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Group Captain Kambampati Nachiketa Vayusena Medal (Gallantry),〔 〕 is a serving officer of the Indian Air Force. Group Captain Nachiketa came into the limelight during the Kargil War when on 27 May 1999, as a Flight Lieutenant, he was captured by Pakistani troops in Kashmir following ejection from his MiG-27L〔Stamford, Lincs., U.K.: Air Forces Monthly, July 1999, Number 136, pages 74–75.〕 aircraft after his engine was hit by Pakistani Stinger missile causing an engine flame-out〔(BBC News Service. India loses two jets )〕 while flying against infiltrator positions during the initial stages of Operation Safed Sagar. He was held in Pakistani custody as the first Indian prisoner of war of the conflict. Group Captain Nachiketa was born on 31 May 1973 to Mr K R K Sastry and Mrs Laxmi Sastry. He studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Delhi, and joined the Indian Air Force after training at the National Defence Academy at Khadakvasla, near Pune. ==Kargil War== Nachiketa was a Flight Lieutenant during the Kargil Operations. He was one of the pilots from No. 9 Squadron IAF who took part on a strike in the Batalik Sector on 26 May 1999. Armed with 80mm rockets, Nachiketa carried out an attack on an enemy concentration. He carried out a second attack on the target using the aircraft's 30mm cannon. Subsequently the engine flamed out. All attempts to re-light the engine failed and Nachiketa was forced to eject. After landing on the ground, it appeared that initially Nachiketa was able to gather his wits and evade immediate capture. However after two to three hours, a Pakistani Army Patrol caught him.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kambampati Nachiketa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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