Kum 1966 bâwr chho vela Mizoram buai lai khan Indian Air force-ah mizo Commissioned officer pahnih Wg.Cdr. (Rtd) Lalnghinglova leh Wg.Cdr. (Rtd) Lalzawma te an tel ve a. Jet fighter hmanga Mizoram beihna (air operation) kha Pu Zawma te awmna 11 wing aṭanga hmalak a ni. Pu Zawma pawh hi Mizo ve tak mai a ni a, Mizoram operation chungchang han sawi chang vela a thin pawh a rim theihzia te a sawi fo ṭhin. Ṭum khat phei chu tum lawk pawh awm hauh lo-in Flying officer Bamzai pawh a hnek hrep phah nghe nghe a, volleyball an khelhna-ah Flt. L.t Deshpande pawh a ṭhuai hrep mai a ni awm e.
Khatih laia jet fighter leh bomber ten bomb an hman ṭhin kha 250 pounder, 500 pounder, 1000 pounder ldt. a ni a, chuti ang chu Mizoram beihna’n hman a ni lo a, Jet fighter te ralthuam hman kha 60 MMRP (Rocket Propelled) a ni a; tin, FG (Front Gun) Machine Gun kan tih ang hi a hmang bawk. Jet Fighters chi hnih- Hunters (British siam) leh Toofani (French siam) te hman a ni a, sub-sonic [ri (340.29 m / s) aia chak lo ve ve an ni]. Hunter hian 60 MMRP leh Machine gun 20 MM Caliber FG a hmang a, Toofanis hian 60 MMRP leh 16 MM caliber FG a hmang ve thung. 60 MMRP leh 20 & 16 MM Caliber FG te hi HE (High Explosives) vek a ni a; an target a va fuh hian nasa takin a explode (puakdarh) leh a, chuvang chuan a thawk na em em a ni.
11 Wing aṭangin 29 Toofanis squadron fighter 6 vel detach a ni a, Jorhat aṭangin 17 hunters squadron hmangin direct operation ti tura tih an ni. Jet fighter hmanga Aizawl beih a ṭul nachhan chu khatih laia Assam Rifles ho kha tuna Commandant office ldt. awmna tlâng (Vanapa Hall chhak)-ah chhuak thei lo-a dan beh an nih vang a ni. Assam rifles WT (wireless) tihchhiat a ni lo a, chutah chuan Zoram pawn lamah “Distress message (SOS)” an thawn chhuak thei reng a; tin, Silchar- Aizawl kawngpui dan chah a ni bawk si a, rang takin Army operation thlak theih a ni bawk lo a, Jet fighter hman a ṭul ta a ni, an ti. Tichuan March ni 5 1966 khan India sorkar chuan a ram chhung ngeia awm Mizoram khawpui Aizawl chu jet fighter hmangin a bomb ta a ni.
Hetih hunlai hian IAF hian Jet Bombers a hman chu Canberra Bomber a ni a, squadron thum a nei a, pakhat Poona-ah, Agra-ah leh Kalaikunda (West Bengal)-ah te based a ni. He’ng bomber te hi Mizoram beihna’n hman a ni lo a, kan sawi tawh ang jet fighter pangngai zawk hi hman a ni. Chuvang chuan mi tam takin Mizoram kha bomb a ni lo a, jet fighter-a beih ringawt a ni an lo tih phah ta a ni. Khatih hun lai-a Prime minister, Indira Gandhi pawhin khawvel hma-a hmai phihfai a duh vangin, “Aizawl kan bomb lo, Ration kan thlak mai a ni,” te a lo ti a, Mizo rilru pu tan chuan pai daih har tak a ni. Amaherawhchu, Oxford dictionary chuan bomb a hrilhfiah dan chu – container filled with explosives, incendiary aterial etc…. designed to explode or cause damage, tih te a ni a, tin, shell, missile, torpeds ldt. hi bomb tih vek tho a ni. Chuvangin, khi’ng min beihna hmanruate khi a target a fuha explode (puak darh) leh avangin bomb a tih theih ngei a ni. Bomber pangngai hman ṭhin 25o, 500 dtc. Pounder hmanna tlak khatih hunlai khan kan ni lo hrim hrim a, Aizawl khua a darh chhe vek mai dawn a; min beihna awm tawk explosive/bomb hmangin min bei mai a ni.
A eng apawh chu lo ni se, Mizote kha tharum nasa tak thawha beih tlakah sawrkar laipui meih pawhin min lo ngai a, min hlau ru ve hle chu a ni ngei ang a tih theih awm e. Chuvang chuan keini Mizote hi eng kawngah mah kan duai lo a, kan thiltih apiangah theihtawp kan chhuah chuan hlauh tham leh el tham kan tling zel thei a ni tih hi kan rin Pathian hian min nemngheh sak awm e. Vawiin hi Zoram ni a nih angin kan thinlungah Mizona ti thar leh ila, Zoram hi kan ram a ni a, Mizo bak hnam kan nei lo, chhungkua kan nei lo, chuvang chuan theihtawp chhuahin hmalam pan ila, inlungruala inpumkhat zelin Zofate hian khawvel hneh ngei i tum zel ang u….
(source: The zozam times feb 19, 2010 the zozam times march 3, 2010, Zoram sulhnu-Lalchhuanmawia hnamte.)
(pic: toofanis fighter)