Isos Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:27 pm
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BREAKING: India has shared the details of the air combat that took place between PAF and IAF jets in disputed region of #Kashmir on Wednesday in which Pakistan shot down an Indian jet and captured its pilot, wing-commander #AbhinandanVarthaman
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2:03 PM · 28 févr. 2019 · Twitter for iPhone
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A package of 24 Pakistani fighters were intercepted by eight Indian fighters, which included a MiG 21 Bison wing-commander #AbhinandanVarthaman was piloting. Pakistani package also included F-16 fighters, which was denied by DG ISPR in his briefing yesterday.
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Pakistani Air Force strike package included eight F-16s, four Mirage-3s, four JF-17 Thunder fighters. Other jets in the formation were escort fighters to protect the Pakistan strike formation from any Indian Air Force retaliation.
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#AbhinandanVartaman was in hot pursuit of a Pakistani F-16 jet, which he engaged with an R-73 air-to-air missile. The state-of-the-art PAF fighter, thought to be a two-seater variant of the jet, was shot down. Both pilots were seen parachuting down on the Pakistani side of LoC.
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The large PAF attack formation was detected at 0945 hours, when they came within 10 km of the LoC. A small number of these fighters then proceeded to cross the LoC, when they were intercepted by eight IAF jets, which included four Sukhoi 30s, two Mirage 2000s & two MiG 21 Bisons.
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The IAF jets gave chase to the PAF jets on their return leg after they had dropped a handful of laser-guided bombs that narrowly missed their military targets along the LoC. Wing Commander #AbhinandanVarthaman was in hot pursuit of a PAF F-16, which his radar had locked onto.
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Despite being warned by other fighter in the formation about the presence of Pakistani fighters, he pushed home his attack and fired an R-73 air-to-air missile. At this stage of the air-to-air encounter, the pilot's wingman was also exposed and vulnerable.
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Two missiles were fired by PAF F-16s. One of them AMRAAM struck his aircraft, while another missed his wingman. The Wing Commander was forced to eject and landed into the Pakistani side of LoC, where he was captured. Pakistan will release him tomorrow.