Om Prakash Taneja
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Passed away on 22nd July, 2017 aged 88.
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| Birthday |
21st March, 1929
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| Died |
22nd July, 2017
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| Place of Death |
New Jersey
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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Om Prakash Taneja (21 March 1929 - 22 July 2017) was an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and fighter pilot, known for leading India's first aerial bombing of an ammunition train as well as the attack on the Sargodha airfield, both during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. As squadron leader of No. 1 Squadron IAF, he guided Mystère pilots to victory on 6 and 7 September 1965. For this action, he was awarded the Vir Chakra. He retired from the IAF in August 1975 at the rank of group captain. Indian actor Akshay Kumar portrayed a fictionalized version of Taneja in the 2025 film Sky Force.
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