Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Squadron Leader

Unit:

No. 6 Squadron, Royal Indian Air Force

Awarded on:

March 28th, 1944

Rank:

Air Commodore

Awarded on:

January 26th, 1950

"Throughout his tenure as AOC No. 1 Group controlling operations in Jammu & Kashmir, Air Commodore Mehar Singh displayed great devotion to duty at personal risks and set an example to those serving under him. He was the first pilot to land an aircraft at the emergency landing ground at Poonch and at Leh. These tasks were not part of his duty but in view of the fact that these were hazardous tasks he was first to carry them out to give confidence to his junior pilots."