Jag Mohan Nath


Jag Mohan Nath

MVC & Bar
Nickname(s)Jaggi,[1] Professor[2]
Born(1930-08-08)8 August 1930
Jaipur, Rajputana Agency, India
Died21 March 2023(2023-03-21) (aged 92)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Air Force
Years of service1948–1969
Rank Wing Commander
Service number3946 GD(P)[3]
UnitNo.106 Squadron[3]
Battles / wars
Awards Maha Vir Chakra & Bar

Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath, MVC & bar (8 August 1930 – 21 March 2023) was an Indian Air Force officer. He was the first of the six officers to have been decorated with the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest war time military decoration, twice. He was decorated for his operations in the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.[4]

  1. ^ Arpi, Claude (30 January 2020). "Wrong person at wrong time". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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  4. ^ Srinivasan, Pankaja (6 September 2015). "The pilot who 'shot' Pakistan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2017.