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Biju Patnaik Memorial
May 10 , 2025
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- The memorial plaque dedicated to the late Biju Patnaik was inaugurated at the Russian Embassy in New Delhi.
- The plaque is meant to honour Biju Patnaik’s role in the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.
- Patnaik joined the Royal Indian Air Force in 1936.
- He was mostly flying the supply and transport planes such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, more commonly known as ‘Dakota’.
- He was integral in the evacuation of British officials from Rangoon.
- Patnaik also flew supply missions to assist China’s Chiang Kai-Shek.
- After his passing in 1997, his coffin was wrapped in the national flags of three different countries: India, Indonesia (whose Independence effort he had aided), and Russia.
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