Vinod Patney
Defence and Security
Foreign Service Institute
India
Biography
Commissioned in 1961 in the fighter stream, Air Marshal Patney(spoken as 'patni'), he is a graduate of the Royal Air Force Staff Collegeand a founder member of the Tactics & Air Combat Development Establishment. During the Indo-Pak war in 1965, Flt Lt Vinod Patney was serving in an operational squadron in a forward area. He flew 16 operational sorties within the short period. On 13th 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, he pressed home five effective attacks on different enemy targets and destroyed three Patton tanks. For this he was awarded the Vir Chakra. For his actions during the 1971 Indo-Pak war he was mentioned-in-despatches. During his long and illustrious career he held various Command and Staff appointments which include Air Officer Commanding of Jammu and Kashmir, Air Officer Commanding Air Defence Control Centre and Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters WAC, AOC-in-C of WAC and AOC of Central Air Command.
Research Interest
Defence
