Indian Army
Rajesh Gulati, SM
Lieutenant Colonel · 202 Army Aviation Squadron (Army Aviation Corps)
Date of Birth
3 November 1975
Balidan Diwas
11 February 2015
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Safapura Ridge, Bandipora, Jammu & Kashmir
State of Origin
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Service Number
IC-57963L
Unit / Regiment
202 Army Aviation Squadron (Army Aviation Corps)
Operation
Counter-Insurgency Operations
War / Conflict
Counter-Insurgency (J&K)
Biography
Lt Col Rajesh Gulati SM was a Qualified Flying Instructor and among the first pilots trained on the ALH Dhruv helicopter with over 1,000 flying hours. On 11 February 2015, during a night counter-insurgency mission near Bandipora, his helicopter collided with a ridge. He heroically maneuvered the aircraft away from the main hill but could not survive the crash. He was awarded the Sena Medal posthumously.
Sources
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