Mohinder Singh Pujji
Mohinder Singh Pujji | |
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Mohinder Singh Pujji | |
| Born | 14 August 1918 Simla, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 18 September 2010 (aged 92) Gravesend, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom British India |
| Service | |
| Years of service | 1940–1947 |
| Rank | Squadron Leader |
| Service number | Ind/1604 |
| Unit | No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 258 Squadron RAF No. 6 Squadron RAF No. 4 Squadron IAF |
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| Awards | |
| Other work | Commercial pilot, aerodrome officer |
Squadron Leader Mohinder Singh Pujji DFC (14 August 1918 – 18 September 2010), also known as Mahinder Singh Pujji, was a distinguished Royal Air Force fighter pilot and one of the first Indian Sikh pilots to volunteer with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He is one of the few Indian pilots to have also served in all three major theatres of the Second World War.