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Wing Commander Sidney Basil Noronha
| Service No & Branch | 1735 GD(P) |  | ||||||||
| Date of Birth: 06 Jan 1919 | Commissioned: 10 Nov 1941 | Course: 9 Course | Entry Mode : IAFVR | |||||||
| Service End: | Died in Service 22 Aug 1957 | |||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 28 Jun 1942 - 29 Jul 1942 | Plt Offr | No.1 Flight (Coastal Defence) | Madras | To 4Sqn | |
| 25 Feb 1943 - | Plt Offr | No.4 Squadron, RIAF | Kohat | ||
| 21 Aug 1943 - | Fg Offr | No.3 Squadron, RIAF | Kohat | ||
| 28 Feb 1944 - 15 Jan 1945 | Fg Offr | No.6 Squadron, RIAF | To IAFDF | ||
| 15 Jan 1945 - | Fg Offr | Indian Air Force Display Flight | Kohat | Fm 6Sqn | |
| 10 Apr 1945 - 25 Oct 1945 | Fg Offr | No.7 Squadron, RIAF | To IAFDF | ||
| 31 Oct 1945 - | Fg Offr | Indian Air Force Display Flight | Kohat | Fm 7Sqn | |
| 01 Dec 1946 - 24 Dec 1946 | Flt Lt | RAF Station Kohat | Kohat | To Ambala | |
| 18 Jun 1947 - | Sqn Ldr | No.7 Squadron, RIAF | Commanding Officer | ||
| 01 Jul 1947 - 01 Feb 1948 | Sqn Ldr | No.7 Squadron | Agra | Commanding Officer | |
| 29 Mar 1950 - | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | DDPO | |
| 12 Oct 1952 - 05 Oct 1955 | Wg Cdr | Armament Training Wing | Jamnagar | Station Commander | |
| 08 Oct 1956 - | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Maha Vir Chakra | ||||
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| Sqn Ldr | Sidney Basil Noronha | 1735 GD(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1950 | Announced 26 Jan 1950 |
| Details : | By completing more than 37 operational sorties over enemy’s strong holds in close support of the Indian Army, Wing Commander Norohna has been showing outstanding gallantry. He carried out his Squadron’s offensive role with maximum success in the face of adverse conditions. He has been an outstanding leader both in air and on ground. His brilliant leadership, fearless determination and unswerving devotion to duty have set an inspiring example to all under his command. | |||
| Unit : 7 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Notification No. 2-Pres., dated 26th January, 1950 | ||||
Accidents and Incidents: 5
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 24 Mar 1943 | Lysander II | P1675 | Plt Offr S B Noronha | 4 Sqn | Hyd Sind - Crashed a |
| 21 Aug 1943 | Audax (India) | K4850 | Fg Offr S B Noronha | 3 Sqn | 3s Cr in FL Razmak 2 |
| 08 Nov 1943 | Hurricane | AG138 | Fg Offr S B Noronha | 151OTU | uc failed to lock do |
| 03 Mar 1945 | Tigermoth | T6921 | Fg Offr S B Noronha | IAFDF | Accident while landi |
| 10 Dec 1947 | Tempest II | Sqn Ldr Sidney Basil Noronha | 7 Sqn | Baled out after dama |
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