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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.
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...
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 · 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 7, 2019 · Commissioned into the IAF in the year 2004, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman showed exceptional valour by taking down much sophisticated F-16 fighter jets of Pakistani Air Force in an aerial...
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...
