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BRISTOL FREIGHTER: One the most useful of the transport aircraft that have been part of the PAF. It was introduced in the 50's but was phased out and replaced by the C-130s. It was brought into service again during the war of 1965 for special purposes but was quickly decomissionised after the war and sold to royal new zealand air force.
 
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HAWKER FURY: Inducted in the PAF in 1949. Fury proved to be an agile fighter. It very much resembled the legendary 'spitfire'. It was phased out in 1961.
 
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NIGHT BOMBERS ON A DAY LIGHT MISSION: The sketch displays 2 B-57s on a mission during 1965. These bombers were mostly used at night to bomb airfeilds and fuel reserves but have also accomplished many successful missions during the day.
 
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F-104B ON A TRAINING MISSION: Along with the 14 F-104A's came 2 F-104B's. These were the trainer versions of the Mach 2 jet which proved lethal for the enemy in the 2 wars. It was phased out in 1972.
 
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MOHAMMAD MAHMOOD ALAM

The Ace of the PAF who destroyed Three IAF Hunters and damaged Two others in less than a minute. He is the leading scorer of the PAF.

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WING COMMANDER MERVYN L MIDDLECOAT

Wing Commander Middlecoat was one of the most influenced pilots in the PAF. He was one of the 16 sabre pilots who performed a loop in 1958 called the 16 falcons. As the 1971 war broke out, he was abroad on training. After hearing about the war, he immediately returned to pakistan and went airborne the same evening. After a succesful mission over an IAF base. He was returning when suddenly intercepted by an IAF MIG-21. Before he could break, his fighter became the victim of the MIG's powerful guns. He was able to eject but unfortunatley over water. He couldn't be rescued and was listed missing in action. For his bravery, he was awarded the Sitara-e-Jura't.

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GROUP CAPTAIN (RETD) CECIL CHAUDRY

A hero for the PAF and the wingman of Sqn Ldr Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafique. He played a vital role in the 2 wars fought. He downed to IAF hunters in 1965 and was the lone survivour of the Halwara Air Battle in which Sqn Ldr Rafique and Flt Lt YOunus Hussain laid down their lives
 
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STARFIGHTER BOMBS GNAT AT UTTERLAI

The sketch shows the mighty F-104 Starfighter who followed 2 gnats back to their hole after the attacked Sargodha. The gnats had landed and were taxiing towards their hangar when the starfighter flashed in and bombed the lead gnat. He escaped the scene without being even hit by ack ack.
 
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SABRES STRIKE KALAIKUNDA

Sabres of the PAF's 14 sqn devastate the neatly lined up formation of the neatly lined up canberra of the IAF. Mysteres are also said to be victims of this incident.
 
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A-5 BEING GEARED UP FOR GROUND ATTACK: The Nanchang A-5 is a chinese tactical ground attack fighter that joined the PAF in the late 80's. It is still in service of the PAF.
 
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F-86 ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT: Sabre from the No. 15 squadron 'Cobra' on a routine flight.
 
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LAST MINUTE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR CONVERSATION: The sketch shows an Instructor from the Fighter Conversion squadron debreifing his student cadet before a test flight.
 
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THUNDER ON A TEST FLIGHT: After hard work by Chinese and Pakistani Engineers. The machine is ready. This sketch depicts a Thunder on a successful test flight.
 
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F-16 IN FLIGHT: This sketch illustrates the F-16 from the Arrows squadron that took 2 Russian kills in Afghan war.
 
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BLOCK 52 TAKES OFF: The F-16 Block 52 taking off from USAF Air Base on its way to Pakistan.
 
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JF-17 THUNDER FROM 26 SQUADRON: The sketch displays a JF-17 Thunder loaded with guns before a combat mission.
 
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