The Jammu Station conference hall of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was on Saturday named after Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal who died after his aircraft crashed during a training mission in Rajasthan’s Barmer in July, a defence spokesman said.
Slogans for his long afterlife rented the air as the coffin of Flight Lieutenant Advidtya Bal arrived at his home in Jinder Mehlu hamlet of border belt of RS Pura where thousands of people gathered to pay their last respects to the fighter pilot.
R S PURA, (Jammu), July 30: Slogans for his long afterlife rented the air, as coffin of Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal arrived at his home in Jinder Mehlu hamlet of border belt of R S Pura, where thousands of people gathered to pay their last respects to the fighter pilot. In an atmosphere of gloom, the village youth mourned the death of their role model, who rose to become a fighter pilot from this small hamlet. Bal’s mortal remains arrived […]
Bal s family members expressed regret saying he died while flying an "ailing" aircraft" instead of "fighting enemies". They urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to immediately retire the entire fleet of ageing MiG-21 jets so that no more lives are lost. IAF MiG-21 Crash: Fighter Pilot Advitiya Bal Cremated with Full Military Honours in Jammu and Kashmir s RS Pura.
Slogans for his long afterlife rented the air, as coffin of Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal arrived at his home in Jinder Mehlu hamlet of border belt of RS Pura, where thousands of people gathered to pay their last respects to the fighter pilot.