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Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman VrC (born 21 June 1983) is an Indian Air Force fighter pilot of Mig-21 Bison plane who on 27 February 2019 scrambled with F-16 & JF-17 of Pakistan Air Force 's (PAF) retaliatory airstrikes in Jammu and Kashmir. He was awarded the Vir Chakra by the Indian government.
Nov 22, 2021 · Abhinandan Varthaman, then wing commander, was part of the Indian pushback team of Srinagar-based 51 Squadron. He was flying MiG-21 Bison - his father, Air Marshal (retd) Simhakutty Varthaman, also flew the MiG-21s. On Pakistan's side, advanced fighter jets, F-16s, were leading the charge.
Wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the IAF pilot who became the face of a tense military confrontation between India and Pakistan in February, has been promoted as a group captain. (PTI)...
Mar 1, 2019 · Indian air force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistani forces on Wednesday, has become the point of focus amid tensions between the two countries. The fighter pilot, who has 16...
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman staved off Pakistani interrogators trying to extract crucial information on Indian troop deployment, high-security radio frequencies and sensitive logistics...
Wing Commander Abhinandan’s MiG-21 Bison was shot down after successfully intercepting a posse of Pakistani fighters over the Line of Control in the Rajouri-Mendhar sector on 27 February,...
Mar 1, 2019 · Wing Cmdr. Abhinandan Varthaman Pakistan Armed Forces, via Associated Press. With his dark handlebar mustache and stoic demeanor, the wing commander, 35, became the face of India and...
Mar 1, 2019 · Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was handed over to Indian officials near a border crossing with Pakistan. Pakistan has freed an Indian fighter pilot captured after his plane was shot down...
Mar 1, 2019 · Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. Dramatic new details have emerged about the capture of Indian air force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman by Pakistani forces. People in Horran village threw...
Mar 1, 2019 · “Am I in India?” Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman asked as he crash-landed just inside Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. When he realised he had fallen into enemy’s hands, the brave pilot rushed to a nearby pond, tearing maps and submerging them in the water.
