...feel and power of this beauty
...eh we felt the absence of beauties on the 27th of Feb, 2019*.
Where were your last beauties (Su-30MKi) on that fateful day?
Tucked & locked in their hangers in broad daylite...
Look, there is no doubt that the Rafale is a decent 4th Gen, possibly even a 4.5th Gen Fighter Jet - but
please don't turn it into
another one of your Bhagwaans. The IAF's track record is not worth boasting about in any international forum. Especially if you're going to discuss our track record(s) against one another in all Wars/Battles. This isn't
where where everyone thinks that they're He-Man.
*I believe
Guinness World Records want to give you an award for
Most Crashes in Calendar Year (2019) - during Peace Times.
28 January: Jaguar crashed shortly after takeoff in Uttar Pradesh.
01 February: A Mirage 2000 crashed while on an acceptance sortie after being upgraded by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) killing both Pilots.
12 February: A MiG-27 crashed at the Pokhran firing range.
19 February: Two Hawk aircraft of Surya Kiran aerobatic team crashed after hitting each other mid-air during a rehearsal for the AeroIndia Show. One of the pilots was killed in the accident.
27 February: Pakistan shot down one MiG-21 Bison during an aerial fight after India violated the airspace.
27 February: a Mi-17 chopper was also downed in Budgam District in Indian Occupied Kashmir killing all six on board.
08 March: A MiG-21 (Bison) crashed near Bikaner, western Rajasthan, due to a Bird strike, the pilot ejected safely.
31 March: A MiG-27 (UPG) crashed in Sirohi, Rajasthan, the pilot ejected safely.
03 June: An-32 crashed in Arunachal Pradesh. All 13 declared dead.
08 August: Su-30Mki crash in Tezpur. Both pilots ejected safely.
16 November: MiG-29K crashed in Goa soon after it took off for a training mission. Both the pilots managed to eject safely from the aircraft.
Note: Look, I didn't even mention any Su-30MKi being shot down 'cause
clearly it seems you guys were doing a bang of a job on your own.
Q. Is there any type of a/c in your inventory that you didn't crash that year? Too bad the C-17 Globemaster III dodged that bullet.
#Fly-a-Kite