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welcome to current affairs.in this video, we gonna get you,a national event, so with no further ado,let's get started. panagarh air base renamed after former iafchief arjan singh panagarh air base was renamed as air forcestation arjan singh after the former indian

tejas yoga, air force chief.singh was the iaf chief from august 1964-69. he was the first indian air chief to be elevatedto the rank of air chief marshal on january 16, 1966.as squadron leader arjan singh, lead the ‘tiger’ squadron in saving imphal valley against themarauding japanese forces.

his leadership and daring exploits earnedhim a distinguished flying cross (dfc), which was pinned on him by lord mountbatten in imphalduring the operations. he was awarded padma vibhushan for leadingthe air force during the india-pakistan war. in recognition of his lifelong services, thegovernment conferred the rank of the “marshal of the indian air force” on arjan singhon january 28, 2002 making him the first and the only ‘five star’ rank officer withthe indian air force. panagarh, approximately 150 kms from kolkata,is located in burdwan district. the airbase in panagarh was constructed in 1944 duringthe second world war. air force station, panagarh, post the secondworld war, played a significant role in the

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