I indirectly knew Sqn.Ldr. Zafar Ahsan (shaheed). Crashed during a night sortie (1989?)
He was the elder brother of a university colleague of mine.
F-16 of Pakistan Air Force
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He was the elder brother of a university colleague of mine.
Raider 21
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The list of deceased in Vipers include :
Zafar Ahsan (1989)
Nasir Kamran (1994, his crash was seen clearly on a HUD tape from another F-16)
Saud Ghulam Nabi (2009)
Noman Akram (2020)
All first rate pilots, Zafar Ahsan for example was the course top graduate for No. 7 F-16 OCC. But the profession proved they were all human, and as told by many Viper jocks in PAF almost all of those crashes were preventable.
Gripen9
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Can you elaborate on the 89 crash? Was it the disorientation case?
VCheng
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As the saying amongst pilots goes that there are bold pilots and there are old pilots but there are no bold old pilots.
Raider 21
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There are bold old pilots (I know of one at home). The saying is that there are no old bold pilots.
Cheers
Raider 21
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Yes it was disorientation. The following link has more info :
In Memoriam - Squadron Leader Zafar Ahsan - F-16.net
www.f-16.net
VCheng
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Gripen9
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Unless they get grounded
Clairvoyant
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Raider 21:
Yes it was disorientation. The following link has more info :
www.f-16.net
Their conversation was almost exactly copied in Shahper drama except that in the drama the mission was flown during the day. Check it out.
Yes it was disorientation. The following link has more info :
In Memoriam - Squadron Leader Zafar Ahsan - F-16.net
www.f-16.net
Their conversation was almost exactly copied in Shahper drama except that in the drama the mission was flown during the day. Check it out.
One of these incidents had one PAKISTANi F-16 accidentally shooting down another.
Gripen9
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Pilot of that "own goal" ejected and was recovered.
Raider 21
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Pilot is ejected and is still flying to this day.
We got some of the wreckage at home and the recovered ejection seat.
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Raider 21
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Yeah watched that boring drama some time ago. Watched it mostly for some of the aerials, my old man was in some of the shots for the F-7P and F-16s.Raider 21:
Yes it was disorientation. The following link has more info :
In Memoriam - Squadron Leader Zafar Ahsan - F-16.net
Their conversation was almost exactly copied in Shahper drama except that in the drama the mission was flown during the day. Check it out.
