New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Nearly six months after sustaining injuries while his release from a fighter plane during an aerial combat that took place on February 27 between India and neighbouring Pakistan, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the Indian Air Force pilot returned to the fighter cockpit, flying MiG 21 jet again.
The Pakistani Army on February 27 captured Wing Commander Varthaman, the 36-year-old IAF pilot, after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a combat with the Pakistani jets during an aerial combat, following which he became the face of a tense military confrontation between the two nations.
A top military official said, "He has started flying" and is serving at an IAF base in Rajasthan. Wing Commander Varthaman has been g...