IAF puts official stamp on Abhinandan's Pak F-16 kill

Top Indian Air Force (IAF) sources have confirmed officially that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shot down a Pakistan F-16 jet on February 27.

Abhinandan had fired an R-73 missile to take out the Pakistan F-16 aircraft before his Mig 21 Bison was hit by an AMRAAM missile. The development now seals the fact that Pakistan had used an F-16 in an offensive role.

Top sources also revealed to India Today TV that Abhinandan was the only IAF pilot who fired a missile during the dogfight.

In his last radio transmission before Pakistani Air Force struck his aircraft, Abhinandan confirmed that he had locked on to a Pakistani aircraft.