A-5, (Fantan) of Pakistan Air Force

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Nanchang A-5III/A-5C was an export version for Pakistan Air Force with western equipment upon customers' requests, such as flight instrumentation made by Rockwell Collins, and western ejection seat made by Martin-Baker.

Added the capability to fire western missiles such as the R550 Magic or AIM-9 Sidewinder.

No. 7 Squadron 'Bandits' – operated A-5C from 1983 until circa 1991.

No. 26 Squadron 'Black Spiders' – operated A-5C from 1984 until Feb 2010.

No. 16 Squadron 'Panthers' – operated A-5C from 1983 until April 2011.

 

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Nanchang A-5III Fantan (1983-2011) .

This picture was in 1982 calendar,

 

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At PAC Kamra

 

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No.16 Squadron A-5s in 1980's with armoury including Aim-9 Sidewinder, Durandal/Hafr Runway penetration bombs and Cluster bombs.
A-5c Fantan served PAF till 2011 as a primary ground support Aircraft.

 

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[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

The PAF has this uncanny aptitude and skill sets: it can turn a "donkey" into an Arabuan horse....

 

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PAF has come a long way in the late 1970s from a airforce hanging on by a thread to an air dominance airforce it slowly becoming.

 

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A5 was the first nuclear strike plane provided by China. Before Pakistan had only missile carrier.

 

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My memory tells me this aircraft had to be rebuilt every 200hrs of flying at depot level ? I don't know if that was true or not ?

 

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PAF has come a long way in the late 1970s from a airforce hanging on by a thread to an air dominance airforce it slowly becoming.

tbh we always dominated

 

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tbh we always dominated

Late 70s and 80s IAF had an overwhelming advantage at least on paper…