India News | Indian Navy Bids Farewell to Fighter Pilot Nishant Singh
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Mumbai/ The Indian Navy on Friday laid to rest with full military honours Commander Nishant Singh, a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy who lost his life in the Mig-29K crash off Goa on November 26.
Mumbai/Goa [India], December 12 (ANI): The Indian Navy on Friday laid to rest with full military honours Commander Nishant Singh, a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy who lost his life in the Mig-29K crash off Goa on November 26.
As per a statement, Singh was laid to rest with full military honours in Goa. His wife, Nayaab Randhawa, received the tricolour and her husband's uniform from the Commanding Officer of the squadron.
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The commander was the son of a naval officer and was a qualified flying instructor, adept on the Kiran Hawk and the Mig-29K fighter aircraft.
His body was found on Monday on the Arabian seabed at a depth of 70 metres below the surface, 30 miles off the Goa coast after an extensive search.
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The aircraft had crashed on November 26 while operating over the Arabian Sea. (ANI)
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