Squadron Leader V Manoj Nair hailed from Pazhaya Karakkamandapam village in the Trivandrum district of Kerala and was born on 15 Sep 1980. Son of K Viswambharan Nair (Retd Air Force officer) and Smt V Sujetha, he completed his BSc in Mathematics from Kerala University
Flt Lt Krishnamoorthy Praveen hailed from Madurai district of Tamil Nadu. He was the only son of Smt Manjula who was working as an Office Superintendent at Southern Railway. He was disciplined and meritorious while studying at the TVS Matriculation Higher Secondary School. He finished
Flight Lieutenant Tapan Kapoor hailed from Delhi and was born on 27 April 1986. Son of Shri Naresh Kapoor and Smt Lata Kapoor, Flt Lt Tapan grew up in Delhi and studied at Ramjas School Delhi. Known by his nickname ‘Tony” among his friends and
Wg Cdr Darryl Castelino hailed from Mumbai in Maharashtra and was born on November 2, 1975. Son of Shri Herald Castelino and Smt Leena Castelino, he had a strong desire to join the armed forces right from his childhood, which grew along with his age.
Sgt Sudhakar Yadav hailed from Asharfabad village in Sant Kabeer Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri Mahanand Yadav and was serving with the 157 Helicopter unit of the IAF when the tragedy struck at Kedarnath in the year 2013. Mi-17 Helicopter Crash: 25 June
Master Warrant Officer A K Singh hailed from Mubarakpur village in Marhaura subdivision of Saran district in Bihar. He was enrolled into the Indian Airforce in July 1984 and worked in various Air Force bases operating diverse aircraft and other associated systems during his service
Wing Commander Vikas Upadhyay hailed from Dwarka in New Delhi and was born in the year 1981. He completed his training from the National Defence Academy (102 Course) and went to the Air Force Academy for further training. He was commissioned into the Indian Air
Squadron Leader Shishir Tewari hailed from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 19 June 2010. He got trained as a helicopter pilot and passed out as part of 185th Pilots' Course. On completing of his training he got
Sergeant Gautam Kumar hailed from Ailum village in Uttar Pradesh. He was enrolled into the Indian Airforce in June 2006 and worked in various Air Force bases operating diverse aircraft and other associated systems during his service of over 10 years. During 2017, Sgt Gautam
Sergeant Satish Kumar hailed from Kasni in Rajasthan. He was enrolled into the Indian Airforce in Sep 2007 and worked in various Air Force bases operating diverse aircraft and other associated systems during his service of ten years. During 2017, Sgt Satish Kumar was serving with a helicopter
