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5: Continuing on the background to the #1971War which liberated Bangladesh, Kissinger's initial secret visit to Communist China was announced on 15 July, and covered admiringly in, among others, @TIME magazine's issue dated OTD in 1971, in celebratory & admiring tones ... /6

@parijatpunj @rwac48 @ShivAroor @vayusena @SriniKay @rhinohistorian @VishnuNDTV @livefist ... [8/8] And it's always good to remind the world how pernicious anti-Semitism was - while not forgetting other discriminations that still exist today. Happy landings, to all those old flyboys!!

Bonus: Weizmann's personal Spitfire:

#iafpics365 [362/365] Not quite OTD 75 yrs ago, but before we end the #iafpics365 thread, I wanted an excuse to share this (probably posed, but still) beautifully crisp & evocative pic of S/L DA Adams, CO 9 Sqn @IAF_MCC with 5 sqn mates: ...

#iafpics365 [360/365] OTD 75 yrs ago, 4 Sqn @IAF_MCC mounted a strike by 6 Hurricanes led by F/O HS Moolgavkar (in pic L, nicked from @vayusena, with Hurricane, tho' another time, place & variant). Sub-section lead was F/O BN Surendra (pic R), later decorated with DFC ...

... Mi-4 was flown by F/L LS Pannu & F/O DP Rao (L pic); technicians led by F/L R Gopalaswami (R pic). Gopalaswami gave up his Mi-4 seat to the last evac'g technician, prep'd to stay overnight alone in desert; Pannu & Rao pushed night flying restrictions to come back for him 🙌🏽

... #iafpics365 [340/365] The first Hunter pair over the battle area was led by S/L DK Das (in pics, c 1968 & 2017). I had the privilege of scanning some of his photos, which I have placed on-line at the following link:

https://t.co/2RidRDcag8

For the next 2 weeks, Indian military historians & enthusiasts will, rightly, be remembering the #1971War, arguably one of the century's few just wars. Allow me to recall a few friends, family and neighbours, who went into the line of fire for India, 48 years ago (1 of 2): ...

#iafpics365 [334/365] OTD 75 yrs ago, 7 & 8 Sqns @IAF_MCC were both well on the way to converting away from Vengeances; 7 Sqn to Hurricanes ...

Part of my contribution to remembering the Battle of Boyra, OTD 48 yrs ago - F/L Massey & F/O Lazarus (with apologies to F/L Ganapathy & F/O Soares):

#iafpics365 [326/365] On the Boyra Battle 48th anniversary, that will rightly dominate Indian aviation history tweets ... but OTD 75 yrs ago (and going back a few days) P/O CA Nicholas (in pic) was one of four officers reporting to 9 Sqn @IAF_MCC ...