my father once told me a of a pakistani pilot which came on international media during the war of 65 . he on TV said he downed many indian planes and seemed very proud but after some reasearch it came out that he had not faced even a single indian fighter in air , he just destroyed indian fighters stationed on ground .
I bet, the people who did the "research" were Indian. And your father is Indian too, isn't he? Surely, you took that story with a grain of salt. I do not mean to disrespect your father, but true-stories have a strange way of turning into tales. The Indians still do not give much due credit to PAF fighters in the 1965 war, despite the amazing destruction they delivered. Saying that the planes were grounded when they were destroyed is a convenient way of escaping the humiliation of air-to-air, man-to-man defeat.
MuradK, on the other hand, is an Air Force veteran and is as reliable a source as any IAF veteran. His point was, you should brush up on your IAF history before you post next, and not rely on hear-say so much.
Edit Oh man, I just read some of your previous posts. Seriously bro, read a book or two on the subject. Just a few things:
- The IAF did operate Mig-21s in 1965 (one squadron, if I am not mistaken, to counter PAF F-104 Starfighters). The Americans were very interested in seeing how their F-104s would perform against the Soviet Mig-21s in dogfights, but that showdown didn't happen until 1971 (when in three encounters, the Mig-21 shot down one F-104).
- PAF had nothing to do with anything in 1962. In 1962, it was the Chinese that put you in your place (quite literally).
- In 1971, a greater number of IAF planes were destroyed than the PAF, which usually means victory in any sport. However, due to the separation of East Pakistan, most Pakistanis still believe the 1971 war to be a loss, unaware that the PAF once again performed outstandingly.
I don't even know why you guys are replying to the noobs on this thread.
To keep the morale high. Easy pickings, sir, easy pickings.