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| birth_place = [[Murree]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], | | birth_place = [[Murree]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], Pakistan | ||
| death_date = 03 | | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|05|03|1943|09|30|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = [[Gurgaon]], | | death_place = [[Gurgaon]], India | ||
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| occupation = | | occupation = Historian, editor, author | ||
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| education = [[The Doon School]] | | education = [[The Doon School]] | ||
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'''Pushpinder Singh Chopra''' (1943 | '''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 [[ | 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 | Imperial War Museums | | *{{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 | 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 | | *{{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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Latest revision as of 18:22, 2 August 2022
Pushpinder Singh Chopra | |
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| Born | 30 September 1943 |
| Died | 3 May 2021 (aged 77) Gurgaon, India |
| Education | The Doon School |
| Occupation | Historian, 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]
- ↑ "Introduction : Behind the Book – Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force". Bharat Rakshak. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Falcon down: Why Pakistan is desperate to fake the F-16 dogfight". Businesstoday.in. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ↑ "70th anniversary of Attari border: Brigadier who drew the line remembered at Partition museum – punjab top". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ↑ "When Arjan Singh sold off his farm for Air Force personnel". The Tribune India. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ↑ Sagar, Pradip R. (28 March 2018). "Defence experts raise concerns over IAF's depleting fleet – The Week". Theweek.in. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "The Indian Air Force and its aircraft | Imperial War Museums". Iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ↑ "Lancer Publishers Online Bookshop". Lancerpublishers.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.