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WG CDR SIDNEY BASIL NOROHNA

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra , 26-01-1950
Service Indian Air Force
Service Number 1735
Rank WG CDR
Unit/Regiments/Corps 10 SQN
Son Of Shri AJ Norohna
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Tiruchirappalli (TN)
War/Operation/Battle
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  1. Operations in Jammu And Kashmir S.N. Prasad. Dr. Dharam Pal (2005). Natraj Publishers And Ministry Of Defence, Government Of India
  2. Stories of Heroism (PVC & MVC) Winners Dr. B.C.Chakravorty.(1995). Ministry of Defence, Government of India
  3. Defending Kashmir (Written by Official History of the Jammu & Kashmir Operations) (Accessed on 08 October 2022) https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/today/254-defending-kashmir.html
  4. India’s Wars since Independence: A Concise History by Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd) (Accessed on 08 October 2022) https://usiofindia.org/publication/usi-journal/indias-wars-since-independence-a-concise-history/
  5. Indo-Pakistani Wars (Accessed on 08 September 2022) https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Indo-Pakistani_Wars
  6. Indo-Pak War, 1947-48: The History and its Current Ramifications by Col Jaibans Singh (Accessed on 08 October 2022) http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/indo-pak-war-1947-48-the-history-and-its-currentramifications/
  7. Bharat Rakshak: Wing Commander Sidney Basil Noronha (Accessed on 20 April 2023) https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/1735
  8. The War Decorated India & Trust

India- Pakistan War 1947-48 | Bharat Ek Soch | 03 July, 2022 (Source: YouTube Sansad TV)

India Pakistan War 1947 48 Part 1 (Source: YouTube Srikant Kumar)

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