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Murli Menon-Flying and fighting in the MiG-21 and MiG-23 MF

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Episode  ·  22 Plays  ·  1:03:42  ·  Jun 12, 2021

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We need your feedback: www.blueskiespodcast.com/survey - it will just take 5 minutes!It's MiG time! Gp. Capt. PI Murlidharan Menon takes us into the cockpit of his beloved MiG-21, which he describes as a "sports car". He describes the skills required for air combat, and his experiences operating against different aircraft, standing first in the Fighter Combat Leader's course, and being an instructor on that course (a real "Top Gun"). He also speaks about commanding a MiG-23 MF (Air Defence) squadron.Gp. Capt. Menon's profile can be found here: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/13579More information on the Tactics and Combat Development Establishment, TACDE, can be found here: https://indianairforce.nic.in/content/tactics-air-combat-development-establishmentA later version of the doctrine of the Indian Air Force can be found here: https://fdocuments.in/document/basic-doctrine-of-indian-air-force-2012pdf.html(The leader of the team that wrote this version appears on a later episode of the Blue Skies)Gp Capt Menon's writings for The Tribune can be found here: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Atribuneindia.com+%22murli+menon%22

1h 3m 42s  ·  Jun 12, 2021

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