<p>The body of Wing Commander Hanumanth Rao Sarathi arrived here on Sunday afternoon, a day after he was killed in a plane crash between Sukhoi-30MKI and Mirage-2000 aircraft in Madhya Pradesh.</p>.<p>The two frontline combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed during a training mission in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district on Saturday, resulting in the death of Wing Commander Sarathi while two other pilots ejected safely.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/iaf-crash-mirage-planes-black-box-part-of-sukhoi-flight-data-recorder-found-1185672.html" target="_blank">IAF crash: Mirage plane's black box, part of Sukhoi flight data recorder found</a></strong></p>.<p>Sarathi's body was flown in by a special IAF plane and it will be later taken to his home in Ganeshpur.</p>.<p>A pall of gloom has descended at the residence of Wing Commander Sarathi, an instructor at Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TAC-DE) in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior.</p>.<p>The family members and relatives were inconsolable with his untimely demise. The 35-year-old pilot is survived by his wife, a three-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son.</p>.<p>The IAF officer comes from a defence background. Sarathi's father Revansiddappa Sarathi is a retired honorary captain and brother Praveen Sarathi is a serving Group Captain.</p>
<p>The body of Wing Commander Hanumanth Rao Sarathi arrived here on Sunday afternoon, a day after he was killed in a plane crash between Sukhoi-30MKI and Mirage-2000 aircraft in Madhya Pradesh.</p>.<p>The two frontline combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed during a training mission in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district on Saturday, resulting in the death of Wing Commander Sarathi while two other pilots ejected safely.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/iaf-crash-mirage-planes-black-box-part-of-sukhoi-flight-data-recorder-found-1185672.html" target="_blank">IAF crash: Mirage plane's black box, part of Sukhoi flight data recorder found</a></strong></p>.<p>Sarathi's body was flown in by a special IAF plane and it will be later taken to his home in Ganeshpur.</p>.<p>A pall of gloom has descended at the residence of Wing Commander Sarathi, an instructor at Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TAC-DE) in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior.</p>.<p>The family members and relatives were inconsolable with his untimely demise. The 35-year-old pilot is survived by his wife, a three-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son.</p>.<p>The IAF officer comes from a defence background. Sarathi's father Revansiddappa Sarathi is a retired honorary captain and brother Praveen Sarathi is a serving Group Captain.</p>