Service No & Branch | 5062 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | ![]() | ||||||||||
Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 14 Jan 1956 | Course: 67 Course | ||||||||||
Service End: | Retired on 31 Mar 1980 Superannuated | Nick Name : | ||||||||||
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Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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01 Oct 1961 - 01 Mar 1962 | Flt Lt | Control & Reporting School | Memaura | Directing Staff | |
- | Sqn Ldr | 1 Madhya Pradesh Air Sqn NCC | Indore | Commanding Officer | |
01 Aug 1971 - 01 Mar 1972 | Sqn Ldr | No.122 (Ad-Hoc) Squadron | Jaisalmer | Squadron Pilot | |
16 Feb 1976 - 14 Mar 1978 | Wg Cdr | Operational Conversion Unit | Kalaikunda | Commanding Officer | |
01 Apr 1978 - 25 Jan 1979 | Wg Cdr | 6 Forward Base Support Unit | Bhuj | Station Commander | |
26 Jan 1979 - 01 Mar 1979 | Wg Cdr | 27 Wing | Bhuj | Station Commander | |
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Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) | ||||
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Sqn Ldr | Sharad Narayan Medhekar | 5062 F(P) | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 1973 |
Details : | Squadron Leader Sharad Narayan Medhekar is the Flight Commander of an operational training unit. During the operations in December, 1971, he was attached to a fighter/bomber squadron in the Western Sector. On the 4th December, 1971, he took part in a mission to attack oil storage tanks at Karachi. He pressed home the attack in the face of heavy enemy ground fire. The splendid results obtained by this mission were most commendable. On the 12th December, 1971, he was again engaged in an attack on the enemy radar complex at Badin. Here, too, there was very heavy enemy ground fire, but he pressed the attack home, achieving remarkable success. To bring back evidence of the effect of the attack, he was also required to bring back photographs of the radar after the attack was over. In the face of the most intense ground fire he made the required photographic run over the target and was able to carry out the task. In addition, he carried out eleven other missions against the enemy in the close support role. Throughout, Squadron Leader Sharad Narayan Medhekar displayed courage, leadership and devotion to duty. | |||
Unit : 122 Sqn | ||||
Reference : Gazette of India dated 23rd March 1974 - No.34 - Pres/74 dated 26th January 1973 |