Hi All,
Great to see a number of rare photos in one place...i would like to add some more too...
Here goes some photos of PAF in Soviet/Afghan war 1979-88.
Pictures of Pilots with Kills during the war.
Wng Cdr Abdul Razzak Anjum standing in front of F-16 (No.9 Sqn). In Mar, 1987 he shot down An-26 over Miranshah. He later rose to the rank of AVM and embraced shaadat on 23rd Feb 2003.
Sqn Ldr Hameed Qadri standing with a Su22 wing preserved outside No.9 Sqn. He shotdown two Su-22s on 17th May, 1986.
Sqn Ldr Badr-Ul-Islam standing in frontof F-16 ( No.14 Sqn). He got retirement as Sqn Ldr as due to medical reasons he was unable to continue flying.
Sqn Ldr Athar Bokhari shot down a Russian Su-25 during night CAP on 3rd Aug 1988. Now he is AVM;-)
Flt Lt Khalid mehmood being present Ak-47 from Lt.Gen Ghazi-Ud-Din. He shotdown 2 Mig-23s and 1 Su-22 during Afghan War. Now he is Gp Capt.
DCS Ops Air Marshal Abbas Khattak (left) visiting a radar Squadron. He later became Chief of Air Staff, 1994-97. Earlier he has shot down an An-26 On 20-21st Nov 1988.
And thats my favourite pic....
F-16 Viper pilots at full alert during Afghan War [Courtesy: Omar Khalid]