: December 16, 1971: How the first unit of the Indian Army entered Dhaka as Bangladesh got freedom #IndiaNEWS 11 December 1971 1600 hoursThe Packet flies over Tangail. It carries a full load of forty-one

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December 16, 1971: How the first unit of the Indian Army entered Dhaka as Bangladesh got freedom #IndiaNEWS
11 December 1971 1600 hoursThe Packet flies over Tangail. It carries a full load of forty-one paratroopers, kitted up with their 20 kg load of main and reserve parachutes, weapons and ammunition. A nervous Lali is last in line, his heart thumping so loud that he fears others might be able to hear it too. Fear is mingled with excitement since this is his first time on a plane.The warning hooter sounds and, five minutes to the jump, the red light starts flashing. The men stand and hook up to their parachute static line. The doors open, blowing a strong gust of wind into their faces. Moving forward, they start dropping off one by one from the two doors at the rear of the aircraft. Lali finally reaches the door. He has already told the air force staff that he is not to be pushed. “I will jump myself,� he has said, trying to keep his voice confident. Inside, his nerves are in a complete tangle. The cold December wind whips his face like a lash. Down below, he can see an unending expanse of blue with the paratroopers who have jumped off showing as fading dots in the sky. As the red light...Read more

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