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What is the 1971 war legacy behind Alouette-Sabre exchange between IAF, Bangladesh air force
The IAF gifted a legacy Alouette III helicopter to Bangladesh and received a restored F-86 Sabre. Both aircraft were used during the 1971 war with Pakistan.
Amrita Nayak Dutta 1 March, 2021 7:30 am IST
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New Delhi: Fifty years after the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and its Bangladeshi counterpart last week exchanged a legacy Alouette III helicopter and a F-86 Sabre aircraft.
Both aircraft
have a shared history of participating and playing a critical role in India’s two-front war with Pakistan in 1971. The victory in the war marked the finest hour of the Indian military with the Pakistani Army surrendering in erstwhile East Pakistan, leading to the creation of an independent Bangladesh. ....

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