| Names |
KAMAL SINGH OBERH
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| Date of Birth |
Date not known |
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Identity |
Indian Air Force Officer and Skydiver |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
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1993: He was commissioned in the
Indian Air Force.
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January 1, 2000:
He skydived over the South Pole (Patriot Hills Drop
Zone) from a height of 16,000 feet on this day
in temperatures below minus 30 degree Celsius and set a national
record by becoming the first ever to have successfully
skydived over the white continent of Antarctica.
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April 20, 2002:
He created history on this day,
when he jumped out of MI 8 helicopter flying over the North Pole
thus becoming the first Indian to skydive on two extremes of the
earth - the Antarctica (south pole) and the Arctic (north pole).
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January 24, 2004: He was part of the team that created a world record in skydiving on when 672 skydivers jumped
simultaneously from eight aircraft and landed in the designated drop
zone, in Bangkok.
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| Special Achievements
/ Events |
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The First Indian to skydive on two extremes of the earth,
viz. The Antarctica (south pole) and the Arctic (north pole).
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He hails from a small
village in Jammu district of J&K.
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After serving as Fighter Controller for about a year and a half, he
opted for a more challenging and adventurous job and became a
Parachute Jump Instructor at the Paratroopers Training School in
Agra , Uttar Pradesh.
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He is also a renowned BASE (Buildings Aerials Spans and
Earth) jumper having jumped over many tall buildings in
Bangkok and Malaysia including the 1400ft KL towers in Kuala Lumpur.
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He has more than 800 jumps to his credit, including
more than 100 night jumps.
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