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It is not at all unusual for ground crew to stop the aircraft and plug in the headset from outside to sort out some problem, even while the aircraft has taxied out. One persistent problem with the T-33 was its nosewheel cocking at an angle during taxiing, in which case an instructor, always...

No one is comparing the two, and I am not aware of any one who said so. Sqn Ldr Rafiqui deserved it too, but in war, gallantry awards have always been a contentious issue; some less deserving ones get a higher award and vice versa. One of the reasons is that the awards have to be announced...

1) All four gallantry awards in the Order of Jur'at (Valour), ie NH, HJ, SJ, & TJ can be given to living or deceased personnel. However, by unwritten convention NH has been only given to martyrs, because it is apprehended that the living may not live up to the ideals of the award and might thus...

1) NH is a war-time award given to ‘those who have performed acts of greatest heroism or most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger and have shown bravery of the highest order or devotion to the country, in the presence of the enemy on land, at sea or in the air.&#8217...

No, Aeronaut is someone else on pdf.