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Flight Lieutenant Geoffery Charles Wilks
| Service No & Branch | 3284 GD(P) |  | |||||||||
| Date of Birth: | Commissioned: 19 Nov 1945 | Course: 36 Course | |||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 29 Dec 1951 Completion of Tenure | Nick Name : | |||||||||
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| Remarks : | To Air India - k in B77 Cr | ||||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 07 Jan 1947 - | Plt Offr | No.7 Squadron | Squadron Pilot fm 151OTU | ||
| 01 Mar 1947 - | Fg Offr | RAF Station Kohat | Kohat | ||
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 1
| Vir Chakra | ||||
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| Fg Offr | Geoffery Charles Wilks | 3284 GD(P) | Award Date 20 Mar 1948 | Announced 20 Nov 1950 |
| Details : | Fg. Off. Geoffery Charles Wilks (3284) (since released) rendered meritorious service during Jammu and Kashmir operations by carrying out 70 Operational sorties in close support of our ground troops. His flying was outstanding for its remarkable skill, courage and determination to carry out the tasks allotted to him in complete disregard for his personal safety and thereby set a good example for the other pilots of his Squadron to follow. For the valuable services rendered by him during Jammu and Kashmir Operations, he has been awarded the Vir Chakra. | |||
| Unit : 7 Sqn | ||||
| Reference : Gazette of India , 20th November 1950 - No.13 - Pres dated 15th November 1950 | ||||
Accidents and Incidents: 2
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 14 Feb 1946 | Spitfire VIII | NH651 | Plt Offr G E Wilkes | 7 Sqn | A/C overran runway a |
| 14 Feb 1947 | Spitfire VIIIc | NH651 | Plt Offr G E Wilkes | 7 Sqn | Miranshah - ac tippe |
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