Shaurya Chakra Awardee Survivor Can Throw Light on IAF Chopper Crash

Despite being in extreme physical and mental stress in an extremely life-threatening situation, he maintained exemplary composure and regained control of the aircraft, thereby exhibiting exceptional flying skill.

Shaurya Chakra Awardee Survivor Can Throw Light on IAF Chopper Crash

Group Captain Varun Singh, the Directing Staff at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, Tamil Nadu, and the lone survivor of the ill-fated Mi-17V5 helicopter that crashed near Coonoor on Wednesday, killing 13 persons on board, can share details of the flight once he recovers.

A recipient of Shaurya Chakra gallantry award, Singh, who is undergoing treatment at the Military Hospital in Wellington, was one of the 14 passengers on board the chopper which also carried Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat.