Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, Dec. 10 -- Marking a moment of wartime history, the Indian Air Force on Wednesday shared a set of archival photographs on X, offering a rare glimpse into air operations conducted inside East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) during the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
The images capture the strikes executed during IAF's early battlefield actions in the Western Front offensive.
The 1971 war between India and Pakistan broke out on December 3 after Pakistan launched pre-emptive air strikes on multiple Indian air bases, even as the turmoil in East Pakistan intensified. The 13-day conflict concluded on December 16 with the surrender of nearly 93,000 Pakistani troops, marking one of the largest military surrenders since World War II and le...