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Deepika Padukone in Besharam, OH MAH..! I haven't watched it yet. But I watched Second Lt. Arun Khetarpal in Paramvir Chakra recently.
Late Second Lt. Arun Khetarpal (PVC) was 21 years old when he passed out from IMA & was commissioned into 17 Poona Horse of the Indian Army.
Late Second Lt. Arun Khetarpal (PVC) was 21 years old when he passed out from IMA & was commissioned into 17 Poona Horse of the Indian Army.
Just 6 months after his joining 1971 war broke out with Pakistan. He was undergoing the Young Officers’ Course at Ahmednagar at that time. He was recalled from the course and soon joined his unit to take part in the famous “Battle of Basantar” in the Shakargarh sector.
On 16 Dec that year, he had rushed to aid of his fellow soldiers, decimating several Patton tanks of Pakistan Army in his lone Centurion Mk 7 tank before he was grievously wounded. He was ordered to abandon his tank, but, realising that the enemy was still pressing forward,
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Let’s revisit
- The Story Of Air India -#Ganga .. which played a major role in #1971IndoPakWar 😀
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How Pakistanis were Fooled… 😀👇🏼#Thread
1. In January 1971 already East Pakistan ( now Bangladesh) was Boiling and India was determined to Fracture Pakistan .
Let’s revisit
- The Story Of Air India -#Ganga .. which played a major role in #1971IndoPakWar 😀
&
How Pakistanis were Fooled… 😀👇🏼#Thread
1. In January 1971 already East Pakistan ( now Bangladesh) was Boiling and India was determined to Fracture Pakistan .
2. Hashim Qureshi along with his cousin Ashraf Qureshi hijacked this Indian Airlines plane on 30 January 1971 (Ganga) en route from Srinagar to Jammu and brought the plane to Lahore, Pakistan 🙄
3. Now comes the Twist in the story ...
‘#Ganga’ was one of the oldest aircraft in the Indian Airlines fleet and was already withdrawn from service but was re-inducted just few days before ‘the Hijacking’ 😉!!
‘#Ganga’ was one of the oldest aircraft in the Indian Airlines fleet and was already withdrawn from service but was re-inducted just few days before ‘the Hijacking’ 😉!!
The 1971 Indo-Pak war ended on 16 Dec 1971 with the comprehensive capitulation of the adversary. Lt Gen AAK Niazi signed the Instrument of Surrender unconditionally and an independent 'Bangladesh' was born. 1/3
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The Lightning War had seen the IAF's lethal air campaign help achieve quick results. Over 2400 offensive missions in the West & more than 2000 sorties in the East saw the IAF establish a credible 'control of the air' in both the sectors. 2/3
When asked about the surrender despite his army being largely intact, Gen Niazi pointed at the Wings on the uniform of an IAF officer and said, "Because of this - you, the Indian Air Force". 3/3
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