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Air Force Cross Awardee List for the year 1945
A total of 2 Awards are listed.
Air Force Cross : 2 |
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| Flt Lt | Pothery Charuvary Ramachandran 3514 GD(P) | Unit : -N.A.- | Award Date | Announced 01 Jan 45 | |
| Details : |  Citation Not Available | ||||
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| Flt Lt | Homi Dhanjishaw Bharucha 1962 GD(P) | Unit : 353 Squadron | Award Date | Announced 01 Sep 45 | |
| Details : |  This officer has been employed as a pilot with his present squadron for three years. He is possessed of courage and endurance which were particularly evidenced when flying throughout one complete monsoon whilst employed on Bengal internal mail duties. He never failed to complete a task and his ability and determination have reached the highest standard. Notes:Public Record Office Air 2/9117, Citation drafted when he had flown 1,510 hours, 650 in previous six months, 184 in previous six months. | ||||
| Reference: | London Gazette 37256 dated 7 Sept 1945, Page 4486 (Courtesy Hugh Halliday and Steve Brew) | ||||
The Awards Database presented here was made possible by the kind generosity of Air Marshal Bharat Kumar, author of Courage & Devotion to Duty : A Chronicle of IAF's Honours and Awards (1932-2008). Air Marshal Bharat Kumar had very graciously given permission to reproduce the citations from the book on this website.
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