Vir Chakra (VrC)

During the conflict with Pakistan in December 1971, Wing Commander Ramanathan Sundarsan was in a fighter bomber squadron in the Eastern Sector. As leader of a formation attacking Tezgaon airfield near Dacca, he was intercepted by a formation of four enemy aircraft. He engaged the enemy in spite of heavy ground fire and shot down one of the four Sabres. In this action, Wing Commander Sundarsan displayed gallantry and professional skill of a high order.