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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