Though that are many articles and news feeds going about, however, I haven't read one that breaks down and raises a number of issues we've been going at here on
Pakistan Defence for days.
Surprisingly, neither of us have so far focused on the
Flight Data Recorder of the MiG-21 (Bison) which was piloted by
Wng Cmdr Abhinandan Varthaman.
Below is part of an article that was published in the
Asia Times on the 5th of March.
“It is true that the MiG-21 pilot would have had made some recordings of the air engagement, both audio and video,” a former IAF fighter pilot said on condition of anonymity. “Right from the 1970s, MiG-21s had cameras in the gun and missile pods. Any launch is recorded and if there are any ‘kills’ it should have been recorded. This should also be available in the on-board avionics. But the Pakistanis have it now,” he said.
“However, even a radio transmission, as well as data from the Airborne Early Warning (AEW) that had taken off when the first PAF fighters were detected, should have some data, including the loss of a radar blip, if the MiG-21 had shot it down. Even Wing Commander Abhinandan’s radio transmissions should be available and we can check them to see if he did report a ‘kill’ before going down,” the Indian fighter pilot said.
To read the rest of the article, click on the link below:
https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/03/article/no-proof-india-shot-down-pakistan-f-16/
