Date of Birth
15 April 1990
Balidan Diwas
3 June 2019
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Near Pari Hills, Gatte village, Arunachal Pradesh
State of Origin
Palwal, Haryana
Service Number
34645 F(P)
Unit / Regiment
43 Squadron
Operation
AN-32 Mechuka Air Support Mission
Biography
Flight Lieutenant Ashish Tanwar hailed from Deeghot village in Palwal district. After completing his graduation in computer science, he joined the IAF as a short service commissioned officer, commissioned into the flying branch on 20 June 2015. He trained as a transport pilot and gained experience across various air operations. On 3 June 2019, while serving with 43 Squadron based at Jorhat, Assam, he and the crew departed for the Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground. The AN-32 aircraft lost contact 33 minutes after take-off, and the wreckage was found after eight days following a massive rescue operation involving the Indian Army, ITBP and IAF aircraft. A competent pilot and committed air warrior, he laid down his life in the line of duty.
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43 Squadron · 2019
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43 Squadron · 2019
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43 Squadron · 2019
Flight Lieutenant Mohit Kumar Garg
43 Squadron · 2019
Flight Lieutenant Sunit Mohanty
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