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{{Infobox military award | {{Infobox military award | ||
| name = Vayusena Medal | | name = Vayusena Medal | ||
| image = | | image = <br /><br />[[File:Vayusena Medal ribbon.svg|150px]] | ||
| caption = Medal and its ribbon | | caption = Medal and its ribbon | ||
| presenter = [[Indian Air Force]] | | presenter = [[Indian Air Force]] | ||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| type = [[Medal]] | | type = [[Medal]] | ||
| eligibility = All ranks of the Air Force<ref name=airforce>http://www.indianarmy.gov.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=PPKkks3A/x4AHJHdGzm6SQ==&ParentID=vj+dQiXTSVltGFIvErLySQ==</ref> | | eligibility = All ranks of the Air Force<ref name=airforce>http://www.indianarmy.gov.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=PPKkks3A/x4AHJHdGzm6SQ==&ParentID=vj+dQiXTSVltGFIvErLySQ== {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref> | ||
| awarded_for = Awarded for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Air Force.<ref name=airforce/> | | awarded_for = Awarded for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Air Force.<ref name=airforce/> | ||
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The '''Vayu Sena Medal''' is a [[military decoration]], usually awarded in peacetime for a job well done in the [[Indian Air Force]]. However it has been granted during times of conflict for acts of gallantry in the face of enemy, though not in the same numbers as the ''[[Vir Chakra]]''. | The '''Vayu Sena Medal''' is a [[military decoration]], usually awarded in peacetime for a job well done in the [[Indian Air Force]]. However, it has been granted during times of conflict for acts of gallantry in the face of enemy, though not in the same numbers as the ''[[Vir Chakra]]''. | ||
Posthumous awards may be made and a bar is authorized for subsequent awards of the ''Vayu Sena Medal''. | Posthumous awards may be made and a bar is authorized for subsequent awards of the ''Vayu Sena Medal''. | ||
The VM was established on 17 June 1960 by the [[President of India]] and awards have been made from 1961 onwards. Awards over the past decade or more have been classified into two categories. One is ''Vayu Sena'' Medal (Gallantry) and the other for ''Vayu Sena'' Medal (Devotion to Duty). | The VM was established on 17 June 1960 by the [[President of India]] and awards have been made from 1961 onwards. Awards over the past decade or more have been classified into two categories. One is ''Vayu Sena'' Medal (Gallantry) and the other for ''Vayu Sena'' Medal (Devotion to Duty). | ||
==History== | |||
The Vayu Sena Medal was instituted on 26 January 1960 by the [[Government of India]], with the approval of the [[President of India]]. Five other medals were instituted on the same day - the Vishisht Seva Medal series (Class I, Class II, Class III),{{refn|These awards were later renamed [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] and [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] respectively.}} [[Sainya Seva Medal]], [[Videsh Seva Medal]], [[Sena Medal]] and the [[Nao Sena Medal]].<ref name="PIB">{{cite web |title=DESIGNS OF NEW SERVICE MEDAL AND THEIR DESIGNS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1960-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1960-07-29_030.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=29 July 1960|access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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Sqn-Ldr. H.S. Gill was born in Mullanpur, Punjab, India. He was born on 25 March 1925. | Sqn-Ldr. H.S. Gill was born in Mullanpur, Punjab, India. He was born on 25 March 1925. | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Sena Medal]] | |||
* [[Nao Sena Medal]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Indian Air Force]] | [[Category:Indian Air Force]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal]] | ||