Bombing of Thamil Selvam and strategic LTTE
locations:
Fighter pilots flirted with danger
It was a bright and yet another usual day for all
except the two `top guns’ of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). Knowing
that they were flying to bomb an important location, Group Captain
Sajeewa Hendawitharane was air borne from Katunayake sharp at 5.30
am. Within 25 minutes they came closer to the `prey’. The MiG 27,
the `weapon’ that flew at 1,000 km per hour and 18,500 feet above
the ground took a surprise move.
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