On September 3, 1965, the Bafang soldiers at Pasruer Airport would never have thought that an Indian mosquito fighter jet would appear on their heads in a swagger.
You know, was the second Indian-Pakistan War at that time. The most stalemate between the two sides was at the moment of air battles. In the eyes of Pakistan, Indian pilots could not be stupid enough to fly an wingman fighter jet of nature to attack Pakistan's airport. What's more, in the air battle dozens of minutes ago, 8 Indian fighters ended with a big defeat.
However, just when the soldiers of the Bafang side forgot to operate the anti-aircraft gun because of surprise, the mosquito fighter actually made a strange move again. It first slowed down, and then landed on the runway steadily. The enemy fell into the trap, so the soldiers of the Bafang were naturally not polite and surrounded them without saying anything.
As expected, an Indian pilot named Sikand walked out of the cabin. Facing the crowds of enemies, Not only did he not panic, but he used only one sentence to make the soldiers who were eyeing the covetous Bafang smiled instantly. At the same time, he was also treated with delicious food and drinks, and was offered by the Bafang as a "mascot". What is even more incredible is that because of this sentence, Sikand also had a successful career after the end of the war and became a lieutenant general of the Indian Air Force.
Today I will talk to you what Sikander said to the enemy? And before this, what did his flight squadron experience?
At 7 o'clock that morning, 4 mysterious fighters from Pazankot took off from the south and attacked the Pakistan Air Force Base in Changbu. However, the careless flight methods of the four mysterious fighters made them monitored by the other party's radar as soon as they entered the sky. Because of this, even though they were flying at a low altitude of about 460 meters, when they reached the airspace about 40 kilometers away from Changbu, still encountered the fighter jet that Pakistan came to intercept.
Among the 8 fighter jets sent by Pakistan, there are 6 F86 and 2 F104. It is worth noting that although these fighters are genuine American products, in fact, before this battle, the Pakistani pilots had no practical experience; in contrast, India has already practiced a formal combat formation. From this perspective, the reason why the Indian side is careless may be that it bullies Pakistan's strength is worrying.
It is also because of this that even though the performance of the fighter was not as good as the opponent, the Indian pilot still faced the challenge. As the intercepted party, he took the lead in firing. However, the level of the Pakistani pilot was still acceptable. In the first wave of offensives of , they did not lose any losses. Not only that, but also directly disrupted the combat formation of the four mysterious fighters through the tactic of cutting flight lines through .
For Pakistani pilots, this move has an advantage, because the fighter jets they drove are more powerful, After the opponent's formation was disrupted, they were fully capable of dragging the Indian side into the situation of dog fighting , and then defeating them one by one. However, just when Pakistan was excited about this, the sudden light spots on the radar showed from the side that they were likely to have fallen into India's trap.
It turns out that India also equipped four mysterious fighters with 4 mosquito fighters as wingmen during this combat mission. The reason why these four wingmen were not discovered by the Pakistani side was because and they delayed takeoff and were still hovering around 1,500 meters, which was difficult for Pakistani side to detect.
Let me briefly introduce it. Mosquito is a light fighter and is also a British product. Compared with the mysterious style, has a smaller size, and its range and firepower are slightly worse. However, in that era, the small and flexible body of mosquitoes was particularly suitable for dog fighting. From this perspective, it can be seen that India's operation of wingmanship this time was completely tactical to crush Pakistan.
When the battle occurred, two F104 fighters launched intensive attacks on the leader of the Indian Flight Squadron and the fighter plane piloted by Lieutenant Kilo. Faced with this situation, Kilo was also panicked. He began to shout out to Swami, the pilot of his wingman in the communication channel, in the hope of getting help from the other party.
The mosquito fighter jet driven by Swami is about 1,500 meters at this time, while the battlefield where the two sides are fighting is about 500 meters. Logically speaking, he could completely rely on his height advantage to use dive attacks, resulting in Pakistan's fighter jets. However, what Lieutenant Kilo unexpectedly was that Swami did come to "rescue the pilot", but just after meeting the opponent's F104 fighter jet, he made incredible actions.
According to the data, when it was only more than 300 meters away from the F104 fighter, Swami neither used the air-to-air missile nor pressed the trigger of the cannon . Instead, flew the fighter and rushed towards the other side. thanks to the rapid response of the Pakistani pilot, so he was not directly destroyed by Swami.
The next behavior is even more amazing. As a meritorious pilot in India, after the "collision" of failed, he had no intention of firing. Instead, he used the same trick again and returned, was preparing to have an intimate contact with the other party's F104. This not only shocked the Pakistani pilots, but after all, both sides were in the battle. However, Swami chose to attack when it was completely able to fire, which is really puzzling.
Of course, this situation did not last long, because Kilo, who was flying a mysterious fighter plane, had lost his ability to resist, so the other F104 that pursued him also freed up his hand. Faced with Swami's "entanglement" of his comrades, the Pakistani pilot did not hesitate and sent him a missile. In this way, after was severely damaged by the wing, Swami also parachuted and escaped, and when he landed, he became a prisoner of war.
Faced with this situation, Captain Kiro felt that the situation was hopeless. At the same time, because he was "bitten" too tightly by the Pakistani fighter jets, the entire squadron of did not care about the communication, and retreated towards his own position regardless of the head and tail. However, as the victorious side, Pakistan Air Force did not dare to pursue it deeply, because they were not sure if this was another trap of the Indian Air Force.
After retreating to the base, Kilo was furious. On the one hand, he couldn't figure it out. His wingman pilot had the chance to shoot down enemy planes, but he still had to "get close to" ; on the other hand, the information he got was that the operation failed, and the four mosquito fighters only lost one of Swami's pilots, but when the Indian military counted, it found that had only 2 mosquito fighters back, , and the missing mosquito fighters were driven by a pilot named Sikander.
At first, India thought that Sikander was also shot down by the enemy in a melee. can be combined with Swami's "weird" behavior, and they immediately figured out the scene of the two "collusion with the enemy and treason". Because of this, before the war ended, Kilo sued them in military court.
Interestingly, after the war, all two people had to be fully detained. They returned to India as Pakistani prisoners of war, but their treatment was completely different. Swami was imprisoned as a "model" who refused to save her, while Sikander was not sanctioned, but instead retained his military status.
This failure has always been a mystery within the Indian Air Force. It was not until the early 1980s that Sikand became a lieutenant general of the Air Force that he told what happened that day.
First of all, Swami, who was unsuccessful. In fact, he was not a spy who colluded with the enemy and treason. The reason why did not fire was because he had never seen the F104 fighter jet, so after observing it closely, he felt admiration arises. then forgot to pull the trigger and only wanted to have close contact with the other party.
However, even though the reasons are sufficient, Swami has committed the crime of "debt of duty", and this is the reason why he was imprisoned in prison. Some friends may have questions when talking about this. Although Swami did not fire, she was captured in the air battle. Such "achievements" of were detained. So how did Sikand, who played "disappearance" from beginning to end, escape sanctions?
It turned out that after the defeat in the air battle, the flight squadron had fled in all directions. However, the mosquito fighter jet flying by Sikand completely retreated to the opposite direction, that is, "advance" towards Pakistan. In fact, his mistakes were understandable. After all, in that era, mosquito fighter jets were not equipped with radar, and Sikander's 's cultural level was relatively limited. plus fuel was in a hurry, so it was reasonable to read the aviation map wrong in desperation.
However, it was completely unexpected that he received great favor after being captured.
Let's go back to the beginning. After entering the airspace of Pakistan, Sikander thought that the opponent's Pasruer Airport was his own airport, so he put down his guard, opened the landing gear in a victorious posture, and landed steadily on the runway. However, was stunned when he walked out of the cabin, because all the soldiers standing beside him were Pasir soldiers.
Facing the enemy who was preparing to "disassemble" him, Sikander did not show any fear. Instead, said calmly that he was here to surrender to the Pakistani Air Force. I have to say that Sikand's reaction ability is indeed among the most. According to the memories of the Bafang soldiers at that time, his expression management of was so excellent that he didn't realize it at all. He came by by chance.
It is also because of this that The soldiers of the Bafang were instantly smiling. not only that, but also regarded Sikand as the "mascot" . While serving delicious food and drink, they drove his mosquito fighter back to the factory and reverse engineering it.
After the Second India-Pakistan War ended in 1966, Sikander was respectfully sent back to India by the Pakistani side. Interestingly, perhaps because he was confused by the Pakistani side's attitude, so India thought Sikander had shown his character in the prisoner-of-war camp, so awarded him a medal of honor without saying anything. In the next ten years, Sikander was also promoted and became a lieutenant general of the Indian Air Force in the 1980s.
You know, when he was captured, he was just an ordinary second lieutenant. Such promotion speed can only be said that Sikander was completely based on his remarks when he "submitted". No wonder, 's expression management and emotional intelligence are probably few people in the world can do it; On the other hand, another captured pilot, Swami, put aside his ignorance during combat. He was also captured in the battle, and such a "hero" of was sanctioned, which can only be said that he is too "real".
Of course, if we look at Sikand's problem from another perspective, the reason why the Pakistani side let him return to China was not only to treat him as a laughing stock, who could say that was not deliberately done?
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