Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC(17 July 1943 – 14 December 1971) was an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, in recognition of his lone defence of Srinagar Air Base against a PAF air raid during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be so honoured.^[2]

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon PVC
Born	17 July 1943 Ludhiana,[1] British India (now in Punjab, India)
Died	14 December 1971(aged 28) Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Allegiance	Republic of India
Service/branch	Indian Air Force
Years of service	1967–1971
Rank	Flying Officer
Unit	No. 18 Squadron
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards	Param Vir Chakra (posthumous)

Statue of Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon and his aircraft,