CE  - NTRE FOR AIR POWER STUDIES  - Legend of IAF – IAF Pilot who Helped Save

CE - NTRE FOR AIR POWER STUDIES - Legend of IAF – IAF Pilot who Helped Save

7 Oct 2024

Any mishap on the runway would mean the end of the operations, as the enemy was just five miles away. [...] 2 Reminiscences of IAF from the Past 07 October 2024 The 1st Battalion of the Sikh Regiment was airlifted to Srinagar to fight the raiders. [...] In the coming days, Poonch would be the scene of the largest battle in Kashmir that would test the mettle of the Indian forces. [...] Dakotas carrying the twenty-five-pounder guns found it difficult to land at the airstrip during the day as the enemy kept lobbing shells on the airstrip. [...] Proactively, he prepared an airstrip beside the Fort and sought reinforcements from the IAF Dakotas before invaders surrounded them.2 Air Commodore Meher Singh was of the opinion that the performance of the Dakota Mark III at the height of 9,500 feet with no oxygen for the passengers and crew was unknown.

Authors

Dilip

Pages
6
Published in
India

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