Mirage made Pak F16 turn tail, else our pilots would have shot it in air itself: Ex-IAF engg

KN Tripathi, former flight engineer, Indian Air Force said that Pakistan sent its fighter plane F16 to retaliate to IAF's attack on the JeM terror camps. However, it had to land as India's Mirage fighter jets gheraoed it from all sides.

Ranchi: Foolproof strategy of Indian Air Force pilots made Pakistan's fighter plane F16 turn tail, said IAF's former flight engineer KN Tripathi.

Quoting his sources in the IAF, Tripathi said that Pakistan sent its fighter plane F16 to retaliate to IAF's attack on the JeM terror camps. However, it had to land as India'sMiragefighter jets gheroaed it from all sides.

'Ready for war'

Tripathi said that IAF was ready to face any situation. He added that now, if Pakistan planned to retaliate, a war would certainly happen. He futher said that this was a matter of national security and it should not be politicised.