About Vinod Patney
Vinod Patney was an Indian aircraft pilot.
Air Marshal Vinod Patney, SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, VrC is a retired Indian Air Force officer. He is currently Director General Centre for Air Power Studies.
Career Patney was commissioned in Indian Air Force in 1961. He has participated in conflict of 1965 for which he was awarded a Vir Chakra. He also participated in the 1971 India-Pakistan war.
He is former Director General of HelpAge India.
Vir Chakra citation Air Marshal Patney was awarded the Vir Chakra for operations during the 1965 India Pakistan War. His Vir Chakra Citation reads as follows:
Awards and decorations Patney was awarded the SYSM, PVSM, AVSM and VrC in his career with the Indian Air Force that lasted more than four decades.
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Recipient of Vir Chakra
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Vinod Patney was an aircraft pilot.
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