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Group Captain Abhinandan receives Vir Chakra
He shot down a Pakistan Air Force F-16 aircraft in February 2019
Varthaman was captured by Pak forces, released after three days

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Vir Chakra for IAF's Abhinandan Varthaman who shot down Pakistan's F-16 jet

Name: Vir Chakra for IAF's Abhinandan Varthaman who shot down Pakistan's F-16 jet
Uploaded: 2021-11-22T12:21:55.000+05:30
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Channel: Editorji News Desk
Description: Abhinandan Varthaman, Group Captain in the Indian Air Force was awarded the Vir Chakra on Monday from President Ram Nath Kovind for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft in February 2019. The 38-year-old Indian Air F...

IAF Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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Vir Chakra for IAF's Abhinandan Varthaman who shot down Pakistan's F-16 jet

Indian Air Force Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded the Vir Chakra on Monday by President Ram Nath Kovind for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft in February 2019.

The 38-year-old IAF pilot was captured by the Pakistani Army on February 27 after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani jets during aerial combat.

Abhinandan was a Wing Commander back then.

Also Watch: IAF launches mobile game featuring Abhinandan's lookalike

Before his jet was hit, Abhinandan downed an F-16 fighter of Pakistan Air Force. He was released by Pakistan three days later on the night of March 1.

In the early hours of February 26, 2019, the IAF jets bombed the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror camps in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan and avenged the Pulwama terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF personnel.