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No. 10 Kfir squadron, lions of the sand-BY NIROSHA RAJAPAKSE Source:Sundayobserver Robin Olds once declared that “I think it is love of that blue vault of sky that becomes your playground if, and only if, you are a fighter pilot”. The splendid island of Sri Lanka’s blue sky is the well-guarded playground of one of the most distinguished, illustrated and celebrated pilots of the Sri Lanka Air Force. He is none other than Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, the 18th commander of the Air Force. Born as the eldest of a family of two siblings; a sister and a brother in the cool climes in the hill capital of Kandy, Air Marshal Pathirana reminisces his cherished and treasured memories, surrounded by his devoted and loving parents over his long felt desire to join the forces, despite that he was even eligible to enter the medical faculty. ...