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Former IAF vice chief who reactivated Lakakh's DBO airstrip dies

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......

'China doesn't want war'

'China would rather tie us down and bleed us as much as it can so that we aren't able to lift our heads to face them.' IMAGE: An Indian Air Force helicopter seen flying over Eastern Ladakh, June......

'You cannot trust the Chinese!'

'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)......

Mission Accomplished: When IAF Made History

'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,......

Landing a plane at the world's highest airfield

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......

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