India
pti-Madhuri Adnal
New Delhi, Feb 18: Recalling the decisive Battle of Longewala, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday said the plan of armoured thrust by the Pakistan Army was “brilliant” and could have changed the course of the 1971 war, but the only thing it probably forgot to factor in was India’s air power. The Pakistan Army forgot what half-a-squadron of the Hunter aircraft sitting in Jaisalmer could do and that was probably its “only mistake”, he said.
India is celebrating the 50th anniversary year of its victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war. The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief was speaking at the launch of a book titled “The Epic Battle of Longewala”, authored by Air Marshal (retired) Bharat Kumar, a veteran of the 1965 and 1971 wars, at the IAF Museum at Palam here.
The dais and chairs for the audience were placed centrally in an open courtyard, flanked by two T-59 tanks…