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
Junior Warrant Officer Akhilesh Kumar Singh hailed from Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh. He was recruited into the Indian Air Force as an airman and got trained in the technical stream. He later got trained as a Flight Engineer and got posted to a front-line
Sqn Ldr Manu Rajagopal hailed from Udayanapuram in Vaikom taluk of Kottayam district in Kerala. He had a strong desire to join the armed forces right from his childhood and continued to follow his dream. Eventually he joined the Air Force and was commissioned on 15th
Wing Commander Thakur Narsing Bhagatsingh was born on January 27, 1974, and was brought up in BHEL Colony in Ramachandrapuram, Hyderabad. Son of Shri TD Singh, Wg Cdr Singh during his school days excelled in academics as well as in extracurricular activities. He had a
Flight Lieutenant Kunal Barpatte hailed from Nigadi village in Pimpri-Chinchwad tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra. Son of Shri Rajendra Barpatte and Smt Vidya Barpatte, Flt Lt Barpatte did his B.Sc in Electronics from Fergusson College at Pune. As a child, Flt Lt Barpatte was
Flying Officer Pankaj Kumar Nandal hailed from Nandal village in Rohtak district of Haryana and was born on 13 February 1991. Son of an IAF veteran JWO Krishan Chander Nandal and Smt Usha Devi, Fg Offr Pankaj Kumar Nandal spent his childhood with his paternal
Flight Lieutenant Pushpendra Badsara hailed from Hisar district in Haryana. He did his schooling at various schools including Kendriya Vidyalaya in Hyderabad (Class IX to XII). He was a keen swimmer and started swimming when he was in Class 7 and went on to win
Flight Lieutenant Deepika Sheoran hailed from Loharu in the Bhiwani district of Haryana and was born in the year 1990. Daughter of Shri Dalip Singh Sheoran and Smt Prem Lata, Flt Lt Deepika was the eldest among three siblings with one younger brother and one
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