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FLYING OFFICER NIRMAL JIT SINGH SEKHON

Param Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Param Vir Chakra (Posthumous) , 14-12-1971
Service Indian Air Force
Service Number 10877F(P)
Rank FLYING OFFICER
Unit/Regiments/Corps No 18 SQUADRON
Son Of Sardar Trilok Singh
Mother's Name Smt Harbans Kaur
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Ludhiana, Punjab
War/Operation/Battle 1971 Indo-Pak War
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Postal stamp portraying Flying Officer NJS Sekhon Param Vir Chakra Posthumous

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  1. The India-Pakistan War of 1971: A History. S.N Prasad and U.P. Thapliyal.(2014). Natraj Publishers and Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
  2. The Valiants: The Martyrs of Indo-Pak War 1971. JWO Sharadchandra D Phatak, Puja Shashank Phatak, (2021)
  3. The Hero of 1971 War Gnat fighter Aircraft, (Accessed on 07 December 2022) https://defencedirecteducation.com/2018/12/10/gnat-hal-ajeet/
  4. Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle. Maj Gen Ian Cardozo. (2003). The Lotus Collection, Roli Books Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India.
  5. Stories of Heroism (PVC & MVC Winner). Dr. BC Chakravorty (1995). Allied Publishers Limited and Ministry of Defence, Government of India
  6. Bharat Rakshak. (Accessed on 09 December 2022) https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/10877
  7. Honourpoint: An Online Memorial for every Indian soldier (Accessed on 09 December 2022) https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/fg-offr-nirmaljit-singh-sekhon-pvc/
  8. A hero for generations of air warriors: PVC Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon (Accessed on 09 December 2022) https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/a-hero-for-generations-of-air-warriors/
  9. The Flying Hero of the 1971 War (rediff.com) (Accessed on 09 December 2022) https://www.rediff.com/news/report/the-flying-hero-of-the-1971-war/20111213.htm

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Param Vir Chakra (P) , 18 SQN

1971War Tales: Story of Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Ministry of Defence, (Accessed on 12 December 2022)

IAF Salutes Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC on his 76th birth anniversary, PIB India, (Accessed on 12 December 2022)

Winged Warriors, Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Prasar Bharti Archives, (Accessed on 12 December 2022)

Bravery of Airforce Against Pakistan, Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Amar Chitra Katha (Accessed on 12 December 2022)

Interview video of Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Gallantryinfo Awards, (Accessed on 12 December 2022)

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