During the heightened tensions between India and Pakistan in February this year and the dogfight between the air forces of the two countries, the Indian Air Force (IAF) lost one Mi-17 gunship in a “friendly fire” incident involving one of its own Israeli-origin surface-to-air missiles in the Kargil region of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Indian Air Force earlier ordered a court of inquiry into the incident and the probe has been completed, said IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria in New Delhi on Friday.
“…It was our mistake as our missile had hit our own chopper. We will take action against two officers. We accept this was our big mistake and we will ensure such mistakes are not repeated in future”, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria admitted in his first press interaction after assuming office.
IAF Chief on Mi-17 chopper crash in Srinagar on Feb 27: Court of Inquiry completed & it was our mistake as our missile had hit our own chopper. We will take action against two officers. We accept this was our big mistake and we will ensure such mistakes are not repeated in future https://t.co/TgNS9RsKqb
— ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2019
