Arjan Singh, Marshal
of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and India's oldest, five-star ranked air force
officer, died at 7.47pm on Saturday after suffering a heart attack. He was 98.Singh was admitted to
the Army's Research and Referral hospital this morning, the defence ministry
said.Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Nirmala
Sitharaman and the three Service chiefs - General Bipin Rawat, Admiral Sunil
Lanba and Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa - visited Singh at the hospital.Arjan
Singh+ was the only officer of the IAF to be given a distinction equal to that
of a Field Marshal.
In 2016, the IAF
named its Panagarh (West Bengal) air base after Arjan Singh on the occasion of
his 97th birth anniversary. The Panagarh base would be called Air Force Station
Arjan Singh. He was the In his glorious career+ , Arjan Singh flew over 60
different kinds of aircraft and his zest for flying didn't end until the day he
retired in 1969.
Prof. John Kurakar
Prof. John Kurakar
No comments:
Post a Comment