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Group Captain Vellore Manickam Radhakrishnan
| Service No & Branch | 1769 GD(P) |  | ||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 15 Feb 1917 | Commissioned: 15 Dec 1941 | Course: 10 Course | ||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 05 Feb 1967 Superannuated | Nick Name : | ||||||||||||
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 Wg Cdr | |||||
| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 15 Dec 1941 - | Acting Plt Offr | No.1 Service Flying Training School (India) | Ambala | Trainee Pilot | |
| 01 Apr 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 | Plt Offr | No.353 Squadron RAF | Calcutta | ||
| 05 Dec 1942 - 28 Jan 1946 | Plt Offr | No.7 Squadron | Peshawar | Squadron Pilot | |
| 18 Jan 1946 - 06 Aug 1946 | Fg Offr | No.12 Squadron | Squadron Pilot | ||
| 07 Aug 1946 - 31 Aug 1946 | Flt Lt | No.1 Squadron | Yelahanka | Flight Commander B Flt. To AHQ for UK | |
| 01 Nov 1946 - 14 Dec 1946 | Flt Lt | No.1 Squadron | Yelahanka | Flight Commander B Flt. From AHQ To UK Course | |
| 25 Sep 1947 - | Flt Lt | Advanced Flying School (India) | Ambala | Chief Ground Instructor | |
| 01 Jun 1951 - 01 Nov 1951 | Sqn Ldr | No.4 Squadron | Jamnagar | Commanding Officer | |
| - | Wg Cdr | HC, UK | London | Deputy Air Advisor | |
| 01 Mar 1958 - 09 Jun 1959 | Wg Cdr | 3 Wing | Palam (Delhi) | Officer in Charge Flying | |
| 10 Jun 1959 - 01 Dec 1961 | Gp Capt | Air Force Flying College | Jodhpur | Commandant | |
| 16 Mar 1965 - 02 Jan 1967 | Gp Capt | 4 Tactical Air Center | Udhampur | Commanding Officer | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Mention in Despatches | ||||
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| Gp Capt | Vellore Manickam Radhakrishnan | 1769 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 1966 |
| Details : | Citation / Details Not Available | |||
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| Reference : Gazette of India , 5th November 1966 - No.77 - Pres/66 dated 27th October 1966 | ||||
Accidents and Incidents: 1
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 21 Jul 1944 | Vengeance II | AN753 | Fg Offr Radhakrishnan | 7 Sqn | Swung on ldg, uc col |
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