9 Officers and 23 other Ranks sacrificed their lives in the Kashmir Operations from 27 Oct 1947 till 31st Dec 1948.
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Flt Lt Clifford Joseph Mendoza 1875 GD(P) 12 Squadron KIA 31 Oct 1947 Flt Lt Mendoza was the pilot of Dakota MA965 that crashed at Banihal Pass |
Fg Offr Umesh Sunder Thonse 1981 GD(O) 12 Squadron KIA 31 Oct 1947 Fg Offr Thonse was the navigator of Dakota MA965 that crashed at Banihal Pass |
Fg Offr Trevor Reginald Peters 3063 GD(P) 12 Squadron KIA 31 Oct 1947 Fg Offr T R Peters was the co-pilot of Dakota MA965 that crashed at Banihal Pass |
LAC R Singh 26285 12 Squadron KIA 31 Oct 1947 Aircrew in Dakota MA965 that crash at Banihal Pass |
LAC Madan Prakash 34476 12 Squadron KIA 31 Oct 1947 Aircrew in Dakota MA965 that crash at Banihal Pass |
Other Airmen who were flying in Dakota MA965 at the time of the Crash include: | ||||
WO P Hart 21441 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
Flt Sgt H K Singh 11375 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
Sgt Om Prakash Kacker 10753 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
Sgt John Stephen 12796 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
Cpl I S Jesudasan 11565 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
Cpl Huligole A Srinivas 12802 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
LAC K S Gandarde 12174 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
LAC Srinivasan 43853 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
LAC B K Bakshi 24554 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
LAC J M R John 25351 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
LAC Om Prakash Sharma 38956 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
LAC S Singh 30796 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
LAC M Singh 34739 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
LAC Mohan Singh 33572 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
LAC Suresh Jha 38763 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
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LAC R Singh 30552 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
LAC N G Chowdhury 39502 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
LAC Jai Pal Singh 23202 AFS Ambala KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
Cpl Kartar Singh 20852 318 MU KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
LAC Namburi Narayan 35228 8 Squadron KIA 31 Oct 1947 |
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LAC R K Dutta 22879 Unknown KIA 04 Mar 48 No Details |
Fg Offr Balwant Singh 3340 GD(P) 7 Squadron KIA 16 Mar 48 Fg Offr Balwant Singh was shot down while flying a Tempest fighter against ground targets |
Flt Lt Sardindu Dasgupta 1882 GD(P) 10 Squadron KIA 22 Mar 48 Failed to return from a Tempest sortie in Kashmir |
Fg Offr D A O’Brien 3461 GD(P) 8 Squadron KIA 12 May 48 Tempest fighter crashed during a forced landing at Jammu due to a stuck throttle |
Flt Lt A W Barrette 3172 GD(P) 8 Squadron KIA 08 Aug 48 Barrette, crashed just after take off from Jammu. He was awarded the Vir Chakra Posthumously |
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Plt Offr D G Baptiste 3410 GD(P) 7 Squadron KIA 12 Sept 48 Fg Offr Baptiste was shot down while flying a Tempest (HA411) against ground targets in Kishenganga Area |
Plt Offr I P Carrapiett 3411 GD(P) 10 Squadron KIA 05 Nov 48 Carrapiett was the pilot of a Tempest that failed to return from a sortie over Chamb sector. |