FILE PHOTO: An Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 aircraft © Reuters / Pawan Kumar
An Indian journalist has released a short video purportedly showing part of a dogfight between Indian and Pakistani jet fighters over the skies of Kashmir. India earlier claimed it downed a Pakistani F-16 during the encounter.
The journalist claims that the video also shows the pilot of the F-16 parachuting to the ground. However, Twitter users have disputed his interpretation, with some suggesting that the video actually shows the pilot of a downed Indian MiG-21 who was captured by Pakistan and is expected to be released on Friday.
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Now its time when pakistan should admit and share details of its Wing Commander Shahzad-Ud-Din of No 19 Squadron (Sherdils), pilot of the F-16 who was killed in @IAF_MCC action in Nowshera sector LoC#Surgical_Strike_2pic.twitter.com/FXMGyuBk5m
— Ajay Jandyal (@ajayjandyal) February 28, 2019
The air battle erupted after Indian jets bombed targets in the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir, claiming that Islamabad had done nothing to crack down on the terrorist group accused of carrying out a deadly suicide attack which killed 42 Indian security officers earlier this month.
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Pakistan responded by shooting down at least one Indian fighter and capturing its pilot. India acknowledged the loss but said it had shot down a Pakistani aircraft as well.
Islamabad has denied using any of its F-16 aircraft during the brief fighting. India, however, says that discovered remnants of a US-made AMRAAM missile “conclusively show” an F-16 had been deployed by Pakistan.
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