Air Marshal Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj was born in Lahore, Undivided British India in July 1935. His father is Shri P. N. Bhardwaj.
Military careeredit
Bhardwaj was commissioned into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 8 October 1955.[2] He saw action in both the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan Wars.
In January 1971, he served in an operational training squadron, where he instituted measures bringing about improved flying skills and knowledge of the trainees, for which he was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal.
During the 1971 war, he held the rank of squadron leader in No. 20 Squadron IAF, a fighter bomber squadron equipped with Hawker Hunter aircraft. As senior officer of the squadron, he led a number of deep penetration missions into Pakistani territory attacking heavily defended targets, including airfields, oil refineries and in support of ground operations. For bravery and leadership displayed in combat missions, Squadron Leader Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj was awarded the Mahavir Chakra, India's second highest gallantry award.[3]
After the war, he went on to hold senior responsibilities:
Director, Plans at Air Headquarters
Air Officer Commanding of 15 Wing
Deputy Commandant & Chief Instructor of National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Southern Air Command, Trivandrum
He rose to the rank of Air Marshal, before retiring on 31 Jul 1993.
Referencesedit
^"SQUADRON LEADER RAVINDER NATH BHARDWAJ". Ministry of Defence, Govt of India official website.
^Chakravorty, B. (1995). Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners. 112: Allied Publishers. p. 387. ISBN9788170235163.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: location (link)
April 12, 2024
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