We spoke on his b'day, a day before crash: Su-30 pilot's dad
The father of one of the pilots of the Sukhoi-30, which crashed in Arunachal Pradesh on 23 May, said that he had spoken to his son a day before, which was his birthday. "It was his birthday and I wished him... couldn't speak much as he was preparing for his flying duty... thought of calling him next morning", he said.