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Squadron Leader Harmandar Singh Brar
| Service No & Branch | 9832 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | No Image Available | |||||||
| Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 16 Oct 1965 | Course: 94 Course | |||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 24 Apr 1978 Released due to Ill-health | Nick Name : | |||||||
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| Flt Lt | Harmandar Singh Brar | 9832 F(P) | Award Date 11 Sep 1972 | Announced 26 Jan 1976 |
| Details : | Flight Lieutenant Harmandar Singh has flown a total of 1000 hours in forward areas in less than three years. He has flown 2743 hours on helicopter aircraft without a single accident, mostly in difficult hilly terrain. On 11th September 1972. information was received that a Bell helicopter belonging to Indian Oil Corporation had crashed. Flight Lieutenant Harmandar Singh took off, in marginal weather conditions to locate and rescue the survivors. He located the crashed aircraft and rescued the lone survivor. Again on 20th August, ,1973 a helicopter of the unit had force landed near Bharatpur while on a casualty evacuation mission, On receipt of information he took off in adverse weather conditions and at great personal risk evacuated the casualty and saved his life. Flight Lieutenant Harmander Singh thus displayed great courage, professional skill and devotion to duty of a high order. | |||
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| Reference : Gazette of India dated 22nd January 1977 - No.5- Pres/77 dated 26th January 1976 | ||||
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