IAF commander Abhinandan Varthaman who shot down Pak jet after Balakot strikes joins private airline | India News

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<button type="button" class="ZW6JD " disabled="">Post Comment</button></p> <p class="swnca">Be respectful · <a href="https://www.indiatimes.com/termsandcondition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="gkv0P">TOI community guidelines</a></p> </div> </div> <p><span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="13"/>The following day, Pakistani fighter jets attempted to launch an aerial attack, prompting the IAF to scramble aircraft to intercept them.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="17"/>Varthaman, then a Wing Commander with the Srinagar-based 51 Squadron, was flying a MiG-21 Bison when he engaged a Pakistani F-16. The IAF said he shot down the Pakistani fighter before his own aircraft was hit.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="19"/>Varthaman ejected over territory controlled by Pakistan and was taken into custody by the Pakistani Army. He was released three days later following intense diplomatic and political pressure from India.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="21"/>He was awarded the Vir Chakra, India’s third-highest wartime gallantry award, in 2021 for his actions during the aerial engagement. 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Indian Air Force Group Captain and Vir Chakra awardee Abhinandan Varthaman has joined Goa-based regional airline FLY91 as a pilot.Varthaman, who became widely known after shooting down a Pakistani fighter during an aerial engagement in 2019 before being captured by Pakistan, joined the airline in August.His move to commercial aviation comes after a distinguished career in the IAF, including his role in the aerial combat that followed India's Balakot air strikes.On February 26, 2019, the IAF carried out an air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed facility in Balakot, Pakistan, days after a terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama killed 40 personnel.Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful \u00b7 TOI community guidelinesThe following day, Pakistani fighter jets attempted to launch an aerial attack, prompting the IAF to scramble aircraft to intercept them.Varthaman, then a Wing Commander with 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