Wings of Valor & Distant Shores

Beyond the main battlefronts - the Srinagar airlift that saved Kashmir, Captain Salaria's khukri charge in Africa for the UN, the constrained IAF warriors of 1962, the Gnat pilots who challenged Sabres in 1965, and Flying Officer Sekhon's lone defense in 1971.

Lessons in this chapter

• The Srinagar Airlift — The Dakota Crews That Saved Kashmir - October 1947
• The Khukri Charge in Africa — Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria - The Only UN Peacekeeper to Receive the PVC
• The Constrained Warriors - 1962 — IAF Helicopter Pilots Who Fought Without Fighting
• Gnats vs Sabres - 1965 — The Sabre Slayers - When Skill Beat Technology
• The Lone Defender - 1971 — Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon - The Only IAF Param Vir Chakra

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