Air force jets perform maneuvers over a parade ground to mark Myanmar's Independence Day in Nay Pyi Taw on January 4. (AFP)

Air force’s once-proud reputation crashes and burns

The junta’s reliance on “terror-from-the-air” has proven effective on the battlefield but defectors say it has destroyed the prestige of Myanmar’s air force, amid a conflict that has also frayed relations with other branches of the military.

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