Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed Pak F-16, flies MiG-21 with IAF chief
The Indian Air Force Chief is also a MiG-21 pilot and had flown the planes during the 1999 Kargil war while commanding the 17 Squadron, during the war.
The Indian Air Force Chief is also a MiG-21 pilot and had flown the planes during the 1999 Kargil war while commanding the 17 Squadron, during the war.
Varthaman became the first IAF pilot to shoot down an F-16 fighter jet during an aerial combat with the Pakistani Air Force.
The retired Air Marshal made the comments on Wednesday while addressing a meet at IIT-Madras.
Varthaman became the first IAF pilot to shoot down an F-16 fighter jet during an aerial combat with the Pakistani Air Force.
The IAF sources said that a medical review board in the near future will assess the medical fitness of Abhinandan and decide on when he can resume his operations as a fighter pilot.
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is back in India. But it appears that Pakistanis are unable to get over his ‘tea-session’ with the Pakistani Army which held him captive on 27 February.
The Prime Minister's remarks come a day after the Wing Commander was released by Islamabad after over 60 hours in captivity.
All members of the panel hailed the action of the Indian Air Force and called it a 'heroic job'.
UN Secretary-General Guterres reiterated his offer good offices to facilitate a dialogue should both countries agree.
The 35-year-old Wing Commander spent nearly 60 hours in Pakistani captivity after his MiG-21 Bison fighter jet was hit by Pakistan Air Force jets near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
