Service No & Branch | 10516 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | Stream :Fighters | |||||||||
Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 29 Oct 1966 | Course: 96 Course | |||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 31 Oct 1991 Voluntary Retirement | Nick Name : | |||||||||
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Remarks : | Aircraft Flown: Vampire, Hunter, Gnat, Marut, MiG-21, MiG-25 | ||||||||||
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Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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29 Oct 1966 - 31 Dec 1968 | Plt Offr | No.221 Squadron | Pune | Squadron Pilot | |
01 Jan 1968 - 31 Oct 1968 | Fg Offr | Operational Conversion Unit | Jamnagar | Hunter Conversion | |
01 Nov 1968 - 31 Mar 1972 | Fg Offr | No.22 Squadron | Bareilly/ Kalaikunda | Squadron Pilot | |
01 Apr 1972 - 08 Oct 1975 | Flt Lt | No.220 Squadron | Jodhpur | Squadron Pilot | |
08 Nov 1975 - 20 Jun 1978 | Flt Lt | No.108 Squadron | Adampur | Squadron Pilot | |
29 Jun 1978 - 15 Dec 1981 | Sqn Ldr | No.35 Squadron | Bareilly | Flight Commander | |
20 Dec 1981 - 15 Jun 1982 | Sqn Ldr | Russia | Krasnodar | MiG-25 Conversion | |
01 Jun 1982 - 01 Dec 1983 | Sqn Ldr | No.102 Squadron | Bareilly | Flight Commander | |
01 Dec 1983 - 01 Feb 1985 | Wg Cdr | No.102 Squadron | Bareilly | Commanding Officer | |
06 May 1985 - 23 Apr 1986 | Wg Cdr | 3 Battalion, National Defence Academy | Khadakvasla | Battalion Commander | |
01 May 1986 - 31 Mar 1987 | Wg Cdr | Air Force Command and Staff College, Indonesia | Indonesia | Staff Course | |
01 Apr 1987 - 15 Jun 1990 | Wg Cdr | Defence Services Staff College | Wellington | Directing Staff | |
01 Jul 1990 - 31 Oct 1991 | Gp Capt | 12 Forward Base Support Unit | Naliya | Station Commander | |
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Vir Chakra | ||||
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Fg Offr | Donald Lazarus | 10516 F(P) | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 1972 |
Details : | During the operation against Pakistan in December, 1971, Flying Officer Donald Lazarus was serving with a Fighter Bomber Squadron. On 22nd November 1971, Flying Officer Lazarus was detailed to fly as No. 4 in a formation of four Gnat aircraft. The formation was ordered to intercept four hostile aircraft which had intruded into our territory. The formation leader maneuvered the formation to an advantageous position and engaged the introducing Sabre Jets. In the ensuing air Battle, Flying Officer Lazarus maintained his stations as number four ensuring the safety of his element leader. At one stage, when Flying Officer Lazarus noticed that one of the Sabre Jet was becoming a threat to his element leader, he maneuvered his own air craft with great skill and got behind the Sabre Jet and pressed home his attack till the Sabre Jet disintegrated in the mid air. In this action, Flying Officer Donald Lazarus displayed gallantry, professional skill and devotion to duty of a high order. | |||
Unit : 22 Sqn | ||||
Reference : Gazette of India , 29th July 1972 - No.92 - Pres/72 dated 18th July 1972 |
Remarks: Mark Lazarus Note added: 2015-12-13 |
Remarks: TBR The Unstoppable Note added: 2021-03-22 |