D.S. Basra - Sikhs The Supreme

Air Marshal Darshan Singh Basra was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-chief of the southern command on Jan. 16, 1999 and was also one of the highly decorated soldiers.

Commissioned as a fighter pilot in1962, Air Marshal Basra is a graduate of College of Air Warware and Inter Armies Paris in France. He has logged more than 3700 hours as a fighter pilot and has flown a variety of fighter aircraft which include Mig-21, 23 and 25, Jaguar, Mirage and F-86 (Sabre).

He has the rare distinction of participating in all the three operations 1962, 1965 and 1971 and has held various command and staff appointments. He is one of the founder members of the prestigious tactics and combat development and training establishment.

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