PAF F-16 Milestone Pilots

[M8R]

I will get the exact details of the friendly fire details from my dad(Wg Cdr. Retd Shahid Sikandar) and hopefully clear any other theories about that day.

Why don't you invite your dad to join Def.pk.Would be a honor to have him here.

 

[behram]

Why don't you invite your dad to join Def.pk.Would be a honor to have him here.

He isnt very good when dealing with computers.

 

[M8R]

Ah ok - Are you B Shahid?Mind sharing some cool PAF F-16's photos.I am sure your father have many in his collection.

 

[My-Analogous]

I will get the exact details of the friendly fire details from my dad(Wg Cdr. Retd Shahid Sikandar) and hopefully clear any other theories about that day.

Please honor us

 

[behram]

Ah ok - Are you B Shahid?Mind sharing some cool PAF F-16's photos.I am sure your father have many in his collection.

Yes sir. I'm B Shahid.

 

[najamkhan]

hmmmm........i see, so what

 

[behram]

On 29th April 1987, Wg Cdr Amjad Javed and Flight Lieutenant Shahid Sikandar, both from No.14 Squadron flying F-16As, were scheduled to fly an escort mission to the north, and on the same day they both escorted a PAF C-130 and a PIA Fokker to Chitral. On the way back the pair were vectored to Miranshah---2 adversary formations (4 aircraf each) were violating PAF airspace. They were told to engage, both aircraft were below JOKER. Initially vectored to 270, bandits were at 27,000 feet heading 090. The F-16As were at 6,000 feet at 600 knots, both zoomed to fire face shots with AIM-9Ls. Bandits turned north. The pair were in the TAC spread on No.2's right, bandits went saw the F-16s on their tails, No.2 switched lock to last bandit(MiG-23) which was at 4.1nm, negative ROC and called the leader. Leader didnt hear the call or misheard it, trying to radar lock to the rear left bandit, which in mistake was No.2, misidentified this locked aircraft was his own No.2. Leader switched from AIM-9L to AIM-9P, and hit No.2 as it went into a dive hitting the right wing. No.2 ejected around 29,000 feet almost 10 nm in Afghan territory. A search and rescue team picked up No.2 around 7 hours later, and No.2 was back at Kamra the same night, and was back flying F-16s 4 days later. However the issue was such a bizarre one, Leader unfortunately lost his job, and No.2 was posted out to PAF Academy(FIS/Sherdils 89, before coming back to No.14 in 1990 again on F-16s). 85726 F-16A was the aircraft that shot 85720 F-16A in this case of fratricide.

Hope this helps.
Regards.

 

[acetophenol]

congrats to the pilots. Thats a distinction to be proud of. What an attachement will the pilots having with the planes!does it include training period too?

 

[Najam Khan]

2,000 Hours
Wg.Cmd. Tariq Zia
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)
| 9 sqn


2,000 Hours
Irfan Ahmed
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)

2,000 Hours
Cdt. M. Haseeb Paracha
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)
9 sqn | 11 sqn


2,000 Hours
Air.Cmd. Ashfaq Arain (Ret.)
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)

2,000 Hours
Wg.Cmd. Aamir Masood
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)
| 9 sqn

Gp Capt Haseeb is not in 2000hr club, this is not correct info.

Some other 2000hrs club members not mentioned here include Wng Cdr Fawad Hatmi (former OC 9 Sqn ) and Wng Cdr Ghazanfar Latif (OC 5Sqn).

The current OC of 11 Sqn is very close too.

 

[Najam Khan]

Some newly updated 1000hrs club pilots.

Sqn.Ldr. Haider "Tipu" Zaidi
(Updated: 20 Feb 2011)
11 sqn

Sqn.Ldr. Nauman "Hornet" Ali
(Updated: 29 Jan 2011)
11 sqn

Sqn.Ldr. Shazib "Falcon" Mehmood
(Updated: 21 Nov 2010)
11 sqn (He attended Red Flag 2010 as well)

Sqn.Ldr. Aftab "Viper-Phantom" Zia
(Updated: 29 May 2010)
11 sqn

Wg.Cmd. Zulfiqar "Sidewinder" Ayub
(Updated: 29 May 2010)
9 sqn | 9 sqn

Wg.Cmd. Bilal Hassan
(Updated: 29 May 2010)
9 sqn

Sqn.Ldr. Moin "Tornado" Rana
(Updated: 29 May 2010)

Sqn.Ldr. Asim "Mav-Slammer" Raja
(Updated: 29 May 2010)
9 sqn

Sqn.Ldr. Mustafa "Lightening" Orakzai
(Updated: 17 Feb 2010)
11 sqn

 

[Najam Khan]

Wg.Cmd. Zulfiqar "Sidewinder" Ayub
(Updated: 29 May 2010)
9 sqn | 9 sqn

He is the one who shot UAV in 2002,Sqn Ldr Afzal was GIBS in the same a/c.

This update at F16.net is done at least after 2 years of his achievement as he is seen in an Indus Viper 2008 footage wearing 1000hrs patch.