[1] La Fontaine studied at St. Anthony's High School at Lahore and at St. George's College at Musoorie.

Over the next three years, La Fontaine spent his career imparting beginner, intermediate and operational instructions in flying in a variety of aircraft, including the Tigermoth, Harvard, Spitfire and De Havilland Vampire.

However, despite their efforts, La Fontaine and his team, under strict orders to avoid operations against targets within East Pakistan, did not see much action later on.

The IAF was involved in operations for the first time since 1971, when it undertook supply and relief sorties over Sri Lanka.

However La Fontaine could not oversee the complete operations of the Indian Peace Keeping Force.

[4] La Fontaine died of heart attack on 6 April 2011, at his home in Medak district in Andhra Pradesh; he was 82 and was survived by his wife and three daughters.

[5] Medak district Collector S Suresh Kumar laid a wreath on Lafontaine's body on behalf of AP government and paid homage.