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Flt Lt Lawrence Frederic Pereira (10 June 1945 – 14 December 1971) was an Indian air force officer. He was the recipient of the Vir Chakra, India's gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield.[1]
Air Force career
Pereira began his training on 10 March 1963 at Air Force Administrative College in Coimbatore. He was commissioned on 10 August 1964, in the 80/90th Pilots course. Lawrie attended several training programs, courses and posting. The first posting to a fighter squadron after his commissioning was to No.220 Squadron at Pune. He actively participated in 1965 war with Pakistan. After this he was posted to a Gnat Fighter Unit. He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant in 1968 and trained on the Sukhoi-7 beginning in 1970. He was posted to Adampur Air Force Base and later to No. 26 Squadron IAF.[2]
Vir Chakra
The citation for the Vir Chakra awarded to him reads: Template:Quotation
References
- ↑ Flt Lt Lawrence Frederic Pereira, VrC. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ↑ Flt Lt Lawrence Fredrick Pereira VrC - Honourpoint.