New Delhi, October 8: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman of IAF who shot down a PAF F-16 during a dogfight on February 27 earlier this year, flew MiG-21 Bison aircraft over Air Force Day parade today at Hindon Air Base. Three Mirage 2000 aircraft and two Su-30MKI fighter aircraft also flew in 'Avenger formation'. The planes are being flown by pilots who took part in Balakot airstrike. Air Force Day 2019: Facts to Know About the IAF on Its 87th Founding Day.
Air Fighter Pilots who took part in Balakot air strikes were included in the parade as a mark of tribute to the teams which carried out the strike on February 26 and thwarted the Pakistani aerial attack on February 27.The dogfight on February 27 erupted after PAF tried to carry out an attack on Indian military installations which was thwarted by the IAF.
Ghaziabad: Aircraft of Indian Air Force fly at Hindon Air Base during the event on #AirForceDay today. Wing Commander #AbhinandanVarthaman flew a MiG Bison Aircraft, 3 Mirage 2000 aircraft & 2 Su-30MKI fighter aircraft were also flown by pilots who took part in Balakot air strike pic.twitter.com/nlEqavrj3w
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) October 8, 2019
A day before, IAF had carried out aerial strikes at JeM Camp in Pakistan's Balakot. The IAF carried out the strikes days after a terror attack on CRPF convoy in Jammu Kashmir's Pulwama which claimed the lives of over 40 paramilitary personnel. Indian Air Force to Receive Balakot Air Strike-Fame Spice-2000 Bomb From Israel by September.
Watch: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman Leads MiG-21 Bison Aircraft.
#WATCH Ghaziabad: Wing Commander #AbhinandanVarthaman leads a 'MiG formation' and flies a MiG Bison Aircraft at Hindon Air Base on #AirForceDay today. pic.twitter.com/bRpgW7MUxu
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) October 8, 2019
Indian Air Force (IAF) celebrated 87th anniversary on Air Force Day at Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad. Army Chief General Bipin Rawat and IAF Chief, Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria were present at the event.