Service No & Branch | 3157 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Date of Birth: 05 Dec 1924 | Commissioned: 25 Jun 1945 | Course: 33 Course | ||||||||||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 31 Dec 1982 Superannuated Died on 10 May 2005 (81 Years age) | Nick Name : | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Flt Lt | ![]() Gp Capt | ![]() Air Cmde |
Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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01 Aug 1946 - 22 Mar 1947 | Plt Offr | No.8 Squadron | Kolar | Squadron Pilot To UK | |
01 Jan 1951 - 01 Jan 1952 | Flt Lt | Flying Instructors School | Ambala | Flying Instructor | |
10 Aug 1958 - | Sqn Ldr | No.35 Squadron | Pune | Flight Commander A Flt | |
- | Wg Cdr | Defence Services Staff College | Wellington | Directing Staff | |
01 Dec 1962 - 01 Jun 1965 | Wg Cdr | No.106 Squadron | Agra | Commanding Officer | |
07 Aug 1966 - 11 Jan 1967 | Gp Capt | 1 Wing | Srinagar | Station Commander | |
01 Jan 1967 - 01 Jan 1969 | Gp Capt | 3 Wing | Palam (Delhi) | Station Commander | |
01 Jan 1969 - 01 Jan 1972 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | JD (Ops, Trans & Maritime | |
01 Jan 1972 - 01 Jan 1973 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Direction (Joint Ops Plan | |
26 Jan 1973 - 31 May 1975 | Air Cmde | 2 Wing | Lohegaon (Pune) | Air Officer Commanding | |
01 Jun 1975 - 06 Jul 1976 | Air Cmde | Defence Services Staff College | Wellington | Chief Instructor (Air) | |
07 Jul 1976 - 09 Feb 1979 | AVM | PSO: Inspection & Safety, Air HQ | Delhi | Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Flight Safety & Inspection | |
01 Mar 1979 - 22 Feb 1981 | Air Marshal | PSO: Administration, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Officer-in-Charge Administration | |
23 Feb 1981 - 31 Dec 1982 | Air Marshal | PSO: Personnel, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel | |
01 Jan 1982 - | No.106 Squadron | Commodore Commandant | |||
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Vayu Sena Medal | ||||
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Gp Capt | Saroj Jena | 3157 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 1969 |
Details : | ![]() Group Captain Saroj Jena commanded the I.A.F. Canberra Detachment in the Congo during April-October 1962. His Squadron rendered valuable service. He himself flew 10 sorties on reconnaissance missions. During the period December 1962 to May 1965, he commanded another Squadron. Under his able guidance the Squadron fulfilled all the tasks allotted to it creditably. Group Captain Jena took over Command of Air Force Station Palam, in January 1967 and was responsible for organising the fly-past during Republic Day 1967 and 1968. He was also responsible for the intricate flight planning, safety of aircraft and correct timings of the aircraft participating in the Air Power Demonstration held at Tilpat on 31st March 1968. Throughout, Group Captain Saroj Jena displayed courage, leadership and devotion to duty in the best traditions of the Indian Air Force. | |||
Unit : 3 Wing | ||||
Reference : Gazette of India dated 12th April 1969 : No.18 - Pres/69 dated 26th January 1969 |
Param Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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Air Marshal | Saroj Jena | 3157 F(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1981 | Announced 26 Jan 1981 |
Details : | Air Marshal Saroj Jena was commissioned in the Air Force in June, 1945. During his 35 years of distinguished service career, he has held several important command and staff appointments. He has held the command of the three major Air bases in the Northern and Western sectors. One of these bases with its fleet of fighter, bomber and maritime and transport Squadrons, located in the Western Sector, is the largest operational establishment of the Air Force. During his two years tenure at this base, he organised all the training and other requirements of the base and ensured high operational and offensive preparedness of the Squadrons. He also maintained effective coordination with the Indian Navy in planning and providing maritime air defence of the country. After graduating from the Defence Services Staff College with the coveted Directing Staff grading, he did a tenure as Chief Instructor at the Air Wing of the College. After serving as Joint Director of Operations (Transport & Maritime) and then as Director, Joint Operations Planning, he was posted as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Flight Safety and Inspection) at Air Headquarters. In this assignment, he was responsible for formulating policies relating to transport and maritime operations of the Air Force, coordinating and processing of joint inter-Services operational plans and all matters relating to flight safety and evaluation of operational and combat worthiness of the entire combat element of the Indian Air Force. He handled all these matters with professional competence. He set up a very ambitious flight safety target for the Air Force and implemented it successfully. On promotion to the rank of Air Marshal, he was posted as Air Officer-in-Charge, Administration at Air Headquarters. His taking over this appointment coincided with the formulation and implementation of several important measures relating to career prospects of officers and other ranks in the Air Force. The various proposals in this regard were formulated and processed in consultation with the Ministry of Defence. After Government approval was obtained, his effective guidance enabled the staff to implement the large scale upgradations of airmen posts and within a period of six months, promotions and deployments of several thousand personnel were carried out smoothly. In the case of officers also, he made valuable contribution towards finding acceptable and workable solutions to the problems of stagnation and supersessions in the Air Force. In addition to the matters on personnel side, his responsibility also covers works services, administration and financial control of various Air Force welfare funds and schemes, discipline, law and order, security of Air Force installations and management of public funds of the Air Force. In these too, he has displayed sound judgment and ingenuity and carried out his tasks with commendable results. Air Marshal Sara Jena has thus rendered distinguished service of the most exceptional order. | |||
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Reference : GoI19810126 |
Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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04 May 1946 | Spitfire XIVe | TX976 | Plt Offr S Jena | 1SFTS | stalled on landing, |