Lieutenant Commander Santosh Kumar Gupta, Commanding Officer of a Navy air squadron, operating from the aircraft carrier INS ‘VIKRANT’, led a total of eleven very successful strike missions with devastating effects on enemy ships and heavily defended shore facilities in various sectors of Bangladesh. On 9 December 1971, Lieutenant Commander Gupta pressed home a strike of Seahawk aircraft against enemy targets in Khulna in face of a fierce barrage of anti- aircraft gunfire.
His aircraft was hit and damaged by enemy fire. However, regardless of his personal safety and in the face of extreme danger, Lieutenant Commander Gupta continued to lead the attack with indomitable determination and skill and then led his divisions on board back to safety. Lieutenant Commander Gupta showed great courage and professional ability in landing his damaged aircraft safely on board the carrier.
Throughout the operations, Lieutenant Commander Gupta displayed conspicuous gallantry and outstanding leadership.
Post-retirement
Currently Admiral Gupta resides in Bangalore. [3][4]
santosh, kumar, gupta, rear, admiral, former, flag, officer, indian, navy, awarded, maha, chakra, nation, second, highest, gallantry, award, command, inas, during, indo, 1971, rear, admiralmvc, nmborn, 1936, december, 1936dehradun, uttarakhand, indiaallegiance. Rear Admiral Santosh Kumar Gupta MVC NM is a former flag officer of the Indian Navy He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra the nation s second highest gallantry award for his command of INAS 300 during the Indo Pak War of 1971 Rear AdmiralSantosh Kumar GuptaMVC NMBorn 1936 12 21 21 December 1936Dehradun Uttarakhand IndiaAllegiance IndiaService wbr branch Indian NavyYears of service1958 1990RankRear AdmiralCommands heldINS VikrantBattles warsBangladesh Liberation WarAwardsMaha Vir Chakra Nau Sena MedalAlma materThe Doon SchoolMaha Vir Chakra EditThe citation for the Maha Vir Chakra reads as follows 1 2 Gazette Notification 18 Pres 72 12 2 72Operation Date of Award 21 Dec 1971 CITATIONLIEUTENANT COMMANDER SANTOSH KUMAR GUPTA NM 00311 F Lieutenant Commander Santosh Kumar Gupta Commanding Officer of a Navy air squadron operating from the aircraft carrier INS VIKRANT led a total of eleven very successful strike missions with devastating effects on enemy ships and heavily defended shore facilities in various sectors of Bangladesh On 9 December 1971 Lieutenant Commander Gupta pressed home a strike of Seahawk aircraft against enemy targets in Khulna in face of a fierce barrage of anti aircraft gunfire His aircraft was hit and damaged by enemy fire However regardless of his personal safety and in the face of extreme danger Lieutenant Commander Gupta continued to lead the attack with indomitable determination and skill and then led his divisions on board back to safety Lieutenant Commander Gupta showed great courage and professional ability in landing his damaged aircraft safely on board the carrier Throughout the operations Lieutenant Commander Gupta displayed conspicuous gallantry and outstanding leadership Post retirement EditCurrently Admiral Gupta resides in Bangalore 3 4 References Edit Mahavir Chakra MVC Awardee Rear Adm Santosh Kumar Gupta MVC NM retd TWDI twdi in SANTOSH KUMAR GUPTA NM www gallantryawards gov in Mahavir Chakra MVC Awardee Rear Adm Santosh Kumar Gupta MVC NM retd TWDI Twdi in Retrieved 28 March 2012 Rear Adm Santosh Kumar Gupta MVC NM retd TWDI Twdi in Retrieved 28 March 2012 Military officesPreceded byKASZ Raju Commanding Officer INS Vikrant1982 1984 Succeeded byP A Debrass 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 Santosh Kumar Gupta amp oldid 1119379203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
