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Meghna Heli Bridge

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Meghna Heli Bridge was an Indian military operation mounted on 9 December 1971 by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to airlift troops of IV Corps of the Indian Army from Brahmanbaria to Raipura and Narsingdi over the River Meghna during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, bypassing the strong Pakistani defenses at Ashuganj and at the destroyed bridge over Meghna.

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