Statue of Legendary WW I Fighter Pilot Hardit Singh Malik to Be Erected in England
The statue will act as a memorial to the more than 1.2 million Indians who fought and 70,000 died during World War I for Britain.
A stamp released by the Government of India to commemorate Hardit Singh Malik. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
History04/Mar/2021
New Delhi: A statue of the legendary Hardit Singh Malik, the first Indian fighter pilot of the Royal Flying Corps, will be erected at Southampton, a city in South East England.
Malik is famous as the ‘Flying Sikh’. Among his other nicknames is the ‘Flying Hobgoblin’.