Ramesh Sakharam Benegal

Ramesh Sakharam Benegal

Born	9 October 1926
Died	April 2003
Allegiance	Azad Hind India
Service/branch	Tokyo Boys Indian Air Force
Years of service	c. 1944 – 1945 25 January 1952 – 8 October 1977
Rank	Air Commodore
Commands held	106 Squadron
Battles/wars	Second Kashmir War, 1971 Indo-Pak War
Awards	AVSM, Mahavir Chakra

Air Commodre Ramesh Sakharam Benegal AVSM, MVC (born 9 October 1926 – died April 2003) was an ex-officer of the Indian Air Force and a recipient of Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest gallantry Award. In his youth, Air Cmde Benegal joined the Indian National Army and was chosen to join the Tokyo Boys to train as a fighter pilot. He went on to attend the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Academy in 1944. Held as a prisoner of war after the fall of Japan, Benegal was released in 1946 and enlisted in the Indian Airforce in 1952 and saw action in both the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak War. For his services in 1971, Benegal was awarded the Ati Vishist Seva Medal and the Mahavir Chakra.

Bibliography

BURMA to JAPAN with Azad Hind: A War Memoir (1941–1945) (2009) ISBN 978-192550111-4

External links

Fiery Fighter - An obituary by Maj Gen G.G. Vombatkere (Retd) in Sainik Samachar[1].
Service Record of Air Cmde R.S. Benegal at bharat-rakshak.com [2].
IAF Awards for 106 Squadron at bharat-rakshak,com [3].

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Name	Benegal,R S
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Date of birth	9 October 1926
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Date of death	2003
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