Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashes near Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh

An Indian Army aviation Cheetah helicopter, flying in the forward area near Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang, crashed on Wednesday during a routine sortie. One pilot Lt Col Saurabh Yadav succumbed to his injuries while the other was undergoing treatment.

Tragic news coming from Tawang District in Arunachal Pradesh about an Indian Army Cheetah Helicopter crash. Praying for the survival of the pilots 🙏 pic.twitter.com/I6uhldhPbI

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) October 5, 2022

#IndianArmy #LtGenRPKalita #ArmyCdrEC & All ranks offer tributes to the supreme sacrifice of Lt Col Saurabh Yadav in the line of duty on 05 Oct 2022 while flying a #CheetahHelicopter near #Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. #EasternCommand offers deepest condolences to the family. pic.twitter.com/lhC6c0jlf0

— EasternCommand_IA (@easterncomd) October 5, 2022