Ramesh Sakharam Benegal

Air Commodore Ramesh Sakharam Benegal AVSM MVC
Born	9 October 1926
Died	April 2003
Allegiance	Azad Hind  India
Service/branch	Indian Air Force
Years of service	ca. 1944–1945 25 January 1952 – 8 October 1977
Rank	Air Commodore
Commands held	No. 106 Squadron
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards	AVSM, Mahavir Chakra

Air Commodre Ramesh Sakharam Benegal AVSM MVC (9 October 1926 – 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, 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 Air Force in 1952 and saw action in both the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan 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 978-1-935501-11-4

External links

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