From The Vault

[fatman17]

This is a 373 page pdf on East Pakistan 1971 written by LtC Nazir Ahmed, who was taken POW, one of the rare occasions a officer has written about the events that shook our country. Not many POWs have done that.

 

[fatman17]

From my personal vault on this father's day. Love you pops!

 

[PanzerKiel]

From my personal vault on this father's day. Love you pops!View attachment 643417View attachment 643418View attachment 643419View attachment 643420View attachment 643421View attachment 643422View attachment 643423View attachment 643424

Marvelous.

 

[fatman17]

Marvelous.

He was a very gracious and loving person. RIP

 

[Maarkhoor]

From my personal vault on this father's day. Love you pops!View attachment 643417View attachment 643418View attachment 643419View attachment 643420View attachment 643421View attachment 643422View attachment 643423View attachment 643424

Very nice pictures....

My grandfather was also captain during partition.

 

[Kamikaze Pilot]

Awesome vintage photos.

- PRTP GWD

 

[araz]

He was a very gracious and loving person. RIP

May Allah grant him jannah al firdaus.
A

 

[Ghessan]

From my personal vault on this father's day. Love you pops!View attachment 643417View attachment 643418View attachment 643419View attachment 643420View attachment 643421View attachment 643422View attachment 643423View attachment 643424

thanks for this good addition to the vault.
people do serve this country right for the sole purpose of serving hence many a unsung heroes.
my dad was fifteen at the time of partition, refused to migrate with family, stay and served helping people in migration, later held as prisoner.
he came to Pakistan after some years in prisoner exchange program, will share if i could find the picture of him with a army col. who pointed him out of the prisoners being so young to be one.

 

[fatman17]

thanks for this good addition to the vault.
people do serve this country right for the sole purpose of serving hence many a unsung heroes.
my dad was fifteen at the time of partition, refused to migrate with family, stay and served helping people in migration, later held as prisoner.
he came to Pakistan after some years in prisoner exchange program, will share if i could find the picture of him with a army col. who pointed him out of the prisoners being so young to be one.

Thanks for sharing. very brave of him indeed

 

[airomerix]

PAF pilots evaluating Mirage 2000.

Wg Cmdr Amjad Javed, a seasoned F-16 pilot is seen piloting Mirage 2000's in the late '80s.

 

[fatman17]

Kickback allegations ruined this deal. 40 X 60m per copy was a expensive deal.

PAF pilots evaluating Mirage 2000.

Wg Cmdr Amjad Javed, a seasoned F-16 pilot is seen piloting Mirage 2000's in the late '80s.

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[fatman17]

Flight Lieutenant Afzal Jamal Siddiqui
Sitara-e-Basalat
23 Sqn "Talons"
8 December 1971

died in a tragic 'blue-on-blue' incident when his F-6 was downed by his squadron commander during a chase of bandit Su-7s, near Faisalabad. https://t.co/BxcvUKxwqL

 

[fatman17]

Somewhere in E.Pak now Bangladesh 1971

 

[fatman17]

In this photograph, Jacqueline Kennedy, former first lady of the United States of America, hugs Captain M.M. Salehjee after she travelled in a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight to London in 1962. She was so impressed with the quality of cuisine, in-flight service and the professionalism of the crew that when asked how was her flight, she endorsed PIA’s slogan by simply replying, “Great people to fly with.” This slogan was given to PIA by Omar Kureishi.

 

[fatman17]

circa 1996-97

a Captain of the 13 Lancers - part of the UNTAES, interacts with locals in former Yugoslavia (Slavonia). https://t.co/Q7uOHyEqf0