The best and the most prized for me. And I just came across it a minute ago. I didn't know something like this existed.
Unbelievable!!!
These guys are COOOOOOOOOL. Cool in both way, calm and cool and that familiar cooool. Lolz! And real gentlemen of course. God bless them!!
The BEST PAF video I have ever seen
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Great video! Thank you bravo45 for sharing link.
The first pilot you see in this video clip is then Squadron Leader Sajjad ‘Nosey’ Haider who led a successful strike mission against Indian Air Force (IAF) air base at Pathankot at dusk on September 6, 1965 without loss. A total of 14 IAF aircraft, including several supersonic MiG-21 fighters, were destroyed on ground in this attack.
Squadron Leader Sajjad ‘Nosey’ Haider seen here before take off in a PAF F-86F Sabre.
PATHANKOT STRIKE 1965
At 1705 hours on 6 September 65, 8 Peshawar-based F-86Fs of No. 19 Squadron led by Squadron Leader Sajjad Haider struck Pathankot airfield. With carefully positioned dives and selecting each individual aircraft in their protected pens for their strafing attacks, the strike elements completed a textbook operation against Pathankot. Wing Commander MG Tawab, flying one of the two Sabres as tied escorts overhead, counted 14 wrecks burning on the airfield. Among the aircraft destroyed on the ground were nearly all of the IAF’s Soviet supplied MiG-21s till then, none of which were seen again during the war.
Tied escorts consisted of Wing Commander M.G. Tawab and Flight Lieutenant Arshad Sami while the strike elements were led by Squadron Leader Sajjad Haider with Flight Lieutenants M. Akbar, Mazhar, Dilawar, Ghani Akbar and Flying Officers Arshad Chaudhry, Khalid Latif and Abbas Khattak in his formation.
Painting & Info source: ‘Air Warriors of Pakistan’ - paintings book by Syed Masood Akhtar Hussaini.
The first pilot you see in this video clip is then Squadron Leader Sajjad ‘Nosey’ Haider who led a successful strike mission against Indian Air Force (IAF) air base at Pathankot at dusk on September 6, 1965 without loss. A total of 14 IAF aircraft, including several supersonic MiG-21 fighters, were destroyed on ground in this attack.
Squadron Leader Sajjad ‘Nosey’ Haider seen here before take off in a PAF F-86F Sabre.
PATHANKOT STRIKE 1965
At 1705 hours on 6 September 65, 8 Peshawar-based F-86Fs of No. 19 Squadron led by Squadron Leader Sajjad Haider struck Pathankot airfield. With carefully positioned dives and selecting each individual aircraft in their protected pens for their strafing attacks, the strike elements completed a textbook operation against Pathankot. Wing Commander MG Tawab, flying one of the two Sabres as tied escorts overhead, counted 14 wrecks burning on the airfield. Among the aircraft destroyed on the ground were nearly all of the IAF’s Soviet supplied MiG-21s till then, none of which were seen again during the war.
Tied escorts consisted of Wing Commander M.G. Tawab and Flight Lieutenant Arshad Sami while the strike elements were led by Squadron Leader Sajjad Haider with Flight Lieutenants M. Akbar, Mazhar, Dilawar, Ghani Akbar and Flying Officers Arshad Chaudhry, Khalid Latif and Abbas Khattak in his formation.
Painting & Info source: ‘Air Warriors of Pakistan’ - paintings book by Syed Masood Akhtar Hussaini.
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So he was probably talking about that strike when saying we got so many MIGs, could have said MIG-21s.
And according to the explaination of the video they (Squadron 19) didnot loose a SINGLE aircraft throughout the war. I was ROTFL when he answered to the Indian claims of him having been shot down, '2-3 times, I hope they take a good lookat me now.'
The Utube explaination:
A brief but an absolute CLASSIC clip.A full-fledge WAR is going on but in the eyes of the PAF dare-devil PILOTS,its a mere exercise!!!What character,what coolness,what looks,what GRACE!!!
The pilots being interviewed are from No. 19 Sqn commanded by Sajjad Haider. The pilots from this No .19 Sqn had every reason to brag as they did not lose a single aircraft throughout the war! The Sqn was credited with destroying almost all the heavy equipment of 15th Infantry Div commanded Maj Gen Naranjan Prasad during his advanced to Lahore in 1965 war. On top of that the Sqn also destroyed 10 plus IAF aircraft on the ground during the famous Pathankot raid!
(Would like to thank Usman Shabbir of PAKDEF.INFO for the background History of 19 Sqdn.) ... (more)
And according to the explaination of the video they (Squadron 19) didnot loose a SINGLE aircraft throughout the war. I was ROTFL when he answered to the Indian claims of him having been shot down, '2-3 times, I hope they take a good lookat me now.'
The Utube explaination:
A brief but an absolute CLASSIC clip.A full-fledge WAR is going on but in the eyes of the PAF dare-devil PILOTS,its a mere exercise!!!What character,what coolness,what looks,what GRACE!!!
The pilots being interviewed are from No. 19 Sqn commanded by Sajjad Haider. The pilots from this No .19 Sqn had every reason to brag as they did not lose a single aircraft throughout the war! The Sqn was credited with destroying almost all the heavy equipment of 15th Infantry Div commanded Maj Gen Naranjan Prasad during his advanced to Lahore in 1965 war. On top of that the Sqn also destroyed 10 plus IAF aircraft on the ground during the famous Pathankot raid!
(Would like to thank Usman Shabbir of PAKDEF.INFO for the background History of 19 Sqdn.) ... (more)
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Exactly, he's talking about Pathankot strike in the interview.bravo45 wrote:So he was probably talking about that strike when saying we got so many MIGs, could have said MIG-21s.
And according to the explaination of the video they (Squadron 19) didnot loose a SINGLE aircraft throughout the war. I was ROTFL when he answered to the Indian claims of him having been shot down, '2-3 times, I hope they take a good lookat me now.'
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Nice video, its been a while since I last saw that clip. The Mig-21s mentioned are the Mig-21F-13s (from which the F-7s are derived), IAF's first supersonic fighters. Within less than 2 weeks of that attack, Russia replenished their inventory though it didn't see any further combat and didn't last long in the IAF.