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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.
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, 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)
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman staved off Pakistani interrogators trying to extract crucial information on Indian troop deployment, high-security radio frequencies and sensitive logistics...
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...
Within minutes, Abhinandan, then a Wing Commander, scrambled to intercept the jets and scanned the low altitude airspace with the airborne intercept (AI) radar of his MiG-21 Bison.
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...
Feb 28, 2019 · Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was in Islamabad's custody for nearly 60 hours, was released at Wagah Border by Pakistani authorities on Friday.
Mar 1, 2019 · IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman HIGHLIGHTS: IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan was handed over to Indian officials at the Wagah-Attari border, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed.
