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WING COMMANDER(Then SQUADRON LEADER) JAG MOHAN NATH

Maha Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra 1965, , 15-08-1962
Service Indian Air Force
Service Number 3946 GD (P)
Rank WING COMMANDER(Then SQUADRON LEADER)
Unit/Regiments/Corps No 106 Squadron
Son Of Kamal Nain Rai
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Mumbai, Maharashtra
War/Operation/Battle 1962 Sino-India War
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Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath with Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh

Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath receiving Maha Vir Chakra from President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

  1. History of the Conflict with China, 1962. P.B Sinha. Col A.A. Athale (1992). History Division, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
  2. Stories of Heroism (PVC & MVC Winners) Dr B.C Chakravorty. Edited by Dr U.P Thapliyal (2005). Allied Publishers Limited and Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
  3. The Indian-Pakistan War of 1965: A History. S.N. Prasad. U.P. Thapliyal (2011). Natraj Publishers and Ministry of Defence, Government of India
  4. 'My third successful battle experience against Covid-19', says 92 yr-old Air Force veteran (Accessed on 23 March 2023) https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/mumbai/story/my-third-successful-battle-experience-against-covid-19-says-92-yr-old-air-force-veteran-1777096-2021-03-09
  5. The pilot who ‘shot’ Pakistan. Pankaja Srinivasan (Accessed on 23 March 2023) https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/the-pilot-who-shot-pakistan/article7620308.ece
  6. Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath (Accessed on 23 March 2023) https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/3946
  7. Squadron Leader Jag Mohan Nath (Accessed on 23 march 2023) https://indianairforce.nic.in/decorations-of-legends/
  8. Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath — IAF veteran of 1962 & 1965 wars who received Maha Vir Chakra twice (Accessed on 23 March 2023) https://theprint.in/defence/wing-commander-jag-mohan-nath-iaf-veteran-of-1962-1965-wars-who-received-maha-vir-chakra-twice/1463728/

Wings commander Jag Mohan Nath speech on 26 Jan 2016 (Source: YouTube)

Jagmohan Nath: दो Maha Vir Chakra से सम्मानित Air Force जांबाज की अनसुनी कहानी | वनइंडिया हिंदी

Sqn Ldr Nath was awarded Bar to Mahavir Chakra. (Source: La Ares YouTube)

1965 INDO-PAK Air War Source: PIB India)

Indo-China 1962 War | Archival footage (Source: Prasar Bharti YouTube)

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