indian air force

indian air force

Ravish Malhotra

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Ravish Malhotra

Ravish Malhotra was born on 25 December 1943 in Lahore (now in present day Pakistan) is a retired Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force.He became an Air Force test pilot, later stationed at the test center in Bangalore. Ravish Malhotra was also the Air Officer Commanding of Hindon Air Force Station near Delhi . In 1982, he was chosen to train for spaceflight in the Soviet Union’s Intercosmos program Malhotra served as backup for…

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Rakesh Sharma

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Rakesh Sharma

The first Indian in space , Rakesh Sharma was born on 13 January 1949 in Patiala , Punjab to Hindu Gaur parents . His early education was at St.George’s grammar school , Hyderabad , India . He was admitted to the National Defense Academy as an air force plebe in July 1956 . A focused and a dedicated student, he was commissioned into the IAF( Indian Air Force) in 1970 to become a pilot ….

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