Tributes paid to wing commander killed in Gujarat copter collision

Wing Commander Sameer Saksena, who died in IAF copter collision in Gujarat, was on Sunday remembered by officers of 130 Helicopter Unit in winter capital city of Jammu and Kashmir.

Nine defence personnel, including five officers, died after two MI-17 choppers of Indian Air Force collided mid-air just after take off from an air base in Jamnagar on August 30.

Among those killed, Wing Commander Sameer Saksena was an experienced pilot of 130 HU, who had participated in several rescue and relief operations in J&K.

An event was organised at Air Force Station at Jammu during which Air Commodore Nitin Sathe, Air Officer Commanding AFS Jammu and Wing Commander Suresh Tiwari, Commanding Officer, 130 HU and all officers of the AFS paid rich tributes to the officer.