AdminThe Pilot who flew many night strike missions during Kargil War is IAF Vice Chief. Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, the daring fighter pilot who flew with the then Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief during Kargil mission, took charge as the Vice-Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS). With 37 years of experience in his kitty, […]
The Pilot who flew many night strike missions during Kargil War is IAF Vice Chief. Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, the daring fighter pilot who flew with the then Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief during Kargil mission, took charge as the Vice-Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS).
With 37 years of experience in his kitty, Air Marshal Dhanoa is also in line to become the next IAF chief by the end of next year. Commissioned into the IAF in June 1978 as a fighter pilot, Air Marshal Dhanoa is an alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College, the National Defence Academy and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
It was during the Kargil operations, he hit the headlines after commanding a fighter.
~ Source – oneindia.com