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- The Indian Air Force announced Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke, VrC, died in New Delhi.
- Cooke died at 87 on Friday after returning from Australia for IAF 14 Squadron Platinum Jubilee.
- He earned the Vir Chakra for downing a Sabre, while wingman Subodh Chandra Mamgain also downed another on 7 September 1965.
- The IAF posted a tribute on X, calling the dogfight a masterclass while saying Cooke’s memory will inspire Air Warriors.