Man Mohan Sinha
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{{Infobox military person
|name = Air Marshal Man Mohan Sinha
|honorific_suffix = PVSM, AVSM, VM
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1933|01|08}}
|birth_place = Bhubaneswar, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
|death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2018|8|31|1933|1|8}}
|death_place = New Delhi
|placeofburial =
|placeofburial_label = Place of burial
|image = Air Martial Man Mohan Sinha, Staff portrait .jpg
|caption =
|allegiance = {{flag|India}}
|serviceyears = 1953–1991
|rank = 20px Air Marshal
|branch = {{air force|India}}
|servicenumber = 4408
|commands = Eastern Air Command
37 Squadron
|unit = 3 Squadron
|battles = Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
|awards = Mentioned in Despatches,
30px Param Vishist Seva Medal,
30px Ati Vishist Seva Medal,
30px Vayusena Medal
|laterwork =
}}
Air Marshal Man Mohan Sinha, PVSM, AVSM, VM, (8 January 1933 – 31 August 2018) was an Indian Air Force officer and a veteran of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.{{cite web|title=Service Record for Air Marshal Man Mohan Sinha 4408 F(P) [www.bharat-rakshak.com]|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Record/view.php?srnum=4408|accessdate=16 March 2014}} He was honoured with a number of medals including the Param Vishist Seva Medal, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Vayusena Medal.
Early life and education
Man Mohan Sinha was born on 8 January 1933 at Bhubaneswar, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} He was educated at St. Xavier's High School, Patna.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}}
Military career
He joined the National defense academy (Indian military academy) in the then Inter services wing in 1948.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} He was then commissioned to the Indian Air Force as a pilot officer on 17 January 1953, serving in 3rd squadron (1953-1961). Subsequently, he became the Air Force ADC to Dr. Rajender Prasad (1961-1962) and Dr. Radhakrishnan (1962-1964), after which he transferred to 7th squadron (1964-1967), taking part in the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}}
=1965 Indo-Pakistan War achievements=
Sinha was a part of No. 7 Squadron IAF as a squadron leader during the 1965 war against Pakistan.{{cite web|title=The 1965 India Pakistan Air War|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965War/Photos-09.html|accessdate=16 March 2014}} Squadron Leaders MM Sinha, SS Malik, AS Lamba, Dice Dhiman etc. making their mark in various missions during 1965 war.{{cite web|title=Indian Air Force :: No.7 Squadron|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/7-Squadron.html|accessdate=16 March 2014}}{{cite web|title=Air Attack – Outbreak of the War (Sept 1st – 6th) |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965War/Chapter3.html |publisher=BHARAT RAKSHAK |accessdate=16 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706030406/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965War/Chapter3.html |archivedate=6 July 2013 }}{{cite book|title=My Years with the IAF – By Air Chief Marshal PC Lal|publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC|isbn=1935501755|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eBszCSguEscC&q=My+Years+with+the+IAF+isbn}}{{cite web|title=No 7 Squadron(Battle- Axes)|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit.php?ch=10|publisher=The Official Home Page of Indian Air Force|accessdate=16 March 2014}} SS Malik, AS Lamba, PS Pingle, AR Gandhi received the Vir Chakra, along with Man Mohan Sinha, DK Dhiman, CG Pander, P Kondaiah who earned a Mention-in-Despatches for combat operations.{{cite web|title=No 7 Squadron(Battle- Axes)|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit.php?ch=10|publisher=The Official Home Page of Indian Air Force|accessdate=21 March 2014}}
=Command of No. 37 Squadron IAF=
No. 37 Squadron IAF (Black Panthers) moved to Tezpur from Chabua at the end of March 1966, where command of the squadron passed to Wing Commander Man Mohan Sinha on 25 August 1967.{{cite web|title=No 37 Squadron(Black Panthers)|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_unit.php?ch=26|publisher=The Official Home Page of Indian Air Force|accessdate=21 March 2014}}
After the war he sat for the staff college exam; standing first amongst all three services in the staff college exam, he was thus sent to the Joint Service Defence College in England. Graduating in 1970, he flew in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; after which he first served as an instructor at the College of Air Warfare (then known as the Joint Air Warfare School) and then the Defence Services Staff College. Then joining the Indian Ministry of Defence Mod in 1975.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}}
=AOC-in-C of Eastern Command IAF=
He was a Commanding Officer for Eastern Air Command at Shillong from 8 February 1988 – 31 January 1991 at the post of Air Marshal.{{cite web|title=List of Commanding Officers for EAC|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/list.php?qunit=EAC|accessdate=16 March 2014}}{{cite web|title=Uday Sondhi's journey back to the cockpit|url=http://m.rediff.com/news/2000/dec/15spec.htm|publisher=Rediff|accessdate=16 March 2014}}
=Promotions=
He was promoted to air vice marshal on 26 January 1984 and air marshal on 1 August 1986, before retiring on 31 January 1991.{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/4408 |title=Air Marshal Man Mohan Sinha |website=bharat-rakshak.com}}
Post-retirement
Man Mohan Sinha has served as chairman of Velocity Apparelz Company in Ismailia, Egypt since 2001, while his son Siddharth Sinha is the CEO of parent company Vogue International Agencies FZE.{{cite web|title=Volume of Business Between Middle East & India Grows|url=http://scottnelson.photoshelter.com/image/I0000Tkeo_KOsy5s|accessdate=16 March 2014}}
Awards and decorations
Image:Param Vishisht Seva Medal.jpg|Param Vishisht Seva Medal
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/4408]
- [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965War/1155-Lamba.html How I Too Nearly Missed The War! – Air Vice Marshal Ajit Lamba VrC]
- [http://www.indembcairo.com/en-us/bilateral/indiaegypt/economic/indiancompaniesinegypt.aspx Embassy of India, Cairo | Bilateral | India-Egypt | Economic | Indian Companies in Egypt]
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Category:Indian Air Force air marshals
Category:Indian military aviators
Category:Indian military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Category:Pilots of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Category:Pilots of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Category:Recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal
Category:Academic staff of the Defence Services Staff College