Varthaman, piloting a MiG-21 Bison, shot down a PAF F-16 in a dogfight on February 27 before his aircraft took a hit and he had to eject.
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Received Saudi Prince at Airport But Couldn’t Meet Abhinandan: Chandrababu Naidu to Modi
The Prime Minister was addressing a BJP rally in Visakhapatnam around the time when the IAF pilot was crossing over to India at the Wagah border.