Pushpindar Singh Chopra
Pushpindar Singh Chopra | |
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Pushpindar Singh Chopra, Founder Vayu Aerospace, the "Guru of Indian Aviation" | |
| Born | 30 September 1943 |
| Died | 3 May 2021 (aged 77) Gurgaon, India |
| Education | The Doon School |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, editor, author |
| Organization(s) | Rallis Dornier Flugzeugwerke Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review Daimler Benz Jullundur Brigade Association Nishaan Nagaara The Sikh Forum |
| Notable work | The Himalayan Eagles Trilogy The Indian Air Force and its Aircraft Fiza'Ya: Psyche of the Pakistan Air Force 1947: A Soldier's Story |
| Relatives | Mohindar Singh Chopra (father) |
Pushpindar Singh Chopra (30 September 1943 – 3 May 2021) was an aviation journalist, historian, businessman and the author of several books, chiefly on military aviation history of India. His work and developments on Indian Aviation lead to the Fairchild-Dornier 288 production in India. He is known as the 'Chronicler of Aviation History' and 'Guru of Indian Aviation'.
He was known as the only defence analyst and aviator who was respected equally in India as Pakistan, along with being a well known aviation specialist in countries like United Kingdom, Germany and the rest of Europe as well. His magazine Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review was India's most read aerospace defence magazine.