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Group Captain Nilkanth Keshav Barvey
| Service No & Branch | 5864 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) |  | |||||||||||
| Date of Birth: 12 Mar 1939 | Commissioned: 28 May 1960 | Course: 77 Course | |||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 31 Mar 1989 Superannuated | Nick Name : | |||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 14 Mar 1970 - 01 Apr 1973 | Sqn Ldr | No.109 Helicopter Unit | Jammu | Commanding Officer | |
| 01 Jun 1973 - 01 May 1976 | Sqn Ldr | Alpha Sqn, National Defence Academy | Khadakvasla | Squadron Commander | |
| 17 May 1976 - | Sqn Ldr | Dte Agri Aviation | Delhi | Senior Pilot | |
| - 05 May 1980 | Wg Cdr | Dte Agri Aviation | Delhi | Ops Supervisor (RW) | |
| 22 Apr 1985 - 04 Dec 1986 | Gp Capt | Dte Agri Aviation | Delhi | Director (Ops & Trg) | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Vayu Sena Medal | ||||
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| Sqn Ldr | Nilkanth Keshav Barvey | 5864 F(P) | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 1972 |
| Details : | Squadron Leader Nilkanth Keshav Barve has been commanding a Helicopter Unit since January 1969. He has flown more than 3,300 hours, of which over 1,240 hours were on operational missions in the Northern and Eastern Sector. He has also 1,050 instructional flying hours to his credit. Throughout his career, he has displayed extreme devotion to duty and has set an inspiring example to others in undertaking hazardous flying commitments. Under his leadership, his unit achieved an accident free flying record. He has also trained many pilots in a special role. | |||
| Unit : 109 HU | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India dated 12th May 1973 - No.28 - Pres/73 dated 26th January 1972 | ||||
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