Lt. Asghar Khan, later Chief of Air Staff of the PAF stated, “with the solitary exception of Squadron Leader Mehar Singh, a pilot of exceptional ability, no one was able to inspire confidence among us.”[4] Mehar Singh was born on 20 March 1915 at Lyallpur (now Faisalabad in Pakistan).

He was selected for the Royal Air Force College Cranwell (RAFC), England in 1933 while he was in the final year of Bachelor of Science and joined in 1934.

Air Vice Marshall H. M. Grave, commandant, RAFC wrote of Singh: Keen, cheerful, hardworking and popular.

An exceptionally good pilot, keen on games and has represented the college at hockey of which he is an excellent player.

6 Squadron IAF with its Hawker Hurricane aircraft, came to be known as 'The Eyes of the 14th Army', which was commanded by General William Slim.

Lord Mountbatten lauded this feat, saying that he didn't know of an instance of an airlift being effected in such a short time.

This officer has completed a very large number of operations, and has displayed great skill, courage and determination.

This officer has rendered most valuable service.On 26 January 1950, when the Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces were established, Air Commodore Mehar Singh was awarded the second-highest war-time military decoration, the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC).

1 Group controlling operations in Jammu & Kashmir, Air Commodore Mehar Singh displayed great devotion to duty at personal risks and set an example to those serving under him.

[16] On the night of 16 March 1952, Singh was flying from Jammu to New Delhi and was caught in a storm, killing him.

In a relatively short career of 12 years, he rose to the rank of air commodore and was decorated with two war-time gallantry awards.