H C Dewan | |
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Born | 20 September 1921 |
Died | 22 August 2017 |
Allegiance |
British India (1942–1947) India (from 1947) |
Service/ |
Royal Indian Air Force Indian Air Force |
Battles/wars | Burma Campaign |
Air Marshal Hari Chand Dewan, PVSM (20 September 1921 – 22 August 2017) was an Indian Air Force officer. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1972 for his services at the head of the Eastern Air Command in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. [1]
Hari Chand Dewan was born on 20 September 1921. [2] In 1940 he was one of the 24 Indian pilots seconded to the UK. [3] In 1969 he received Param Vishist Seva Medal. [4] He was head of the Eastern Air Command in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. [5]
Dewan died in August 2017 at the age of 95. [2]
H C Dewan | |
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Born | 20 September 1921 |
Died | 22 August 2017 |
Allegiance |
British India (1942–1947) India (from 1947) |
Service/ |
Royal Indian Air Force Indian Air Force |
Battles/wars | Burma Campaign |
Air Marshal Hari Chand Dewan, PVSM (20 September 1921 – 22 August 2017) was an Indian Air Force officer. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1972 for his services at the head of the Eastern Air Command in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. [1]
Hari Chand Dewan was born on 20 September 1921. [2] In 1940 he was one of the 24 Indian pilots seconded to the UK. [3] In 1969 he received Param Vishist Seva Medal. [4] He was head of the Eastern Air Command in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. [5]
Dewan died in August 2017 at the age of 95. [2]