Regarding that so called ‘interview with a PAF pilot’, there’s no way it can be substantiated, and some of the claims seem far fetched, and perhaps artistic license of the truth.
However, in the latest AFM edition, the article by Alan Warnes on the JF-17, he states that;
“Without a Beyond Visual Range (BVR) capablity for most of the fleet, the PAF has perfected the art of Within Visual Range (WVR) combat – so much so that in the 2008 Excercise Anatolian Eagle, the PAF’s F-16s allegedly fleeced the Eurofighter with a three-out-of-three score in WVR combat.”
The PAF deployed 6 F-16s in AE 2008, which also included a contingent of Italian Eurofighters. So the 3-0 WVR score of the PAF F-16s is actually referring to the Italian Eurofighters, and not the RAF Typhoons.
http://www.f-16.net/news_article3110.html
October 31, 2008 (by Asif Shamim) – Six Pakistani F-16s have deployed to Konya, Turkey to participate at Anatolian Eagle, a bilateral air exercise similar to Red Flag, starting November 3rd till the 14th.
This will be the fourth time Pakistan has gone to Anatolian Eagle. Previously going in 2004, 2006 & 2007.
The current exercise announcement coincides with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s official visit to Turkey.
This will be the 4th exercise of the year. The first took place from April 28 – May 16 while the second was held on June 9-20 and the third session between September 8-16. The last session had participating jets from the United States, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and NATO.
http://www.f-16.net/news_article3045.html
September 8, 2008 (by Asif Shamim) – Exercise Anatolian Eagle 2008/3 a Turkish run multinational military air exercise started on Monday 8th and will run through September 16th.
The USAF, AMF, IDF/AF and NATO join the exercise by sending jets to participate in the exercise at Konya airbase.
The exercise gathered 16 F-16 jets from the United States, three Eurofighters from Italy, five F-16s and five F-15 jets from Israel and two AWACS from NATO
This is the 3rd exercise of the year. The first took place from April 28th to May 16th while the second was held on June 9th and 20th, 2008 with the participating jets from Turkey, the United States, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and NATO.
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