Man Mohan Sinha

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Air Marshal Man Mohan Sinha

Vayusena Medal

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.[2]
He was honoured with a number of medals including the Param Vishist Seva Medal, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Vayusena Medal.

Early life and education

Man Mohan Sinha was born on 8 January 1933 at Bhubaneswar, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India.[citation needed] He was educated at St. Xavier's High School, Patna.[citation needed]

Military career

He joined the National defense academy (Indian military academy) in the then Inter services wing in 1948.[

1965 Indo-Pakistan war.[citation needed
]

1965 Indo-Pakistan War achievements

Sinha was a part of

Mention-in-Despatches for combat operations.[8]

Command of No. 37 Squadron IAF

No. 37 Squadron IAF (Black Panthers) moved to Tezpur from Chabua at the end of March 1966, where command of the squadron passed to Wing Commander Man Mohan Sinha on 25 August 1967.[9]

After the war he sat for the staff college exam; standing first amongst all three services in the staff college exam, he was thus sent to the

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; after which he first served as an instructor at the College of Air Warfare (then known as the Joint Air Warfare School) and then the Defence Services Staff College. Then joining the Indian Ministry of Defence Mod in 1975.[citation needed
]

AOC-in-C of Eastern Command IAF

He was a Commanding Officer for Eastern Air Command at Shillong from 8 February 1988 – 31 January 1991 at the post of Air Marshal.[10][11]

Promotions

He was promoted to air vice marshal on 26 January 1984 and air marshal on 1 August 1986, before retiring on 31 January 1991.[12]

Post-retirement

Man Mohan Sinha has served as chairman of Velocity Apparelz Company in Ismailia, Egypt since 2001, while his son Siddharth Sinha is the CEO of parent company Vogue International Agencies FZE.[13]

Awards and decorations

  • Param Vishisht Seva Medal
    Param Vishisht Seva Medal

See also

References

  1. ^ "How I Too Nearly Missed The War!*". Bharat-Rakshak.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Service Record for Air Marshal Man Mohan Sinha 4408 F(P) [www.bharat-rakshak.com]". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. ^ "The 1965 India Pakistan Air War". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Indian Air Force :: No.7 Squadron". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Air Attack – Outbreak of the War (Sept 1st – 6th)". BHARAT RAKSHAK. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  6. ISBN 1935501755
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  7. ^ "No 7 Squadron(Battle- Axes)". The Official Home Page of Indian Air Force. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  8. ^ "No 7 Squadron(Battle- Axes)". The Official Home Page of Indian Air Force. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  9. ^ "No 37 Squadron(Black Panthers)". The Official Home Page of Indian Air Force. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  10. ^ "List of Commanding Officers for EAC". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Uday Sondhi's journey back to the cockpit". Rediff. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Air Marshal Man Mohan Sinha". bharat-rakshak.com.
  13. ^ "Volume of Business Between Middle East & India Grows". Retrieved 16 March 2014.

External links

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