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Squadron Leader Anil Bhalla (retd) was a distinguished air warrior and successful businessman
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Flight Lieutenant Malvika Gupta from Air Force Station Hakimpet presenting the National Flag to the widow of Squadron Leader (retired) Anil Bhalla to be kept on the coffin of the former pilot, who passed away in Hyderabad due to COVID-19.
Squadron Leader Anil Bhalla (retd) was a distinguished air warrior and successful businessman
Squadron Leader Anil Bhalla (retired), distinguished air warrior whose accomplishments during the 1971 Indo-Pak war was much acclaimed, died on Tuesday after battling COVID-19 in Hyderabad.
The seventy-four-year-old former Indian Air Force officer not only proved his mettle as a young Flying Officer flying MiG-21 sorties during the war participating in attack missions, but also subsequently after voluntary retirement from the service, he became a successful businessman.
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Squadron Leader Anil Bhalla (Retd), who as a young Flying Officer flew MiG-21 sorties during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has died after battling coronavirus, his family sources said on Tuesday.
The 74-year-old flying ace, a native of Mumbai, died on Monday night at Hyderabad where he had settled after retirement from the Air Force in 1984, the sources said.
Sqn Ldr Bhalla, who joined the National Defence Academy s 32nd course after studying at Sainik School Satara in western Maharashtra, was commissioned into the IAF s fighter wing in 1968 and operated from the Tezpur-based 28th Squadron, flying the Russian-origin aircraft.
During the 1971 war, he flew several âactive attack missionsâ to heavily defended targets like the Governor House in Dhaka, which became instrumental in forcing Pakistan s surrender, a former colleague said.
1971 war veteran Squadron Leader Anil Bhalla (Retd) dead
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Sqn Ldr Bhalla, who joined the National Defence Academy s 32nd course after studying at Sainik School Satara in western Maharashtra, was commissioned into the IAF s fighter wing in 1968 and operated from the Tezpur-based 28th Squadron, flying the Russian-origin aircraft.
The fighter flown during the 1971 Indo-Pak war being cleaned
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Squadron Leader Anil Bhalla (Retd), who as a young Flying Officer flew MiG-21 sorties during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has died after battling coronavirus, his family sources said on Tuesday.
The 74-year-old flying ace, a native of Mumbai, died on Monday night at Hyderabad where he had settled after retirement from the Air Force in 1984, the sources said.