Official and Unofficial Aviation Art

[air marshal]

COBRAS DRAW FIRST BLOOD - 0830 HOURS, 10 APRIL 1959 - OVER RAWALPINDI: The first PAF jet fighter to shoot down an enemy aircraft was F-86F Sabre No 55-005 of No 15 Squadron, the unit also known as the "Cobras". Flying this aircraft, Flight Lieutenant M Younis downed an Indian Air Force Canberra while it was on a photo reconnaissance mission high over the Rawalpindi area on 10 April 59, an Eid day. Pilot Officer Rab Nawaz was the Air Defence Controller on radar for this mission.

 

[air marshal]

Illustrations: Wars in the Mach 2 Era 1961-1970
PAF Falcons - Picture Gallery - Aviation Art by Group Captain Syed Masood Akhtar Hussaini

THE RAF "BLUE DIAMONDS" AT FARNBOROUGH, UK - SEPTEMBER 1961: In 1961, Flight Lieutenant Hameed Anwar, a young PAF Officer on exchange posting with the British Royal Force, brought ditinction to his parent Service by being selected as a member of the RAF's official display team. Hameed, a veteran of the PAF's own formation aerobatics team, was eagerly welcomed into the "Blue Diamonds". The painting shows the tem of sixteen Hunters performing at the Farnborough Air Show.

 

[air marshal]

"THE HASHEMITE DIAMOND" OVER JORDAN - JUNE 1964 - JERASH: The Hashemite Diamond was the national air display team of Jordan between 1964-1965. It was the largest formation aerobatic team in the Middle East at the time and became well-known in the region for its impressive performances. The team was formed, trained and led by Flight Lieutenant Hameed Anwar of the PAF. The painting shows the Diamond over the historic Jerash ruins north of Amman.

 

[air marshal]

WORLD'S FIRST BOMBER FORMATION LOOP - 27 OCTOBER 1964 - PESHAWAR AIR BASE: The first ever formation aerobatics on bombers were performed at Peshawar during an air display on 27 October 1964 - at which Air Marshal Omar Dani, C-in-C of the Indonesian Air Force, was the Chief Guest. The 4 B-57s were led by Wing Commander Nazir Latif with Squadron Leader Altaf Sheikh and Flight Lieutenants Abdul Basit and Shams as team members. The team executed loops, rolls and wing overs, the first two manoeuvres being unheard of in such a heavy class of aircraft as the B-57, which was not really designed to perform aerobatics even singly. Their precise but apparently effortless station-keeping throughout the demonstration effectively concealed the intense concentration, and physical exertion that all four pilots went through.

 

[Last Hope]

The illustration depicts an Afghan SU-7 landing after defecting at dalbandin airfield. Sqn Ldr (late) Imtiaz Shiekh takes a round over the defected aircraft to ensure that the pilot Capt Akbar doesn't escape.. he was later taken prisoner by the authorities. The Afghans sent 3 MIGs to destroy the defecting fighter to avoid humiliation but they were retaliated on the border by Flying Officer Natique Manzoor.

During the Afghan war, there were thousands of aerial violations by Afghan pilots who even bombarded some villages in Pakistan. These Afghan aircraft were intercepted by PAF jets and 12 were destroyed (15 others were brought to land and captured). The ejected pilots were arrested by authorities below who were amazed to see that the Afghan pilots who were flying MIGs and Sukhois were without G suits and were wearing kohati chappals (pathani sandals). This caricature depicts one of those Afghan pilots ...! =

 

[zobi89]

thanks for these great pics

 

[Last Hope]

Here is my F-16C/Block 52 equipped with CFT, JDAM and AMRAAM
Enjoy.

Actual pic:

(Sorry for the Quality of my sketch. The scanner couldnt help it. Took 2 hours to make this one )

 

[bigest]

You sketched well

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I has never done this work

 

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[xiangni]

An F-16 of No. 11 Squadron "Arrows", PAF is taking off from PAF Base Mushaf, the home base of Arrows.
good

 

[Tajdar adil]

In 1976 Pakitan was offered 110 new build A-7 Corsair Aircrafts in part funded by Saudi Arabia. Deliveries were dependant on abandonment of Pakistani plans to buy a French nuclear reprocessing plant, a condition that was refused by Prime Minister Bhutto. The A-7 sale was thus withdrawn by President Jimmy Carter, who also managed to prevent the sale of reprocessing plant. The Sketch shows one of the A-7s withe Pakistani markings.

The Sketch shows an SU-30 aircraft with imaginary markings of PAF.

Well i thing J 11b is good for PAF.

 

[air marshal]

Illustrations: Pakistan Air Force at War
PAF Falcons - Picture Gallery - Aviation Art by Rehan Siraj - Pakistan Air Force at War

FALCON'S DEADLY STROKE: Painting depicts a PAF F-16 shooting down an intruding SU-22 over Thal, Pakistan, during the Afghan War. The pilot of the ill-fated Sukhoi ejected and was captured. The date was November 3rd, 1988.

 

[air marshal]

END OF A VULTURE: The painting depicts F/L Saif ul Azam of PAF in a Hunter of Iraqi Airforce, firing at an attacking Israeli Vautour. Seconds later, the Vautour crashed and its pilot Capt. Golan ejected. On one fine morning of 1967 Arab Israel War, a formation of four Israeli Vautour bombers escorted by a pair of Mirage, attacked Iraqi Airfield H-3. The formation was intercepted by four Iraqi hunters piloted by PAF, Jordanian and Iraqi pilots. Saif quickly shot down one Mirage (depicted in the background with ejected pilot) and then a Vautour. Another Vautour was also down by one of the hunters. According to Maj Gen Mordechai Hod, Commander of Israeli Airforce, the loss of three aircrafts of his airforce made him feel almost as if he had lost the war!!! F/L Saif had great distinction of shooting down four different aircrafts i.e Gnat of Indian Airforce (1965), Mystere, Mirage and Vautour of Israeli Airforce (1967). He was awarded Medal of Bravery by three countries (Pakistan, Jordan and Iraq). The hero later joined Bangladesh Airforce in 1972.

 

[air marshal]

Illustrations: Muslims Air Force
PAF Falcons - Picture Gallery - Aviation Art by Rehan Siraj - Muslims Air Force

THE TURKISH TIGERS: Painting depicts a pair of F-16Cs flying over Turkey.

 

[air marshal]

THE DESERT FALCON: Painting depicts a F-16E block 60 flying over the UAE.