阿比南丹·瓦塔曼

印度战斗机飞行员

阿比南丹·瓦塔曼印地语अभिनन्दन वर्धमान,1983年6月21日)是印度一名战机飞行员,在2019年印巴冲突期间被巴基斯坦击落,其后他被关押了60个小时,之后被释放。

阿比南丹·瓦塔曼在淡米尔纳德邦出生和长大,后来他搬到了马哈拉施特拉邦,毕业于印度国防学院。2004年他被任命为印度空军的一名飞行军官。 瓦塔曼其后在旁遮普邦接受进一步训练,并于2006年晋升为飞行中尉,再于2010年晋升为中队长。他于2017年6月被任命为联队指挥官。[1][2]

2019年2月27日,印度及巴基斯坦爆发边境军事冲突,瓦塔曼驾驶米格-21战机飞越巴基斯坦领空,与巴基斯坦空军的JF-17F-16展开空中混战,其后被击落。[3][4]瓦塔曼跳伞脱身到巴基斯坦的一个村落,随即被村民包围及发生肢体冲突并受到轻伤[5]。巴基斯坦士兵介入把他解救出来,他因此被俘虏了近60个小时[6]。在巴基斯坦审问瓦塔曼凡过程中,瓦塔曼赞扬了巴基斯坦的热情好客,并赞赏巴方提供的茶“太棒了(Tea is fantastic)”,这句话随即在网上成为迷困[7][8]。第二天,巴基斯坦以人道主义理由释放瓦塔曼。[9] 他于2019年3月1日返回印度,印度政府Vir Chakra授予他。[10]

2021年11月,瓦塔曼升任集团军队长。

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