| 26th Apr 1974 |
Abhijit is born to Anil and Kavita Gadgil in Pune, India |
| 11th Jan 1993 |
Having been educated all over the country as an IAF pilot's son, Abhijit joined the 89th course at the National Defence Academy, Pune in January 1993 and was assigned to the M (Mike) squadron |
| 21st Dec 1996 |
Abhijit graduated from the academy, and was commissioned as a Flying Officer |
| 11th Sept 2001 |
Twin Towers in America are destroyed by terrorists |
| 12th Sept 2001 |
World over, Air Forces go on red alert. As a 2-Aircraft leader, Abhijit is at the forefront with the Panthers (23rd squadron) at Suratgarh, 100 km from the Pakistan border |
| 17th Sep 2001 |
Flt Lt. Abhijit’s fatal crash at Suratgarh, Rajasthan in a MiG-21 |
| Early 2002 |
Gadgil.com goes up. Receives hundreds of letters from people offering to help |
| Mid 2002 |
Kavita Gadgil is contacted by many other parents and families of crash victims and realises that the problem is deeper and that something needs to be done about it |
| 21st Dec 2002 |
AASF was conceived |
| 01st Feb 2003 |
A letter written to the Chief of Air Staff- IAF inquiring the cause of the fatal crash |
| 12th Mar 2003 |
A reply sent by Air Marshal Ashok Goel, Inspector General (Flight Safety) on behalf of the IAF |
| 05th Aug 2003 |
Meeting with the President of India with the petition regarding MiG-21 crashes and the fatal crash of Flt Lt. Abhijit Gadgil |
| 07th Aug 2003 |
Letter received from the then Defence Minister Mr. George Fernandes (dated July 29), showing concern about the MiG-21 crashes and inviting Mr & Mrs. Anil Gadgil for a meeting |
| 15th Sep 2003 |
Meeting with the Defence Minister where he agreed to re-examine the cause of Abhijit’s crash |
| 15th Sep 2003 |
A detailed letter to the Chief of the Air Staff from Mr. and Mrs Anil Gadgil in response to the letter dated March 12, 2003 |
| 20th Dec 2003 |
Reminder to the CAS and also raising pertinent queries regarding the crash investigations |
| 28th Jan 2004 |
Reminder to CAS to respond to the above letters |
| 05th Aug 2004 |
One more reminder to the IAF |
| 26th Aug 2004 |
An open letter to the CAS-IAF sent as well as published in some national dailies |
| 16th Dec 2004 |
A complaint filed to the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) regarding injustice shown to Flt Lt. Abhijit Gadgil and deep anguish caused to his parents, as its result |
| 15th Feb 2004 |
A letter received from the Chief of Air Staff– IAF |
| 16th Feb 2004 |
A letter received from the Ministry of Defence |
| 28th Feb 2004 |
Reply sent to the Chief of Air Staff– IAF |
| 04th Mar 2004 |
Another letter sent in to CAS |
| 05th Mar 2005 |
A letter to Air Marshall Ahluwalia, IG (Flight Safety) |
| 18th Mar 2005 |
A meeting with the IG in Mumbai |
| 21st Mar 2005 |
E-mail to CAS |
| 23rd Mar 2005 |
Apology Letter from Air Chief SP Tyagi is sent out |
