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On Wings of Courage

Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · English

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Arjan Singh: Key life facts and military rise

  • Arjan Singh was born on April 15, 1919, in Lyalpur, now Faislabad in Pakistan.
  • He was selected for the Empire Pilot training course at RAF Cranwell in 1938 when he was 19 years old.
  • His first assignment was flying Westland Wapiti biplanes in the North-Western Frontier Province as a member of No. 1 RIAF Squadron.
2

1965 war and leadership qualities

  • In 1965, Pakistan launched Operation Grand Slam with an armoured thrust targeted at Akhnoor.
  • He led the Indian Air Force through the war with courage, determination, and professional skill.
  • He inspired the Air Force to victory despite restrictions on the full use of air combat power.
3

Honours, ranks, and distinctions

  • Arjan Singh was the only officer to attain the highest post of Marshal, the Air Force equivalent to the Army’s five-star Field Marshal.
  • Marshal of the Air Force is the highest Air Force rank and is equivalent to the Army’s five-star Field Marshal.
  • Sam Manekshaw and K M Cariappa were the only two army generals honoured with the rank of Field Marshal.
4

Literary and language points

  • The chapter is a biographical sketch, so it presents real events from a person’s life in a factual style.
  • The central theme is courage combined with discipline and leadership.
  • Another important theme is service to the nation.

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Arjan Singh was the only officerHe took over as headHe was awarded the Padma VibhushanHe kept his flying currency tillHe was known as a man

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