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Air Mshl VK “Jimmy” Bhatia – one of only 5 to be “Bar to VrC” in @IAF_MCC . Jimmy’s exceptional aviation career remains unmatched. He flew 34 sorties across 65 & 71 wars, deep into enemy territory destroying ac & military assets. His story. #LivingLegends #IAFHistory (1/24) 
He was born on 5 Oct 42 at Mardan, near Peshawar as one of seven siblings with 3 elder sister & 3 younger brothers. Partition took a toll on the family. His mother &all the brothers died during the partition/ migration years plunging the family into a nomadic state for years. 2/
His father was a police officer in Peshawar & was absorbed in IPS, Rajasthan Cadre, where Jimmy spent his early years. Jimmy passed Matric from Raj Univ, at little over 13 ½ years of age. One year in Maharajas College, Jaipur & joined NDA at about 15 years in age. 3/
New research predicts that there could be 2,000,000 ancient, veteran and notable trees across the whole of England!🌳🏴 #LivingLegends bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…
The #AncientTreeInventory maps the distribution and condition of ancient and #VeteranTrees across the UK.
So far it holds more than 180,000 records, yet this may account for less than 10% of the nation's oldest trees.
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So far it holds more than 180,000 records, yet this may account for less than 10% of the nation's oldest trees.
ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk
With our support, Dr Victoria Nolan predicted the distribution of ancient and other noteworthy trees across the UK, in a 4-year PhD study at @UniofNottingham. Her research produced three key findings⬇️
