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In a country where the political class often pays lip service to the memory of our war vets, there are some who genuinely walk the talk.Air Marshal Anil Chopra, a retired fighter pilot and former Commander of the Indian Air Forces 1 Squadron has told NDTV that he is willing to pay Rs 20 lakh from his personal pension fund to bring back the Distinguished Flying Cross of Wing Commander KK (Jumbo) Majumdar, a World War 2 hero considered the Father of the Indian Air Force. Jumbo Majumdar was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry not once but twice during the Second World War where he served both on the Burma front and over Western Europe. He was killed in 1945 at an Indian Air Force recruitment drive in what is now Faisalabad, Pakistan. Had he survived, he would have very likely become the First Chief of the Indian Air Force. NDTV
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 08:24:17 +0000

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