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Squadron Leader Hilton Noel Byrne
| Service No & Branch | 5046 GD(P) |  | |||||||||
| Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 14 Jan 1956 | Course: 67 Course | |||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 16 Jan 1969 Resigned | Nick Name : | |||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 10 Aug 1966 - 31 Dec 1968 | Sqn Ldr | Logistics Support Training Unit | Allahabad | Commanding Officer | |
| 01 Jan 1969 - 15 Jan 1969 | Sqn Ldr | Helicopter Training School | Jodhpur | Commanding Officer | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Vayu Sena Medal | ||||
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| Flt Lt | Hilton Noel Byrne | 5046 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 01 Jan 1965 |
| Details : | Flight Lieutenant Byrne has been Flight Commander of a Helicopter Unit operating in NEFA since September 1962. He has flown more than 10(10 hours in less than 2 years in this area and has made about 750 landings at helipads in difficult mountainous terrain. He has fulfilled different assignments including conveying of troops and equipment) trial landings at new helipads and screening junior pilots in difficult and unfamiliar terrain and in adverse weather conditions. He has also carried out trials and assessed the operational capability of MI-4 Helicopter. This included troops assault, supply dropping, carrying of external loads and deplaning troops by ropes etc. Flight Lieutenant Hilton Noel Byrne has displayed courage, determination and a high degree of professional skill. | |||
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| Reference : Gazette of India 13th March 1965 - No.20 - Pres/65 dated 1st January 1965. | ||||
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