IAF MiG-21 pilot awarded medal for saving aircraft twice last year

IAF Wing Commander Aditya Prakash Singh encountered technical failures while flying the MiG-21 not once but twice last year. Both times, he was able to land the aircraft safely.

For his actions, he was awarded the Shaurya Chakra.

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