01238nam a22001577a 4500 519997 519997 220531b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Kumar, Bharat 33330 The Indian air force in the 1971 Indo-Pak war U.S.I Journal 151(626), Oct-Dec, 2021: p. 571-583 The Indian Air Force (IAF) played a decisive role in the Indo-Pak War of 1971. In line with their strategy, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) deployed only one F-86 squadron in East Pakistan. Resultantly, the IAF was able to attain air supremacy by 06 December 1971 in the Eastern Sector and could meet ground operations requirements, projected by the army, fully and even exceeded them wherever and whenever the situation so demanded. In the West, India made deliberate attempts to lure the PAF into aerial combat in Pakistani Territory but the PAF did not bite the bait. The article covers all types of missions carried out by the IAF, with greater stress on the operations in the Eastern Sector. It also covers the innovations done and flexibility shown by the IAF in the 1971 war. – Reproduced Indian air force, 1971 Indo-Pak war 33331 U.S.I Journal WAR AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 394069 IIPA IIPA 2022-05-31 151(626), Oct-Dec, 2021: p. 571-583 AR126724 2022-05-31 AR