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Vayusena Medal - 1960-65


The VM was awarded during the 1962 short border war with China. One award was made to the Canberra contingent in Congo. The list given here for both the operations is not complete and is still under compilation.

1962 India-China War and Congo Ops

Sqn Ldr

Krishnaswamy Subramanian

4213 GD(P)

Sqn Ldr

Bhagat Singh Kalra

4492 GD(P)

Sqn Ldr

TC Martins

4610 GD(P) No.49 Dakota NEFA

WO

Chacko Joseph

47055 Air Gunner
Flt Lt Padmanabha Gautam 4482 GD(P) No.5 Canberra Congo

Flt Lt

Johnson Berry

No.105 HU (Mi-4)
Flt Lt Pradiman Kishen Kaul 4716 GD(P) RD64

1965 India-Pakistan War

Sqn Ldr

PR Earle 3965 GD(P) No.1 Mysteres , Flt Cdr, Adampur

Flt Lt

VK Verma 6528 GD(P) No.1 Mysteres, Adampur

Sqn Ldr

Ranjit Dhawan 4572 GD(P) No.2 Gnats, Halwara

Fg Off

Dilip Kumar Parulkar 7227 GD(P) No.7 Hunters, Wounded in Ops
Flt Lt JL Dwettz No.111 HU Mi-4
Flt Lt LK Datta No.111 HU Mi-4
Flt Lt CS Kumar No.111 HU Mi-4
Flt Lt P Goswami No.111 HU Mi-4
Sqn Ldr A Dalaya No.114 HU Chetak
Flt Lt RK Malhotra No.114 HU Chetak
Flt Lt SM Hundiwala No.114 HU Chetak
Fg Off SV Pathak No.220 Vampires
Fg Off VM Sondhi No.220 Vampires - Chamb Raid

 

1948-65 1971 Post 1971

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