Indian Air Force
Shailendra Singh
Squadron Leader · 52 Squadron, Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team
Balidan Diwas
18 March 2006
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Near Naubad, Bidar, Karnataka
State of Origin
Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir
Unit / Regiment
52 Squadron, Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team
Biography
Squadron Leader Shailendra Singh was a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force, specializing in Jaguar aircraft. Born in Jammu, he trained as a flying instructor at the Basic Flying Training School in Allahabad before being selected for the elite Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) at 52 Squadron, Air Force Station Bidar. On March 18, 2006, during an aerobatic training exercise, two Kiran MK II aircraft flying in close formation collided mid-air near Naubad, approximately three kilometers from Bidar, Karnataka. Squadron Leader Shailendra Singh and Wing Commander Dheeraj Bhatia both made the supreme sacrifice in this tragic incident.
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