Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon

Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon, PVC was an officer in the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his indomitable courage, extraordinary bravery and supreme sacrifice during the India-Pakistan war of 1971. Let us know some things about him through this article.

Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon Biography

NameNirmaljit Singh Sekhon
Birth Date17 July, 1943
ParentsHarbans Kaur, Tarlochan Singh Sekhon
Birth PlaceLudhiyana, Punjab
OccupationPiolet in Indian Air Force
Commission Date4 June, 1967 
Unit NameSquadron no. 18 
Award Paramveer Chakra
War1971, India-Pakistan War
Death14 December, 1971

Biography of Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon

Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon was born on July 17, 1943 in Ludhiana district of Punjab. His father's name was Tarlochan Singh Sekhon. Tarlochan Singh was an Honorary Flight Lieutenant in the Indian Air Force. Nirmaljit Singh's mother's name was Harbans Kaur.

Nirmaljit received his primary education from Ludhian. Subsequently, he took admission in Dayalbagh Engineering College, Agra but however he left the engineering course midway and joined the Indian Air Force. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as a pilot officer on June 4, 1967. During the India-Pakistan war of 1971, he was working in “The Flying Bullet” 18th Squadron of the Indian Air Force.

Martyrdom in the India-Pakistan war of 1971

On 14 December 1971, Srinagar airport was attacked by Pakistan Air Force F-86 jets from 26th Squadron PAF Base Peshawar. The Indian Air Force received news that many Pakistani fighter planes had entered the Indian border and were planning to destroy the Jammu airbase. To take on these Pakistani aircraft, Flight Lieutenant Jagjit Singh Ghuman and Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon flew. Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon was awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his display of bravery in this war. In this war he made the supreme sacrifice and attained martyrdom.

Paramveer Chakra: 21 Paramveers who became immortal in the pages of history

NameRankDate
Somnath SharmaMajor3 Nov 1947
Jadunath SinghNaik6 Feb 1948
Rama Raghoba RaneSecond Lieutenant8 Apr 1948
Piru SinghCompany Havildar Major17 Jul 1948
Karam SinghLance Naik13 Oct 1948
Gurbachan Singh SalariaCaptain5 Dec 1961
Dhan Singh ThapaMajor20 Oct 1962
Joginder SinghSubedar23 Oct 1962
Shaitan SinghMajor18 Nov 1962
Abdul HamidCompany Quarter Master Havildar10 Sep 1965
Ardeshir TaraporeLieutenant Colonel11 Sep 1965
Albert EkkaLance Naik3 Dec 1971
Nirmal Jit Singh SekhonFlying Officer14 Dec 1971
Arun KhetarpalSecond Lieutenant16 Dec 1971
Hoshiar Singh DahiyaMajor17 Dec 1971
Bana SinghNaib Subedar23 May 1987
Ramaswamy ParameshwaranMajor25 Nov 1987
Manoj Kumar PandeyLieutenant3 Jul 1999
Yogendra Singh YadavGrenadier4 Jul 1999
Sanjay KumarRifleman5 Jul 1999
Vikram BatraCaptain7 Jul 1999

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