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Air Commodore Harcharan Singh Manget
| Service No & Branch | 4666 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | Stream :Fighters |  | |||||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 06 Jun 1932 | Commissioned: 16 Jan 1954 | Course: 62 Course | ||||||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 30 Jun 1986 Superannuated Died on 14 Jul 1988 (56 Years age) | Nick Name : | ||||||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 05 Jul 1954 - 13 Mar 1955 | Plt Offr | No.7 Squadron | Squadron Pilot | ||
| 14 Mar 1955 - 24 Mar 1957 | Fg Offr | No.3 Squadron | Squadron Pilot | ||
| 25 Mar 1957 - 19 Dec 1958 | Fg Offr | No.1 Squadron | Squadron Pilot | ||
| 20 Dec 1958 - 02 Aug 1959 | Flt Lt | No.3 Squadron | Squadron Pilot | ||
| 22 Dec 1959 - 14 Jul 1963 | Flt Lt | Air Force Flying College | Jodhpur | Flying Instructor | |
| 15 Jul 1963 - 27 Aug 1964 | Flt Lt | No.2 Jet Training Wing | Bidar | Flying Instructor | |
| 28 Aug 1964 - 04 Jan 1965 | Sqn Ldr | No.2 Jet Training Wing | Bidar | Chief Flying Instructor | |
| 05 Jan 1965 - 23 Oct 1966 | Sqn Ldr | No 1. Jet Training Wing | Hakimpet | Flight Commander | |
| 24 Oct 1966 - 28 Jan 1968 | Sqn Ldr | College of Air Warfare | Secunderabad | Directing Staff | |
| 29 Jan 1968 - 20 Apr 1969 | Sqn Ldr | No.3 Squadron | Flight Commander | ||
| 21 Apr 1969 - 27 Sep 1970 | Sqn Ldr | No.101 Squadron | Flight Commander | ||
| 29 Sep 1970 - 06 May 1973 | Wg Cdr | No.32 Squadron | Ambala | Commanding Officer | |
| 07 May 1973 - 03 Apr 1975 | Wg Cdr | 8 Wing | Adampur | Officer in Charge Flying | |
| 04 Apr 1975 - 29 Aug 1976 | Wg Cdr | 260 Signal Unit | Jammu | Commanding Officer | |
| 30 Aug 1976 - 28 Dec 1978 | Gp Capt | 15 Wing | Bareilly | Station Commander | |
| 27 Dec 1979 - 30 Dec 1982 | Air Cmde | 1 Wing | Srinagar | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 05 Jan 1983 - 30 Jun 1986 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director Projects | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Maha Vir Chakra | ||||
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| Wg Cdr | Harcharan Singh Manget | 4666 F(P) | Award Date 04 Dec 1971 | Announced 18 Dec 1971 |
| Details : |  As the Commanding Officer of a fighter bomber squadron [No.32 Squadron, Sukhoi-7] he has undertaken a number of interdiction and close support missions and also many photographic reconnaissance sorties, without fighter escort, deep into enemy territory. The information brought by him from the reconnaissance sorties has been of great value to the Army and the Air Force in their operational planning. While on a strike mission his aircraft was hit thrice by intense anti-aircraft fire but he pressed forward until he found that the other aircraft in his formation had also suffered serious damage. At this point enemy interceptors came on the scene. Despite this, he extricated his formation from the hazardous situation and led it safely back to base. On landing it was found that his aircraft was extensively damaged and major portions of the control surfaces completely shot away. Only superb flying skill and courage of the highest order could have brought such a badly damaged aircraft back to a safe landing. His leadership of the mission in those circumstances was outstanding. He has displayed gallantry determination and professional skill of the highest order. | |||
| Unit : 32 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India , 12th February 1972 - No.20 - Pres/72 dated 20th January 1972 | ||||
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