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"I remember Marshal Arjan Singh was promoted from Wing Commander to Group Captain on the final day of the rehearsal. He was posted in the No-3 squadron at Risalpura airbase, Naushera near Peshawar (Pakistan).After the partition, they were asked to choose between Pakistan Air Force and Indian Air Force. "I, along with 21 other Air Force officers deployed in our airbase opted to go with the IAF . Commissioned in the Royal Air Force in 1942, he participated in the 1965 and 1971 wars and is a recipient of Vir Chakra (VC) for gallantry. It was a task completed with great accuracy and timing", Singh said.Singh is a highly decorated IAF officer settled in Chandigarh..