AFOVA New Letter 2 of Year 2021

Section 5 – War Diary CV 2 No. 02 / 2021 Page 107 of 332 "There was just about the adequate length to stop the aircraft and often we had to land in tailwinds since only one direction was available for takeoff and landing. One had to sit on brakes and stop the heavily loaded aircraft. If the conditions were wet, there were chances of skidding on the muddy surface of the runway," remembers Air Commodore Karandikar. "Take-offs were dicier since the big bird would climb very slowly, just skimming the tree tops. "The cattle soon were trained; they moved away as soon as we were overhead and were back grazing after we landed!" quips the war hero. Acknowledgement This article was earlier published in rediff.com and has been reproduced here with permission from them. Swarnim Varsh Flashback : 22 Sqn AF – Heroes of Boyra Air Battle Flt Lt Roy Massey, Flt Lt M A Ganapathy & Fg Offr Don Lazarus (This is a standalone picture connected with 1971 operations. Not directly connected with the article above)