8 Pakistan Air Force Officers Awarded Sitara =e-Jurat Medals

[side-winder]

Ah, so the kills were shared equally with 6 pilots (a kill each) or did the CO get a gong just for leading?

OC didn't get the SJ.
Flt Cdr Ops did.
Rest Sqn pilots

 

[Yasser76]

OC didn't get the Award
Flt Cdr Ops did.
Rest Sqn pilots

Sorry, just confused, we the 6 kills attributed to 5 PAF pilots or 6? In other words did all 6 get a kill each?

 

[headshot]

Wow Noman is now an SJ sbt. That is incredible. This puts him in the same league as alam, middlecoat, Jamal, rafiqui

He was number 1 in his CCS course aswell, very distinguished fellow.

 

[side-winder]

Sorry, just confused, we the 6 kills attributed to 5 PAF pilots or 6? In other words did all 6 get a kill each?

01 kill is attributed to HQ9 HIMAD.
Whether its Heron or one of fighters. I think it has to be Heron as interestingly no one from AD operating HIMAD got an SJ -- So one each probably.

 

[Raider 21]

Back in the day when he was with Griffins (#9) getting ready for a Flypast 2016

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Note: He was also part of "2019"


He was then ADA for the current Air Chief for a couple of Years. You can see him in the background in a number of photos

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And most recently in that famous photo taken at PAF Base Kamra

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Handpicked for Swift Retort from No. 9 Squadron (right wing). His career took him in a good direction to fly in two major combat operations against a foreign air force in two different aircraft in less than a decade.

 

[Yasser76]

Handpicked for Swift Retort from No. 9 Squadron (right wing). His career took him in a good direction to fly in two major combat operations against a foreign air force in two different aircraft in less than a decade.

I know it gets political at the top jobs, but really hope he becomes CAS one day, the sheer experiance....

 

[Ali_Baba]

Sorry, just confused, we the 6 kills attributed to 5 PAF pilots or 6? In other words did all 6 get a kill each?

Since there is no actual "formal" attribution by the PAF/PA of which platform shoot down what yet(this is frustrating, maybe AFM magazine will clear that up as an exclusive?), it is difficult to make out what is going on. PAF refers to its kill list now as 6-0, but we know Rafales, Mig29, Mirage 2000, Su30MKIs were shootdown and as per Alan Warnes, 4 Rafales were destroyed/taken out. Therefore some/one of these at least is due to a SAM such as HQ-9BE to make the numbers work given what we have seen to date?

 

[Fatman17]

No award for the ACM?

 

[Yasser76]

No award for the ACM?

Nishan i Imtiaz

 

[White Privilege]

Handpicked for Swift Retort from No. 9 Squadron (right wing). His career took him in a good direction to fly in two major combat operations against a foreign air force in two different aircraft in less than a decade.

What's his name and rank?? Probably not one of the kill scorers as they were all awarded by Zardari......

 

[Yasser76]

Since there is no actual "formal" attribution by the PAF/PA of which platform shoot down what yet(this is frustrating, maybe AFM magazine will clear that up as an exclusive?), it is difficult to make out what is going on. PAF refers to its kill list now as 6-0, but we know Rafales, Mig29, Mirage 2000, Su30MKIs were shootdown and as per Alan Warnes, 4 Rafales were destroyed/taken out. Therefore some/one of these at least is due to a SAM such as HQ-9BE to make the numbers work given what we have seen to date?

Is confusing, although PM and Defence Minister have all stated 6 planes in total including 4 Rafales.

That is what is coming out of their mouths, but yeah, no word on exact platforms and who killed who. As you say, Warnes will reveal more, think he got an exclusive so maybe PAF keeping quiet till then!?

 

[White Privilege]

OC didn't get the Award
Flt Cdr Ops did.
Rest Sqn pilots

A few Wing Commander ranks there, so is the OC of Group Captain Rank now??

 

[Yasser76]

A few Wing Commander ranks there, so is the OC of Group Captain Rank now??

Maybe just for 15 Sqd as it was new to J-10 and our only unit?

Pretty sure Wing Co is standard rank for OC still....

 

[side-winder]

Additional awards :-

Tamgha-i-Basalat

OC No 15 Sqn
OC No 26 Sqn
OC 457 AD Wing (HQ9 HIMAD)
Flt Cdr Ops 16 Sqn
SEO 53 Sqn (SL Usman Shaheed)

@Yasser76

 

[side-winder]

A few Wing Commander ranks there, so is the OC of Group Captain Rank now??

OC is Wing Commander.
Flt Cdr Ops and Flt Cdr Trg are also Wing Cdrs but juniors in service.