Vir Chakra (VrC)

Flight Lieutenant Chandra Krishna Kumar Menon of a Hunter squadron at Halwara in September 1965 carried out eight operational sorties ofwhich seven were in close support of the Army On 8 September, he led a four aircraft formation to engage targets in the Kasur-Lahore Sector. His formation destroyed a supply train carrying ammunition at Raiwind. During the same mission, a large number of tanks and gun emplacements were also successfully engaged and destroyed or damaged. In these sorties, Flight Lieutenant Menon displayed professional skill and utter disregard for his personal safety in the best traditions of the Air Force.