" A Retired PAF Shenyeng F-6 Aircraft belonged to number 25 Squadron 'Eagles' installed in front of PAF Base MM Alam Mianwali "
On 04 December, Flying Officer Qazi Javed of No 25 Squadron shot down an Indian Hunter when it came to attack PAF airfield at Mianwali. Its pilot Flight Lieutenant Vidya Dhar Shankar was also killed in actio
Three PAF F-6s from the 15th squadron, painted in the color of natural metal, in flight by formation.
Only the aircraft in the foreground is equipped with a brake parachute container at the base of the keel. Two other F-6s, "3311 black" and "1817 black", are early-type aircraft, to which the container was not installed.
All three vehicles are equipped with additional pylons under the wing for suspension of US air-to-air missiles AIM-9 "Sidwinder", such weapons were available only on Pakistani F-6.
The pylons were installed by the Pakistanis during the planned repair. Aircraft carry red stripes on the fuselage, and the blackboard side number is duplicated in the bow and tail section.
A Pair of Pakistan Air Force Shenyang F-6 Fighters Of No 15 Squadron (Cobras) From Peshawar, Flying Over The Karakoram Mountains In Northern Pakistan, 1980's (c)...