Pune: NDA Pays Homage To Late Sqn Ldr Abhinav Choudhary
Mubarak Ansari
Khadakwasla, 23rd May 2021: A wreath-laying ceremony was organized at the Hut of Remembrance, National Defence Academy (NDA) on Saturday in honour of Late Sqn Ldr Abhinav Choudhary, who attained martyrdom during an air crash in Punjab’s Moga district.
The MiG – 21 (Bison) aircraft was on an operational sortie from Suratgarh in Rajasthan when it crashed in Langeana village on Thursday night.
Lt Gen Asit Mistry, Commandant, NDA paid homage to the braveheart in a solemn ceremony on behalf of the NDA fraternity.
Sqn Ldr Abhinav Choudhary was an alumnus of 124 NDA Course, R Squadron and passed out in May 2013. After passing out from the Air Force Academy, he was commissioned in the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
“Today, as his name gets inscribed in golden letters with full military honours in the sacred Hut of Remembrance, his martyrdom will continue to inspire future generations of NDA Cadets. The NDA fraternity offers heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family in this hour of grief”, NDA stated in a press release.
‘Hut of Remembrance’ at NDA is a sublime cenotaph that commemorates the sacrifice of ex-NDA officers of the Armed Forces who lay down their lives in the line of duty.
