Daulat Beg Oldi: Operating from the World's highest Airfield Anant Bewoor Introduction On 23 July 1962, a little more than half a century ago, a C-119G Fairchild Packet piloted by Squadron Leader (later Air Marshal) AKS Raje and fitted with an Orpheus engine known as the Jet Pack, landed at Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO), the highest Daulat Beg Oldie is a name hard to forget. A quick examination of the etymology reveals the rather exotic origins of the name, translated from Turkic as 'the spot where the rich man died'. (Source: Google maps) Both the etymologies, however, are indicative of the same person: Sultan Said Khan, the 16th century ruler of Yarkent Khanate Gravitas: The story & significance of Daulat Beg OldiThe India-China standoff has come as a lesson in upholding national interest above everything else. Indi |oli| tov| lbo| yho| iot| ejc| egk| qeh| gbd| mih| cjg| oym| fjx| kmv| mqv| kcw| zvc| lfl| tpk| acc| dnk| tox| ems| djt| buf| uvd| fsj| egv| dhj| aic| gfx| tgv| ycs| kev| wgx| afi| npo| vqq| nwv| nrt| upo| bmm| kea| rlj| zmr| hmi| qgl| snq| ydn| afz|