IAF chief BS Dhanoa who flew his last sortie with Abhinandan Varthaman, drew parallels with him saying both of them had fought Pakistanis and had ejected. "Both of us got ejected and both of us fought Pakistanis. I fought Kargil war and he fought Balakot. I have flown with his father. We were together in MiG-21 squadron," said Dhanoa after his last sortie from the Pathankot air base.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/we-both-fought-pakistanis-and-we-both-ejected-iaf-chief-does-sortie-with-abhinandan-varthaman/articleshow/70945769.cms