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Om Prakash Taneja | |
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| Born | 21 March 1929 |
| Died | 16 October 2013 (aged 84) Mumbai |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 25 years From 15 April 1950 to 31 August 1975 |
| Rank |  Group Captain  |
| Service number | 3843 F(P) (Orig: GD(P)) |
| Unit | No.1 Squadron Tigers  No.3 Squadron Cobras No.8 Squadron Eight Pursoots |
| Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
| Awards |  Vir Chakra |
Group Captain Om Prakash Taneja, (29 October 1928 - 22 July 2017) was a Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot, known for leading India's first aerial bombing of an ammunition train and the Sargodha airfield in 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.[1] [2]
War time history
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editOn September 5, 1965, Pakistan claimed air superiority by bombing airfields. In response, he led No. 1 Squadron IAF of the Indian Air Force, equipped with Dassault Mystère IV aircraft, to strike fuel wagons in the Gujranwala sector on September 6, 1965.[2] The next day, he led a 12-plane air raid on Sargodha airfield destroying four F-86F, three F-104 and 2 Lockheed C-130 Hercules transports planes in the airfield, while PAF claimed five victories.[3] Among the downed aircraft was Ajjamada B. Devaiah's, the 13th plane, which successfully engaged and destroyed a Starfighter on September 7, 1965.[4]
Popular culture
edit- The 2025 film, Sky Force, is based on the attack of Sargodha Airfield Complex on 7 September 1965 by 13-aircraft contingent led by Akshay Kumar portrayed as Group Captain O.P Taneja, Veer Paharia will play Devayya, whose character is named T Vijaya, while Sara Ali Khan will appear as his wife.[5]
References
edit- ^ Shukla, Ajai. "The day nothing happened". Business Standard. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Group Captain Om Prakash Taneja". Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ B. Harry (2 September 2006). "IAF COMBAT KILLS - 1965 INDO-PAK AIR WAR" (PDF). orbat.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Sqn Ldr Ajjamada Boppayya Devayya MVC - Honourpoint". Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Sky Force Real Story: Akshay Kumar, Veer Pahariya's Film Is Based On These True Events Of 1965". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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