Service No & Branch | 23771 F(P) | |||
Date of Birth: 17 Jul 1973 | Commissioned: 16 Dec 1995 | Course: 156 Course | ||
Service End: | Died in Service 02 Jul 2000 (27 Years age) Aircraft Accident | Nick Name : | ||
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Shaurya Chakra | ||||
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Flt Lt | Sameer Riaz Kagdi | 23771 F(P) | Award Date 04 Jul 2000 | Announced 15 Aug 2001 |
Details : | Flight Lieutenant Sameer Riaz Kagdi, was on the posted strength of a helicopter unit since 08 Oct 1999. He was an extremely professional flier and a matured officer, who gained the status of glacial captain in Op Meghdoot in a record time of five months. During his short stay of nine months, he flew 350 hours, including 225 hours on the Glacier. On several occasions he flew through enemy shelling to drop supplies to tactically crucial posts at the world's highest helipads. On 04 July 2000, Flt Lt SR Kagdi was detailed to fly as a captain to Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO). While flying to DBO, 05 nm short of Goshen, his helicopter experienced collective pitch lever failure and started descending rapidly. He handled this unusual and grave emergency in an extremely professional and competent manner. He selected the most suitable force landing field available and put down the helicopter with only cyclic control. He sustained grievous spinal injuries and fractures during landing. Unmindful of his excessive pain, his accurate and logical analysis of the emergency brought out the factors which gave the Court of Inquiry the requisite direction and made it possible to determine the cause of the failure and instituting remedial actions, thus preventing further recurrence. Flt Lt SR Kagdi succumbed to his injuries and died on 16 July 2000 in Command Hospital, Chandigarh. Flt Lt SR Kagdi exhibited thoroughbred soldierly attitude, exceptional professional courage and gallantry in face of an unusual grave and emergency and made supreme sacrifice in the best traditions of the Air Force. | |||
Unit : 114 HU | ||||
Reference : Notification No. 130-Pres/2001 dated 15th August, 2001 published in Part 1, Section 1, Gazette of India dated 9th February, 2002. |
Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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02 Jul 2000 | Cheetah SA-315 | Flt Lt Sameer Riaz Kagdi + Flt Lt Siddharth Puranik + | 114 HU | Cr Ladakh, 2 K incl |