Dhanoa undertook a sortie on the two-seater trainer version of the aircraft and followed it up with three solo flights on Mig-21 Type 96, the oldest variant of the aircraft. Zee News - Published
IAF Chief BS Dhanoa flies a number of solo sorties in MiG 21 fighter aircraft in Sulur Air Base over the last few days. Actually, Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa has commanded 17 Squadron during Kargil war..
The Indian Air Force's finest squadron patches creator is none other than a 21-year-old Political science graduate. The boy, Saurav Chordia, works as a graphic designer in New Delhi and has designed.. Mid-Day - Published
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s MiG-21 Bison squadron has got new patches made with “Falcon Slayers” and “AMRAAM Dodgers” embossed on them to mark his shooting down of the Pakistani.. IndiaTimes - Published
Tackling the question as to which aircraft -- the US supplied F-16 or the Chinese origin JF-17 -- brought down the IAF's MiG-21 Bison piloted by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, Pakistani daily the.. Sify - Published
The IAF on Monday said it has “irrefutable evidence” that not only did Pakistan deploy F-16s in the intended strike on Indian military installations across the Line of Control on February 27, which.. IndiaTimes - Published
The IAF on Monday said it has “irrefutable evidence” that not only did Pakistan deploy F-16s in the intended strike on Indian military installations across the Line of Control on February 27, which.. IndiaTimes - Published
Addressing a press briefing in New Delhi, AVM Kapoor read out the IAF statement, which said that the two aircraft, MIG-21 Bison and F-16, went down during aerial combat. Firstpost - Published
The Indian Air Force on Monday nailed Pakistan's lies by asserting that it has credible information and evidence that the Pakistan Air Force lost one F16 in the dogfight with MiG-21 on 27 February. Zee News - Published
The IAF has irrefutable evidence of the fact that the F-16 was used by Pakistan Air Force on February 27, Air Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor said. DNA - Published
Pentagon said it was “not aware” of any audit of Pakistan’s F-16 jets that a US journal said showed no missing aircraft. Pakistan released pictures of what it claimed are four missile seeker.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Indian Air Force has refuted a report in a US magazine that all Pakistani F-16s were accounted for after the February 27 dogfight. The IAF has officially reiterated that the MiG-21 being flown by.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Indian Air Force has refuted a report in a US magazine that all Pakistani F-16s were accounted for after the February 27 dogfight. The IAF has officially reiterated that the MiG-21 being flown by.. IndiaTimes - Published
The communist-era jets, which include MiG-19, MiG-17 and MiG-21 models among others, have been out of commission for well over a decade. Firstpost - Published
Earlier in March, an IAF MiG-21 Bison aircraft airborne from Air force Station Nal for a routine mission had crashed near Rajasthan's Bikaner. Firstpost - Published
IAF pilots combat superiority, even when faced with an advanced F-16 fighter jet, has been proven in the past, but to ensure the air force maintains its qualitative edge it's imperative that it gets.. Firstpost - Published
Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that India knows the identity of the deceased Pakistani pilot whose F-16 was downed by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG-21. Firstpost - Published
Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja was tortured and killed after his MiG-21 was shot down and he ejected across the Line of Control during the Kargil War. Rediff.com - Published
An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 Bison, piloted by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, shot down a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 fighter aircraft and there are eyewitness accounts as well as.. Firstpost - Published
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing on Saturday that an Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison, piloted by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, shot down a Pakistan.. Zee News - Published
It also said evidence on the use of F-16 fighter jets by Pakistan is there in the form of parts of AMRAAM missile recovered from the site, which is carried only by F-16 aircraft of the Pakistan Air.. Zee News - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, however, confirmed that the IAF's MiG-21 Bison, piloted by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, shot down a Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft and there were.. Firstpost - Published
The fighter that crashed on Friday was of the same make that had downed a Pakistani F-16 in a dogfight before taking a hit itself on February 27. Initial inputs indicate the likely cause of accident.. IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA
The MiG-21 Bison aircraft piloted by Wng Cdr Varthaman had shot down Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter jet when it tried to violate India's air space. Zee News - Published
A MiG-21 fighter plane crashed in Shobhasar village near Rajasthan's Bikaner on Friday. This comes over a week after India lost a MiG-21 after Pakistan Air Force shot it down during a dogfight on 27.. Firstpost - Published Also reported by •Zee News
"Misinformation on the shooting of Pakistan Air Force F-16 by MiG-21 Bison are being spread on various social media sites," news agency ANI reported quoting IAF officials. Zee News - Published
Pakistani fighter pilots flying their F-16 combat aircraft had fired four to five American AMRAAMs (AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile) from a distance of 40 to 50 kilometres at the.. Firstpost - Published
Wing Commander Varthaman became a national hero when he shot down a Pakistani F-16 while chasing it out in his MiG-21 bison during Indian air space violation by Pakistan. As his MiG-21 went down, the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Wing Commander Abhinandan, flying a MiG-21 Bison, had engaged a PAF F-16 jet on the morning of February 27, 2019, and shot it down. Zee News - Published
He remarked that aircraft are chosen in a planned mission but when an adversary strikes, every available aircraft is used to counter the enemy. Zee News - Published
Varthaman told senior IAF commanders and doctors treating him that he wants to start flying at the earliest, the officials told. On Wednesday, he became the first IAF pilot to shoot down an F-16.. IndiaTimes - Published
IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be the first recipient of the 'Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar' instituted by the Akhil Bharatiya Digambar Jain Mahasamiti, a functionary of the.. IndiaTimes - Published
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