The Indian Air Force landed a C130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft at the world's highest airstrip
- the Daulat Beg Oldie in Jammu and Kashmir. The landing is very significant as it is a major show of strength by the in a region where the Chinese troops had recently entered the Chumar sector. Daulat Beg Oldie is an important Army forward area post which links the ancient silk route to China.
The aircraft flown by Group Captain Tejbir Singh and his crew landed at Daulat Beg Oldie at a height of 5065 metres in the area of Jammu and Kashmir. The Commanding Officer and the crew of the "Veiled Vipers" along with senior officer of Air Headquarters touched down on the Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip at 6:54 am after taking off from their home base at Hindon.
The effort is all the more laudable given that the aircraft is very heavy and has the capability to carry up to 20 tonnes of material. The base was built during the Indo-China conflict in 1962 and came into prominence when Packet aircraft of the IAF operated from between 1962 and 1965
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