1/3 I was sent the 1971 War Brochure (PDF) and one picture caught my attention . It was obvious the picture was cropped and the three chiefs are smiling at someone.. I found the pic on the net and its obvious why it was cropped. 🙄 #1971war Look we get it. you dont want to give . 2/3..any credit to Mrs. G.. in which case just go ahead and use some other picture .. selective cropping of images from history doesn't do our generation any good.. Now if you think it's a one-off - I got news for you. #1971war

Thread (1/9): On 19 Sept 1965, a civil Beech 18 aircraft operating over Kutch was shot down by a PAF F-86 Sabre, All occupants were killed incl the CM of Gujarat, B R Mehta, his wife, two civilians and three crew. The Pilot J M Engineer, Radio Offr A M D'Costa & Mech V B Thorat (2/10) Two days ago 19 Sept 2021, the daughter of Radio Offr AM D'Costa, Precy D'Costa made the journey to the memorial at the crash site, and paid tributes to the crew and occupants. Here she is with a floral wreath and a photo of her father (who as a navy veteran) on the marker

This surfaced today - kept as a souvenir by noted Test Pilot of the IAF, Gp Capt Ajit Agtey, who also happened to be a veteran of the 1971 war. Its a Pilots badge/Wings of a Pakistani Pilot .. the saga starts on 5th December when a pair of Starfighters swooped in low from .1/n ..north of Amritsar, trying to locate the elusive 230 SU radar in Amritsar city. Then Fg Offr Agtey spotted the one of the Starfighters pull up, its afterburner suddenly switched off, and an explosion in the cockpit indicating the pilot ejected.He immediately rushed to the..2/n