Abhinandan Varthaman
Indian fighter pilot
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Varthaman Abhinandan, VrC is an Indian Air Force fighter pilot who, during the 2019 India–Pakistan standoff, was held captive in Pakistan for 60 hours after his aircraft was shot down in an aerial dogfight. WikipediaBorn: June 21, 1983 (age 38 years), Tamil Nadu, India
Spouse: Tanvi Marwaha
Award: Vir Chakra
Rank: Group Captain
Children: Tavish
Parents: Simhakutty Varthaman, Shobha Varthaman
Siblings: Aditi Varthaman
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IAF promotes Balakot air strike hero Abhinandan Varthaman to Group Captain rank. Indian Air Force ace pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has been ...
All the latest news about Wing Commander Abhinandan from the BBC.
Varthaman Abhinandan, VrC (born 21 June 1983) is an Indian Air Force fighter pilot who, during the 2019 India–Pakistan standoff, was held captive in ...
Service number: 27981
Years of service: 2004 to present
Service/branch: Indian Air Force
Born: June 21, 1983 (age 38); Tamil Nadu, India
22-Nov-2021 — Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman received the Vir Chakra, the third-highest wartime gallantry award, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New ...
29-Oct-2020 — A Pakistani opposition leader has claimed that Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was released after Foreign ...
03-Nov-2021 — Indian Air Force has promoted Balakot hero Wing Commander Abhinandan to the rank of Group Captain which is equivalent to the rank of a ...
21-Nov-2021 — AbhinandanVarthamanWing Commander (now Group Captain) Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind on 22 ...
22-Nov-2021 — According to the report by The Indian Express, the citation for the award stated: "Wing Commander Abhinandan showed conspicuous courage, ...
Military Force: Indian Air Force
22-Nov-2021 — Abhinandan Varthaman, then wing commander, was part of the Indian pushback team of Srinagar-based 51 Squadron. He was flying MiG-21 Bison ...
04-Nov-2021 — The Indian Air Force has approved the rank of Group Captain for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who had downed an enemy jet during an ...