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Wasantha Abeywardena
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Squadron Leader Wasantha Abeywardena (1981 - 12 December 2014 ) was Sri Lankan aviator. He was Captain of a Sri Lanka Air Force Antonov 32 which crashed on 12 December 2014 killing four of its crew. Born in Kurunegala, Abeywardena was educated at Royal College, Colombo before he join the Sri Lanka Air Force in the General Duties (Pilot) branch and was promoted to the rank of Squadron Leader in July 2014. A green rated pilot he had logged over 2239 flying hours. Only a month before his death in a plane crash, he had married Neomi Aluthgamage a Sri Lankan Airlines stewards and niece of Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Minister of Sports. |
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