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Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath
| Service No & Branch | 3946 GD(P) |  | |||||||||
| Date of Birth: 08 Aug 1930 | Commissioned: 14 Oct 1950 | Course: 53 Course | |||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 01 Feb 1970 Released to Air India Died on 21 Mar 2023 (93 Years age) | Flying Hours : 3275 | Nick Name : Jaggi | ||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 01 Dec 1962 - 30 Nov 1965 | Sqn Ldr | No.106 Squadron | Flight Commander | ||
| 01 Dec 1965 - 01 Jun 1968 | Wg Cdr | No.106 Squadron | Agra | Commanding Officer | |
| 18 Jun 1968 - 13 Feb 1969 | Wg Cdr | 5 Base Repair Depot | Sulur | Commanding Officer | |
| 25 Jan 1969 - 01 Feb 1970 | Wg Cdr | Air India | Pilot | ||
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 2
| Maha Vir Chakra | ||||
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| Sqn Ldr | Jag Mohan Nath | 3946 GD(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1963 | Announced 26 Jan 1963 |
| Details : |  As Flight Commander of an Operational Squadron, Squadron Leader Jag Mohan Nath has fulfilled a number of hazardous operational tasks involving flying over difficult mountain terrain, both by day and by night, in adverse weather conditions and in complete disregard of his personal safety. He has displayed conspicuous gallantry, a very high sense of duty and a high degree of professional skill. | |||
| Unit : 106 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India, 16th February 1963 - No. 15-Pres/63., dated 26th January, 1963 | ||||
| Maha Vir Chakra | ||||
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| Sqn Ldr | Jag Mohan Nath | 3946 GD(P) | Award Date 01 Sep 1965 | Announced 01 Sep 1965 |
| Details : | Bar to MVC During the Indo-Pak War 1965, Sqn Ldr Nath was again the Flight Commander with the Strategic Photo Reconnaissance Squadron flying the Canberra aircraft. He led his unit several times over the hostile territory to obtain vital information about the enemy. The unescorted missions, which were in the nature of reconnaissance, entailed flying long distances over the enemy territory and well-defended airfields and installations during day light. Sqn Ldr Nath was fully aware of the risk he was running on each of these missions. Still, he chose to undertake the risky missions himself. It was after great persuasion that he allowed his colleagues to do some risky assignments. The information gathered by him during his missions proved vitally important to Indian air effort. The missions enabled our Air Force to attack vital enemy targets and this adversely affected enemy's war effort. Sqn Ldr Nath was awarded Bar to Mahavir Chakra for displaying courage, determination and devotion to duty | |||
| Unit : 106 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India , 12th February 1966 - No.9 - Pres/65 dated 1st January 1966 | ||||
Additional Notes
| Remarks: JK Cement Note added: 2021-02-28 |
| Remarks: Santosh Singh Note added: 2016-07-13 |
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