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IAF's latest acquisition Super Hercules crashes near Gwalior, 5 top airmen killed

New Delhi/Jaipur: The latest acquisition of Indian Air Force US-made C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft crashed near Gwalior after taking off from Agra air base, killing five airmen, including two Wing Commanders, two Squadron Leaders

India TV News Desk Updated on: March 28, 2014 16:41 IST
Names of five airmen killed: Wing Commander Prashant Joshi, Wing Commander Rajji Nair, Squadron Leader K Mishra, Squadron  Leader A Yadav (Navigator) and WO K P Singh (flight engineer).

Wing Commander Prashant Joshi was going to take charge as a Commanding Officer in the next ten days.

His wife Anita was also a pilot in IAF, and she had taken retirement and joined Kingfisher Airlines.

She lived with Prashant Joshi at Hindon airbase, but had gone to her in-laws house in Pune due to pregnancy in the last two months.

Wing Commander Rajji Nair also lives in Hindon air base with his wife and a son.
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