Former vice chief of Indian Air Force Air Marshal P K Barbora (retd), known to be an outstanding air warrior who was instrumental in reactivation of the Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) air strip in eastern......
'We should have seen these signals and reacted earlier.''We miss out on a certain strategic advantage by arriving late on the scene.'Air Marshal P K Barbora and Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd)......
'We have not got into a one-on-one with the terrorists. But there is no assurance they won't resort to launching a shoulder or vehicle fired missile. The probability is very low, but the threat......
The sortie had to be executed in good weather and in sub-zero temperatures, which meant it was to be accomplished by mid or third week in May before the earth heated up and the monsoon clouds made......
'No aeroplane in the world has been designed to switch off its engines above 14,500 feet.''Thanks to a lot of practice, we were able to execute a flawless landing at DBO at 0900 hours on 31st May,......