Indo-Pakistani Air War of 1965

During the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, the Indian and Pakistani Air Forces engaged in large-scale aerial combat for the first time. In the air war, which took place in September, both air forces conducted thousands of defensive and offensive sorties over Indian and Pakistani airspace. Both India and Pakistan claimed victory in the air war; Pakistan claimed to have destroyed 104 Indian aircraft and lost 19, and India claimed to have destroyed 73 Pakistani aircraft and lost 35 of its own. The air war ended in a stalemate.

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1965 Indo-Pakistani Air War of 1965

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1658 — 1659 Mughal War of Succession

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1939 — 1945 World War II

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PAF F-86 Gun Cam Film (1965 War)

A Shenyang F-6 flanked by a Lockheed F-104A and a Dassault Mirage-III in a three ship formation flying over Pakistan before the outbreak of 1971 Indo-Pakistani war

Squadron leader Munir-Ud-Din (Sitar-e-Jurrat)

MM Alam poses with his F-86 Sabre. Indian Flags as kill marks visible on the nose of the sabre. Large flags mean confirmed kills whole smaller ones refer to probable or damaged.

Najeeb Ahmed Khan, Officer Commanding of the PAF's No. 7 Squadron of the No. 31 Bomber Wing

Wreckage of one of the four Indian Vampire aircrafts, which were shot down on 1 September 1965 by Pakistani F-86 sabres

Pakistani Sherdil Pilots Planning Pathankot Airstrikes (1965 War)

A four ship formation of PAF North American F-86F Sabres returning to base after a successful interdiction mission in India.

The Indian Folland Gnat which was forced to land on an abandoned Pakistani airfield in pasrur by a PAF Lockheed F-104A Starfighter.

Smoke rises from the Indian Air Base of Pathankot after devastating airstrikes by Pakistan Air Force F-86s from the No. 19 Squadron "Sherdils".

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	war	1658	Mughal War of Succession	war, Aurangzeb, Shah Shuja, Dara Shikoh, Murad Bakhsh	Wikidata
event	war	1939	World War II	Axis Powers, world war, Allies of World War II, historical period, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Nazi Germany, Australia	Wikidata
event	war	1965	Indo-Pakistani Air War of 1965	war	Wikidata
commons	image		PAF F-86 Gun Cam Film (1965 War)		Commons
commons	image		[[:File:Pakistan Air Force Cold War Jets.jpg|A Shenyang F-6 flanked by a Lockheed F-104A and a Dassault Mirage-III in a three ship formation flying over Pakistan before the outbreak of 1971 Indo-Pakistani war]]		Commons
commons	image		Squadron leader Munir-Ud-Din (Sitar-e-Jurrat)		Commons
commons	image		MM Alam poses with his F-86 Sabre. Indian Flags as kill marks visible on the nose of the sabre. Large flags mean confirmed kills whole smaller ones refer to probable or damaged.		Commons
commons	image		Najeeb Ahmed Khan, Officer Commanding of the PAF's No. 7 Squadron of the No. 31 Bomber Wing		Commons
commons	image		Wreckage of one of the four Indian Vampire aircrafts, which were shot down on 1 September 1965 by Pakistani F-86 sabres		Commons
commons	image		Pakistani Sherdil Pilots Planning Pathankot Airstrikes (1965 War)		Commons
commons	image		A four ship formation of PAF North American F-86F Sabres returning to base after a successful interdiction mission in India.		Commons
commons	image		The Indian Folland Gnat which was forced to land on an abandoned Pakistani airfield in pasrur by a PAF Lockheed F-104A Starfighter.		Commons
commons	image		Smoke rises from the Indian Air Base of Pathankot after devastating airstrikes by Pakistan Air Force F-86s from the No. 19 Squadron "Sherdils".		Commons