Images - Pakistan Air Force in the Mirror of History.

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PAF Fighters fleet during a Photo shoot mission in1987.

Squadron Leader Muhammad Yousaf leading the Formation in F-16.

Squadron Leader Tahir Rafique Butt (Retired Air Cheif) in Mirage slot.

Flt Lt Shaheen Ghazanfar in F-6 echelon (Left).

Flt Lt Khaleel Ahmed in A-5 echelon (Right).

 

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Air Commodore (R) Abdul Sattar Alvi who shot down Israel Air Force's (IAF's) Mirage lllCJ flown by Captain M.Lutz.

Lutz from No.5 Air wing based at Hatzor , ejected out from his Air craft over Golan Heights during Yom kippur war.
During this war PAF sent its pilots to Egypt and Syria.

On 26 April 1974 Flight Lieutenant Abdul Sattar Alvi Deputation to no.67A squadron and was flying a Syrian Air Force's (SAF's) Mig-21F-13 (serial no. 1863) out of Dumayr Air Base, syria in an eight-ship formation.
Alvi came to worldwide international notice when he shot down IAF's Mirage lllCJ.

It has been learnt that Mirages were on reconnaissance mission escorted by Phantoms of No.1 Air Wing operating out of Ramat David Air Base.

Phantoms were to trap any interceptors while Mirages carried out the recce.

Timely warning by radar controller ( also from PAF )had turned the table on the escorts,allowing Alvi to sort out Mirages.

The Dog Fight over Golan Heights gave a Mirage lllCJ kill to Alvi and his leader , Squadron Leader Arif Manzoor and they were awarded two highest decorations from gallantry,Wisaam Faris and Wissam Shuja'at.The Government of Pakistan also awarded them Sitar-e-jurrat.

Credit : Defence General
The London Post.

 

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Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat sitting with the commanders of elite F-16 9th and 11th Squadrons on March 21, 2005. Wing Commander Haseeb Paracha is seated first from left.

 

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His father was corrupt in paf and he is on top of him patwari

 

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Yes, he should be blanked. No need of him in first place.

His father was corrupt in paf and he is on top of him patwari

 

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Gen Zia visiting ADA Huts at PAF Base #Sargodha , early 80s

 

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Captain Crawley taking off at Risalpur, 1918 (c).

 

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Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah & Miss Fatima Jinnah Visited RPAF Flying School At Risalpur On 13 April, 1948. He Was Received By Air Marshal Asghar Khan, Who Was Then Wing Commander And Officer Commanding Of The RPAF Flying Training School.

 

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Folks whats the story behind this uniform at PAF museum as complained in a world defense forum ? is this true and whats the scoop ?

 

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Royal Air Force Westland Wapiti Aircraft Crash At Lowari Pass, Chitral, North-West Frontier, 1930 (c).

 

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Fatimah Jinnah and Begum Bashir at the Walton Airport in Lahore, a year after the formation of Pakistan, standing amongst a group of the country's very first pilots.