page_title: Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
hierarchical_section_title: Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
caption_attribution_description: English: Statue of Param Vir Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon and his aircraft at district court of Ludhiana.
context_page_description: Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC was an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration during war time, in recognition of his lone defence of Srinagar Air Base against a PAF air raid during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be honoured with the PVC.
context_section_description: Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC (17 July 1943 – 14 December 1971) was an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration during war time, in recognition of his lone defence of Srinagar Air Base against a PAF air raid during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be honoured with the PVC.
caption: Statue of Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon and his aircraft,
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