Varun Singh (Indian Air Force Officer)
Group Captain Varun Singh is an Indian Air Force group captain and pilot who is the sole survivor of the 2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash.[1][2] He is a member of the staff of the Defence Services Staff College, or DSSC.
In 2020, when he was a wing commander, he received the Shaurya Chakra award from Ram Nath Kovind on Independence Day after he managed to safely land his malfunctioning LCA Tejas aircraft from 10,000 feet in the air during an emergency, managing to save the lives of several people.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
On 8 December 2021, a helicopter carrying Singh and 13 others broke down on their way to the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, Tamil Nadu. All of the people, including the head of the Indian Armed Forces, Bipin Rawat, died, with the sole exception of Singh. The Indian Air force has confirmed he is currently at a hospital in Tamil Nadu. He is reported to have serious injuries[9][4][3][10][6][11], and is on life support[citation needed]. According to doctors, he was still conscious when he was taken for surgery.[12]
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- ↑ "Bipin Rawat No More: Group Captain Varun Singh Only Survivor In the Chopper Crash|India Today". Oakland News Now. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "India defence boss, wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2021-12-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Who is Group Captain Varun Singh? Know about lone survivor of IAF chopper crash". Hindustan Times. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Shaurya Chakra awardee Group Captain Varun Singh, sole survivor of IAF chopper crash, under treatment". India Today. Retrieved 2021-12-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Lone survivor of Mi17V5 helicopter crash is decorated IAF pilot who saved an LCA Tejas". Deccan Herald. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Quint, The (2021-12-08). "Shaurya Chakra Awardee Capt Varun Singh the Sole Survivor of IAF Chopper Crash". TheQuint. Retrieved 2021-12-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "India: Shaurya Chakra awardee survivor can throw light on IAF chopper crash". Gulf News. Retrieved 2021-12-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "IAF helicopter crash: Lone survivor had close call last year, got Shaurya Chakra for gallantry". The Indian Express. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ Bhandari, Shashwat (2021-12-08). "IAF helicopter crash: Group Captain Varun Singh lone survivor, battling for life". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ "Varun Singh, sole survivor of Indian military helicopter crash". The Business Standard. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ "India military helicopter crash kills 13, including defence chief of staff". CBC News.
- ↑ "Sole survivor of IAF chopper crash has family serving in all three services of armed forces". India Today. Retrieved 2021-12-08. Unknown parameter
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