Today is the birth Anniversary of Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Param Vir Chakra (posthumous). He is the only PVC recipient from the Indian Air Force.
During a surprise attack by Pakistan, the Indian pilots in Srinagar were ordered to take shelter but Sekhon managed to take off in his Gnat. He single-handedly chased away a strike force comprising four F-86F Sabres of Pakistani Air Force's 26 Squadron (Black Spiders). "I am behind two Sabres. I won't let the bastards get away". Sekhon achieved his objective as the enemy aircrafts fled from the scene of the battle without pressing home their attack against the town and the airfield however, Sekhon was killed in the process.
Pakistan Defence website describes him as "His was a commendable effort indeed, as he had kept the field single-handedly to the very end" and "Some enemies are also Respectable"!!!
