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The epitome of heroic flyers-BY NIROSHA RAJAPAKSE Source:Sundayobserver Liyanado Davincionce said, “When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always long to return”. Only for a fraction of a second, the eyes of the flyers of the No. 8 Light Transport Squadron entertained a glance at the ground on April 1, 2020, on which they gallantly celebrated a 25 years of heroic and exceptional service rendered in the calibre of the ‘work horse’ of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) for the restoration of the stability of peace in the island. The terrorists were a malediction that disrupted the peaceful co-habitation of the island for three decades where the nation’s heart was stabbed and the peace of mind was robed. ...