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Air Commodore Sudhindra Kumar Majumdar was an officer and helicopter pioneer in the Indian Air Force.

Early life
, Bihar. Majumdar was born on 7 October 1927 at Patna, Bihar, India. His parents were Shri. S. K. Majumdar, Bar-at-Law, and Smt. Jyoti Devi. ==Military career==
Military career
Fixed-wing aircraft Majumdar began his flying career with Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF). At the height of the Second World War in 1945, he was inducted in the RIAF. He received his ‘flying wings’ in 1948, ==Anecdotes==
Anecdotes
There are many anecdotes of his life involving political stalwarts like Jawaharlal Nehru, K. K. Menon, Indira Gandhi, V. V. Giri and the like. He had many stories to tell about his experiences. He was regarded by his peers and family as "cheerful [and] generous" with "very high integrity, honesty and extremely patriotic. He had a good sense of humour and was a great story teller." ==Death==
Death
Early in the morning of 20 July 2011, Air Commodore SK Majumdar - "First military helicopter pilot of India", "Doyen of the Indian Air Force", "Father of One-Oh-Four Helicopter Sqd, (Fire Birds)" - bid us his last good bye after a semi-prolonged illness! He died at age 83 == References ==
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