We Were There

Squadron Leader Mahinder Singh Pujji

In 1937 Mahinder Singh Pujji qualified as a pilot. He volunteered to join the RAF in 1940. He went on many missions and flew Tomahawks during the air war over the Western Desert in North Africa. He was later transferred to Burma to fly Hurricanes and whilst there, he helped to locate 300 West African troops who were lost in the jungle. For his services in Burma, Mahinder Singh Pujji was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). After the war he flew Boeing 707s for Air India. He moved to England to retire in 1974.