Images - Pakistan Air Force in the Mirror of History.

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Group Captain Sikander Airforce name Siki boy.

 

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PAF Officers Mess, Peshawar, September 1965.

A remarkable photograph taken shortly after the ceasefire, capturing a moment that reflected the professionalism and mutual respect that existed between airmen on both sides. Seen in the photograph are Group Captain M.A. Dogar, Wing Commander M.A. Sikander, Wing Commander M.Afzal, and Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh of the Indian Air Force during his visit to Peshawar at the invitation of Air Marshal Nur Khan, Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force.

Air Commodore M. Afzal, later remembered as one of the finest Base Commanders in the PAF, had served as PSO to Air Marshal Nur Khan during the 1965 War and subsequently as his Military Secretary.

An interesting recollection from those present is that Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, originally from Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), asked to spend some quiet moments alone on the veranda of the Officers Mess where he had once lived during service in the NWFP in the 1930s, reflecting on memories of an earlier time.

A photograph that reminds us that even after conflict, dignity, respect, and soldierly conduct can endure.

 

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No.9 Squadron at that time was Commanded by Squadron Leader Adams of the Royal Air Force and was divided into two flights. One was an Indian Flight under Asghar Khan’s Command and the other Canadian, commanded by Flight Lieutenant Gerry Marr of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

The Squadron was based at various airfields, south of Chittagong on the Arakan coast and later at Akyab, Burma.

 

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1970:.... NO: 14 Squadron Dhaka.​

The numbers are GDP course.

Sitting on the wing are (L-R) : Jamal Hussain sb (42nd), Mujahid Salik sb (44th), Iftikhar Chiddi sb (42nd), MHK Dotani sb(42nd).

Standing L-R: Jamal Hussainhatti sb, EjaJamal Hussain6th), Javed LJamal Hussain), Shaukat Islam sb, Moin ul-Islam sb, Khandekar sb (11th), Ansar sb (24th) & Karim Bhatti sb (35th).

 

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John Fricker an aviation journalist and author of the book Battle of Pakistan Air War of 1965, visited PAF Base Mianwali in 1980 to write and evaluate our fighters on different bases.

In Mianwali he visited NO14 Squadron ( Tail Choppers) his conducting officer was Muhammad Tariq Qureshi sb, he flew the FT-6 with Wing Commander Mhk Dotani ( Officer Commanding NO14 Squadron) these photo are from the magazine Air International.

Ist photo: 1981, NO14 Squadron PAF Base Mianwali.
F-T6 showing the new tail parachute storage above the tailpipes, and additional 2 strakes beneath the fuselage.

2nd photo Below Author and Aviation generalist for Air International Mr. John Fricker in rear cockpit and Wing Commander Mhk Dotani sb. Officer
Commanding NO 14 Squadron.