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WASHINGTON: A US count of the F-16s with Pakistan has found that none of them are missing, contradicting India's claim that one of its fighter jets shot down a Pakistani F-16 during an aerial dogfight on February 27, a leading American magazine reported Thursday.
Two senior US defense officials with direct knowledge of the situation told the Foreign Policy magazine that American personnel recently counted Islamabad's F-16s and found none of the planes missing.
"The findings directly contradict the account of Indian Air Force officials, who said that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman managed to shoot down a Pakistani F-16 before his own plane was downed by a Pakistani missile," the report said.
"It is possible that in the heat of combat, Varthaman, flying a vintage MiG-21 Bison, got a lock on the Pakistani F-16, fired, and genuinely believed he scored a hit," the report said.
The report said that evidence also suggests that Pakistan ..
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Indians clearly lied about shooting of a Pakistani F16 by their Mig21 Bison..
In an aerial engagement on 27th Feb, PAF shot down their Mig21 Bison (confirmed) and also claims to have shot down another aircraft (possibly Sukhoi 30 MKI).
Time to count Indian Sukhoi 30 MKI Inventory.
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