17-Gun Salute And Sukhoi-30 Fly-Past For War Hero Arjan Singh, Marshal Of Indian Air Force
Singh died suffering a cardiac arrest at the age of 98 at an Army hospital in Delhi on September 16.
The funeral of Arjan Singh, the Marshal of the Indian Air Force and a legendary fighter pilot, took place today with full state honours in the capital. Singh was the only officer to be ever named Marshal of the Indian Air Force.
Singh died suffering a cardiac arrest at the age of 98 at an Army hospital in Delhi on September 16.
Sukhoi-30 fighter jets carries out the flypast in a 'missing man' formation to bid farewell to Marshal of IAF- Arjan Singh #RIPArjanSingh pic.twitter.com/nY19Hrfwmn
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The national flag is being flown at half-mast at all government buildings in Delhi today in his tribute.
Arjan Singh's body was wrapped in the flag and was taken from his home to the Delhi Cantonment in a gun carriage decorated with flowers. A journey of 8 km was accompanied by an Air Force Band and a tri-services contingent at the funeral site.
Gun salute & fly past held at last rites ceremony of Marshal of the Air Force #ArjanSingh at Delhi's Brar Square. pic.twitter.com/28xxEpOj4I
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A fly past of Sukhoi-30 fighter jets and 17-gun salute were also held.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the chiefs of the Air Force, the Army and the Navy paid tributes at the last rites ceremony. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Army chief Dalbir Singh and BJP leader LK Advani also paid their respects.
