Suranjan Das

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MEMU Rakes built by BEML parked parallel to Suranjan Das Road
MEMU Rakes belonging to Central Railway parked adjacent to Suranjan Das Road

Suranjan Das (22 February 1920 – 10 January 1970)[1][2] was a pilot in the Indian Air Force. He joined the Royal Indian Air Force during the Second World War and was among the first pilots to be sent to Empire Test Pilots School to a test pilot for the Indian Air Force. He was a group captain. He commanded the Halwara Air Force Station Base between 1967 and 1969 and was the director of the Aircraft & Armament Testing Group of the Indian Air Force from 1969 until his death. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 1970.[3] He was the son of Sudhi Ranjan Das.[4] He died in an air crash while test flying a HAL HF-24 prototype.[5]

The entire 4.1-km stretch of the road connecting Old Madras Road and Old Airport Road, Bangalore, is named Suranjan Das Road after Group Captain Suranjan Das.[6]

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  1. ↑ BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR Volume 2.  (22 February 1920)  Retrieved 13 September 2024 from Bharat-Rakshak.com – India's First Defence Portal
  2. ↑ A legacy that almost died with Capt Das.  (10 January 2011)  Retrieved 13 September 2024 from Deccan Herald
  3. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. 1970. p. 289. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Sainik Samachar. Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. 1970. pp. 226–. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Suranjan Das - the man and the professional.  Retrieved 10 July 2020 from link
  6. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ET
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