Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon


Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon,was born on 17 July 1943, in Ludhiana, Punjab.
During the 1971 Indo-Pak War, Fg. Off. Sekhon was with No.18 Flying Bullets Squadron flying the Gnat fighter based at Srinagar.

Early morning on 14 December 1971, Srinagar airfield was attacked by a wave of six enemy F-86 Sabre aircraft.Nevertheless, in-spite of the mortal danger of attempting to take off during 
an attack, and in-spite of the odds against him, he took off and immediately engaged a pair of the attacking Sabres. He succeeded in damaging two of the enemy aircraft.In the fight that followed, at tree top height, he all but held his own, but was eventually overcome by sheer weight of numbers. His aircraft crashed and he was killed.



For bravery, flying skill and determination displayed by Flying Officer Sekhon he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra(P).

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