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[[Air Commodore]] '''Harcharan Singh Mangat''' [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (6 June 1932 – ) was an ex-officer of the [[Indian Air Force]], who participated in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] for which he was awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]], India's second highest military award.
[[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]] '''Harcharan Singh Mangat''' [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (6 June 1932 – ) was an ex-officer of the [[Indian Air Force]], who participated in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] for which he was awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]], India's second highest military award.


==Early life==
==Early life==

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Harcharan Singh Mangat

Born6 June 1932
Ludhiana, India
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Air Force
Years of service1954 - 1986
RankAir Commodore of IAF.png Air Commodore
UnitNo. 32 Squadron IAF
Commands heldNo. 32 Squadron IAF
Battles/wars
AwardsMaha Vir Chakra ribbon.svg Maha Vir Chakra[1]

Air Commodore Harcharan Singh Mangat MVC (6 June 1932 – ) was an ex-officer of the Indian Air Force, who participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 for which he was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest military award.

Early life

Air Commodore Harcharan Singh Mangat was born on 6 June 1932 in Ludhiana, India. His father's name was Shri Ram Singh Mangat.

Military career

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 in the western sector, Wing Commander Harcharan Singh Mangat was commanding officer of the No. 32 Squadron IAF, an Operational Bomber Squadron, operating Sukhoi Su-7 aircraft. Wing Commander Harcharan Singh Mangat undertook a number of interdiction, close support missions and photographic reconnaissance missions, without fighter escort, deep into Pakistan territory. The information brought by him from the reconnaissance missions was used in the operational planning and success of Indian Army and the Indian Air Force operations.

For gallantry, professional skills and leadership of the high order, he was awarded India's second highest military award, the Maha Vir Chakra[2][3]

He later rose to the rank of Air Commodore before retiring.

References

  1. "WING COMMANDER HARCHARAN SINGH MANGET". Indian Army, Govt of India official website.
  2. "Air Commodore Harcharan Singh Manget". Bharat Rakshak.
  3. Chakravorty, B. (1995). Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners. 237: Allied Publishers. p. 387. ISBN 9788170235163.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)