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This is called Airborne, Journey of the Indian Air Force. Sweet. Awesome. This is going to be cool. It's a long video, but I think it's going to give us some of the history of awesome Indian Air Force. So... Jai Hind. Jai Hind, indeed. Here we are. Look at that stat fold. Well, the Air Force might be. Yeah. Right, right, right. But the beginning of this formidable force was quite modest. Indian Air Force was accepted in 1932 as an auxiliary of Royal Air Force. During its inception, it barely consisted of four Western Wabti and four Royal Air Force twin pilots. Wow, six. Yep. World War II presented a magnanimous opportunity to showcase the valor of the force. And indeed, the valiant officers proved so valuable to the whole operation that the British government bestowed Indian Air Force with a prefix Royal, which at that time was an immense honour. Number one squadron of the Indian Air Force, the Tigers, known for its precision strikes, electronic warfare and air superiority, today was the key player even back in the day. The Tigers were the one who landed in Burma with their Western licenter aircraft and bombarded Japanese air bases under the command of Royal Air Force. Air Force officers came back with 22 distinguished flying crosses pinned to their chests. The bound button belonged to the Royal Family. He had the habit, when he visited the Air Force, he just strictly climbed up the aircraft, standing on the wing of the aircraft and gave a speech. After that, he visited one squadron. That was important. He called me in the dispersal area. He gave a speech and then he called me over there. The Queen had to leave to carry this distinguished flying cross for you. It's only given from a father bravery and accuracy. Two hundred years, one year. Ninety years, three months. That's it. That's it. That's it. That's it. That's it. That's it. That was a memorable chapter in the diary of Indian Air Force. Though the nation was not free, Indian forces were already making mark on the global platform. The role of Indian independence, partition of India and the Jammu and Kashmir dispute are well known aspects of our history. Indian Air Force did a remarkable role in all of that. 1947 was another crucial year for India and its forces. Excitement of independence and the thrill of coming out of the shadows of Royal Air Force were empowering. That's insane. That's heighteness of that flight path. This excitement was soon done by the invasion of insurgents from Pakistan into the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Air Force evolved from a mere coastal flight in 1932 to what's perhaps the most incredible war Indian Air Force was involved in in 1947-48 in the state of Jammu and Kashmir when Pakistan attacked it. It was a great miracle that Indian Air Force provided in that war and that Jammu and Kashmir would not have been a part of India today. Ladakh certainly not if the Indian Air Force had not airlifted troops into Srinagar following the attack by Pakistani irregular and subsequently regular forces and ensured that fighter aircraft were deployed in that war of the Pakistani regular forces in fact to throw them back beyond the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Air Force never shied away from protecting the people in need. It embodied the spirit of India. In a nation, favorite peace was frequently disturbed by a powerful war. In the India-Pakistan War of 1965, Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 and the Kargil War. For the first time in 1965, Indian Air Force conducted independent raids. They were not supervised or instructed by ground forces but were developing strategies in tandem with the ground forces. By 1965, Pakistani General Ayub Khan and his foreign minister Zulfiq Adali Bhutto had realized that 62 had demonstrated that India was militarily weak and the only way to gather Jammu and Kashmir once and for all was through a military action. The first action they undertook was to infiltrate people into Jammu and Kashmir hoping that the Kashmiris would rise in revolt against the Indian state and then they would be able to use a military action which was the infiltration that was called Gibraltar and the military action in the Jham Jhauryal sector so as to cut off Jammu and Kashmir from the rest of India was called Operation Grand Slam. A large number of Salkis were flown by these helicopters actually firing guns and miniature rockets at those forces which were intruding and infiltrating. The Air Force roles are classic. The first is to try and win the air war and the second is to be able to defend our own country. And the third is to support our army. We did all three. We did all three in varying measures at different times and the percentages differed from as the war progressed. Towards the end we were only supporting our army and I think we did reasonably well. It's amazing how much money has been spent for simply the sole purpose of destroying each other. The joint operation of the army and the Air Force. Everywhere. Oh yeah, all over the world. The US famously spent a lot of money. In 1971 it was a showdown between three Canada Saber MK6 of Pakistan Air Force and four Indian Air Force Canads and Boyer. The Sabers violated the Indo-Bangla border and were countered by the Canads. Indian Air Force seriously damaged the Sabers and brought the situation under control. I have the privilege to take part in that war basically in bombing operations both in the eastern sector and the western sector. I think in the history of Indian strategic thought and action 1971 war can be really the golden chapter. Because it's the first time ever in India's history that military force, particularly air power, was used to such telling effect that militarily India was able to create another country. The second part was by 1971 India had modernized reasonably well. Pakistan was in a relatively weaker bracket although its air force was as good as it was in 1965. But the problem was because Pakistani technicians were primarily Bengalis and they were not quite quite loyal to the cause that Pakistan needed. 1971 war, in the beginning of the year, that was 1971, a new unit got created. It was called at that time the Tactics and Combat Development Assessment. The object was that here were a group of relatively experienced pilots who would train themselves and then train the others on the subject of tactics and air combat. But as you know around March the problem in Bangladesh, then East Pakistan had started. So we started our training and soon we used to be told that all right we were operating from Umbala at that time. That okay from Umbala you go and attack Indian, which is near Delhi, or you go and attack Halwara, which is near Dudiya. So we suddenly found that we were doing this reasonably well. That rather difficult task where they just wanted us to lock the bombs in the general area, we found that we could do it with some accuracy. They couldn't believe that over here with training you could carry out in those prehistoric aircraft low level flying and hit targets by night. After about three decades of light border activities and constant modernization, Indian Air Force again took stringent action when Pakistan soldiers infiltrated line of control between India and Pakistan in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. This operation named Safed Sagar is another success story of this relentless force in the sky. After war, I was in charge of the air action. But I didn't participate myself. You know our entire planning had to be shifted when at the last minute when I was told go you can now go ahead and attack. They also said stay on your own side of the NC. That made matters a little difficult for me because that entire planning was made. You see an Air Force is an offensive arm and if you have to win the air war we have to go across the border and take action. But staying on our own side of the border really tied our hands. It was not easy. We lost one or two aircraft. We changed our planning systems and we changed our pattern of flying. And we were always on the search to look for some juicy target on our side of the NC that we could attack successfully. And then we found one in Muntodalo is the name of the place where there was a relatively large ammunition depot, logistics depot, admin depot. And well we flattened it in one mission of Fort Mirage aircraft. And that was the absolute turning point because their administrative machinery got curtailed, their supplies got curtailed. And all the people concerned they were wondering as to how they can carry on. And we continue to attack these lines of communication is what we say. Basically it's not lines of communication. It's the lines of communication for supplies. And if you could hit those lines of communication you are hindering and interdicting the passage of supplies to the several troops. And if you do that you are winning. And that's what happened. Indian Air Force sporad into relief operations too. Operation Rahab where Indian Air Force extracted around 2,000 pilgrims stranded due to a flash flood became one of the biggest civil rescue operations in the world. Putting itself in league with nations like USA, UK, France, Israel and many others Indian Air Force now conducts women in combat role. After years of discussion and debate. 2016 marks the commissioning of first batch of three women fighter pilots. Put a record that I was very closely involved with the induction of women in the Air Force. In fact India Air Force was the first service to induct women. That was sometimes in 1991-92. I do remember just for a lighter, you know, a caravan or something that we went to the National Institute of Nationality to ensure that our lady officers are in their proper dress. So they don't look un-lady like them yet. They are solid air-person pilots. Still actual fact the first lot of women are at the moment the penultimate stage of their training as fighter pilots. And I think that should all go well. In so far as women in other branches of the Air Force was concerned where once again tell the viewers that the largest compliment of women officers in the armed forces in the Air Force. Not in the Army in the Navy. I do the Army strength in four times in the IF strength. Navy is about little over half IF strength. So the Air Force was way ahead. We also found that performance as officers was in no way second to the men. What a shock. So they also in many ways lay down standards. You know, women could fly in plane. As well, not better than men. Prove themselves as being better. Because they are competing with women. And it's likewise for the women. Because they feel that they must get the better of the men. I don't feel like they got the better of the men, do you? 2016 also saw the induction of the fluctuating indigenous fighter jet. Exactly. As next 21, our turning obsolete pages are expected to replace them. We now have this aeroplane which is ours. It is ours in every respect. And over a period of time we will improve on it. And when we do, we will have an aircraft which is far superior to anything that could have happened elsewhere. I think the viewers need to understand that pages has not been inducted into the Air Force. Yes, ceremonially, yes, most certainly, two aircraft form the 45th squadron of the Indian Air Force. Which was number plated earlier and has now become active again with two aircraft from its charge. This will be located in Bangalore. Which it certainly indicates that the leading problems in increasing the numbers of the squadron from 2 to 16, which should be the minimum number of squadron a must have. Those have yet to be dissolved and it will be many more than a few years before they just can be effectively flying in the Indian skies. Like at an air show? Yes. With the eyes, the military, the new air force will be able to go into flight. The technology for the air force fighters will be able to fly in one day. One day, we will love to. The nation is proud of Indian Air Force as it subdues its flight to glory. It so feels like an old movie. It does, it does. Jai Hind. Jai Hind. Jai Hind. Thank you to everybody who serves in the armed forces, especially today. That was quite interesting because it seems like most of their wars are between India and Pakistan. Yeah, India doesn't start fights. That's true. They're the only nation, right? That's what it says, right? Yeah. Only nation that has never instigated. They don't instigate. And I know there's people who take exception to that and we understand the complexities of Kashmir. So we don't even need to get into that. No, yeah. But yes, they're known. They've never done any, they felt no need to expand. Everything they do militarily is defensive in their motivations. Yeah. And it was interesting. I always wondered what it's like for a soldier to be in a situation where they militarily believe that the strategy to do is actually not the one they're on. Like for example, he was in the plane and he was thinking, if you want us to do what we need to do, we need to hit their front lines. We need to just pound their front lines. And he's told you can't cross this line. So he has to submit the orders, even though he's in his mind thinking the better thing to do is this. Oh yeah. And he focused on what he can get done and did what he can get done. It happens all the time. All the time. The most amazing thing to me is soldiers that they know full well that what they're going to do will probably get them killed and they don't necessarily agree with what it is they're going to go do. And they just do it anyway because they're soldiers. Yeah, I watched this video with a bunch of veterans talking about different various things they agree or disagree with. And they were talking about certain people that have to protect the president. Yeah. Regardless of who it is, if they agree with him or don't agree with them. Correct. They said, I could hate this guy, but it's my job. I have to protect the president. If bullets are in the air, my life will be on the line and I will lay down my life for a guy I despise. Yep. Because it's my duty to my country. Or even for a mission. Yeah, we're a mission. Like in here at the United States, the most complicated military mission we ever had in terms of the moral conundrum that happened with soldiers and with our country was Vietnam. Yeah. And so many soldiers, especially like the soldiers of that day were the kids of the World War II vets. And many of them really wanted to serve the way that their dad served. And they were, you know, who couldn't be more proud of serving in a war that was stopping Nazi Germany. Yeah. I mean, and the axis of evil. Then you went into the big mistake of... Right. And then Vietnam. And you had, unfortunately, there's so many soldiers still around who here, who when they, they were fighting that war didn't even, they didn't know what they were fighting for. But that's not the point of a soldier. And that's just what amazes me about soldiers, among other things. Which is one of the reasons I respect almost all soldiers, regardless of where they are, as long as they're not, like I said, a terrorist country. Just because it's not, even if they're doing something I don't agree with, it's not them. They're putting their life on the line for their people and their country. And the spouses, we said this before, the spouses and the kids of soldiers who they aren't on the battle lines, but every day they're thinking, I hope my loved one doesn't die today. It's unbelievable. Yeah. So, and also, yeah, the thing I was saying, somebody told me that in the Sikh videos that we reacted to, they had a huge part. They were like one of the biggest actually, like people there because they were part of the British army, I believe. And they weren't anywhere to be seen in Dunkirk. Why? I'd be interesting to talk to them. I'm assuming Nolan didn't know? That would be my assumption. Maybe he didn't know. But how does he not know that if he's doing a pic on Dunkirk? I'm sure he did this. His experts might be British? Yeah. That would suck. If I did a film on Dunkirk like that, like Nolan did, and then I found afterward I had missed an entire group of people who served. That would piss me off. Yeah. That would really piss me off that I didn't capture a group of people that are in that. So, yeah. That was sad. And when I found that out, I was like, oof. And I wasn't watching this. He didn't know. How many films are there that depict the stories that we were hearing, some of these misches and stuff? Because I was thinking immediately about the most recent one we saw, and the most recent military was Uri. Yeah. Which is about a real military event. How many more films do you have about military events? I'm sure there's a bunch. I'm sure there's a bunch. I mean, there was Kassari earlier, and now it's the Sikhs. Yeah. And, um, oh, good grief. What? With Ali Abad. Oh, Razi. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I'm sure there's literally tons of thousands. 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