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Pilots Views About Old Aircraft Including ‘Fighter jets’ As ‘Coffins’:

Sharing a personal experience By Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch“For days together and number of times, as a Technician availed adventurous chances to fly in the ‘Dakota’, being very old aircraft used to be called then as a ‘Coffin’, while by its dropping fresh ration at the high altitude to serving Military persons.

One day immediately and suddenly, the Captain of ‘Dakota’, being very old aircraft used to be called then as a ‘Coffin’ noticed about my flying along with them and called me in warning mood, asking me as to why do you want fly in this ‘Coffin’? Are you wanted to commit suicide in this manner?

The Captain of ‘Dakota’, being very old aircraft used to be called then as a ‘Coffin’ noticed about my flying along with them:

“No Airman likes to fly in this Aircraft while dropping fresh ration at the high altitude to serving Military persons except while its Auto set flying to Delhi etc at time of going on leave or on Temporary Duty (TD). But Pilot like me are bound by their duties”, the Captain said while again warning me about the condition of Dakota’,

I humbly and submissively replied to the Captain in requesting way saying,

Sir, please don’t stop me from flying and let enjoy this very exceptional adventurous experience of life (Then without disclosing to the Captain that such exceptional adventurous experience of life may not be allowed to gain officially by even any President of India and or Prime Minister of India,

what to talk others including privileged and non- privileged civilians in India, in such an aircraft like of ‘Dakota’, being very old aircraft used to be called then as a ‘Coffin’ ) after duty of serving the alone aircraft, Dakota’ as my life is not more valuable than you all.

Then without disclosing to the Captain that such exceptional adventurous experience of life may not be allowed to gain officially by even any President of India and or Prime Minister of India, what to talk of others including privileged and non- privileged civilians in India, in such an aircraft like of ‘Dakota’, being very old aircraft used to be called then as a ‘Coffin’ and the similar Aircrafts may also be flying presently by the brave, very good natured and having Godly like behavior PILOTS in my Indian Air Force.