Tributes paid to commander killed in copter crash

Wing Commander Sameer Saksena,who died in IAF copter collision in Jamnagar district of Gujarat,was on Sunday remembered by officers of 130 Helicopter Unit in winter capital city of Jammu and Kashmir.

Written by Press Trust Of India
Jammu | September 3, 2012 04:18 AM IST

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Wing Commander Sameer Saksena,who died in IAF copter collision in Jamnagar district of Gujarat,was on Sunday remembered by officers of 130 Helicopter Unit in winter capital city of Jammu and Kashmir. Nine defence personnel,including five officers,died after two MI-17 choppers of Indian Air Force collided mid-air just after take off from an air base in Jamnagar on August 30. Among those killed,Wing Commander Sameer Saksena was an experienced pilot of 130 HU,who had participated in several rescue and relief operations in J&K.