| Size: 2ft x 3ft Oil | Date: 1965 |
Artwork Located:
PAF Academy Risalpur
Description:
The painting depicts the last of several air strikes by PAF aircraft on the Amritsar radar installation during the 1965 War. Wing Commander M Anwar Shamim, who led this mission on 11 September, is seen pulling up after his strafing attack. The leader's No 2 was Squadron Leader Muniruddin Ahmed, who attained Shahadat when his aircraft was hit by a heavy ack ack shell. Following behind and faintly visible are his No 3 and No 4, Flight Lieutenants Imtiaz Bhatti and Cecil Chaudhry.
PAF Academy Risalpur
Description:
The painting depicts the last of several air strikes by PAF aircraft on the Amritsar radar installation during the 1965 War. Wing Commander M Anwar Shamim, who led this mission on 11 September, is seen pulling up after his strafing attack. The leader's No 2 was Squadron Leader Muniruddin Ahmed, who attained Shahadat when his aircraft was hit by a heavy ack ack shell. Following behind and faintly visible are his No 3 and No 4, Flight Lieutenants Imtiaz Bhatti and Cecil Chaudhry.
| Size: 2ft x 3ft Oil | Date: 14-Sep-65 |
Artwork Located:
Headquarters Air Defence Command
Description:
Flight Lieutenant Altaf Sheikh had just pulled up his B-57 after his dive bombing run over the heavily defended Adampur airfield when it received direct hits from the IAFs medium ack ack guns. As the B-57 began to lose control, the pilot ordered his navigator Flight Lieutenant Bashir Chaudhry to eject and then fired his own seat out of the cockpit. Both landed in the close proximity of the airfield and while attempting to escape, were surrounded by Indian police. They were to become the first prisoners of the war.
Headquarters Air Defence Command
Description:
Flight Lieutenant Altaf Sheikh had just pulled up his B-57 after his dive bombing run over the heavily defended Adampur airfield when it received direct hits from the IAFs medium ack ack guns. As the B-57 began to lose control, the pilot ordered his navigator Flight Lieutenant Bashir Chaudhry to eject and then fired his own seat out of the cockpit. Both landed in the close proximity of the airfield and while attempting to escape, were surrounded by Indian police. They were to become the first prisoners of the war.
| Size: 2ft x 3ft Oil | Date: 19-Sep-65 |
Artwork Located:
PAF Academy Risalpur
Description:
The painting depicts a publicly witnessed dog-fight over the city of Lahore on the afternoon of 19 September 1965. The F-86 Sabre is pulling up after a kill. In this encounter four PAF Sabres were pitched against eight enemy aircraft - four Hunters and four Gnats. Two IAF Hunters were destroyed. The F-86 formation pilots were Squadron Leader S A Changezi (Leader), and Flight Lieutenants A H Malik, S N A Jilani and Amanullah Khan. Air Defence Controller for the mission was Flight Lieutenant Ijaz A Khan from Sakesar radar.
PAF Academy Risalpur
Description:
The painting depicts a publicly witnessed dog-fight over the city of Lahore on the afternoon of 19 September 1965. The F-86 Sabre is pulling up after a kill. In this encounter four PAF Sabres were pitched against eight enemy aircraft - four Hunters and four Gnats. Two IAF Hunters were destroyed. The F-86 formation pilots were Squadron Leader S A Changezi (Leader), and Flight Lieutenants A H Malik, S N A Jilani and Amanullah Khan. Air Defence Controller for the mission was Flight Lieutenant Ijaz A Khan from Sakesar radar.
| Size: 2ft x 3ft Oil | Date: 21-Sep-65 |
Artwork Located:
PAF Academy Risalpur
Description:
In the closing days of the September 1965 War an Indian Canberra on a night bombing raid against Sargodha was shot down by an F-104 near the border and its pilot who ejected was captured.
The painter chose the only moment of the episode when some details could have become clearly visible on an otherwise dark night. The area was brightly lit up when the burning, spiralling Canberra, hit at 32,000 feet, reflected light off a layer of clouds at 10,000 feet. The pilot of F-104 was Squadron Leader Jamal A Khan (later Chief of the Air Staff) and the Controller Squadron Leader Anwar Ahmad from Sakesar Radar.
This is said to be the only confirmed missile kill at night in actual combat by an F-104 Starfighter anywhere in the world.
PAF Academy Risalpur
Description:
In the closing days of the September 1965 War an Indian Canberra on a night bombing raid against Sargodha was shot down by an F-104 near the border and its pilot who ejected was captured.
The painter chose the only moment of the episode when some details could have become clearly visible on an otherwise dark night. The area was brightly lit up when the burning, spiralling Canberra, hit at 32,000 feet, reflected light off a layer of clouds at 10,000 feet. The pilot of F-104 was Squadron Leader Jamal A Khan (later Chief of the Air Staff) and the Controller Squadron Leader Anwar Ahmad from Sakesar Radar.
This is said to be the only confirmed missile kill at night in actual combat by an F-104 Starfighter anywhere in the world.
| Size: 2ft x 3ft Oil | Date: 21-Sep-65 |
Artwork Located:
Headquarters Air Defence Command
Description:
By modifying the rear loading ramp of the Lockheed C-130 so that it could be opened in the air above the normal speed limit of 150 knots, the PAF converted this cargo aircraft into night bombers during the 1965 War, for neutralizing moderately defended targets. Each Hercules could carry 24,000 lbs of HE bombs which were rolled out of the rear ramp on wooden cradle pallets. Very precise low level approach and pull up was required over the target to deliver the bomb carpet accurately.
The painting shows a C-130, piloted by Wing Commander ZAhid Butt on the night of 21 September 1965, on its bombing run over an Indian artillery regiment deployed along the BRB canal. More than 40 out of 72 heavy guns were completely destroyed, thus foiling Indian attempts to concentrate the fire of their heavy guns on the city of Lahore in the closing stages of the war.
Headquarters Air Defence Command
Description:
By modifying the rear loading ramp of the Lockheed C-130 so that it could be opened in the air above the normal speed limit of 150 knots, the PAF converted this cargo aircraft into night bombers during the 1965 War, for neutralizing moderately defended targets. Each Hercules could carry 24,000 lbs of HE bombs which were rolled out of the rear ramp on wooden cradle pallets. Very precise low level approach and pull up was required over the target to deliver the bomb carpet accurately.
The painting shows a C-130, piloted by Wing Commander ZAhid Butt on the night of 21 September 1965, on its bombing run over an Indian artillery regiment deployed along the BRB canal. More than 40 out of 72 heavy guns were completely destroyed, thus foiling Indian attempts to concentrate the fire of their heavy guns on the city of Lahore in the closing stages of the war.
| Size: 2ft x 3ft Oil | Date: 7-Sep-65 |
Artwork Located:
Chief of the Air Staff's Office
Description:
The painting shows 2 of the 5 Dhaka-based F-86 Sabres attacking the IAF bomber station at Kalaikunda. The Sabre pilots, quickly overcoming their initial surprise at finding so many bombers neatly lined up, wasted no time in making the best of it. Formation leader was Squadron Leader Shabbir H Syed with Flight Lieutenants Abdul Baseer, Tariq Habib, Abdul Haleem and Flying Officer Afzal Khan in his formation.
In his memoirs written after the 1965 India-Pakistan War, Air Chief Marshal P C Lal, Chief of the Air Staff, IAF, conceded the losses suffered by the IAF during this daring attack. He wrote:"A sharp lesson ... was taught by the PAF in an attack on an IAF base near Kharagpur (Kalaikunda). In one raid that it mounted, it destroyed several Canberra bombers and Hunter fighters aircraft on the ground."
Chief of the Air Staff's Office
Description:
The painting shows 2 of the 5 Dhaka-based F-86 Sabres attacking the IAF bomber station at Kalaikunda. The Sabre pilots, quickly overcoming their initial surprise at finding so many bombers neatly lined up, wasted no time in making the best of it. Formation leader was Squadron Leader Shabbir H Syed with Flight Lieutenants Abdul Baseer, Tariq Habib, Abdul Haleem and Flying Officer Afzal Khan in his formation.
In his memoirs written after the 1965 India-Pakistan War, Air Chief Marshal P C Lal, Chief of the Air Staff, IAF, conceded the losses suffered by the IAF during this daring attack. He wrote:"A sharp lesson ... was taught by the PAF in an attack on an IAF base near Kharagpur (Kalaikunda). In one raid that it mounted, it destroyed several Canberra bombers and Hunter fighters aircraft on the ground."
| Size: 2ft x 3ft Oil | Date: 10-Sep-65 |
Artwork Located:
Base Commander's Conference Room PAF Minhas
Description:
4 F-86Fs, from No 14 Squadron Dhaka, strike IAF Base, Bagdogra. Four enemy aircraft were destroyed on ground and damage inflicted on the ATC building and hangars.
Pilots
Leader : Squadron Leader Shabbir H Syed
No. 2 : Flying Officer Salim
No. 3 : Flight Lieutenant Farooq F Khan (later CAS, PAF)
No. 4 : Flight Lieutenant Hasan Akhtar
Base Commander's Conference Room PAF Minhas
Description:
4 F-86Fs, from No 14 Squadron Dhaka, strike IAF Base, Bagdogra. Four enemy aircraft were destroyed on ground and damage inflicted on the ATC building and hangars.
Pilots
Leader : Squadron Leader Shabbir H Syed
No. 2 : Flying Officer Salim
No. 3 : Flight Lieutenant Farooq F Khan (later CAS, PAF)
No. 4 : Flight Lieutenant Hasan Akhtar
| Size: 2ft x 3ft Oil | Date: 13-Dec-65 |
Artwork Located:
Headquarters Air Defence Command
Description:
On 13 September 1965, four Sabres led by Squadron Leader Alauddin "Butch" Ahmad on their second offensive patrol over Indian lines of communication, attacked a long line of freight wagons at Gurdaspur railway yard. The Sabres' rockets and guns soon yielded some spectacular explosions as the ammunition wagons received direct hits. Squadron Leader Ahmad's F-86 was struck by fragments of an exploding train after he had fired a salvo of rockets. Despite a radio call from him that he was ejecting from his disabled F-86 this superb, intrepid pilot never returned from this mission. He was awarded a posthumous Sitara-e-jurat for his exemplary aggressiveness, combat leadership and valour.
Headquarters Air Defence Command
Description:
On 13 September 1965, four Sabres led by Squadron Leader Alauddin "Butch" Ahmad on their second offensive patrol over Indian lines of communication, attacked a long line of freight wagons at Gurdaspur railway yard. The Sabres' rockets and guns soon yielded some spectacular explosions as the ammunition wagons received direct hits. Squadron Leader Ahmad's F-86 was struck by fragments of an exploding train after he had fired a salvo of rockets. Despite a radio call from him that he was ejecting from his disabled F-86 this superb, intrepid pilot never returned from this mission. He was awarded a posthumous Sitara-e-jurat for his exemplary aggressiveness, combat leadership and valour.
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