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| Sqn Ldr G K Arora 4864 F(N) 9 Wing KIA 04 Dec 1971 Sqn Ldr Arora was killed at Halwara when an Unexploded bomb dropped by a B-57 the night before blew up when he was near it. |
Sqn Ldr A R Samanta 5073 F(P) 37 Squadron KIA 04 Dec 1971 Sqn Ldr Samanta was carrying out a raid on Dhaka in a Hunter (BA-252) when he was shot down by AA Fire and Killed |
Flt Lt S G Khonde 8706 F(P) 37 Squadron KIA 04 Dec 1971 Fg Off Khonde failed to return from a sortie on Dhaka in a Hunter (BA-266). He was shot down by Anti Aircraft fire. |
Flt Lt Andre Rudolf Da Costa 8175 F(P) 7 Squadron KIA 04 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Da Costa flew a sucessful mission against a train at Lal Munir Hat. However his Hunter (BA-295) was hit by ground fire and crashed. |
Fg Offr K P Muralidharan 4406 F(P) 20 Squadron KIA 04 Dec 1971 Fg Off Muralidharan was No.2 in a Hunter attack on Peshawar. They were intercepted by F-86 Sabre and in the ensuing fight he was shot down. |
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| Fg Offr Sudhir Tyagi 10971 F(P) 27 Squadron KIA 04 Dec 1971 Fg Off Sudhir Tyagi was attacking Murid airfield in a Hunter (A-490). He was shot down over the target by a F-86 Sabre, just after he himself shot down one. |
Fg Offr Jayant Rishi 9750 F(P) 101 Squadron KIA 04 Dec 1971 Fg Offr Jayant Rishi was killed when his Su-7 tyre burst on takeoff at Adampur. The aircraft veered off the runway and was destroyed when the ordnance exploded. |
Flt Lt Har Vinder Singh 9441 F(P) 222 Squadron KIA 04 Dec 1971 Flt Lt H V Singh was returning after a mission from Risalawala airfield. On the return leg, his Sukhoi-7 (B-849) was bounced by a MiG-19 and shot down. |
Flt Lt Pradeep Vinayak Apte 9441 F(P) 220 Squadron KIA 04 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Apte was shot down by small arms fire while flying a HF-24 Marut (D-1193) over Nayachor. He was hit by bullets on ejection and was killed. |
Flt Lt Illyu Moses Sasoon 7419 F(P) Jet Bomber Conv. Unit KIA 04 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Sasoon was the pilot of a Canberra (IF-913) on a night mission to Sargodha. The Canberra was shot down by a Mirage III fighter killing both crew. |
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| Flt Lt R M Advani 7812 F(N) Jet Bomber Conv. Unit KIA 04 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Advani was the Navigator of the Canberra (IF-913) shot down over Sargodha by a Mirage III. He was killed along with his pilot Flt Lt Sasoon. |
Flt Lt S K Goswami 8956 F(P) 5 Squadron KIA 05 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Goswami was the pilot of Canberra (IF-899) shot down on the night of 4/5 December by AA Fire. His Navigator Flt Lt S C Mahajan was also killed |
Flt Lt S C Mahajan 10259 F(N) 5 Squadron KIA 05 Dec 1971 Flt Lt S C Mahajan was the Navigator of the Canberra (IF-899) shot down by AA fire on the night of 4/5 December. |
Flt Lt G S Rai 9015 F(P) 27 Squadron KIA 05 Dec 1971 Flt Lt G S Rai led a mission to attack Sakesar Radar in W Pakistan. In this attack his Hunter (A-482) was shot down by a PAF MiG-19. |
Fg Offr Kishen Lakhimal Malkani 10576 F(P) 27 Squadron KIA 05 Dec 1971 Fg Off Sudhir Tyagi was flying in a Hunter (A-488) as No.2 to Flt Lt G S Rai. He was shot down by a PAF MiG-19 over Sakesar. |
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| Sqn Ldr Jal Maneksha Mistry 5006 F(P) 20 Squadron KIA 05 Dec 1971 Sqn Ldr Mistry was to attack Sakesar Radar in W Pakistan. After sucessfully destroying the radar, his Hunter (A-1014) was shot down by a PAF Mirage III. |
Flt Lt Vinay Vasant Tambey 7662 F(P) 32 Squadron KIA 05 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Tambey was killed when his Sukhoi-7 (B-839) was shot down by Anti Aircraft fire over Shorkot airfield. It was his third mission against the airfield in two days. |
Flt Lt S C Sandal 8659 F(P) 35 Squadron KIA 05 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Sandal was the pilot of a Canberra (IF-923) on a night mission to Masroor airfield. The Canberra was shot down by Ground fire killing both crew. |
Flt Lt K S Nanda 7819 F(N) 35 Squadron KIA 05 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Nanda was flying as Navigator in Canberra (IF-923) attacking Masroor near Karachi. Both him and his pilot Flt Lt Sandal were shot down by Ground fire and killed. |
Flt Lt Vijay Kumar Wahi 10144 F(P) 101 Squadron KIA 06 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Wahi’s Sukhoi-7 (B-868) failed to return from a mission attacking ground targets in W Pakistan. He was presumably shot down by F-86 Sabres. |
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| Fg Offr Man Mohan Singh 10909 F(P) 9 Squadron KIA 07 Dec 1971 Fg Offr M M Singh was ferrying a Gnat from Amritsar to Halwara. However while on circuit over Halwara, his Gnat crashed, and he was killed. |
Sqn Ldr Jiwa Singh 4893 F(P) 26 Squadron KIA 07 Dec 1971 Sqn Ldr Jiwa Singh was engaged by Pakistani MiG-19 aircraft on a mission to West Pakistan. His Su-7 (B-902) was shot down and he was killed. |
Flt Lt R G Kadam 8404 F(P) TACDE KIA 08 Dec 1971 Flt Lt R G Kadam was flying as No.2 in a daylight raid over Risalawala airfield in Sukhoi (B-910). He was shot down by PAF MiG-19s. |
Flt Lt N Shankar 9773 F(P) 32 Squadron KIA 09 Dec 1971 While attacking targets North west of Amritsar, Flt Lt Shankar’s Sukhoi-7 (B-860) was hit by ground fire. His aircraft was seen crashing behind enemy lines. |
Sqn Ldr Mohinder Kumar Jain 5327 F(P) 27 Squadron KIA 10 Dec 1971 Sqn Ldr M K Jain’s ws flying a Hunter (A-938) on an interdiction mission to Chamb. He was hit by ground fire and was killed in the crash.. |
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| Flt Lt Sudesh Kumar Chibber 9812 F(P) 108 Squadron KIA 10 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Chibber was on an Interdiction mission at 0915 hours, when he was shot down by enemy ground fire over the Mandi Sadiqganj Area. |
Sqn Ldr Ramesh Chandra Sachdeva 5306 F(P) 14 Squadron KIA 10 Dec 1971 Sqn Ldr Sachdeva was flying Hunter BA-275 over Hilli region in East Pakistan when his Engine flamed out. He ejected from the aircraft but was killed. |
Flt Lt R D Naithani 7192 F(P) 5 Squadron KIA 10 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Naithani was tasked with attacking Lodharan Railway Station on the night of 10/11 Dec. His Canberra (IF-1024) was found crashed the next day in Indian territory. |
Flt Lt G Theophilus 9100 F(N) 5 Squadron KIA 10 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Theophilus was the first navigator to Flt Lt Naithani. He was killed in the Canberra during the return leg after attacking Lodharan Railway Station on the night of 10/11 Dec. |
Flt Lt Manohar Purohit 10249 F(N) 5 Squadron KIA 10 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Manohar Purohit was the second Navigator in Canberra IF-1024, which attacked the Lodharan Railway station on the night of 10/11 Dec. He was also killed in the crash. |
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| Flt Lt K L Bajaj 9540 F(P) 114 HU KIA 11 Dec 1971 Flt Lt K L Bajaj was involved in flying Casevac sorties in the Poonch sector. He was killed when his Chetak helicopter hit overhead HT wires near Srinagar. |
Flt Lt Ashok Balwant Dhavle 9030 F(P) 1 Squadron KIA 11 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Ashok Dhavle’s MiG-21 was shot down by friendly fire in a case of mistaken identity on the night of 11 Dec 71 while chasing enemy aircraft. |
Flt Lt K K Mohan 8757 F(P) 26 Squadron KIA 11 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Mohan was on a Sukhoi (B-780) Interdiction sortie in the Chamb area when he was intercepted by enemy F-86 aircraft and was shot down. |
AC1 P S Sharma 606135 220 Squadron KIA 11 Dec 1971 AC1 Sharma was killed during a PAF F-104 strafing attack on Uttarlai airfield. He was hit by a ricochet off a blastpen. |
Fg Offr P K Sahu 12006 F(P) 47 Squadron KIA 12 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Sahu was coming in to land at Palam airfield in a MiG-21 (C-603) when he undershot the runway and crashed . He was killed in the impact. |
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| Wg Cdr Harsharan Singh Gill 4657 F(P) 47 Squadron KIA 13 Dec 1971 Wg Cdr Gill was leading a MiG-21 formation to attack Badin Radar. His aircraft (C-705) was hit by AA fire and crashed, killing him. |
Sqn Ldr J D Kumar 4896 F(P) 3 Squadron KIA 13 Dec 1971 Sqn Ldr J D Kumar was the pilot of a Mystere IVa (IA-1331) on a photorecce sortie over the Fazilka area. He was shot down by AA fire. He tried to eject but was killed. |
Flt Lt Lawrence Fredrick Pereira 8678 F(P) 8 TAC Center KIA 14 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Periera was the Forward Air Controller with our ground troops. He was directing our aircraft in midst of fighting when he was hit by a bullet and killed. |
Fg Offr Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon 10877 F(P) 18 Squadron KIA 14 Dec 1971 Fg Offr Sekhon was on ORP at Srinagar when it was attacked by six F-86 Sabres. He took off and battled with the six aircraft singlehandedly before sheer numbers overwhelmed him. |
Flt Lt B R E Wilson 7671 F(P) 16 Squadron KIA 15 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Wilson was tasked with attacking Tezgaon airfield near Dhaka on a daylight raid. His Canberra was hit by ground fire and crashed killing him and his Navigator, Flt Lt R B Mehta. |
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| Flt Lt R B Mehta 8110 F(N) 16 Squadron KIA 15 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Mehta was the Navigator of the Canberra flown by Flt Lt BRE Wilson. Their aircraft was shot down by ground fire over Tezgaon airfield during a daylight attack. |
NC(E) Azad Sheikh 805422 1 Wing KIA 16 Dec 1971 Killed at Srinagar on the ground in an F-86 raid |
NC(E) Salam Pary 800415 1 Wing KIA 16 Dec 1971 Killed at Srinagar on the ground in an F-86 raid |
Flt Lt T S Danadass 8160 F(P) 26 Squadron KIA 16 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Danadass’ Sukhoi-7 (B-889) was hit by ground fire while he was engaging targets at Narowal Railway Station. He died subsequently when the aircraft exploded. |
Fg Offr J D’Souza 10503 F(P) 43 Squadron KIA 17 Dec 1971 Fg Offr D’Souza was the pilot of Dakota (BJ-662) that had an accident at Mohanbari – Moriganj in the Eastern Sector and crashed. All eleven on board were killed. |
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| Fg Offr S Nandi 10503 F(P) 43 Squadron KIA 17 Dec 1971 Fg Offr Nandi was the co-pilot of Dakota (BJ-662) that had an accident at Mohanbari – Moriganj in the Eastern Sector and crashed. |
Flt Lt P S Murali 10821 MED 5 AF Hospital KIA 17 Dec 1971 Flt Lt Murali was a medical officer travelling in Dakota (BJ-662) that had an accident at Mohanbari – Moriganj in the Eastern Sector and crashed. |
Plt Offr R B Umralikar 12749 F(N) 43 Squadron KIA 17 Dec 1971 Plt Offr Umralikar was the navigator of Dakota (BJ-662) that had an accident at Mohanbari – Moriganj in the Eastern Sector and crashed. |
Flt Sgt H Thakur 400511 43 Squadron KIA 17 Dec 1971 Flt Sgt Thakur was the Engineer onboard the Dakota (BJ-662) that had an accident at Mohanbari – Moriganj in the Eastern Sector and crashed. |