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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.
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.
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...
IAF’s Abhinandan scripted military aviation history in 2019 by downing an F-16, seconds before his own MiG-21 Bison was hit by a missile forcing him to eject.
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, the...
Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was released by Pakistan as a “gesture of peace” through the Wagah-Attari joint check-post on Friday, two days after he was captured ...
Mar 1, 2019 · A newscast showed Wing Cmdr. Abhinandan Varthaman being released by Pakistani forces. He had been captured after his plane was shot down during border skirmishes over the disputed region of...
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...
Mar 1, 2019 · Pakistan has freed an Indian fighter pilot captured after his plane was shot down in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was handed over to Indian officials on ...
Mar 1, 2019 · Dramatic new details have emerged about the capture of Indian air force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman by Pakistani forces. People in Horran village threw stones at the pilot, who fired several...
