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1965 war hero Alfred Tyrone Cooke dies, IAF pays tribute

1965 war hero Alfred Tyrone Cooke dies, IAF pays tribute

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1965 war hero Alfred Tyrone Cooke dies, IAF pays tribute

IAF recalled the Vir Chakra awardee’s courage and ‘legendary dogfight’ over Kalaikunda

1965 war hero Alfred Tyrone Cooke dies at 87; revisiting his legendary Kalaikunda dogfight

Cooke, who joined the Indian Air Force in 1961, was honoured for his role in the 1965 India-Pakistan war and later moved to Australia in 1969.