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Flying Officer Bollineni Ramachandra Rao
| Service No & Branch | 1726 GD(P) |  | |||||||
| Date of Birth: 07 Sep 1914 | Commissioned: 10 Nov 1941 | Course: 9 Course | |||||||
| Service End: | No Details | ||||||||
| Remarks : | k in Civi Crash - https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=27899 | ||||||||
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 Fg Offr | |||||
| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 23 Jul 1942 - 03 Dec 1942 | Plt Offr | No.1 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Flight | Drigh Road | ||
| 03 Dec 1942 - 12 Feb 1943 | Plt Offr | No.22 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit | Drigh Road | Ex-1AACF to 151OTU | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 2
| Mentioned in Dispatches | ||||
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| Fg Offr | Bollineni Ramachandra Rao | 1726 GD(P) | Award Date 01 Jan 1945 | Announced 01 Jan 1945 |
| Details : | Citation / Details Not Available | |||
| Unit : 1 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : London Gazette 36866 pub 29 Dec 1944 | ||||
| Distinguished Flying Cross | ||||
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| Fg Offr | Bollineni Ramachandra Rao | 1726 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 23 Jan 1945 |
| Details : |  This officer has taken part in a large number of operational sorties. He is a skilful tactical reconnaissance pilot who has always displayed outstanding determination, gallantry and devotion to duty. He has achieved some excellent results and the fine photographs he has obtained have been of great value to the army. Notes: Public Record Office Air 2/9043 has citation drafted when he had flown 172 sorties (229 operational hours). | |||
| Unit : 1 Squadron | ||||
| Reference : London Gazette 36905 dated 23 January 45, Page 527 (Citation Courtesy: Hugh Halliday) | ||||
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