IAF pilot Flt Lt Alfred Cooke downed a Pakistani Sabre and damaged two others solo
During an air battle over Kalaikunda airbase, Indian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Alfred Cooke single-handedly engaged four Pakistani F-86 Sabre jets. Flying a Hawker Hunter, he fought a close-range, low-altitude dogfight against the numerically superior enemy formation. Gun camera footage confirmed that Cooke scored hits on three of the four Sabres, destroying one and damaging two. His determined defence ensured that Kalaikunda airbase continued to function without disruption for the rest of the war.
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