M. A. Ganapathy
Squadron Leader M. A. Ganapathy VrC | |
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Born | Kodagu |
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Service/ | Indian Air Force |
Rank | Squadron Leader |
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
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Squadron Leader Mandepanda Appachu Ganapathy was an officer of the Indian Air Force who was awarded the Vir Chakra in 1972 when as a flight lieutenant he shot down Pakistani Sabre Jets. He belonged to the 22 Squadron.[1] During the Boyra Encounter in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (on 22 November 1971), he and another pilot and flight officer Don Lazarus flew Gnats while bringing down the Sabres near Calcutta (now Kolkata).[2] [3] They were led by Flight Lieutenant Roy Massey. Ganapathy died in service by committing suicide in the 1970s.[4]
References
- ↑ "Squadron Leader Mandepanda Appachu Ganapathy". Bharat Rakshak (Indian Army). Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "Three Pakistani Fighters shot down near Calcutta". The Liberation Times (Courtesy: Bharat Rakshak/ Indian Army). Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "Pakistani Pilots Captured". The Liberation Times (Bharat Rakshak). 22 November 1971. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ PILLARISETTI, JAGAN. "BOYRA ENCOUNTER". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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