Jayapal Jayakar

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Jayapal Mukund Jayakar (1912 - 1 January 1981), was the first Indian to receive a commission in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He conducted the 24 Indian pilots seconded to the UK in 1940. He was the son of M. R. Jayakar.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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  1. Jayapal M.R Jayakar - National Portrait Gallery.  Retrieved 26 December 2022 from www.npg.org.uk
  2. J. M. R. Jayakar.  Retrieved 26 December 2022 from www.open.ac.uk
  3. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Sainik Samachar. Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. 1981. p. 9.
  4. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"First Indian RAF Officer". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 February 1940. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Air Force list. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1941. p. 288.
  6. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"Indian pilot officers entertained by the King". West Ham and South Essex Mail. 15 November 1940. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.