Yes I did fly with MM Alam a lot. Him and I have served Pakistan on many fronts. No one in PAF used to call MM ALAM he was called Chief his Airforce name given by us was Chief.
I started my flying with T-6 Harvard as a student went to T-33 in 2 SQD from there went to FLS Peshawar which is now called 26 conversion on F-86. Fought the war in my beloved F-86. In Decca 14 SQD and in Peshawar 26 SQD. From F-86 went on F-104s , than Mirage III, V than F-6, FT-6, F-7, F-16.
Courses abroad I had the pleasure of flying F-14, T-38, C-5 Galaxy C-141 and have 50 hours on Puma anD 22 hours on Apaches (fort Rucker ) total of 6436hr not including 1800hr on T-33 as an IP up till today I have the highest number of students ever a total of 69. All afghan vest are my students lowest rank my student has ever Achieved is Air Cdre, 3 of my students made COAS 4 made VCOAS.
Well if you were born by 1979 Oct than I owe you an apology because in 6 weeks I broke the sound barrier 31 times.
so sorry if I scared you .
We have been exercising with the US since 1964, 1972, 1974,1975, 1979,1981, 1985, 1990. 1993, 1995 and so on The one I am talking is 1974, 1979.