ᱱᱤᱨᱢᱚᱞ ᱡᱤᱛ ᱥᱤᱝ ᱥᱮᱠᱷᱚᱝ

ᱯᱷᱞᱟᱭᱤᱝ ᱚᱯᱷᱥᱤᱥᱚᱨ ᱱᱤᱨᱢᱚᱞ ᱡᱤᱛ ᱥᱤᱝ ᱥᱮᱠᱷᱚᱝ ᱯ.ᱵ.ᱪ
ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ	᱑᱗ ᱡᱩᱞᱟᱭ ᱑᱙᱔᱕(1945-07-17) ᱞᱩᱫᱷᱤᱭᱟᱱᱟ, ᱯᱟᱧᱡᱟᱵᱽ, ᱵᱨᱤᱴᱤᱥ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ (ᱱᱤᱛ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱟᱧᱡᱟᱵᱽ, ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮ)
ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟᱛᱟᱞᱟ	᱑᱔ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱑᱙᱗᱑ (᱒᱖ ᱵᱚᱭᱚᱥ) ᱥᱨᱤᱱᱚᱜᱚᱨ, ᱡᱟᱹᱢᱢᱩ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱹᱥᱢᱤᱨ, ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ
ᱮᱞᱤᱡᱮᱱᱥ	ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱯᱱᱟᱹᱛ
ᱥᱮᱵᱟ/ᱪᱟᱸᱜᱟ	ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱫᱽ
ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ	᱑᱙᱖᱗–᱑᱙᱗᱑
ᱦᱩᱫᱟᱹ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱹᱱ	ᱯᱷᱞᱟᱭᱤᱝ ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥᱚᱨ
ᱤᱣᱱᱤᱴ	ᱮᱞ ᱑᱘ ᱥᱣᱠᱚᱰᱨᱚᱱ
ᱞᱟᱹᱰᱷᱟᱹᱭ/ᱛᱟᱯᱟᱢ	ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ-ᱯᱟᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱑᱙᱗᱑
ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱟᱹᱠᱚ	ᱯᱚᱨᱚᱢ ᱵᱤᱨ ᱪᱚᱠᱨᱚ (ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ)

ᱯᱷᱞᱟᱭᱤᱝ ᱟᱯᱷᱤᱥᱚᱨ ᱥᱮᱠᱷᱚᱝ ᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱲᱢᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱱ ᱵᱤᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱹᱯᱩᱫ ᱧᱩᱨ ᱜᱷᱚᱴᱚᱱ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱞᱮᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱱᱤᱨᱢᱚᱞ ᱡᱤᱛ ᱥᱤᱝ ᱥᱮᱠᱷᱚᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱑᱗ ᱡᱩᱞᱟᱭ ᱑᱙᱔᱓ ᱥᱟᱞᱮ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱤᱠᱷ ᱡᱟᱴᱷ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ ᱨᱮᱭ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱵᱨᱤᱴᱤᱥ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱧᱡᱟᱵᱽ ᱯᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱞᱩᱫᱷᱤᱭᱟᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱤᱥᱮᱣᱟᱞ ᱟᱹᱛᱩ ᱨᱮ᱾ ᱟᱡ ᱵᱟᱵᱟ ᱫᱚ M.W.O. ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ ᱛᱟᱨᱞᱚᱠ ᱥᱤᱝ ᱥᱮᱠᱷᱚᱝ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱡ ᱟᱭᱳ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱟᱨᱵᱟᱱᱥ ᱠᱚᱣᱨ᱾ ᱩᱱᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱔ ᱡᱩᱱ ᱑᱙᱖᱗ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱟᱭᱞᱚᱴ ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥᱚᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱫᱽ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱱᱟᱭ᱾

᱑᱙᱗᱑ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ-ᱯᱟᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ, ᱩᱱᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱨᱤᱱᱚᱜᱚᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱳᱞᱟᱱᱰ ᱜᱽᱱᱟᱴ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱱ ᱵᱤᱢᱟᱱ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ IAF ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ "ᱫᱚ ᱯᱷᱞᱟᱭᱤᱝ ᱵᱚᱞᱤᱴᱥ" No.᱑᱘ ᱥᱠᱣᱟᱰᱨᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱭ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱑᱔ ᱱᱚᱵᱷᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱑᱙᱗᱑ ᱨᱮ, ᱯᱟᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱫᱽ ᱯᱮᱥᱟᱣᱚᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱒᱖ ᱟᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱠᱣᱟᱰᱨᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱖ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱝ ᱯᱟᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱱ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱫᱽ ᱮᱯᱷ-᱘᱖ ᱡᱮᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱨᱤᱱᱚᱜᱚᱨ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱱ ᱰᱟᱹᱦᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱟᱨᱯᱟ ᱞᱮᱫᱟ᱾ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱷᱞᱟᱭᱤᱝ ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥᱚᱨ ᱥᱮᱠᱷᱚᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱮᱰᱤᱱᱮᱥ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ᱾ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱱ ᱰᱟᱹᱦᱤ ᱮ ᱡᱟᱨᱯᱟ ᱠᱮᱫᱼᱟ, ᱥᱮᱠᱷᱚᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱨ ᱜᱽᱱᱴᱤ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱱᱮᱥᱟᱱ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ ᱮᱞ ᱒ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱩᱰᱩᱠ ᱮᱱᱟ, ᱯᱷᱞᱟᱭᱤᱴ. ᱞᱮᱯᱷᱴᱮᱱᱮᱱᱴ ᱜᱚᱢᱢᱟᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱤᱰ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱵᱤᱞᱳᱢ ᱨᱟᱱᱣᱮ ᱨᱮ ᱧᱩᱨ ᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱞᱟᱦᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱽᱱᱟᱴ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱷᱩᱣᱟᱹ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱤᱞᱚᱢ, ᱚᱸᱰᱮ ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱥᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱸᱜᱮ ᱮᱢᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱮᱠᱟᱞ ᱜᱮ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱵᱤᱞᱚᱢ ᱞᱮᱫᱟ, ᱜᱽᱱᱟᱴ ᱟᱹᱭᱩᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱯᱷᱞᱟᱭᱤᱴ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱣ ᱨᱟᱠᱟᱵ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱜᱮ ᱞᱮᱯᱷᱴᱮᱱᱮᱱᱴ ᱜᱷᱩᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱡᱨᱮᱱ ᱣᱤᱝᱢᱮᱱ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱫᱩᱦᱟᱹ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱧᱟᱢᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱟᱸᱰᱮ ᱮᱠᱞᱟ ᱜᱮ ᱡᱷᱟᱢᱮᱞᱟ ᱥᱟᱢᱵᱽᱲᱟᱣ ᱟᱛᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱠᱷᱚᱱᱮ ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱵᱤᱢᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱨᱮ,ᱚᱸᱰᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱵᱮᱨ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱚᱡᱷᱮ ᱛᱟᱹᱠᱤᱡ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱥᱮᱸᱜᱮᱞ ᱮ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱟᱣ ᱜᱚᱫ ᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱫᱩᱦᱟᱹ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ ᱛᱮ ᱨᱟᱡᱟᱣᱨᱤ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱥᱮᱱᱚᱜ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱛᱚᱵᱮ ᱯᱟᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱᱤ ᱨᱮᱠᱳᱰ ᱚᱱᱛᱮᱨᱮ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱵᱤᱢᱟᱱ ᱨᱟᱹᱯᱩᱫ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱵᱟᱠᱚ ᱥᱤᱠᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾ ᱑᱙᱗᱑ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ-ᱯᱟᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱩᱨᱠᱟ ᱤᱥᱮᱣᱟᱞ ᱟᱹᱛᱩ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱫᱟᱠᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱮ ᱮᱢ ᱞᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ᱾

ᱥᱮᱠᱷᱳᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱮᱱ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱮ.ᱴᱤ.ᱥᱤ ᱥᱠᱣᱟᱰᱨᱚᱱ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱵᱤᱨᱮᱱᱫᱮᱨᱚ ᱥᱤᱝ ᱯᱟᱛᱷᱟᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱤ.ᱟᱨ.ᱥᱤ. , ᱵᱷᱤ.ᱢᱤ. ᱦᱚᱛᱮᱛᱮ ᱜᱷᱟᱴ ᱨᱮᱭ ᱨᱩᱣᱟᱹᱲ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱫᱤᱥ ᱦᱩᱫᱤᱥ ᱮ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱞᱮᱫᱟ᱾

ᱯᱚᱨᱚᱢ ᱵᱤᱨ ᱪᱚᱠᱨᱚ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱚᱱᱚᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱝᱠᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ:

CITATION

FG OFFR NIRMAL JIT SINGH SEKHON

18 SQUADRON 10877 F(P)

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon was a pilot of a Gnat detachment based at Srinagar for the air defence of the valley against Pakistani air attacks. From the very outbreak of the hostilities he and his colleagues fought successive waves of intruding Pakistani aircraft with valour and determination, maintaining the high reputation of the Gnat aircraft. On 14 December 1971, Srinagar airfield was attacked by a wave of enemy Sabre aircraft. Flying Officer Sekhon was on readiness duty at the time. Immediately, however, no fewer than six enemy aircraft were overhead, and they began bombing and strafing the airfield. In spite of the mortal danger of attempting to take off during the attack, Flying Officer Sekhon took off and immediately engaged a pair of the attacking Sabres. In the fight that ensued, he secured hits on one aircraft and damaged another. By this time the other Sabre aircraft came to the aid of their hard-pressed companions and Flying Officer Sekhon's Gnat was again outnumbered, this time by four to one.

Even though alone, Flying Officer Sekhon engaged the enemy in an unequal combat. In the fight that followed, at treetop height, he almost held his own, but was eventually overcome by the sheer weight of numbers. His aircraft was shot down by a gunfire of one of the Sabres and he was killed.

The sublime heroism, supreme gallantry, flying skill and determination above and beyond the call of duty displayed by Flying Officer Sekhon in the face of certain death have set new heights in Air Force traditions.

ᱱᱤᱨᱢᱚᱞ ᱡᱤᱛ ᱥᱤᱝ ᱥᱮᱠᱷᱚᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱫᱤᱞᱜᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱣ ᱵᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱚᱧᱡᱟᱵᱽ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱴᱷᱟ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

᱑᱙᱘᱕ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱮᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱤᱱ ᱴᱮᱝᱠᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱷᱞᱟᱭᱤᱝ ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥᱚᱨ ᱱᱤᱨᱢᱚᱞ ᱡᱤᱛ ᱥᱤᱝ ᱥᱮᱠᱷᱚᱝ, ᱯᱚᱨᱚᱢ ᱵᱤᱨ ᱪᱚᱠᱨᱚ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱧᱩᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

 

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ᱱᱤᱨᱢᱚᱞ ᱡᱤᱛ ᱥᱤᱝ ᱥᱮᱠᱷᱚᱝ ᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱴᱷᱟᱹᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱩᱫᱷᱤᱭᱟᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱠᱳᱨᱴ ᱨᱮ (ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱚᱢᱨᱚᱞᱟ ᱪᱚᱣᱠ, ᱞᱩᱫᱷᱤᱭᱟᱱᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ) ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱫᱽ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱰᱤᱼᱠᱚᱢᱤᱥᱚᱱ ᱯᱷᱳᱞᱮᱱᱰ ᱜᱽᱱᱤᱴ ᱯᱷᱟᱭᱴᱚᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱳᱢᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱩᱣᱟᱹᱨ ᱫᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱯᱷᱚᱞᱞᱮᱱᱰ ᱜᱽᱱᱮᱴ ᱯᱷᱟᱭᱴᱚᱨ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱴᱷᱟᱹᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱟᱞᱟᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱤᱱᱰᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱯᱷᱳᱨᱥ ᱢᱤᱣᱡᱤᱭᱚᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾

ᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱵᱤ.ᱟᱨ. ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱱᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨᱱᱟᱛᱷ ᱢᱚᱱᱫᱤᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱒᱐᱒᱑ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱠᱷᱚᱝ ᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱴᱷᱟᱹᱱ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨ ᱠᱮᱫ-ᱟ᱾ ᱥᱤᱱᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱥᱮᱠ ᱞᱩᱫᱷᱤᱭᱟᱱᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ, ᱤᱥᱮᱥᱣᱟᱞ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ᱾