Vijay Vasant Tambay
Flight Lieutenant Vijay Vasant Tambay | |
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Nickname(s) | Uncle[1] |
Born | Nagpur, Maharashtra[2] | 11 April 1943
Allegiance | ![]() |
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Years of service | 1963-1973 |
Rank | ![]() ![]() |
Service number | 7662 F(P) |
Unit | No.32 Squadron IAF |
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Alma mater | Bishop Cotton School, Nagpur. |
Spouse(s) | Mrs Damayanti V. Tambay |
Disappeared | 5 December 1971 (aged 28) Shorkot, Jhang District, Punjab province, Pakistan |
Status | Missing for 50 years, 1 month and 21 days |
Flight Lieutenant Vijay Vasant Tambay was an officer of the Indian Air Force whose aircraft was shot down on 5 December 1971 over West Pakistan while on a strike against the Pakistani airbase of Rafiqui, during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. Officially recorded by the Indian Air Force as killed in action,[3] Flt Lt Tambay is believed to have been one of the five pilots reported by Pakistan Observer to have been captured alive on 5 December 1971.[4] However, although a number of reports from eyewitnesses have subsequently suggested that Flt Lt Tambay was indeed captured alive, he was not repatriated at the end of the war, while the Pakistan Government denies having in their possession any Indian Prisoners of War from the 1971 war,.[5] making him one of The missing 54 Indian defence personnel from the war who are believed to be in Pakistani custody.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/history/1971war/1280-vinod-bhatia.html
- ^ "नागपूरचा 'वाघ' केव्हा सुटणार?" [When will Nagpur's 'Tiger' leave?]. Maharashtra Times. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Martyrs of the IAF". Indian Air Force. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- ^ "Kin of PoWs present evidence to Pak media". The Tribune, Chandigarh. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- ^ "Bring them home, say relatives of missing defence personnel". The Tribune, Chandigarh. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- ^ "Families search Pakistan for lost PoWs". BBC. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
External links[]
- The Shorkot Road Raid. Bharat-rakshak.com
- Indian Air Force officers
- Indian aviators
- Pilots of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- Indian military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- Indian prisoners of war
- Aviators killed by being shot down
- Indian military personnel killed in action
- 1943 births