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Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon PVC

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, a fighter pilot from No.18 Squadron, was based in Srinagar for the protection of the valley. On 14th December 1971, Srinagar airbase was attacked by a wave of six PAF F-86 Sabres. In-spite of the mortal danger of attempting to take off during an attack, 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. Sacrificing himself for the defence of Srinagar, Flying Officer Sekhon achieved his objective - the PAF Sabres fled from the scene of the battle without pressing home their attack against the town and the airfield....

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