No.28 Squadron, The First Supersonics. at War
1971 War - East , Page 2
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| BOSS BISHNOI: Wg Cdr B K Bishnoi, VrC and Bar after the War with his MiG. He got the VrC in 1965 flying Hunters, and moved on to the MiG earning a Bar in 1971. He retired as a Air Vice Marshal.He led the first raids on Dacca and the raid on the Government House in which the East Pakistan Governor Resigned. | ROAD TO DACCA: The Ground Crew of No.28 send a message to the Pakistani, on a 500 KG Bomb. A coincidence saw to it that the Squadrons commander in 1965, was now the station commander of Tezpur, Here, Gp Capt Mally Wollen accompanies Bishnoi for the sendoff. |
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| BULLSEYE: The Wreckage of a Pakistani International Airlines Twin Otter photographed at Dacca, after the Ceasefire. The MiGs were responsible for destroying this and three other light aircraft on the first day of the War. | RUNWAY BUSTERS: This aerial photograph shows the reason why No.28 earned the nickname "The Runway Busters". The destruction of the Runway led to the grounding of the PAF Sabres, and subsequent Capture. |
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| THE VANQUISHED: A Pakistani Sabre of No.14 PAF Squadron forms a nice background to this photograph. From L to R: GLO II Wing, Flt Lt Manbir Singh VrC, Sqn Ldr S K Sareen (Later Air Chief Marshal), Wg Cdr Bisnoi, Unidentified, Sqn Ldr K C "Nanda" Cariappa, and Flt Lt Subrat Raj. The Captured Sabres were handed over to the New Bangladesh Government. |
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All Pictures courtesy of the College of Air Warfare Library. The Kurmitola Runway Pic courtesy BR
