Shooting down chopper on Feb 27 was ‘big mistake’, action against officers: IAF chief
NEW DELHI: Air Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on Friday described as a “big mistake” the Indian Air Force (IAF) shooting down its helicopter in Kashmir on February 27, when Indian and Pakistani forces were engaged in a dogfight, and said disciplinary action is being taken against officers held responsible for the incident. A surface-to-air […]
Was Mi17 chopper shot down by own defence system?
NEW DELHI: Was the Mi17 V5 chopper crash at Budgam near Srinagar on February 27 — which killed all six Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel on board — caused by an Indian air defence missile hit? That “could be one of the possibilities”, a highly placed source said on Friday. This might have happened in […]