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Awardee List for the 1 Base Repair Depot
A total of 1 Awards are listed.
Vir Chakra : 1 |
 Vir Chakra | |||||
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| Sqn Ldr | Kirpal Singh 5115 F(P) | Unit : 1 Base Repair Depot | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 72 | |
| Details : |  During the operations against Pakistan in December, 1971, Squadron Leader Kirpal Singh with utter disregard to his safety, carried out 9 successful operational sorties in the face of stiff enemy air and ground opposition. The information obtained from these sorties proved of great value to our Air and Ground forces in taking swift action to deal with enemy concentrations. Throughout, Squadron Leader Kirpal Singh displayed gallantry, determination and professional skill of a high order. | ||||
| Reference: | Gazette of India , 29th July 1972 - No.92 - Pres/72 dated 18th July 1972 | ||||
The Awards Database presented here was made possible by the kind generosity of Air Marshal Bharat Kumar, author of Courage & Devotion to Duty : A Chronicle of IAF's Honours and Awards (1932-2008). Air Marshal Bharat Kumar had very graciously given permission to reproduce the citations from the book on this website.
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