FLIGHT LIEUTENANT DILIP PARULKAR
Thrilling Escape by IAF Pilots from Pakistan in 1971 is Now a Crowdfunded Film!!!
This incredibly daring escape from prisoner of war (PoW) camp in Rawalpindi is now the subject of a crowdfunded movie by Hydrabaadi film-maker Taranjet Singh Namdhari.
"We fight deep inside enemy territory, and one bullet can cripple an aircraft. If I ever become a prisoner of war, I will escape."Flight Lieutenant Dilip Parulkar said these words to his commanding officer, M S Bawa, one fine evening 1968. Three years later, during the Indo-Pak war of 1971, he was shot down inside Pakistan territory and taken as a prisoner, along with 11 other IAF pilots. And true to his words, Lt.
Paeulkar did what he promised - he escaped, along with two other IAF pilots, Melivinder Singh Grewal and Harish Sinhji.
This incredibly daring escape from a prisoner of war (PoW) Camp in Rawalpindi is now the subject of a crowd-funded movie by Hydrabado film-maker Taranjiet Singh Namdhari, The Great Indian Escape, that will be commercially launched on October 8 this year, Indian Air Force Day.
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