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Air Commodore Jagdish Chandra Varma
| Service No & Branch | 1646 GD(P) |  | |||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 03 Jul 1918 | Commissioned: 30 Nov 1940 | Course: 5 Course | |||||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 30 Jun 1970 Voluntary Retirement Died on 14 Oct 1978 (60 Years age) | Nick Name : Bandy | |||||||||||||||
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| Remarks : | Oscar Kill | ||||||||||||||||
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 Sqn Ldr |  Wg Cdr | ||||
| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 30 Nov 1940 - | Acting Plt Offr | Initial Training School (Officers) | Lahore | Trainee Pilot | |
| 01 Jun 1942 - | Plt Offr | No.1 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Flight | Drigh Road | ||
| 03 Dec 1942 - 05 May 1943 | Fg Offr | No.22 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit | Drigh Road | Ex-1AACF to 151OTU | |
| 30 Nov 1943 - 14 Dec 1944 | Fg Offr | No.6 Squadron | Squadron Pilot | ||
| 15 Dec 1944 - 04 Aug 1946 | Flt Lt | No.6 Squadron | Flight Commander A Flt | ||
| 05 Aug 1946 - 11 Jan 1947 | Sqn Ldr | No.6 Squadron | Kohat | Commanding Officer | |
| - 01 Dec 1955 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Deputy Director (Flying Safety) | |
| 10 Oct 1948 - 15 Nov 1949 | Wg Cdr | 2 Wing | Lohegaon (Pune) | Station Commander | |
| 15 Oct 1949 - 27 Feb 1950 | Wg Cdr | Operational Command | Delhi | Air-I | |
| 27 Feb 1950 - 01 Mar 1953 | Wg Cdr | Embassy of India, USA | Washington | Air Attache | |
| 12 Jun 1953 - 20 Apr 1954 | Wg Cdr | 305 Wing | Adampur | Station Commander | |
| 30 Jan 1957 - 29 Sep 1959 | Gp Capt | 4 Tactical Air Center | Udhampur | Commanding Officer | |
| 30 Jul 1958 - 29 Sep 1959 | Gp Capt | 1 Wing | Srinagar | Station Commander | |
| 30 Sep 1959 - 31 Aug 1961 | Gp Capt | 12 NCC Circle (Andhra) | Secunderabad | Commander | |
| 12 Jun 1961 - 08 Sep 1962 | Gp Capt | 5 Wing | Kalaikunda | Station Commander | |
| 18 Jan 1963 - 23 Jun 1963 | Air Cmde | 1 Air Defence Area | Ambala | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 24 Jun 1963 - 25 Dec 1963 | Air Cmde | Western Air Command | Delhi | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
| 30 Dec 1963 - 13 Jan 1965 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director Training | |
| 15 Jan 1966 - 29 Apr 1968 | Air Cmde | Air Force Flying College | Jodhpur | Commandant | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Distinguished Flying Cross | ||||
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| Flt Lt | Jagdish Chandra Varma | 1646 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 01 Aug 1944 |
| Details : | During a short period, this officer has completed a large number of operational missions, showing great courage and coolness. On one occasion his aircraft was badly damaged by enemy machine gun fire. Flying Officer Varma displayed outstanding skill and presence of mind in flying the aircraft safely to base. In February 1944, he was engaged in combat with two enemy fighters and attacked them successfully, damaging one and causing the other to break off the attack. He has always shown a keen desire to engage the enemy and has set a fine example to other officers. Notes: Public Record Office Air 2/9633 has citation drafted when he had flown 109 sorties (133 operational hours) as a pilot. | |||
| Unit : 6 Squadron | ||||
| Reference : London Gazette published on the 11 August 1944 (Citation Courtesy: Hugh Halliday) | ||||
Accidents and Incidents: 2
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 16 Mar 1942 | Wapiti IIA | K1286 | Plt Offr J C Verma | 1 AACU IAF | 1 AACF hit by Lysand |
| 27 Jan 1944 | Hurricane IIB | JS422 | Fg Offr J C Verma | 6 Sqn | Shot down by enemy b |
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