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Bangladesh Liberation War

Thanks for taking an interest. But, the copy reads like a fanboy article, and the information is poorly sourced. Can you, please, help in cleaning it up? Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 12:08, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

I am posting your text here, and removing it from the article. Please, improve it here before posting to the article. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 12

45, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

The Indian Army had been helping the Mukti Bahini, through Operation Jackpot, since May 1971, while the Indian Navy had helped set up the Bengali Naval commando unit and had provided command staff for the Bengali gunboats, which were busy mining riverine craft and harassing merchant marine operations in East Pakistan. The IAF could not come to grips with the PAF until formal hostilities commenced, but the Bengali airmen joined in as 9 Bengali pilots and 50 technicians - formerly of the PAF and serving with the Mukti Bahini in various capacities - were gathered for a special mission on 28 September 1971 at Dimapur in Nagaland. A number of Bengali civilian pilots from the PIA later joined this group. Indian civilian authorities and the IAF donated 1 DC-3 Dakota (gifted by the Maharaja of Jodhpor), 1 Twin Otter plane, and 1 Alouette III helicopter for the newborn Bangladesh Air Force, which was to take advantage of the lack of night-fighting capability of the PAF to launch hit-and-run attacks on sensitive targets inside Bangladesh from the air. The Bengali rank and file fixed up the WWII vintage runway at Dimapur, then began rigging the aircraft for combat duty. The Dakota was modified to carry 500 pound bombs, but for technical reasons it was only used to ferry Bangladesh government personnel. Captain Abdul Khalek, Captain Alamgir Satter, and Captain Abdul Mukit, all destined to earn the Bir Pratik award, piloted the Dakota. The helicopter was rigged to fire 14 rockets from pylons attached to its side and had .303 Browning machine guns installed, in addition to having 1-inch (25 mm) steel plate welded to its floor for extra protection. Squadron Leader Sultan Mahmood, Flight Lieutenant Bodiul Alam, and Captain Shahabuddin, all of whom later won the Bir Uttam award, operated the helicopter. The Otter boasted 7 rockets under each of its wings and could deliver ten 25 pound bombs, which were rolled out of the aircraft by hand through a makeshift door. Flight Lt. Shamsul Alam, along with Captains Akram Ahmed and Sharfuddin Ahmad, flew the Otter - all three were later awarded Bir Uttam for their service in 1971. This tiny force was dubbed Kilo Flight, the first fighting formation of the nascent Bangladesh Air force.

Under the command of Group Captain A.K. Khandkar and Squadron Leader Sultan Mahmood, intense training took place in night flying and instrumental navigation. After 2 months of training, the formation was activated for combat. The first sortie was scheduled to take place on 28 November, but was moved back 6 days, to 2 December 1971. The Otter - flown by Flight Lt. Shamsul Alam, with co-pilot F.L. Akram - was moved to Kailashsahar, and was prepared for a mission against targets in Chittagong. The helicopter, piloted by Flight Lt. Sultan Mahmood and Flight Lt. Bodiul Alam, was to hit Narayangang, flying from Teliamura.

In the early hours of 3 December 1971, the twin Otter and the helicopter took off from their respective bases and hit the oil depots at Naryanganj and Chittagong, which the Mukti Bahini guerrillas had been unable to sabotage due to tight security. Ironically, the PAF initiated Operation Chengis Khan on the same night, and the IAF commenced offensive operations in the East from 3 December 1971. Kilo Flight would, in total, fly 12 missions in 1971, hitting various targets in Chittagong, Naryanganj, and Bhairab. The formation base was moved from Dimapur to Shamshernagar after it was liberated on 4 December, then was finally moved to Agartala before the end of the war. The BAF contingent was present in Dhaka when the surrender ceremony took place on 16 December 1971.

The Indian Air Force carried out several sorties against Pakistan, and within a week, IAF dominated the skies of East Pakistan. It achieved near-total air supremacy by the end of the first week of December,71 as the entire Pakistani air contingent in the east, PAF No.14 Squadron, was grounded because of Indian and Bangladeshi air strikes at Tejgaon, Kurmitolla, Lal Munir Hat and Shamsher Nagar. Sea Hawks from INS Vikrant also struck Chittagong, Barisal and Cox's Bazar, destroying the eastern wing of the Pakistan Navy and effectively blockading the East Pakistan ports, thereby cutting off any escape routes for the stranded Pakistani soldiers. The nascent Bangladesh Navy (comprising officers and sailors who defected from the Pakistani Navy and Naval Commandos who were trained in Pallasy) aided in the marine warfare, carrying out attacks on major river and sea port of East Pakistan successfully and most notably Operation Jackpot.

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Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:09, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

--Frankfurt55 (talk) 22:04, 3 August 2012 (UTC)--Frankfurt55 (talk) 22:04, 3 August 2012 (UTC)== July 2012 == Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is invited to contribute, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Bangladesh Liberation War, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Do not remove maintenance tags until the issue stated is resolved. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 12:43, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

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Bangladesh Liberation War

In fact I edited Bangladesh Liberation war once before but the article was removed and was posted by Aditaya Kabir in my Talk page you the message on top given by Kabir. Now I have reedited the Air Force and Naval action part and have posted in my talk page.Please have look if current editing is ok for posting it main article.Its important that we check it and write it there as nothing written about Bangladesh Air Force Activties during Bangladesh Liberation war.I would be greatful if you go through my latest edit which is posted on my talk page. Best Regards--Frankfurt55 (talk) 21:59, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Hm. This is the first time I hear about the Bangladesh Liberation war, I can't review the content of your edit. But I can tell that it is not written in a way suitable for Wikipedia - in its current state. It should be summarized; only critical information should be added. Don't get into too much details.

For example, the following sentence should be removed. "Squadron Leader Sultan Mahmood, Flight Lieutenant Bodiul Alam, and Captain Shahabuddin, all of whom later won the Bir Uttam award, operated the helicopter." This information is not important, as someone else could have taken the job. The important thing is that there was an helicopter, and the helicopter helped to achieve "..." and "...". Try to stick to the major events and achievements. I hope it helps. Dodoïste (talk) 18:30, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

August 2012

Hello, I'm Anbu121. This might not have been intentional, but I noticed that you recently removed some content from Aminur Rahman,Khosru without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks, Anbu121 (talk me) 20:18, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Aminur Rahman,Khosru

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If you wish to add comments to the discussion on Aminur Rahman,Khosru, please add them to the same section by editing that section - if you create new sections, the discussion will be impossible to follow. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 21:03, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

• I have closed the discussion at WP:ANI as there does not appear to be anything that urgently needs the attention of an administrator, especially as the article is being discussed at WP:AFD. Thanks, Black Kite (talk) 21:08, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
  • Please stop posting your requests at inappropriate pages such as WP:ANI and WP:RFPP. The discussion should be at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aminur Rahman,Khosru and that page only. Thank you. Black Kite (talk) 03:40, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
    • Re: your email. You cannot "protect" the article. The discussion will last for 7 days and at the end of it an administrator will look at the comments made there and decide whether the article should be kept or deleted. Black Kite (talk) 04:06, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

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