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Abhinandan flying again depends on his medical fitness, says IAF Chief
Indian Air Force (IAF) chief B.S. Dhanoa on Monday said Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be allowed to fly a fighter plane again only if he is found physically fit.
“Abhinandan flying again depends on his medical fitness. If he is fit to fly a fighter plane then he will go back to the same unit.
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa:Whether he (Wing Commander #Abhinandan) flies or not depends on his medical fitness. That’s why post ejection, he has undergone medical check. Whatever treatment required, will be given. Once we get his medical fitness, he will get into fighter cockpit pic.twitter.com/2ykp5aon3h
— ANI (@ANI) March 4, 2019
He said the physical fitness requirement for flying fighter planes are very stringent and the rejection rates are high at the entry level.Queried about the number of casualties in the February 26 IAF strike in Balkot, Pakistan, he said it was for the government to give out the number.
“We don’t count casualties. We see whether the target is hit or not,” Dhanoa added.
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on air strikes: IAF is not in a postilion to clarify the number of casualties. The government will clarify that. We don’t count human casualties, we count what targets we have hit or not. pic.twitter.com/Ji3Z6JqReB
— ANI (@ANI) March 4, 2019
