DEATH
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- 14th Dec 1971
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55 Years ago
Param Vir Chakra
Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon an Indian Air Force Officer, Flying Officer. Param vir Chaka recipient.
Awarded the Parama Veera Chakra posthumously for single-handedly saving the Srinagar Air Base from a Pakistani air attack during the Indo-Pakistani War. A postal stamp was released in his honour.
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