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Wing Commander Parshotamlal Pandhi
| Service No & Branch | 1997 GD(P) | No Image Available | |||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 01 Jul 1919 | Commissioned: 28 Sep 1942 | Course: 14 Course | |||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 30 Jun 1967 Superannuated | Nick Name : | |||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 15 Apr 1945 - 01 Aug 1945 | No.22 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit | Drigh Road | |||
| 02 May 1943 - 11 Oct 1943 | Plt Offr | No.1 Air Gunnery School | Bairagarh | ||
| - 05 Jun 1956 | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
| 16 Jun 1956 - 18 Feb 1957 | Sqn Ldr | 1 Aircraft Staging Post | Carnicobar | Station Commander | |
| 02 Feb 1960 - | Sqn Ldr | No.49 Squadron | Barrackpore | Commanding Officer | |
| 28 May 1962 - 30 Sep 1964 | Wg Cdr | No.12 Squadron | Agra | Commanding Officer | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty) | ||||
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| Wg Cdr | Parshotamlal Pandhi | 1997 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 1963 |
| Details : | Wing Commander Parshottam Lal Pandhi was in command of a transport squadron engaged on Air Transport support operations in difficult terrain and adverse weather conditions in the North East Frontier Agency and Nagaland areas in 1960-61. He carried out more than 1200 hours of flying on supply dropping missions in adverse conditions and showed commendable devotion to duty. | |||
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| Reference : Gazette of India 26th January 1963 - No. 10-Pres/63 dated 26th January, 1963 | ||||
Accidents and Incidents: 1
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 01 Feb 1944 | Hurricane | AF992 | Plt Offr Pandhi | 151OTU | uc collapse on ldg |
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