Iaf Ouragan aircraft captured in 65 where is it?

[khanasifm]

I am trying to figure out the fate of iaf Ouragan aircraft in 65

The gnat is in paf museum but where did Ouragan ended up ?

Captured Indian Air Force Ouragan Aircraft. In June 1965, India and Pakistan had a border skirmish in the Rann of Kutch region. On 24 June 1965, an ndian Air Force (IAF) Ouragan fighter (Serial No. IC 698), flown by Flt. Lt. Rana Lal Chand Sikka intruded into Pakistani airspace. A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-104A Starfighter intercepted the IAF fighter near Badin in Sindh. Just as the PAF pilot locked on to the Indian fighter and was about to release his Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missile, the Indian pilot lowered his aircraft’s landing gear (an internationally-recognized sign of aerial surrender). The IAF pilot landed at an open field near Jangshahi village near Badin. The IAF pilot was taken prisoner and released on 14 August 1965 – as a goodwill gesture on Pakistan’s Independence Day – minus the IAF Ouragan fighter, which was retained by the PAF as a trophy and flown by a PAF pilot to an airbase in Karachi.

http://defencenewspk.blogspot.com/2015/03/1965-war-pakistans-victory-against-india.html

 

[BHarwana]

IC 698 crash landed

 

[Jf Thunder]

IC 698 crash landed

where is the actual plane?

 

[BHarwana]

where is the actual plane?

Don't know could be at some city square. The Indian Canberra bomber is on display in Sahiwal. Usually these fallen or captured planes are placed on public display in city squares.

The last known sighting of this jet was Karachi Air base.

where is the actual plane?

It could be at Karachi museum and may be moved out for restoration.

 

[khanasifm]

It landed in open field and not any runway so gear were damaged but it was flown so paf must have fixed it as this was before 65 war and during Runn of Kutch

may be it was also returned eventually ?? Guessing

Paf museum may have info on it ??

 

[Windjammer]

It landed in open field and not any runway so gear were damaged but it was flown so paf must have fixed it as this was before 65 war and during Runn of Kutch

may be it was also returned eventually ?? Guessing

Paf museum may have info on it ??

I have done some thorough search on it and made some enquiries.
Apparently after it was recovered, it was displayed in the PAF Museum Peshawar but then some wise guy decided to dispose of it and it was eventually scrapped, thus saving the Indians further humiliation.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

IC 698 crash landed

It didn’t crash.

It was forced to land by PAF...

 

[Sine Nomine]

it was displayed in the PAF Museum Peshawar but then some wise guy decided to dispose of it and it was eventually scrapped, thus saving the Indians further humiliation

Kudos to that harami.

 

[Windjammer]

It didn’t crash.

It was forced to land by PAF...

Yes, it was intercepted by two F-86 Sabres and forced to land in a field.

 

[Imran Khan]

Kudos to that harami.

if i was in charge i will display it upside down in Islamabad

 

[shehbazi2001]

https://syed-imran-shah.blogspot.com/2018/08/indian-air-force-against-portugal-and.html

Indian Air Force Against Portugal and Pakistan

In December 1961, Indian Armed Forces launched operations against the Portugese enclaves of Goa, Daman, Diu etc. Indian Air Force provided support to ground troops in addition to attacking other important targets. The aircrafts that were used in these operations were British and French. Infact, when the India got freedom in 1947, its Air Force obviously had British aircrafts. India continued to buy British fighter aircrafts till 1960s.

The fighters that participated in these strikes were the DeHavilland Vampires, Hawker Hunters (British) and the Dassault Mystère, Dassault Ouragans.

All these fighters put up a bad performance in the 1965 war with Pakistan, starting from Rann of Kutch conflict in April 1965 where an Indian Ouragan fighter landed on rough ground in unknown circumstances (claimed to be force landed). Dassault Ouragan (called in India as Toofani) was a good aircraft for close air support missions and thats why it was used in Rann of Kutch conflict. This aircraft was kept at PAF Museum for some time.

The Vampire fighters also were badly defeated by F-86 Sabres of Pakistan Air Force and on 1st Sept 1965 (Operation Grand Slam time period), four of these were shot down. What stunned Indian Air Force officers was that Vampires were intercepted in bad weather conditions (The History of the De Havilland Vampire By David Watkins, 2013).

Then open hostilies started on 6th Sept 1965 and even Hawker Hunters faired badly in comparison to F-86 Sabres armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. Dassault Mystères (that had also participated in strikes against Portugal) were also shot down, especially by AIM-9 missiles of the F-104 Starfighters of PAF.

After proper deliberations, Indian Air Force stopped inducting European fighter aircrafts and went for Soviet Union. Mig-21s and Su-7s were purchased in important numbers prior to the 1971 war. India also developped its own fighter aircraft called HF-24 Marut. Marut was used operationally in 1971 war with Pakistan. This trend continued well into 1980s with India buying Mig-23, Mig-25, Mig-27 and Mig-29.

Prior to 1971 war, the Prime Minister Indra Gandhi toured major European countries and took into confidence the world community over the crisis of East Pakistan or East Bengal refugees. On the other hand, Pakistan's role in Middle-East wars of 1967 (Arab-Israel) did not help out. Pakistan's close ties with Soviet Union under General Yahya Khan was also a factor. We know that the performance of Indian Air Force in 1971 war was much better. Political developments and better alliances contributed to this better performance.

 

[skybolt]