Images - Pakistan Air Force in the Mirror of History.

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RB-57F, Credit- Hassan Riaz
This was mistakenly shoot down by Pak Army anti aircraft gun in 1965, when it was practising attack on Amratsar Radar, because Pak Army assume this RB-57F as IAF B-58 Canberra bomber

 

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Defected Afghan Airforce Su 22M and MiG 21bis on Peshawar Airbase.
These Aircraft were defected to Pakistan during Soviet Afghan War PAF got a good opportunity to test these Soviet built planes which are used by it's Adversaries.

 

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On April 15th 1952, establishment of the Flying Instructors School (FIS) at Pakistan Air Force College Risalpur.

Although FIS was relocated to PAF Base, Chaklala in May 1954, however, it was later shifted back to Risalpur in April 1962.

The motto of the Flying Instructors School is "علم و پرواز" which translates to "Knowledge and Flying". The Flying Instructors School is renowned as the ‘Cradle of Learning’, where instructor pilots receive comprehensive academic and flying training to hone their skills and become proficient educators in aviation.

The primary objective of FIS is to provide training for instructor pilots who would serve in the PAF, Pak Army, Navy and other friendly countries. Flying Instructors' Courses were initially conducted on T-6G Harvard aircraft and as the years progressed now the future instructors receive training on SMK, T-37 and K-8P aircraft. FIS is distinguished for its three-dimensional training system that encompasses academic schooling, flying training and special emphasis on instructional techniques.

The school plays a crucial role in producing proficient instructor pilots through enhancement of their basic flying skills in addition to keeping them up-to-date with modern military flying techniques.

Training of flying instructors holds paramount importance for both peace and wartime operations of Pakistan Air Force. In times of peace, well-trained instructors are essential for producing skilled pilots who can safely operate aircraft and carry out missions efficiently whereas during wartime, proficient instructors are crucial for rapid training and preparation of a competent fleet of pilots to ensure requisite degree of Air Control in a compressed & challenging environment.

Flying instruction in Pakistan Air Force holds utmost importance for maintaining operational readiness and enhancing aviation capabilities of PAF aircrew in order to ensure the most assured aerial defence of the motherland.

 

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The PAF's touch and go with the Il-28 -

During 1965–71, the Pakistan Air Force had to absorb, at the cost of significant combat capacity, five years of the US arms embargo which was imposed on Pakistan at the start of 1965 Indo-Pak war.

The older F-86s and B-57s were being supported with difficulty by clandestine and piecemeal purchases of spares and by some indigenous manufacture. To support the dwindling numbers of B-57s, it was decided to procure additional aircraft of similar category to supplement the bomber force.

The Il-28 (a Soviet aircraft to be supplied by China) was selected, primarily because it was readily available from a friendly source and also most likely due to its very affordable cost.

 

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Hawker Sea Fury

Euro fighter typhoon

On The Night Of September 21, 1965.

The Last Days Of The War, Flying Officer Jamal A. Khan Finally Got To Use The Starfighter In The Manner For Which It Had Originally Been Designed, Scoring A Solid Sidewinder Hit On A Canberra At 33,000 Feet Over Fazilka. The Indian Navigator Was killed, But The Pilot, Flight Lt. M.M. Lowe, Bailed Out And Was Taken Prisoner.

Pakistan Air Force Via Air Chief Marshal Jamal A. Khan.



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He was wing commander during 1965 war not flying officer

 

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From left: shafique haider then probably grp captain and later air Marshall and vcas, waqar azim then probably air commodore and later air Marshall and MD of PIA. Don’t know about the other two. Am glad they voted against this aircraft. Both shafique haider and waqar azim were probably the top brains PAF have ever produced.

US once offered 110 A-7 H Corsairs to Pakistan Air Force.​

 

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"Red Dragons" Pakistan Air Force, Peshawar.

The first formation aerobatics team, formed by No 9 Squadron on its Furies, was called 'The Red Dragons'. The painting shows the team performing officially for the first time in 1951 at Peshawar.
The occasion was the farewell ceremonies for the PAF's outgoing C-in-C, Air Vice-Marshal R L R Atcherely. 'The Red Dragons' thus gained the honour of being the first aerobatic team in the Indo-Pak subcontinent.

The Team:
Squadron Leader Zafar Chaudhry
Flight Lieutenant Saeedullah Khan
Flying Officer T H Gotting
Flying Officer M Hayat Khan

Painting by Gp Capt S M A Hussaini (R)

 

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Pakistan Air Force Bristol Freighter of the No. 6 squadron "Antelopes".

 

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December 1956 At the end of the Melbourne Olympic Games, three Pakistan Air Force Freighter Mk.31s troop transporters were flown to Melbourne to collect the competing Pakistani athletes.

Inbound, the aircraft flew from Darwin direct to Adelaide for a night stop. On the last leg to Melbourne one Bristol reported a rough running engine and all three diverted to nearby Nhill Vic. While taxying to park, a Bristols' main wheel broke through the old RAAF wartime tarmac.

Local farmers tractors would not have had the traction to pull the heavy aircraft free, so Australian Charles Miller, who had hitched a ride from Darwin, got a lift into town. He persuaded the Shire Office to send out the town grader,

 

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Pilot Officer Sarfaz Rafiqui in Tempest cockpit
receiving last-minute instructions from his Instructor, Flt Lt Jan Mahmood at PAF conversion School 1953.

On 6 September 1965, Squadron Leader Sarfaraz Ahmad Rafiqui led a formation of 3 F-86 aircraft on a strike against Halwara airfield. The formation destroyed a total of 4 IAF hunters.

Rafiqui continued flying as No.2 even with his jammed guns. His conduct was clearly beyond the call of duty and conformed to the highest traditions of leadership and bravery in battle against overwhelming odds. For this and his earlier exploits, he is awarded Hilal-i-Jurat and Sitara-i-Jurat.

 

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Vultee Vengeance fuselages, newly arrived from the United States, under inspection at No. 1 Maintenance Unit, Drigh Road, Karachi.

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US P-66 Vanguard fighters at an airfield in Karachi,1942 ,
RAF Drigh Road