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{{short description|Indian military historian}}
{{short description|Indian military historian}}


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'''Pushpinder Singh Chopra''' (1943&ndash;2021) was an Indian military historian and the author of several books, chiefly on military aviation history of India.<ref>{{cite web|author=Category: The India Pakistan Air War of 1965 |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965-Air-War/1116-Making.html |title=Introduction : Behind the Book - Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force |publisher=Bharat Rakshak |date=2017-06-12 |accessdate=2020-05-19}}</ref><ref name="businesstoday1">{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/falcon-down-why-pakistan-desperate-fake-f-16-dogfight/story/334901.html |title=Falcon down: Why Pakistan is desperate to fake the F-16 dogfight |publisher=Businesstoday.in |date= |accessdate=2020-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/70th-anniversary-of-attari-border-brigadier-who-drew-the-line-remembered-at-partition-museum/story-xLrTDJwrvXSIGRhkM2EPJM.html |title=70th anniversary of Attari border: Brigadier who drew the line remembered at Partition museum - punjab top |publisher=Hindustan Times |date= |accessdate=2020-05-19}}</ref> He wrote extensively about the history of the [[Indian Air Force]], from its inception in 1933 till present day.<ref name="businesstoday1"/> He was the founder editor of ''Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review'', a bi-monthly aviation and defence magazine based in [[New Delhi]], and the Society of Aerospace Studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/when-arjan-singh-sold-off-his-farm-for-air-force-personnel-468091 |title=When Arjan Singh sold off his farm for Air Force personnel |publisher=The Tribune India |date=2017-09-16 |accessdate=2020-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sagar |first=Pradip R. |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/03/28/defence-strength-india-two-front-war-pakistan-china-iaf-navy-army.html |title=Defence experts raise concerns over IAF's depleting fleet - The Week |publisher=Theweek.in |date=2018-03-28 |accessdate=2020-05-19}}</ref> Singh was educated at [[The Doon School]].
'''Pushpinder Singh Chopra''' (30 September 1943 – 3 May 2021) was an Indian military historian and the author of several books, chiefly on military aviation history of India.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965-Air-War/1116-Making.html |title=Introduction : Behind the Book – Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force |publisher=Bharat Rakshak |date=12 June 2017 |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref><ref name="businesstoday1">{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/falcon-down-why-pakistan-desperate-fake-f-16-dogfight/story/334901.html |title=Falcon down: Why Pakistan is desperate to fake the F-16 dogfight |website=Businesstoday.in |date= |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/70th-anniversary-of-attari-border-brigadier-who-drew-the-line-remembered-at-partition-museum/story-xLrTDJwrvXSIGRhkM2EPJM.html |title=70th anniversary of Attari border: Brigadier who drew the line remembered at Partition museum – punjab top |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date= |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> He wrote extensively about the history of the [[Indian Air Force]], from its inception in 1933 till present day.<ref name="businesstoday1"/> He was the founder editor of ''Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review'', a bi-monthly aviation and defence magazine based in New Delhi, and the Society of Aerospace Studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/when-arjan-singh-sold-off-his-farm-for-air-force-personnel-468091 |title=When Arjan Singh sold off his farm for Air Force personnel |publisher=The Tribune India |date=16 September 2017 |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sagar |first=Pradip R. |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/03/28/defence-strength-india-two-front-war-pakistan-china-iaf-navy-army.html |title=Defence experts raise concerns over IAF's depleting fleet – The Week |website=Theweek.in |date=28 March 2018 |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> Singh was educated at [[The Doon School]].


Singh died from [[COVID-19]] in [[Delhi]] on 3 May 2021.
Singh died from [[COVID-19]] in [[Gurgaon]]


==Selected bibliography==
==Selected bibliography==
*{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Pushpinder |author-link= |date=1982 |title=The Indian Air Force and its Aircraft |url= |location=London |publisher=Ducimus Books |page= |isbn=}}<ref>https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/aeronautical-journal/article/aircraft-of-the-indian-air-force-19331973-pushpindar-singh-the-english-book-store-new-delhi-1974-180-pp-illustrated-85-rupees/4954A3306FD7AAD81003821356EC9F0E</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1500081351 |title=The Indian Air Force and its aircraft &#124; Imperial War Museums |publisher=Iwm.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2020-05-23}}</ref>
*{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Pushpinder |author-link= |date=1982 |title=The Indian Air Force and its Aircraft |url= |location=London |publisher=Ducimus Books |page= |isbn=}}<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/aeronautical-journal/article/abs/aircraft-of-the-indian-air-force-19331973-pushpindar-singh-the-english-book-store-new-delhi-1974-180-pp-illustrated-85-rupees/4954A3306FD7AAD81003821356EC9F0E|title=Aircraft of the Indian Air Force 1933–1973. Pushpindar Singh. The English Book Store, New Delhi. 1974. 180 pp. Illustrated. 85 Rupees.|first=J. A.|last=Bagley|date=26 March 1978|journal=The Aeronautical Journal|volume=82|issue=807|pages=132–132|access-date=26 November 2021|via=Cambridge University Press|doi=10.1017/S0001924000090485}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1500081351 |title=The Indian Air Force and its aircraft &#124; Imperial War Museums |website=Iwm.org.uk |date= |access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>
*{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Pushpinder |author-link= |date=2003 |title=History of Aviation of India: Spanning the Century of Flight |url= |location= |publisher=Society of Aerospace Studies |page= |isbn=}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancerpublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1086 |title=Lancer Publishers Online Bookshop |publisher=Lancerpublishers.com |date= |accessdate=2020-05-19}}</ref>
*{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Pushpinder |author-link= |date=2003 |title=History of Aviation of India: Spanning the Century of Flight |url= |location= |publisher=Society of Aerospace Studies |page= |isbn=}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancerpublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1086 |title=Lancer Publishers Online Bookshop |website=Lancerpublishers.com |date= |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Pushpinder Singh Chopra
Born(1943-09-30)30 September 1943
Murree, Punjab, Pakistan
Died3 May 2021(2021-05-03) (aged 77)
Gurgaon, India
EducationThe Doon School
OccupationHistorian, editor, author

Pushpinder Singh Chopra (30 September 1943 – 3 May 2021) was an Indian military historian and the author of several books, chiefly on military aviation history of India.[1][2][3] He wrote extensively about the history of the Indian Air Force, from its inception in 1933 till present day.[2] He was the founder editor of Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review, a bi-monthly aviation and defence magazine based in New Delhi, and the Society of Aerospace Studies.[4][5] Singh was educated at The Doon School.

Singh died from COVID-19 in Gurgaon

Selected bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • Singh, Pushpinder (1982). The Indian Air Force and its Aircraft. London: Ducimus Books.[6][7]
  • Singh, Pushpinder (2003). History of Aviation of India: Spanning the Century of Flight. Society of Aerospace Studies.[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Introduction : Behind the Book – Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force". Bharat Rakshak. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Falcon down: Why Pakistan is desperate to fake the F-16 dogfight". Businesstoday.in. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "70th anniversary of Attari border: Brigadier who drew the line remembered at Partition museum – punjab top". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "When Arjan Singh sold off his farm for Air Force personnel". The Tribune India. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Sagar, Pradip R. (28 March 2018). "Defence experts raise concerns over IAF's depleting fleet – The Week". Theweek.in. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Bagley, J. A. (26 March 1978). "Aircraft of the Indian Air Force 1933–1973. Pushpindar Singh. The English Book Store, New Delhi. 1974. 180 pp. Illustrated. 85 Rupees". The Aeronautical Journal. 82 (807): 132–132. doi:10.1017/S0001924000090485. Retrieved 26 November 2021 – via Cambridge University Press.
  7. ↑ "The Indian Air Force and its aircraft | Imperial War Museums". Iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Lancer Publishers Online Bookshop". Lancerpublishers.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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