Son of Mrs. Sunita and Mr Sunil Thapa, Major Abhijai Thapa belonged to Shyamnagar in Dharmsala district of Himachal Pradesh. Maj Abhijai Thapa was commissioned into the corps of Engineers in the Army, but later he got trained as a helicopter pilot and was transferred to the Army Aviation Corps. By the year 2014, Major Abhijai Thapa had gained an experience of more than 250 flying hours and evolved into a professionally competent pilot with expertise in various air operations.
Operation Iron Fist : 01 Oct 2014
During 2104, Maj Abhijai Thapa was serving with 39 (Independent) Recce and Observations Flight under the Army base in Bareilly. On 01 Oct 2014, Maj Abhijai Thapa was tasked for a recce mission near Indo-China border in Munsiyari, Pithoragarh along with his co-pilot Maj Vikas Varyani and engineering officer Capt Avinash Somavanshi. The crew took off in their Cheetah Helicopter and carried out the assigned task as per the operational plan.
However while returning from their mission Maj Abhijai Thapa experienced rotor failure and the snag developed into a serious emergency situation. The aircraft had logged approximately sixty minutes of flying time till then. Maj Abhijai realized that the aircraft was flying over thickly populated area of Bhartol village and the army base of 54 Engineer Regiment. He quickly assessed the situation and came to the conclusion that measures needed to be taken to minimize the casualties on the ground. Maj Abhijai having promptly identified the emergency, exhibited extreme courage and decided to maneuver the crippled aircraft away from the inhabited area.
In the limited time available, Maj Abhijai transmitted a distress call to the air traffic control tower and also cut off the fuel supply to the engine in order to minimize the collateral damage. Maj Abhijai then successfully diverted the aircraft despite the tremendous damage suffered in order to save the lives of over 11000 residents of Bhartol village and his other brethren in uniform from 54 Engineer Regiment. The aircraft then crashed away from the populated area and Major Abhijai and his crew members could not survive the crash and were martyred.
Maj Abhijai Thapa put the lives of his countrymen ahead of his own and sacrificed himself in the process. He was given the gallantry award “Shaurya Chakra” for his gallantry, devotion to duty and supreme sacrifice.
Maj Abhijai Thapa is survived by his wife Anjali Thapa.
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