wilkes |
3284 |
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| Fg Offr |
G D Clarke |
3295 |
No. 7 Tempest |
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| Fg Offr |
G B Gabral |
3308 |
Tempest |
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| Warr Off |
D Ghosh |
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No.12 Dakota |
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| Flt Sgt |
A Thomas |
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No.12 Dakota |
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