A tragic event occurred at the Air Force Academy in Dindigul, resulting in the loss of a distinguished pilot, Squadron Leader Abhimanyu Rai, in a Pilatus aircraft crash.
A proud graduate of the National Defence Academyโs 123rd Course, he completed his training at the Air Force Academy and subsequently joined the Indian Air Forceโs flying branch, specializing in the Transport Stream.
Squadron Leader Rai was a skilled flying instructor and had been commissioned into the IAF in December 2013.