It is sad to intimate the passing away of Veteran Air Cmde Madan Mohan Arora, 3864 GD (P). He passed away on the 26th, March, 2014. Air Cmde Arora was 92 years old. He had been awarded the Vayu Sena Medal in 1967. His citation reads :- Squadron Leader Madan Mohan Arora was selected for training in the USA on Caribou aircraft in 1963. On completion of his training, he successfully flew a Caribou aircraft across the North Atlantic despite bad weather conditions and brought the critically needed aircraft to India. He carried out several supply dropping and hazardous missions in NEFA and Nagaland. He has completed 1200 hours of operational flying during the period while his squadron was still in the formative stage. As a flight commander, he has set a very high example to his junior pilots in the squadron. Throughout, Squadron Leader Madan Mohan Arora displayed courage, initiative and devotion to duty. Unit : 33 Squadron Reference : Gazette of India : No.24 - Pres/67 dated 26th January 1967 The citation is available at Link :- bharat-rakshak/IAF/Database/3864 The NOK of the late Air Cmde MM Arora may be contacted on his email address Family, AFA sends heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 14:22:50 +0000
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