Makes me sad to still not seeing any public monument/naming of any public/official building named in the honor of Middlecoat. When we'll recognize Christian pilots including Cecil Chaudry who served their motherland just as valiantly with dignity. All we see their pics in these types of forums...
The image you are using is actually for illustrating the difference between the F-16 and the Mitsubishi F-2, and has been available for number of years, at many defence forums and publications.
Not to mention very inaccurate as it doesn't reflect the physical difference between the two version...
I think the banner for this thread should be as follows (Applogies in advance for longer title!)
"Abhinandan’s jet downed because, Indians don't know how to fight, they know how to make slutty videoz though!"
All be here all week!
"What ever we did in February.....", gives away whatever that was. He himself if not sure or proud or confident in that operation!
And btw way, he mumbles a lot. My lil cousins in Pakistan speak better "coherent" English.
Also the contributing fact was that most of these pilot were appointed, sons/relatives of ruling party, on duty high officials. They were never going to succeed as they didn't go through a rigorous selection process, as most of the air forces do.
To supplement this story, from Wiki;
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Second engagement
Sayhood continued his mission defending Iraqi airspace and came across two F-15Cs piloted by Captains Craig Underhill and Cesar Rodriguez. Underhill and Rodriguez were pursuing another pair of MiG-29s when they spotted Sayhood and his...