I am just wondering if anyone has info about PAF involvement in 1967 and 1973 wars. I know that a few dozen personnals of PAF volunteerd to take part in the above wars. PAF pilots bagged four confirmed kills. Does anyone know if Isreli airforce ever shot any Pakistani pilot down.
below are some details of PAF kills.
1967 war:
“PAF in 1967 Arab-Israel war.
One of the two PAF pilots on deputation to the Jordanian Air Force during the six day Arab Israel war was Flight Lieutenant Saiful Azam. In two separate actions in the first week of June 1967, Azam had a distinction of shooting down 3 Israeli aircraft.
On the first occasion, June 6 1967, his flight of 4 hunters was directed to engage a formation of 4 to 6 Super Mysteres, which had attacked the major Jordanian air base at Mafraj. At 14:20h F/L Saiful Azam shot down Mystére IVA of Lt. Boleh over Mafraj AB.
Later in the day, his detachment was moved to H-3 airbase in Iraq. On June 7, 1967 at 1130 hours a formation of Vatour light bombers escorted by Mirage IIIs, was in the process of attacking the strategic air base at H-3, when they were intercepted by Azam’s flight of 4 hunters. Flying in Iraqi Air Force Hunter(#702) he shot down IAF Mirage IIICJ flown by Capt. Gideon Dror. Capt. Gideon Dror ejected from his burning aircraft and became POW. Moments later F/L Azam brought down one escaping Vatour bombers. Voutour pilot Capt. Daror ejected and also became POW.
After the war Flight Lieutenant Saiful Azam received gallantry awards from both Iraqi A.F and Jordanian A.F.
1973 war:
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September 30, 2000 at 6:08 pm