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Who is the only IAF officer to have been awarded by the Param Vir Chakra ?

A

Karam Singh

B

Somnath Singh

C

Yogendra Singh Yadav

D

Nirmal Jeet Singh Sekhon

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As of January 2018, Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously in 1971, is the only Indian Air Force officer to have been honoured with the medal.
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