Vinod Patney
Vinod Patney | |
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Years of service | 31 May 1961 – 31 July 2001 |
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Service number | 6125 |
Commands | Western Air Command Central Air Command |
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Air MarshalVinod Patney,SYSM,PVSM,AVSM,VrCis a retiredIndian Air Forceofficer. He is currently Director GeneralCentre for Air Power Studies.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Patney was commissioned inIndian Air Forcein 1961. He has participated in conflict of 1965 for which he was awarded aVir Chakra.He also participated in the 1971India-Pakistanwar.
He is former Director General ofHelpAge India.[4]
Vir Chakra citation
[edit]Air Marshal Patney was awarded theVir Chakrafor operations during the1965 India Pakistan War.His Vir Chakra Citation reads as follows:
CITATION
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT VINOD PATNEYDuring the operations against Pakistan, Flight Lieutenant Vinod Patney was serving in an Operational Squadron in a forward area. He flew 16 operational sorties within the short period.
On 13th September 1965, he took part in a ground attack mission in the Kasur Khem Karan Sector and flew as No.3 in a four aircraft formation. During the attack, the formation met with heavy and determined ground fire from the enemy guns. One of our aircraft was shot down. Undeterred and undaunted by this, Flight Lieutenant Patney pressed home five effective attacks on different enemy targets and destroying 3 Patton tanks. The courage and initiative displayed by Flight Lieutenant Vinod Patney were in the best traditions of the Indian Air Force.[5]
Awards and decorations
[edit]Patney was awarded theSYSM,PVSM,AVSMandVrCin his career with the Indian Air Force that lasted more than four decades.[6]
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References
[edit]- ^"Vinod Patney".Archived fromthe originalon 15 November 2014.Retrieved30 October2014.
- ^http://www.thehindu.com/2000/06/18/stories/0218000d.htm[dead link]
- ^"Challenges, Issues on IOR Discussed- The New Indian Express".Archived fromthe originalon 1 November 2015.
- ^"The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - NCR stories".
- ^"FLIGHT LIEUTENANT VINOD PATNEY".
- ^"Air Marshal Vinod Patney".