Air Marshal Sardar Jagjit Singh Sandhawalia Of Raja Sansi PVSM (1986), VSM (1964). b. 1928, education Government Mc Lagan Engineering Colls., Lahore; Government Engineering College, Roorkee; Air Force Tech. College, Jallahali; and National Defence College Mechanical Engineer 1949, command pilot officerIAF (Technical Branch) 1950, promoting onsquadron leader 1960, CO Technical Branch at Chushul (Ladakh) 1960-1963, served in Chinese confrontation 1962, promoting Wing Commander 1965, Deputy Air Attaché Moscow 1965-1968, Senior Maintenance SO Western Air Commander, and Training Commanded to 1978, promoting Air Marshal 1983, AO Maintenance 1983-1986. He had issue, a son Kanwar Jai karan Singh Sandhawalia.