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Group Captain Gurdip Singh
| Service No & Branch | 3944 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | Stream :Transport |  | ||||||||||
| Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 14 Oct 1950 | Course: 53 Course | |||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 19 Nov 1976 Voluntary Retirement | Nick Name : | |||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 01 Dec 1965 - 28 Jun 1967 | Wg Cdr | No.44 Squadron | Chandigarh | Commanding Officer | |
| 30 Dec 1970 - 06 Jan 1974 | Gp Capt | Transport Training Wing | Bangalore | Commandant | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Vayu Sena Medal | ||||
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| Sqn Ldr | Gurdip Singh | 3944 GD(P) | Award Date 21 Oct 1962 | Announced 01 Jan 1965 |
| Details : | Sqn Ldr Gurdip Singh is the Filght Commander of a Transport Unit in Ladakh. After the declaration of emergency, in addition to his administrative responsibilties, he undertook a large number of hazardous sorties personally, before entrusting them to the pilots under his command. So far he has done over 4000 hours of lfying, of which 1200 hours were flown in forward areas. He has also carried out several supplly missions on advance landing grounds. Sqn Ldr Gurdip Singh was among the experienced pilots who airlifted tanks to Chushul and Leh in 1962-63. Recemtly , when an aircraft was held up at Leh due to engine trouble, he retrieved it from that area. He also acted as the Training Officer of his squadron and achieved remarkable success. Throughout, Sqn Ldr Gurdip Singh displayed a high standard of professional skill and devotion to duty in the best traditions of the Indian Air Force | |||
| Unit : 44 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India 13th March 1965 - No.20 - Pres/65 dated 1st January 1965. | ||||
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