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Airborne Strike on Kilo Flight

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  • Update Time : 08:47:50 am, Saturday, 13 December 2025
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Another member of the Kilo Flight was Sahabuddin Ahmed. In Frontline Warfare 1971, written from the perspective of freedom fighters, he detailed the operations:

On the night of December 2 (according to the clock, December 3), the brave pilots of the Liberation Forces’ Air Wing launched attacks on two key Pakistani positions using aircraft. From Teliamura in India, Alouette helicopters carried out a strike on the Godnail depot in Narayanganj. The helicopter team included Sultan Mahmud, Flight Lieutenant Badrul Alam, and Ahmed himself. Ahmed was kept on standby for the first operation while Sultan Mahmud and Badrul Alam carried out the attack, dropping bombs on oil tankers at Godnail. He joined the subsequent missions.

On December 6, Ahmed, along with Squadron Leader Sultan Mahmud, conducted strikes over Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and the Kushiyara River against Pakistani forces. That day, 14 rockets were fired at Pakistani bunkers, and machine guns were used. In the Kushiyara River, Pakistani barges were sunk after helicopter pilots fired two rockets and 200 rounds.

On December 7, Ahmed flew reconnaissance missions with Group Captain Chandan Singh, launching multiple attacks on enemy positions on December 8. He directly targeted the Pakistani command post in Sylhet, destroying enemy tanks. Successful attacks on a Pakistani convoy moving from Sylhet to Bhairab Market were also conducted. The following day, during a mission in Moulvibazar, the helicopter was slightly damaged but safely landed at Kailashahar airport. On December 10, airmen rescued a pilot who had ejected by parachute from a destroyed Indian aircraft near Daudkandi.

One notable operation took place on December 11 in Narsingdi. Ahmed wrote that when the Pakistani forces withdrew from Brahmanbaria, they destroyed the Bhairab Bridge. Allied forces were airlifting troops into Narsingdi, but fearing ambushes by Pakistani soldiers, Indian forces were at risk. The Indian command requested assistance via radio. Ahmed and Badrul Alam, along with a gunner, flew a low-altitude helicopter armed with weapons and ammunition, overcoming enemy fire to successfully attack Pakistani positions. That day, 20 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 20–25 wounded, with the rest fleeing Narsingdi.

After the Pakistani surrender on December 16, pilots of the Alouette and Otter helicopters flew from Agartala to Tejgaon Airport, marking the end of their wartime missions.

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Airborne Strike on Kilo Flight

Update Time : 08:47:50 am, Saturday, 13 December 2025

Another member of the Kilo Flight was Sahabuddin Ahmed. In Frontline Warfare 1971, written from the perspective of freedom fighters, he detailed the operations:

On the night of December 2 (according to the clock, December 3), the brave pilots of the Liberation Forces’ Air Wing launched attacks on two key Pakistani positions using aircraft. From Teliamura in India, Alouette helicopters carried out a strike on the Godnail depot in Narayanganj. The helicopter team included Sultan Mahmud, Flight Lieutenant Badrul Alam, and Ahmed himself. Ahmed was kept on standby for the first operation while Sultan Mahmud and Badrul Alam carried out the attack, dropping bombs on oil tankers at Godnail. He joined the subsequent missions.

On December 6, Ahmed, along with Squadron Leader Sultan Mahmud, conducted strikes over Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and the Kushiyara River against Pakistani forces. That day, 14 rockets were fired at Pakistani bunkers, and machine guns were used. In the Kushiyara River, Pakistani barges were sunk after helicopter pilots fired two rockets and 200 rounds.

On December 7, Ahmed flew reconnaissance missions with Group Captain Chandan Singh, launching multiple attacks on enemy positions on December 8. He directly targeted the Pakistani command post in Sylhet, destroying enemy tanks. Successful attacks on a Pakistani convoy moving from Sylhet to Bhairab Market were also conducted. The following day, during a mission in Moulvibazar, the helicopter was slightly damaged but safely landed at Kailashahar airport. On December 10, airmen rescued a pilot who had ejected by parachute from a destroyed Indian aircraft near Daudkandi.

One notable operation took place on December 11 in Narsingdi. Ahmed wrote that when the Pakistani forces withdrew from Brahmanbaria, they destroyed the Bhairab Bridge. Allied forces were airlifting troops into Narsingdi, but fearing ambushes by Pakistani soldiers, Indian forces were at risk. The Indian command requested assistance via radio. Ahmed and Badrul Alam, along with a gunner, flew a low-altitude helicopter armed with weapons and ammunition, overcoming enemy fire to successfully attack Pakistani positions. That day, 20 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 20–25 wounded, with the rest fleeing Narsingdi.

After the Pakistani surrender on December 16, pilots of the Alouette and Otter helicopters flew from Agartala to Tejgaon Airport, marking the end of their wartime missions.