You didn’t even read the article ..And why should India want to bolster her nationalism when its already there .
Chuck was there to train pakis pilot against Indians.
Indian aircrafts flew in a special mission to destroy Chuck plane and let US get the message that they are not yet another country to bow down to them.
Why should India want to face US in her own home ground when russian nuclear submarines were already there to ward off any therea from US, as I said Indians are force to reckon with and american simply wanted to avoid 1000 times more debacle than vietnam war.
I find it very hard to believe than any special strike was dreamed up to destroy a C-12. If I'm planning on striking an airfield, I'm going after all aircraft, hangars, fuel tanks, and runway intersections that I can get in my sights.
It is very easy to say after the fact that "we meant to hit Yeager's plane on the ground"... The truth is probably a lot closer to "There is an airplane on the ground and there is nothing up here to shoot at so I'm going to destroy the one on the ground."
Unfortunately, your reply to me was almost unreadable. You might try the old read twice, post once method. It will help you get your point across...