War hero Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded the Vir Chakra

War hero Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded the Vir Chakra

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Category : Awards Published on: November 22 2021

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President Ram Nath Kovind awarded the Vir Chakra to Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman.
He was awarded the Vir Chakra for downing a Pakistani F-16 fighter plane during aerial combat on February 27, 2019, one day after the Balakot airstrike.
Aside from Abhinandan Varthaman, Sapar Prakash Jadhav of the Corps of Engineers was awarded the Kirti Chakra (posthumously), the second-highest peacetime gallantry award, for neutralizing terrorists in a Jammu and Kashmir operation.

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About Vir Chakra

The Vir Chakra is an Indian wartime military bravery award given for acts of conspicuous heroism in the face of the enemy on the battlefield. It is the third-highest award in the hierarchy of wartime gallantry awards, after the Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra.
First awarded: 1947
First Awardee Person: Major Somnath Sharma

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