Abhinandan Varthaman Was Asked What Makes A Good Pilot. His Response | Read

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Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistan F-16 fighter jet across the Line of Control before he was captured on Wednesday, will be released tomorrow as a "gesture of peace", Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced today. An Air Force pilot for more than a decade and a half, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman had in 2011 said on an NDTV show that "bad attitude" was a pre-requisite to be a good fighter pilot. Back then, Abhinandan Varthaman, who is from Chennai, was a flight Lieutenant, who flew a Sukhoi fighter jet.

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