F-86 Sabres of Pakistan Air Force

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The last aerial encounter of 1971 War turned out to be a dogfight between a supersonic MIG-21 and the relatively slow and much older F-86 Sabre. The F-86 flown by Flight Lieutenant Maqsood Amir emerged as the victor and the Indian Mig-21 pilot Flight Lieutenant Tejwant Singh who ejected after being hit, was taken prisoner. Squadron Leader Rab Nawaz was the Radar Controller for this interception.

 

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Retired North American F-86F Sabre (aircraft serial number 531182) of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) photographed by Peter Foster at PAF Base Peshawar in February 1991. PAF No. 15 Cobras Squadron emblem can be seen on the fuselage below the cockpit canopy.

 

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Air Marshal Nur Khan Inside The Cockpit Of Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 (Ex-Luftwaffe), 1966 (c).

 

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F-86 Sabre 1815 MK6 was the final Sabre built by Canadair before it ceased production. It recorded six kills.

Designed by the North American Aviation Company of California, the Sabre was also built in Canada by the Canadair Company of Montreal. It was put into service by the United States Air Force in 1949. Canadair made 1,815 of them between August 1950 and October 1958. The Canadian-built planes served in the RCAF as well as the air forces of Britain, West Germany, Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, South Africa, Pakistan, Honduras, and Colombia.

 

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Prince of Pilots - Air Cdr F S Hussain S.Bt. T.Pk PAF

 

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Remembering the world record set by PAF “Falcons”. On February 2, 1958, a formation of 16 PAF F-86 Sabre aircraft performed a loop for the first time during an air display at Masroor Air Base, Karachi. Wing commander Zafar Masud led his team of pilots to this remarkable feat and thus set a world record and received international acclaim. British aviation magazine “The Aeroplane” praised the performance in its issue on February 14, 1958.

It was a proud moment for the Pakistan Air Force as well as the aviation community of Pakistan as a whole.

Pakistan Air Force applauds Masud and his team for setting this world record, which brought tremendous honor to Pakistan and the PAF.....

 

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On February 2, 1958, a formation of 16 PAF F-86 Sabre aircraft performed a loop for the first time during an air display at Masroor Air Base, Karachi.

 

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F-86 Sabres lined up at PAF Base Masroor, Maripur, Karachi in late 1950s.
Pakistan Air Force acquired 240 Sabres that stayed in service from 1956 to 1979.