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Air Commodore Manbir Singh
| Service No & Branch | 6771 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) | Stream :Fighters |  | |||||||||
| Date of Birth: -- --- ---- | Commissioned: 10 Nov 1962 | Course: 82 Course | ||||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 31 Jan 1994 Superannuated | Nick Name : | ||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 01 Aug 1961 - 26 May 1962 | Flt Cdt | Air Force Flying College | Jodhpur | Cadet | |
| 01 Aug 1962 - 10 Nov 1962 | Flt Cdt | Jet Training Wing | Hakimpet | Cadet | |
| 10 Aug 1962 - 16 Feb 1963 | Plt Offr | Jet Training Wing | Hakimpet | Trainee Pilot | |
| 24 Feb 1963 - 03 Aug 1965 | Fg Offr | No.20 Squadron | Palam | Squadron Pilot | |
| 04 Aug 1965 - 16 Sep 1965 | Flt Lt | No.20 Squadron | Hindon | Squadron Pilot | |
| 17 Sep 1965 - 31 Jul 1966 | Flt Lt | 28 Wing | Hindan (Ghaziabad) | SFSO | |
| 01 Aug 1966 - 19 Apr 1968 | Flt Lt | No.45 Squadron | Chandigarh | Squadron Pilot | |
| 20 Apr 1968 - 19 Mar 1972 | Flt Lt | No.28 Squadron | Tezpur | Squadron Pilot | |
| 20 Mar 1972 - 24 Mar 1974 | Sqn Ldr | No.8 Squadron | Ambala | Flight Commander | |
| 25 Mar 1974 - 07 Dec 1975 | Sqn Ldr | AT&FF | Kanpur | O i/c | |
| 07 Dec 1975 - 20 Mar 1977 | Sqn Ldr | No.27 Squadron | Bhuj | Flight Commander | |
| 21 Mar 1977 - 15 Oct 1978 | Sqn Ldr | No.4 Squadron | Bareilly/ Hasimara | Flight Commander | |
| 16 Oct 1978 - 03 Dec 1978 | Sqn Ldr | 28 Wing | Hindan (Ghaziabad) | Chief Operations Officer | |
| 04 Dec 1978 - 23 Mar 1981 | Wg Cdr | No.27 Squadron | Commanding Officer | ||
| 25 Mar 1981 - 10 Sep 1981 | Wg Cdr | Tactics and Combat Development Establishment | Jamnagar | O i/c Training | |
| 11 Sep 1981 - 13 Oct 1983 | Wg Cdr | Iraq AF | Iraq | Flying Instructor | |
| 14 Oct 1983 - 16 Aug 1984 | Wg Cdr | Western Air Command | New Delhi | Ops-3 | |
| 17 Aug 1984 - 13 Oct 1985 | Gp Capt | 2 Tactical Air Center | Jodhpur | Commanding Officer | |
| 10 Aug 1985 - 30 Sep 1987 | Gp Capt | 5 Forward Base Support Unit | Uttarlai | Station Commander | |
| 15 Oct 1987 - 22 Jan 1989 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | JD Ops | |
| 23 Jan 1989 - 29 Dec 1989 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director, Offensive Operations | |
| 04 Jan 1990 - 15 Jun 1990 | Air Cmde | MOD | New Delhi | ISST | |
| 01 Sep 1990 - 31 May 1991 | Air Cmde | Advance HQ, Central Air Command | Lucknow | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 01 Jun 1991 - 30 Nov 1992 | Air Cmde | Advance HQ, South Western Air Command | Pune | Air Officer Commanding | |
| 01 Dec 1992 - 31 Jan 1994 | Air Cmde | NCC HQ ( (Karnataka & Goa) | Bangalore | Deputy Director General | |
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 2
| Vir Chakra | ||||
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| Flt Lt | Manbir Singh | 6771 F(P) | Award Date | Announced 26 Jan 1972 |
| Details : | During the operations against Pakistan in December, 1971, Flight Lieutenant Manbir Singh served with an Operational Squadron in the Eastern Sector. He flew 20 sorties in counter air and offensive support missions over Bangla Desh. During an escort mission he engaged enemy aircraft successfully, forcing them to break off their attacks on the main formation, which was occupied in striking the enemy’s airfield. He executed bombing missions against heavily gun-defended airfields by day and night. He also took part in rocket and bomb strikes against variety of targets, like troops, bunkers, gun positions, tanks dumps and Radio transmitters. These targets were protected by guns of varying calibre, and on more than one occasion his aircraft was hit by ground fire. Throughout, Flight Lieutenant Manbir Singh displayed gallantry, professional skill and devotion to duty of a high order. | |||
| Unit : 28 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India , 29th July 1972 - No.92 - Pres/72 dated 18th July 1972 | ||||
| Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) | ||||
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| Sqn Ldr | Manbir Singh | 6771 F(P) | Award Date 06 Mar 1974 | Announced 26 Jan 1976 |
| Details : | Squadron Leader Manbir Singh [VrC], who was posted to a Base Repair Depot on 25th March, 1974, for Test flying duties has completed over one thousand hours of accident free flying on supersonic aircraft. On 6th March, 1975, while on final approach for landing in a supersonic aircraft after flight test sortie, his aircraft was struck by a bird on the front wind shield. He was momentarily blinded by the flying splinters hitting his face and visor. He quickly brought the aircraft under control and made a safe landing under very hazardous and difficult visibility conditions and saved the aircraft from further damage. In this action. Squadron Leader Manbir Singh display courage, professional skill and devotion to duty of a high order. | |||
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| Reference : Gazette of India dated 22nd January 1977 - No.5- Pres/77 dated 26th January 1976 | ||||
Articles from Main Site
Spitfires in the Sun by Air Commodore Vikram Singh - My Experiences in the 47-48 War with 8 Squadron by Gp Capt Micky Blake VrC (Retd) - Wish I had a gun! by Air Cmde Manbir Singh VrC VM -
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