Ajeet was just a minor improvement on the Gnat. The engine remained unchanged, which meant that the flight envelope and load carrying capacity remained pretty much the same as the Gnat.
Cool i almost forgot you guys operated the chinese modified Mig19's, didn't you get a bunch of these free of cost from china. Did these fly in any of the wars? Do you know how it stacked up against the sabre in PAF training.@sandy_3126
Say hello to the the Mig-19, aka F-6 Farmer.(Taken by me)
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The F-6 (MiG-19) were inducted into PAF in 1966 and until 80s remained the backbone of PAF equipping some eight squadrons.....it participated in the 1971 war and bagged about a dozen air to air kills mostly Hunters, SU-7s and a MiG-21.......reportedly it could out maneuver anything except an F-86 yet with it's excellent thrust weight ratio, accelerate and climb like any Mach-2 type of it's era.
Both jets shot each other down in the war. Gnat was smaller and more agile. It was also more advanced than the Sabre from the late 40s. Gnat was used by the Combat Commanders School for studying its flight performance and for developing tactics. Lets not be unfair to the Sabre, it even shot down a Mig-21.
IAF MIG-21, Tail # No C 116. (1971)
Here is an antique picture of both jets together, gives a good size comparison.
Even Caribou Transport converted for bombing role was used in the Eastern sector since there was no opposition....the single F-86 squadron was grounded within 48 hours due to unserviceable runway.
