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World War II. Awards. Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross. Distinguished Flying Cross. Wing Commander Karun Krishna 'Jumbo' Majumdar, DFC & bar (6 September 1913 – 17 February 1945) was an officer in the Indian Air Force. He was the first Indian to reach the rank of wing commander.
In June 1941, Mukerjee handed over command of No. 1 Squadron to Squadron Leader Karun Krishna Majumdar. He was selected to attend the Staff College, Quetta. Due to the war, the staff course was reduced to a duration of six months. [11] By this time, No. 1 Squadron had moved to Secunderabad and was re-equipped with the Westland Lysander. [12]
Pilot Officer Thyagarajan, an Indian pilot is seated on the engine cowling Karun Krishna "Jumbo" Majumdar was the first Indian officer to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. 83 Squadron aircrew in front of their Lancaster R5868 , Squadron Leader Shailendra Eknath Sukthankar, an Indian Navigator stands in the middle.
Kamal Kumar Majumdar (1914–1979), writer; Karun Krishna Majumdar, only IAF pilot to be decorated with a Bar on his DFC; Leela Majumdar (1908 - 2007), author; Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar (1922 - 2011), commanding officer of East Pakistan Regiment Centre; Manu Majumdar (1959 - 2024), Bangladeshi Member of Parliament for Netrokona-1
Pilot Officer Thyagarajan, an Indian pilot is seated on the engine cowling Karun Krishna "Jumbo" Majumdar was the first Indian officer to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. 83 Squadron aircrew in front of their Lancaster R5868 , Squadron Leader Shailendra Eknath Sukthankar, an Indian Navigator stands in the middle.
He joined the No. 1 Squadron IAF, commanded by Squadron Leader Karun Krishna Majumdar, at Peshawar. [4] He flew the Hawker Hart and the Westland Lysander aircraft. In early 1942, the squadron moved to Burma where he saw active service. In May 1942, he was promoted to the rank of Flying Officer. [5]
Karun Krishna Majumdar, the first Indian to reach the rank of Wing Commander, was awarded the DFC & bar. Arjan Singh (future Marshal of the Indian Air Force), Pratap Chandra Lal (future chief of the IAF during Indo-Pakistani War of 1971), and Ramaswamy Rajaram (future VCAS, IAF) were awarded the DFC in Burma.
Aspy Engineer. Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC (15 December 1912 – 1 May 2002) was an officer in the Indian Air Force who rose through the ranks to become independent India's second Chief of the Air Staff, succeeding Subroto Mukerjee in 1960 and preceding Arjan Singh. His flying career began in 1930 at the age of 17, when as a co-pilot ...