Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release:

2026-11-06 22:31:21 By SLAF Media 8 Comments -- >

FLIGHT ENGINEER BADGE AWARDED AT AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS

Sergeant Lasintha MGR was awarded the Flight Engineer Badge by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, during a ceremony held at the Commander's Office, Air Force Headquarters.

Sergeant Lasintha received the badge in recognition of his achievement of completing 55 hours and 40 minutes of flying experience on the Mi-17 helicopter, fulfilling the required flying hours for the qualification.

The Flight Engineer Badge recognises the professional competence, technical knowledge and operational experience required to undertake flig...