Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon

Recipient of Param Vir Chakra

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1943

Place of Birth: Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1971

Profession: military officer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC (17 July 1943 – 14 December 1971) was an officer of the Indian Air Force.
He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration during war time , in recognition of his lone defence of Srinagar Air Base against a PAF air raid during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be so honoured.