Blast from the past - Vipers, Fantans & Farmers in Afghan War

[airomerix]

Dear all,

I was going through some of my archives. Found some stunning material from Soviet Afghan War. Enjoy yourselves!

Early days as a FO - F-6 Era

On to the Fantans -A-5s

The F-16s arrive - 1985

ADA Hut during Afghan War - 1988

No.11 MR Squadron - Arrows

Combat Commanders School - Passing out

At the height of war.

 

[Sine Nomine]

Thanks for share @airomerix

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful material! PAF has always risen against the odds and fought against all adversities. Long may their legendary courage endure.

 

[Goenitz]

Golden days.. Not single suicide blast happened.. MQM wasn't present.. and I wasn't born..

 

[GriffinsRule]

Dear all,

I was going through some of my archives. Found some stunning material from Soviet Afghan War. Enjoy yourselves!

Early days as a FO - F-6 Era

Friggin awesome

PS first actual picture of the F-6 with a shark mouth that I have seen. Amazing

 

[baqai]

@pakistanipower bhai ab tu yaqeen kar lu ya abhi bhi you want "professional" opinion :p @Tps43

@pakistanipower

 

[Zee-shaun]

Just a little correction:

Two F-16A and four F-16B weredelivered to Pakistan in 1983, the first F-16 arriving at PAF Base Sargodha (now known as PAFBase Mushaf) on 15 January 1983 flown by Squadron Leader Shahid Javed. The 34 remaining Peace Gate II aircraft weredelivered between 1983 and 1987.

 

[airomerix]

Just a little correction:

Two F-16A and four F-16B weredelivered to Pakistan in 1983, the first F-16 arriving at PAF Base Sargodha (now known as PAFBase Mushaf) on 15 January 1983 flown by Squadron Leader Shahid Javed. The 34 remaining Peace Gate II aircraft weredelivered between 1983 and 1987.

Hi. Thanks for the input.

However some of these pilots ferried the third or fourth tranche of the F-16s all the way from US to Pakistan.

That's why I wrote F-16s arrived.

 

[Zulfiqar]

Which sqd had those shark teeth?

We need those back, preferably on thunder.

 

[airomerix]

Which sqd had those shark teeth?

We need those back, preferably on thunder.

I think 15 Squadron, Cobras.

 

[Raider 21]

Dear all,

I was going through some of my archives. Found some stunning material from Soviet Afghan War. Enjoy yourselves!

Early days as a FO - F-6 Era

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On to the Fantans -A-5s

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The F-16s arrive - 1985

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ADA Hut during Afghan War - 1988

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No.11 MR Squadron - Arrows

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Combat Commanders School - Passing out

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At the height of war.



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Thanks for sharing. Some of these fine officers have departed. My old man is in one of these pics.

 

[Shahzaz ud din]

Thank you for sharing

 

[airomerix]

Thanks for sharing. Some of these fine officers have departed. My old man is in one of these pics.

Oh man! Can I know his name? He served with S/L Saleemi and S/L Kaiser Tufail?

 

[Bratva]

Oh man! Can I know his name? He served with S/L Saleemi and S/L Kaiser Tufail?

The guy whose F-16 was shot down by his Wingman. That's his father

 

[Imran Khan]

nice to see thanks for shearing sir