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Wing Commander Deepika Misra 1st Woman IAF Officer To Get Gallantry Award
Wing Commander Deepika Misra on Thursday became the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force to be presented a gallantry award.
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Air Force Chief, Navy Chief Designate Receive Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari and Navy chief designate Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar were awarded Param Vishisht Seva Medal from President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on Tuesday.
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Republic Day 2020: Bravery Medals For Air Force Pilots Of Chopper Shot Down In Friendly Fire
Two Indian Air Force pilots of a chopper accidentally shot down in a friendly fire incident last year in Jammu and Kashmir - squadron leaders Ninad Mandavgane and Siddharth Vashisht - have been posthumously awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for gallantry.
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Air Force Recommends Gallantry Awards For 6 Killed In J&K Chopper Crash
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has recommended gallantry medals for its six personnel who were killed in a chopper crash due to friendly fire over Srinagar on February 27, a day after the force hit a terrorist training camp in Pakistan.
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"Witnessed Abhinandan Varthaman Shooting Pak F-16," Says Squadron Leader
Indian Air Force (IAF) Squadron Leader Minty Agarwal, the first woman who has been awarded the Yudh Seva Medal, on Thursday said that she witnessed Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during a dogfight on February 27, a day after the Balakot airstrike.
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Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman To Be Awarded Vir Chakra On Independence Day
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who spent nearly 60 hours in Pakistan's custody after his MiG-21 Bison was shot down by Pakistan Air Force F-16s in February, will be awarded the Vir Chakra gallantry medal on Independence Day.
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IAF Recommends Vir Chakra For Abhinandan Varthaman For Shooting Down F-16
The India Air Force is recommending Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman for the wartime gallantry medal Vir Chakra for shooting down an F-16 in aerial conflict with Pakistan.
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Over 16 Lakh Medals Yet To Be Issued To Armed Forces, Says Government
A staggering 16.82 lakh service medals are yet to be issued to personnel from the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, the government told the Rajya Sabha today
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Commonwealth Gold Medalist Fateh Singh Dies In Pathankot Attack
Subedar Fateh Singh, a 51-year-old Army man who lost his life during combing operations at Indian Air Force (IAF) base near Punjab's Pathankot town on Saturday, had won a gold and a silver medal at the first Commonwealth Shooting Championships held in Delhi in 1995.
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Russia Says Second Pilot of Downed Warplane Rescued in Syria
Russian and Syrian special forces have freed the second pilot of a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey and he is now at a Russian air base in Syria, the defence minister said today.
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Let Veterans Prove OROP Stir is Not Politically Motivated: Defence Minister
Terming the attempts by war veterans to burn medals as an insult to the nation and armed forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said it was for protesting ex-service personnel to prove there was no political motive behind the OROP stir.
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After Government Refuses to Acquire Jumbo Majumdar's Medals, Air Force Buys Them
With days left for a deadline to expire, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has used its internal funds to acquire the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and the war medals of the World War II veteran Wing Commander Jumbo Majumdar from the UK-based auction house Morton and Eden.
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Air Force Hero Jumbo Majumdar's Medals May Never Return to India
In about one month from now, the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and war medals of the World War-II veteran Wing Commander Jumbo Majumdar will slip away from Indian hands for the second time in six months.
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Air Force Hero Jumbo Majumdar's Medals are Coming Home
The war medals of the Father of the Indian Air Force, Wing Commander Jumbo Majumdar, will be coming back to India, and will likely be showcased at the Indian Air Force's museum.
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No One Wants National Hero Jumbo's Medals
Wing commander Karun Krishna 'Jumbo' Majumdar is one of India's biggest war heroes. He was one of the first to fly in the Indian Air Force (IAF) before India gained Independence and one of the first Indians to receive England's Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) not once but twice. But the medals - preserved for over 70 years, are being subjected to ...
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Wing Commander Deepika Misra 1st Woman IAF Officer To Get Gallantry Award
Wing Commander Deepika Misra on Thursday became the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force to be presented a gallantry award.
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Air Force Chief, Navy Chief Designate Receive Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari and Navy chief designate Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar were awarded Param Vishisht Seva Medal from President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on Tuesday.
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Republic Day 2020: Bravery Medals For Air Force Pilots Of Chopper Shot Down In Friendly Fire
Two Indian Air Force pilots of a chopper accidentally shot down in a friendly fire incident last year in Jammu and Kashmir - squadron leaders Ninad Mandavgane and Siddharth Vashisht - have been posthumously awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for gallantry.
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Air Force Recommends Gallantry Awards For 6 Killed In J&K Chopper Crash
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has recommended gallantry medals for its six personnel who were killed in a chopper crash due to friendly fire over Srinagar on February 27, a day after the force hit a terrorist training camp in Pakistan.
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"Witnessed Abhinandan Varthaman Shooting Pak F-16," Says Squadron Leader
Indian Air Force (IAF) Squadron Leader Minty Agarwal, the first woman who has been awarded the Yudh Seva Medal, on Thursday said that she witnessed Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during a dogfight on February 27, a day after the Balakot airstrike.
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Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman To Be Awarded Vir Chakra On Independence Day
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who spent nearly 60 hours in Pakistan's custody after his MiG-21 Bison was shot down by Pakistan Air Force F-16s in February, will be awarded the Vir Chakra gallantry medal on Independence Day.
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IAF Recommends Vir Chakra For Abhinandan Varthaman For Shooting Down F-16
The India Air Force is recommending Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman for the wartime gallantry medal Vir Chakra for shooting down an F-16 in aerial conflict with Pakistan.
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Over 16 Lakh Medals Yet To Be Issued To Armed Forces, Says Government
A staggering 16.82 lakh service medals are yet to be issued to personnel from the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, the government told the Rajya Sabha today
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Commonwealth Gold Medalist Fateh Singh Dies In Pathankot Attack
Subedar Fateh Singh, a 51-year-old Army man who lost his life during combing operations at Indian Air Force (IAF) base near Punjab's Pathankot town on Saturday, had won a gold and a silver medal at the first Commonwealth Shooting Championships held in Delhi in 1995.
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Russia Says Second Pilot of Downed Warplane Rescued in Syria
Russian and Syrian special forces have freed the second pilot of a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey and he is now at a Russian air base in Syria, the defence minister said today.
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Let Veterans Prove OROP Stir is Not Politically Motivated: Defence Minister
Terming the attempts by war veterans to burn medals as an insult to the nation and armed forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said it was for protesting ex-service personnel to prove there was no political motive behind the OROP stir.
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After Government Refuses to Acquire Jumbo Majumdar's Medals, Air Force Buys Them
With days left for a deadline to expire, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has used its internal funds to acquire the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and the war medals of the World War II veteran Wing Commander Jumbo Majumdar from the UK-based auction house Morton and Eden.
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Air Force Hero Jumbo Majumdar's Medals May Never Return to India
In about one month from now, the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and war medals of the World War-II veteran Wing Commander Jumbo Majumdar will slip away from Indian hands for the second time in six months.
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Air Force Hero Jumbo Majumdar's Medals are Coming Home
The war medals of the Father of the Indian Air Force, Wing Commander Jumbo Majumdar, will be coming back to India, and will likely be showcased at the Indian Air Force's museum.
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No One Wants National Hero Jumbo's Medals
Wing commander Karun Krishna 'Jumbo' Majumdar is one of India's biggest war heroes. He was one of the first to fly in the Indian Air Force (IAF) before India gained Independence and one of the first Indians to receive England's Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) not once but twice. But the medals - preserved for over 70 years, are being subjected to ...
