Date of Birth
22 November 1939
Balidan Diwas
4 December 1971
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Shamshernagar, East Pakistan
State of Origin
Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
Service Number
11722
Unit / Regiment
No. 20 Squadron
Operation
Operation Cactus Lily
War / Conflict
Indo-Pakistan War
Biography
Squadron Leader Rais Ahmed Khan was a fighter pilot who flew numerous sorties during the war. He was martyred while attacking enemy positions, displaying exceptional bravery and earning the Maha Vir Chakra.
Sources
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Remembered Alongside
Rifleman Abdul Hamid Khan
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles · 1971
Lance Naik Albert Ekka
14 Guards · 1971
Sepoy Anusuya Prasad
10 Mahar, The Mahar Regiment · 1971
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal
17 Poona Horse · 1971
Rifleman Balaram Yadav
5/1 Gorkha Rifles · 1971
Squadron Leader Devendra Sharma
MiG-21 Squadron · 1971