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Group Captain Zafar Ahmed Shah
| Service No & Branch | 1805 GD(P) |  | |||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 22 Jan 1921 | Commissioned: 26 Jan 1942 | Course: 11 Course | |||||||||||
| Service End: | Died in Service 17 Jan 1962 (41 Years age) Aircraft Loss | Nick Name : | |||||||||||
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 Plt Offr |  Gp Capt | ||||
| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 01 Sep 1941 - | Off Cdt | Initial Training School (Officers) | Lahore | Trainee | |
| 26 Jan 1942 - | Acting Plt Offr | No.1 Service Flying Training School (India) | Ambala | Trainee Pilot | |
| 24 Aug 1942 - | Plt Offr | No.3 Squadron | Kohat | Squadron Pilot | |
| 29 Jun 1944 - 18 Dec 1944 | Fg Offr | No.9 Squadron | Comilla | Squadron Pilot Fm UK | |
| 19 Dec 1944 - | Fg Offr | No.7 Squadron | Squadron Pilot | ||
| 18 Apr 1947 - | Flt Lt | No.10 Squadron | Flight Commander | ||
| 21 Feb 1948 - 10 May 1949 | Sqn Ldr | No.10 Squadron | Ambala | Commanding Officer | |
| 03 Aug 1951 - 29 Sep 1952 | Sqn Ldr | Conversion Training Unit | Hakimpet | Chief Instructor | |
| - 27 Jan 1959 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
| 30 Sep 1952 - 06 Jan 1953 | Wg Cdr | Conversion Training Unit | Hakimpet | Chief Instructor | |
| 14 Dec 1956 - 05 May 1957 | Wg Cdr | 5 Wing | Kalaikunda | Station Commander | |
| 06 May 1957 - 31 Oct 1958 | Wg Cdr | 5 Wing | Kalaikunda | Officer in Charge Flying | |
| 02 Feb 1960 - 29 Jun 1960 | Gp Capt | 1 Tactical Air Center | Jallandhar | Commanding Officer | |
| 01 Jul 1960 - | Gp Capt | 3 Wing | Palam (Delhi) | Station Commander | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Vir Chakra | ||||
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| Sqn Ldr | Zafar Ahmed Shah | 1805 GD(P) | Award Date 20 Sep 1948 | Announced 20 Nov 1950 |
| Details : | Sqn. Ldr. (now Gp. Capt.) Zafar Ahmed Shah (1805) while in Command of an Operational Squadron in Jammu and Kashmir Area personally led attacks on GURAIZ. PIR KANTHI Area and GILGIT which enabled our ground forces to advance without much casualty. By taking off a modern fighter/bomber aircraft from the old Srinagar Air-Field which was barely 1300 yards long, he made it possible for operations to be carried out from that base. For the outstanding services rendered by him during the Kashmir Operations, he has been awarded the Vir Chakra. | |||
| Unit : 10 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India , 20th November 1950 - No.13 - Pres dated 15th November 1950 | ||||
Accidents and Incidents: 2
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 02 Aug 1944 | Hurricane IIC | LD117 | Fg Offr Z A Shah | 9 Sqn | Engine caught fire e |
| 17 Jan 1962 | Vampire FB52 | IB-823 | Gp Capt Zafar Ahmed Shah + | 45 Sqn | Happened as part of |
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