Jag Mohan Nath
Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath, was an officer in the Indian Air Force. He is 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.[1]
Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath MVC & Bar | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1948 - 1969 |
| Rank |  Wing Commander |
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| Awards |  Maha Vir Chakra & Bar |
Early life
Jag Mohan Nath was born in Layyah, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan) into a family of doctors. He served in the Air Force from 1948 to 1969, before taking up a position in Air India.[1]
Military career
He joined the Air Force Administrative College in Coimbatore in 1948. He was first awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his role in reconnaissance missions in Aksai Chin and Tibet, before and during the 1962 war. His missions proved useful in learning about the Chinese military build-up in Aksai Chin. He flew around 30 reconnaissance missions into Pakistan during the 1965 war in an English Electric Canberra, which earned him his second Maha Vir Chakra.[1][2]
Controversy
In an interview, Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath claimed that a mole was detected in the Indian Air Force's Western Command during the 1965 war. The mole was a group captain handling flight movements in the Western Command, though he declined to name the person as he was already dead.[3]
References
- "The pilot who 'shot' Pakistan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- "SQUADRON LEADER JAG MOHAN NATH (3946) MVC". Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- "Mole in IAF helped Pak plan attack: 1965 war hero". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.