Capt Rajkumar, hero of Kerala flood, retires

  • | Friday | 1st May, 2020

By Express News ServiceOCHI: Captain p Rajkumar of Indian Navy retired on Thursday from Kochi, after 33 years of distinguished service. A native of Nilambur, Kerala, the officer is an accomplished helicopter pilot, who became a well-known name during the Kerala flood of 2018 in which he had rescued 26 personnel during a single rescue mission. He is a highly decorated officer having won two gallantry awards. He was awarded the Shaurya Chakra for night-time rescue mission undertaken off Kochi flying the Seaking helicopter during Cyclone Ockhi.

By Express News Service OCHI: Captain p Rajkumar of Indian Navy retired on Thursday from Kochi, after 33 years of distinguished service. A native of Nilambur, Kerala, the officer is an accomplished helicopter pilot, who became a well-known name during the Kerala flood of 2018 in which he had rescued 26 personnel during a single rescue mission. He is a highly decorated officer having won two gallantry awards. He was awarded the Shaurya Chakra for night-time rescue mission undertaken off Kochi flying the Seaking helicopter during Cyclone Ockhi.

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