1999 Kargil Operations

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I999 KARGIL OPERATIONS

THE AIR ACTION IN PICTURES
The Messengers of Doom - The Attack Forces

-	A MiG-27 fighter pilot from the Wolfpacks with one of his 'delivery packages'. The inscription on the bomb in hindi reads "Jor ka Jhatka dheere se laga" a famous ad byeline that translates as "A painful blow hit softly "
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-	No.7 Battle Axes Squadron's Mirage 2000s were employed for precision attacks on enemy positions on Tiger Hill and other select targets.
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	An Airman arms a MiG-27ML with a 500 kg. bomb.
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	A MiG-27ML undergoes routine maintenance at Srinagar AFS.
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	An armed Jaguar IS fighter bomber takes-off from Srinagar AFS.
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	Pakistani ground troops recover the tailfin of Sqn. Ldr. Ajay Ahuja's MiG-21 [C1539], which was shot down by a SAM. Sqn. Ldr. Ajay Ahuja is believed to have ejected safely, but was subsequently killed in a shootout.
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	The ejection seat, parachute and other equipment (of the MiG-21 piloted by Sqn. Ldr. Ajay Ahuja) recovered by the Pakistani ground troops on display.
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	Pilots of No.1 Squadron walk to their Mirage 2000H aircraft at Gwalior AFS.
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	A special package is armed for delivery by a MiG-27ML from No.9 Wolfpacks Sqn.
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	A closer look at the message, written on the bomb, from the Wolfpacks. An airman makes some last minute adjustments, before he fixes the bomb onto the MiG-27ML.
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	The MiG-27ML is finally armed with the bomb bearing the message.
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-	At the 'Sekhon Dispersal' {Srinagar AFS}, a young Flying Officer poses in front of a MiG-29B air superiority fighter after a sortie. One R-60MK (AA-8 Aphid) close-range, air-to-air missile can be clearly seen under the external hard point.
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