Air India deceased pilot DV Sathe was ex-IAF
August 07, 2020  22:55
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The shocking accident of the Air India Express flight, which crashed and split in two while landing at Kozhikode 

International Airport, has claimed the life of the pilot and co-pilot. 

The pilots of the ill-fated Air India Express Flight No IX 1344 from Dubai to Kozhikode has been identified as 

Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe and First Officer Akhilesh Kumar. 

Captain Sathe was a former Indian Air Force Test pilot. He was commissioned into service in 1981 and served in the 

force for 22 years. 

According to his colleagues, he was a wonderful pilot and a great human being.
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