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Flying Officer Harbans Singh Thapar
| Service No & Branch | 1609 GD(P) | No Image Available | |||||||
| Date of Birth: 11 Jul 1920 | Commissioned: 01 Aug 1940 | Course: 4 Course | |||||||
| Service End: | Died in Service 17 Apr 1944 (24 Years age) Aircraft Accident | Nick Name : | |||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 01 Aug 1940 - 30 Nov 1940 | Acting Plt Offr | Initial Training School (Officers) | Lahore | Trainee Pilot | |
| 01 Dec 1940 - 21 May 1941 | Acting Plt Offr | No.1 Flying Training School (India) | Ambala | Trainee Pilot | |
| 01 Jul 1942 - | Fg Offr | No.2 Flight (Coastal Defence) | Juhu | ||
| 02 Jul 1942 - 17 Mar 1943 | Fg Offr | No.2 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Flight | Deolali | Flying | |
| 20 Oct 1943 - 24 Feb 1944 | Fg Offr | No.3 Squadron | Risalpur | Squadron Pilot | |
| 24 Feb 1944 - 17 Apr 1944 | Fg Offr | No.6 Squadron | Squadron Pilot | ||
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Accidents and Incidents: 2
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 20 Sep 1943 | Hurricane | AG169 | Fg Offr Harbans Singh Thapar | 151OTU | 3 Sqdn Batch, bounce |
| 17 Apr 1944 | Hurricane IIB | JS405 | Fg Offr Harbans Singh Thapar + | 6 Sqn | Hurricane collided w |
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