Service No & Branch | 3299 GD(P) | ![]() | ||||||||||
Date of Birth: 09 Mar 1927 | Commissioned: 07 Jan 1946 | Course: 37 Course | ||||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 01 Dec 1966 Released to Air India Died on 30 Nov 2018 (91 Years age) | Nick Name : | ||||||||||
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Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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03 Mar 1947 - | Plt Offr | No.7 Squadron | Squadron Pilot fm 151OTU | ||
- 14 Apr 1959 | Sqn Ldr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
15 Apr 1959 - | Sqn Ldr | Indian Air Force Selection Board | |||
09 Jan 1963 - 09 May 1965 | Wg Cdr | No.33 Squadron | Guwahati | Commanding Officer | |
01 Dec 1965 - 01 Dec 1966 | Wg Cdr | Air India | Pilot | ||
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Fg Offr | John Charles Plomer | 3299 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 13 Jan 1951 |
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Reference : Gazette of India , 17th February 1951 - No.2 - Pres dated 13th February 1951 |
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Wg Cdr | John Charles Plomer | 3299 GD(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1967 | Announced 26 Jan 1967 |
Details : | Wing Commander John Charles Plainer was commissioned in the Air Force in 1954. He has held important appointments in various Air Force Units. He attended Flying Instructors Course at F.I.S., Ambala and took training on Caribous aircraft in U.S.A. He has been commanding a newly formed transport squadron of Caribous in the eastern sector since 1963. He was faced with the tremendous task of conversion training of pilots of his squadron on the new aircraft as well as of training them for overseas ferrying duties. He himself ferried four aircraft across the North Atlantic without any previous experience. He was responsible for improving the accuracy of supply dropping on this new aircraft. He inspired his men to work round the clock and to keep the supply lines to Army and Border Roads Organisation open throughout tile year. He has retired from the Air Force in December, 1966. | |||
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Reference : GoI19670126 |
Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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30 May 1946 | Harvard IIB | FE424 | A/Plt Offr J C Plomer A/Plt Offr M D Rathan | 1SFTS | Ambala pilot hit FE |