He was born on 4 January 1934 in Kolkata, India, the son of Shri TK Banerji.
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Banerji was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 16 April 1955. He saw action in both the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan War.
During the 1971 war, as a squadron leader and a senior pilot in No. 101 Squadron, a fighter bomber squadron equipped with Sukhoi Su-7 aircraft, he led a number of missions against enemy targets, most of them in support of Army operations in the Chhamb battles. During these missions, he destroyed enemy tanks and guns. He was personally responsible for attacks on the enemy and showed bravery and skill by repeatedly returning to the fray in the face of extremely heavy ground fire, which relieved pressure on Indian ground troops and enabled them to press on with their operations. For bravery and leadership displayed in combat missions, Madhavendra Banerji was awarded the Mahavir Chakra.[2][3]
He later rose to the rank of air vice marshal before retiring. He died on 17 November 2019 due to natural causes at the age of 85.
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^"SQUADRON LEADER MADHAVENDRA BANERJI". Indian Army, Govt of India official website.
madhavendra, banerji, vice, marshal, january, 1934, november, 2019, officer, indian, force, recipient, maha, chakra, india, second, highest, gallantry, award, vayu, sena, medal, vice, marshalmvc, vmborn4, january, 1934kolkata, indiadied17, november, 2019, aged. Air Vice Marshal Madhavendra Banerji MVC VM 4 January 1934 17 November 2019 was an ex officer of the Indian Air Force and a recipient of Maha Vir Chakra India s second highest gallantry Award and the Vayu Sena Medal Air Vice MarshalMadhavendra BanerjiMVC VMBorn4 January 1934Kolkata IndiaDied17 November 2019 aged 85 Allegiance IndiaService wbr branch Indian Air ForceRankAir vice marshalUnitNo 101 Squadron IAFNo 9 Squadron IAFCommands heldNo 9 Squadron IAF16 WingBattles warsIndo Pakistani War of 1965Indo Pakistani War of 1971AwardsMaha Vir Chakra 1 Vayu Sena MedalEarly life editHe was born on 4 January 1934 in Kolkata India the son of Shri TK Banerji Military career editBanerji was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 16 April 1955 He saw action in both the 1965 and 1971 Indo Pakistan War During the 1971 war as a squadron leader and a senior pilot in No 101 Squadron a fighter bomber squadron equipped with Sukhoi Su 7 aircraft he led a number of missions against enemy targets most of them in support of Army operations in the Chhamb battles During these missions he destroyed enemy tanks and guns He was personally responsible for attacks on the enemy and showed bravery and skill by repeatedly returning to the fray in the face of extremely heavy ground fire which relieved pressure on Indian ground troops and enabled them to press on with their operations For bravery and leadership displayed in combat missions Madhavendra Banerji was awarded the Mahavir Chakra 2 3 He later rose to the rank of air vice marshal before retiring He died on 17 November 2019 due to natural causes at the age of 85 References edit SQUADRON LEADER MADHAVENDRA BANERJI Indian Army Govt of India official website Air Vice Marshal Madhavendra Banerji Bharat Rakshak AVM Madhavendra Banerji MVC VM retd The War Decorated India amp Trust nbsp This Indian military related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Madhavendra Banerji amp oldid 1176181777, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
