<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: ULal wathatha izintambo njengoSihlalo wesikhombisa we-Air Staff ngo-1969. Ngaphansi komyalo wakhe, i-IAF yathola ukunqoba okunqumayo ngokumelene nePakistan eMpini yase-Indo-Pakistani ka-1971, okwaholela ekuvukeni kwe-India.  <response>: ukudalwa kweBangladesh ngoDisemba 1971. Wanikezwa iPadma Vibhushan nePadma Bhushan, umklomelo wesibili nowesithathu ophakeme kakhulu waseNdiya. Ngemuva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi ku-IAF, uLal wasebenza njengoSihlalo noMqondisi Omkhulu CMD we-Indian Airlines futhi kamuva waba nguSihlalo we-Air India. 