During the
war with
India in 1965, Nur Khan became a national fame and hero when he maintained an aerial supremacy against
Indian IAF despite its shortcomings.
[12] He led the bombing missions during the war using the
C-130 Hercules for that purpose in support to the army advances.
[13] His actions of valor and efforts won him the praise in all over the country after the war; he was credited with turning the tide of the war in his country's favor that gained air superiority in the first 24 hours.
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After the war, he was publicly honored and was famed figure in the country. In 1967, Nur Khan volunteered to serve in the allegiance of
Arab countries'
Air Forces against
Israel during the
Six-Day War.
[15] He served in many aerial missions and witnessed the
dogfight with
Israeli IAF whose pilots noted his aerial skills during the conflict.
[15] In fact, the Israeli IAF's fighter pilot,
Major-General Ezer Weizman, the former
Israeli President (1993–2000) and
Defence Minister (1977–80), wrote in his autobiography that: "He was a formidable fellow and I was glad that he was
Pakistani and not an
Egyptian".
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