AFOVA New Letter 2 of Year 2021

Section 5 – War Diary CV 2 No. 02 / 2021 Page 91 of 332 Ammunition expended 30 HE 11+32 Rds, Rocket T10 - 76. At about midday a flash message from the Chief of the Air Staff received. The message and the reply by the Base Cdr is reproduced below: — From: Air HQ NEW DELHI To : AF Stn JAISALMER FOR OC FROM CAS (.) PLEASE CONVEY MY CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO OFFICERS AND MEN OF 122 SQN (OTU) FOR THEIR MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE YESTERDAY WHEN THEY VIRTUALLY WIPED OUT A REGIMENT OF T-59 TANKS NEAR LAUNGEWALA (.) THE DEFENCE MINISTER CMA THE ARMY CHIEF AND GENERAL BEWOOR ALL JOIN ME IN CONVEYING THEM OUR BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS (.) ////// From: 14 C&M U To : AIR HQ (VB) FOR CAS FROM BASE COMMANDER (.) REF YOUR AM/09/DEC/06 THANKS FOR THE KIND APPRECIATION (.) MORALE IS VERY HIGH (.) ///// Since the force was supplemented with additional aircraft from JAMNAGAR raising the total force to 14 Hunter aircraft, the Base Cdr found the inadequate utilisation of this force and flashed a message to TAC Comdr 7 TAC Gp Capt MM ARORA, the text of the message is reproduced below: From: 14 C&M U To :7 TAC ARORÄ FRCM MINI (.) NOT BEING UTILIZED FULLY (.) REQUEST MORE UTILIZATION (.) After the war - visit of WAC AOC-in-C Air Marshal MM Engineer to Jaisalmer. Wg Cdr Bawa seen right most. Air Marshal Engineer is saluting. Wg Cdr M N Singh OC Flying in beret.