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Air Vice Marshal Ved Prakash Kala
| Service No & Branch | 6340 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | Stream :Transport| Bomber |  | ||||||||||
| Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 19 Dec 1961 | Course: 80 Course | |||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 30 Apr 1997 | Nick Name : | |||||||||||
| Qualifications Held : | Instructor Rating: A1 | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 01 Jan 1967 - 01 Jan 1969 | Flt Lt | Flying Instructors School | Tambaram | Flying Instructor | |
| - 01 Dec 1973 | Sqn Ldr | Empire Test Pilots School, UK | Farnborough | Test Pilot Course 32nd Course | |
| - | Wg Cdr | HQ Eastern Command Communication Flight | Guwahati | Commanding Officer | |
| 01 Jul 1977 - 01 Oct 1979 | Wg Cdr | Air Force Test Pilots School | Bangalore | Officer Commanding | |
| 28 Oct 1980 - 04 Jun 1982 | Wg Cdr | No.35 Squadron | Bareilly | Commanding Officer | |
| 25 Oct 1984 - 18 Aug 1985 | Gp Capt | 19 Wing | Borjhar (Guwahati) | Station Commander | |
| 19 Aug 1985 - 16 Jan 1987 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director (Air Induct) | |
| 11 Jan 1988 - 12 Feb 1989 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director (Operations ,Information & Electronic Warfare) | |
| 01 May 1992 - 24 Oct 1993 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | JDPO A | |
| 25 Oct 1993 - 31 Jan 1996 | AVM | Maintenance Command | Nagpur | Senior Air & Administration Staff Officer | |
| 01 Feb 1996 - 30 Apr 1997 | AVM | Southern Air Command | Trivandrum | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty) | ||||
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| Fg Offr | Ved Prakash Kala | 6340 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 01 Jan 1967 |
| Details : | Fg. Offir. Ved Prakash Kala has been engaged in transport support operation in the eastern sector since December 1961. In early 1963, he was assigned the task of carrying out reconnaissance for dropping zones in the mountainous terrain in Joshimath and Badrinath areas. He carried out the task successfully. He has always volunteered for difficult and dangerous missions and has been able to operate under adverse weather conditions, flying over 130 hours per month even during the rainy season. Throughout, Fg. Offir. Kala displayed professional skill, courage and devotion to duty. | |||
| Unit : 49 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India dated 7th January, 1967- No.102 - Pres/66 dated 31st December 1966 | ||||
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