What do Indian Air Force (IAF) daredevil pilots do when they grow old? How do they celebrate their birthdays, especially when they turn 80? Do they still have the courage, will and passion to fly when the age is on their wrong side? Well, you might just find the right answers in this report! OneIndia was at one of the popular flying spots in Bengaluru to capture a very rare flight of a very special man.
Air Vice Marshal Ajit Lamba (Retd) always did something different on his birthdays. This time, on turning 80, he had his flight-plan well in advance. You are at Jakkur airstrip, on way to the Kempegowda International Airport. It's around 8 am and was definitely one of those days you would still want to hide under a blanket.
The foggy morning skies of Bengaluru did not dent the birthday boy's spirit as he waited in hope. The scheduled take-off at 8.30 had to be deferred, but he was confident that the skies would soon be clear. Had flown over 100 types of aircraft "Most birthdays I have flown and my family is well aware of what I am up to. I had initial plans to fly the Hansa of National Aerospace Laboratories, but couldn't get the aircraft on time. I rang up Ashok and he said come over," says Ajit Lamba, who was the former Commandant of Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment of IAF.
27/01/16 Dr Anantha Krishnan M/One India
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Air Vice Marshal Ajit Lamba (Retd) always did something different on his birthdays. This time, on turning 80, he had his flight-plan well in advance. You are at Jakkur airstrip, on way to the Kempegowda International Airport. It's around 8 am and was definitely one of those days you would still want to hide under a blanket.
The foggy morning skies of Bengaluru did not dent the birthday boy's spirit as he waited in hope. The scheduled take-off at 8.30 had to be deferred, but he was confident that the skies would soon be clear. Had flown over 100 types of aircraft "Most birthdays I have flown and my family is well aware of what I am up to. I had initial plans to fly the Hansa of National Aerospace Laboratories, but couldn't get the aircraft on time. I rang up Ashok and he said come over," says Ajit Lamba, who was the former Commandant of Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment of IAF.
27/01/16 Dr Anantha Krishnan M/One India
