Vir Chakra (VrC)

During the operations against Pakistan, Flight Lieutenant Vinod Patney was serving in an operational squadron in a forward area. He flew 16 operational sorties within the short period. On 13 September 1965, he took part in a ground attack mission in the Kasur-Khem Karan Sector and flew as No. 3 in a four-aircraft formation. During the attack, the formation met with heavy and determined ground fire from the enemy guns. One of our aircraft was shot down. Undeterred by this, Flight Lieutenant Patney pressed home five effective attacks on different enemy targets and destroyed three Patton tanks.