Vir Chakra (VrC)

During the operations against Pakistan, Flight Lieutenant Pramod Chandra Chopra carried out 14 operational missions and displayed commendable enthusiasm in hunting for the enemy in the sky. On 11 September 1965, he flew as No. 3 in a four aircraft formation of Mysteres on a ground attack strike mission. The formation encountered heavy and concentrated enemy ground fire. Defying the barrage of anti-aircraft fire, Flight Lieutenant Chopra pressed home his attack and destroyed two enemy tanks in addition to several gun emplacements and vehicles.

His courage and determination, which inspired other pilots, were in the best traditions of the Indian Air Force