I, flew the Indian Gnat.

[gslv mk3]

Even Caribou Transport converted for bombing role was used in the Eastern sector since there was no opposition....the single F-86 squadron was grounded within 48 hours due to unserviceable runway.

I meant-In the initial days of the war.It was used in the western sector too.

 

[Windjammer]

I meant-In the initial days of the war.It was used in the western sector too.

Only over India.....mostly strike package was left to SU-7s and Hunters and Canberras during the night.....most of Indian MiG-21 losses occurred during latter stage of the war when it was used to cover the vulnerable SU-7s.

 

[gslv mk3]

...most of Indian MiG-21 losses occurred .

Mostly to AAA

 

[Windjammer]

Mostly to AAA

Ironically the very first Indian loss of 1971 war was a MiG-21, when a pair of Migs attempted to intercept a PAF Mirage on a night Judy mission, while the Mirage departed the scene, MiG leader carried out a missile attack on his own No2, mistaking him for the Mirage.....anyways, four MiGs were shot down in aerial combat, rest fell to ground fire.

 

[gslv mk3]

four MiGs were shot down in aerial combat

something wrong with that figure ?

 

[Windjammer]

something wrong with that figure ?

Two were shot down in Eastern sector (Both by F-86s) and two in the West (One by an F-86 and one fell to F-6).

Anyways, we are going off-topic here.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Ironically the very first Indian loss of 1971 war was a MiG-21, when a pair of Migs attempted to intercept a PAF Mirage on a night Judy mission, while the Mirage departed the scene, MiG leader carried out a missile attack on his own No2, mistaking him for the Mirage.....anyways, four MiGs were shot down in aerial combat, rest fell to ground fire.

affirmative....

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Mostly to AAA

Indian licensed gnat = HAL Ajeet..

Thanks man never knew that ...

 

[kurup]

Air Marshal Tipnis' entry in AM Philip Rajkumar's book on the history of the MiG 21 ,

According to a retired PAF historian, Air Cmde Kaiser Tufail ,

At Sakesar Radar, Farooq was keeping abreast of the situation. Anticipating the need for reinforcement, he had scrambled another Starfighter to the scene. Flown by Flt Lt Hakimullah, it arrived a bit late for the Gnats which had turned away. One Gnat, however, was seen to be behaving strangely; having gone back, it turned about and re-entered Pakistani airspace. Hakimullah, who was supersonic at this time, was directed towards the errant intruder. Though Hakimullah could not sight the tiny Gnat at the speed he was flying, he learnt from Sakesar that his adversary had slowed down to what appeared like landing speed. Hakimullah set up orbit over the area, wondering if a forced landing was in progress. Shortly thereafter, to his utter surprise, he picked contact with a Gnat taxiing down the disused Pasrur airstrip near Sialkot.

When Greene and his formation members landed, they were in celebratory mood for what was believed to be Keelor’s kill. They were expecting Sikand, the gregarious fellow that he was, to join in any time for a hearty beer session. Little did they know that their Flight Commander was in Pakistani custody following a bizarre episode.

During interrogation Sikand claimed that almost all his systems failed soon after he was separated from his formation. Once he had lost visual contact with everyone, he tried to communicate on the radio, but found it dead. His guns too had jammed, fuel flow had become erratic and the fuel quantity was low; incredibly, his compass also went berserk and he lost his bearings. If there was any hope of making it back, the Starfighters snuffed it. Under the circumstances, the airstrip that he saw was a godsend, no matter that he stepped off his Gnat as a vanquished airman.

Aeronaut: “Run … it’s a 104”

 

[gslv mk3]

Indian licensed gnat = HAL Ajeet..
Thanks man never knew that ...

Nopes..HAL Ajeet HAL Ajeet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[VCheng]

We had a Sabre on display in one of the parks in my city.

@Syed.Ali.Haider had one outside his school's building in Sargodha - no?

And an F-104 Starfighter. The leading edges of the wings were sharp!

 

[Kompromat]

And an F-104 Starfighter. The leading edges of the wings were sharp!

When i was there in 2001, i only got to see a Sabre. It must've been before that.

And an F-104 Starfighter. The leading edges of the wings were sharp!

When i was there in 2001, i only got to see a Sabre. It must've been before that.

 

[VCheng]

When i was there in 2001, i only got to see a Sabre. It must've been before that.

Once upon a time, long long ago, in a land far far away ..........

 

[faisal6309]

We had a Sabre on display in one of the parks in my city.

@Syed.Ali.Haider had one outside his school's building in Sargodha - no?

What is the name of air craft in China Chowk, Lahore?

 

[Areesh]

Ironically the very first Indian loss of 1971 war was a MiG-21, when a pair of Migs attempted to intercept a PAF Mirage on a night Judy mission, while the Mirage departed the scene, MiG leader carried out a missile attack on his own No2, mistaking him for the Mirage.....anyways, four MiGs were shot down in aerial combat, rest fell to ground fire.

Flt Lt Ashok Balwant Dhavle was the poor guy who fell to his own comrade.