Varun Singh (Indian Air Force Officer) (edit)
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| birth_date = 1982 | | birth_date = 1982 | ||
| birth_place = Kanholi, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] | | birth_place = Kanholi, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] | ||
| death_date = {{Death date|2021|12|15}} | |||
| death_place = Command Hospital Air Force Bangalore | |||
| allegiance = {{flag|India|23px}} | | allegiance = {{flag|India|23px}} | ||
| branch = {{air force|India|23px}} | | branch = {{air force|India|23px}} | ||
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{{Distinguish|Varun Singh Bhati}}[[Group captain (India)|Group Captain]] '''Varun Singh''' [[Shaurya Chakra|SC]] was an [[Indian Air Force]] [[Group captain (India)|group captain | {{Distinguish|Varun Singh Bhati}}[[Group captain (India)|Group Captain]] '''Varun Singh''' [[Shaurya Chakra|SC]] was an [[Indian Air Force]] [[Group captain (India)|group captain]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bipin Rawat No More: Group Captain Varun Singh Only Survivor In the Chopper Crash{{!}}India Today|url=https://oaklandnewsnow.com/cds-bipin-rawat-no-more-group-captain-varun-singh-only-survivor-in-the-chopper-crash-india-today/|url-status=live|website=Oakland News Now}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India defence boss, wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/india-helicopter-crash-defence-chief-bipin-rawat-on-board|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-08|website=[[Al Jazeera]]|language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the staff of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), and was a passenger accompanying the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces]], [[General (India)|General]] [[Bipin Rawat]], who was enroute to make a speech to military students and staff at the DSSC, when the [[Mil Mi-17|Mil Mi-17V-5]] they were onboard crashed.<ref>{{cite news |first=M. |last=Saravanan|last2=Sundar|first2=P. S. |date=8 December 2021 |title=First Chief of Defence Bipin Rawat, 12 others killed in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/dec/08/first-chief-of-defence-bipin-rawat-12-others-killed-in-chopper-crash-in-tamil-nadus-coonoor-2393293.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |location= |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||