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Group Captain Somendra Kumar Roy
| Service No & Branch | 4032 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) |  | ||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 19 Jan 1951 | Course: 54 Course | ||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 30 Nov 1979 Superannuated | Nick Name : | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 01 Oct 1951 - 01 Mar 1963 | Plt Offr | AirHQ Communications Squadron | Palam | Squadron Pilot | |
| 01 Aug 1955 - | Flt Lt | AirHQ Communications Squadron | Palam | Squadron Pilot | |
| - | Wg Cdr | 10 Wing | Jorhat | Officer in Charge Flying | |
| 05 Aug 1969 - 30 Jul 1972 | Wg Cdr | 8 Care and Maintenance Unit | Bakshi-Ka-Talab (Luc | Station Commander | |
| 05 Aug 1969 - 30 Jul 1972 | Wg Cdr | No.11 Squadron | Bakshi Ka Talab | Commanding Officer | |
| 31 Jul 1972 - 28 Feb 1973 | Gp Capt | AFS Kumbhigram | Kumbhigram | Station Commander | |
| 01 Mar 1973 - 02 Sep 1974 | Gp Capt | 6 Wing | Barrackpore | Station Commander | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) | ||||
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| Wg Cdr | Somendra Kumar Roy | 4032 F(P) | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 1972 |
| Details : | During the operations against Pakistan in December, 1971 Wing Commander Somendra Kumar Roy was commanding a Transport Squadron. He was the Force Commander of his squadron aircraft that took part in the airborne operation on the 11th December, 1971. He planned and organised the operation and led his force with cool courage and earned out the airborne operation with great success. In this action, Wing Commander Somendra Kumar Roy displayed courage, leadership and professional skill. | |||
| Unit : 11 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India dated 7th October 1972 - No.108 - Pres/72 dated 23rd September 1972 | ||||
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