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The aircraft had taken off from Adampur in Punjab and was en route to Agra for a training exercise when the incident happened.
Pathanamthitta native Thomas Cheriyan was just 22 when the incident happened in 1968.
Anoop was trekking alongside an Italian friend on a mountain 2,400 meters above sea level.
Men get permanent commission in all branches except flying. The short service commission in the flying branch lasts for 14 years.
The term Air Ace emerged in 1915 during World War I, at the same time as aerial dog fighting - a term intended to provide the home population with a cult of the hero in what was otherwise a war of attrition.
Vijayalakshmi too will go down in history as one among those many illustrious souls who despite scaling heights of glory are alien to the land they were born in.
The military has historically promoted relatively few women to senior positions.
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