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Pride and Sacrifice: The Legacy of Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar
Two Indian Air Force pilots died when their Su-30 MKI fighter jet crashed during a training sortie in Assam, with the aircraft vanishing from radar shortly after takeoff.
- On March 6, 2026, a Su-30 MKI fighter jet crashed in Karbi Anglong district, Assam, killing two IAF pilots, officials confirmed.
- The training sortie from Jorhat airbase on Thursday involved the jet disappearing from radar shortly after takeoff while operating from Jorhat due to Tezpur runway work.
- Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar were identified as the crew; Purvesh had visited home ten days ago and participated in Operation Sindoor last year.
- The family was notified by the Group Captain, and Ravindra Duragkar said his son's body is likely to reach Nagpur in the evening, as IAF officials consoled him at his Nagpur home.
- Ravindra recalled his son's pride in serving the Indian Air Force, and family members remembered Purvesh sharing flying experiences and being single, after doing his schooling in Nagpur.
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The tragic death of a young Indian Air Force pilot has left the entire family in shock. The pilot's father said he had spoken to his son on the phone just a day before the accident. Everything was normal, but the next morning, news of his death shattered the family's world. The sudden death of this brave pilot, who had participated in Operation Sindoor, has sent shockwaves through not only the family but the entire area.
Pilot killed in IAF jet crash took part in Operation Sindoor says father
Nagpur: Ravindra Duragkar could only recall memories of his son, Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar, the most vivid being their phone chat on Wednesday and his visit home ten days ago for a family get-together. As IAF officials tried to console the retired railway employee at his home in Nagpur’s New Subedar Layout, the grief-stricken father occasionally regained his composure to say that Purvesh took immense pride in flying a fighter jet. Squad…
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