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New Delhi: In 2018, a few days before the passing out parade from the Air Force Academy (AFA) in Dundigal, Telangana, Flying Cadet Yogesh Yadav’s ray trainer plane crashed and he had to remove,
When the plane crashed, Yadav, who was training at the AFA after graduating from the National Defense Academy (NDA), parachuted to the ground after his ejection from a distance of about 200 meters from the ground. Fractures and other injuries were found in his leg.
His dream of becoming an Air Force pilot also came crashing down with it, as his injuries were severe and he was paralyzed from the waist down.
“But Yadav was not a person to give up. He was determined to finish his training and join the Indian Air Force (IAF),” a force source told ThePrint.
Yadav successfully graduated from the Academy on Saturday and joined the Indian Air Force as a Flying Officer in the Accounts Branch.
Air Chief Marshal Air Chief Marshal VR Choudhary congratulated him.
Sources said that in normal circumstances, Yadav would have been removed from the board (discharged from service) on medical grounds. But he was determined and appealed to the Indian Air Force to allow him to continue with the force.
This, even though he has gone through the rehabilitation process for almost two years.
Very shocking news…
Flight Commander Yogesh Yadav suffered an ejection injury 10 days before the POP, became paraplegic.
An epitome of patience, he is now going back to the AFA to resume training.
Grateful @Rajnath Singh IAF and MoD’s ACM Bhadauria Sr. offers to consider his case favorably! pic.twitter.com/ztgyFZS3f0— Ankur Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@ChatyTheCheetah) 12 December 2020
determination pays
The IAF saw his determination and decided to allow him to continue. But for this the approval of the Ministry of Defense was needed.
Sources said Defense Minister Rajnath Singh had approved Yadav’s continuation last year.
The assigned cadet returned to the AFA earlier this year and finished first in the Order of Merit for the Accounts Branch.
Sources said that as an officer of the IAF, Yadav will be bound by the rules of the Air Force. But, since he is paralyzed, some rules will be relaxed for him.
(Edited by Saikat Niyogi)
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