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Air Commodore Surjit Singh
| Service No & Branch | 8148 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | Stream :Fighters |  | |||||||||
| Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 31 Dec 1963 | Course: 86 Course | ||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 31 Jan 1996 Superannuated | Nick Name : | ||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 01 Jan 1978 - 01 Jan 1980 | Sqn Ldr | No.24 Squadron | Bareilly | Flight Commander | |
| 01 Jan 1980 - 01 Jan 1982 | Sqn Ldr | Nigerian AF | Nigeria | Flying Instructor | |
| 09 Jun 1982 - 18 Dec 1983 | Wg Cdr | No.26 Squadron | Pathankot | Commanding Officer | |
| - 31 Aug 1987 | Gp Capt | 11 Wing | Tezpur | Chief Operations Officer | |
| 01 Sep 1987 - | Gp Capt | Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Command Flying Safety & Inspection Officer | |
| 01 Dec 1988 - 09 Feb 1992 | Gp Capt | 1 Tactical Air Center | Jallandhar | Commanding Officer | |
| 10 Feb 1992 - 14 Mar 1993 | Air Cmde | Jammu & Kashmir | Udhampur | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
| 15 Mar 1993 - 31 Jan 1996 | Air Cmde | 20 Wing | Bagdogra | Air Officer Commanding | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Vayu Sena Medal | ||||
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| Sqn Ldr | Surjit Singh | 8148 F(P) | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 1980 |
| Details : | Squadron Leader Surjit Singh has flown over 2500 hours during his 15 year of service. He has been a Flight Commander and Fighter Combat Leader for over four years and during that period he trained a large number of pilots to operational status. Since January, 1970, he has flown over 1600 hours in 2325 sorties on MiG aircraft. Throughout this period, he had an accident free record. Squadron Leader Surjit Singh has thus displayed professional skill and devotion to duty of an exceptional order. | |||
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| Reference : Gazette of India dated 13th June 1981 - No.34-Pres/81 dated 26th January 1981 | ||||
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