Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon | |
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Sekhon on a 2000 stamp of India | |
| Birth name | Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon |
| Other name | N.J.S. Sekhon |
| Nicknames | Nimmy Brother |
| Born | 17 July 1945 |
| Died | 14 December 1971 (aged 26) |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch | Indian Air Force |
| Service years | 1967–1971 † |
| Rank | Flying Officer |
| Service number | 10877 F(P) |
| Unit | No. 18 Squadron (Flying Bullets) |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Param Vir Chakra (posthumous) |
| Alma mater | |
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC (17 July 1945 – 14 December 1971) was an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honour, in recognition of his lone defence of Srinagar Air Base against a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) air raid during the India–Pakistan war of 1971. He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be honoured with the PVC.
Flying Officer Sekhon's remains as well as the exact location of the crash site of his aircraft are still unknown.