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during the civil uprising in 1971. After India intervened in the Conflict, the Squadron was the sole squadron of Pakistan defending East Pakistani airspace from the numerically superior Indian forces. It fought until the final days of the war until subsequently the Dhaka Airbase was destroyed by
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guns had destroyed 23 IAF warplanes. According to the neutral sources, India flew 1,978 sorties in the East and about 4,000 in West Pakistan, while the PAF flew about 30 and 2,840 at the respective fronts. By the end of the war, India had overall lost 45 aircraft while Pakistan lost 75.
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fighters parked on the tarmac. The No. 14 Squadron's pilots managed to destroy 10 out of the 14 Canberra bombers along with two other types at the IAF base after which they safely returned to base at 07:44am.
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their fuel tanks, but Afzal was shot down before he could do so while one of Tariq's 4 fuel tanks got stuck. Despite that, he engaged 3 Indian Hunters in a 10-minute
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Indian Bombers and overrun by the invading Indian forces alongside Bengali rebels. By the end of the war, the squadron along with the Dhaka Airbase's
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over the Peochar valley before Pakistani forces were inserted into the area. This was to create fear amongst the militants occupying the area.
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for counter insurgency operations during which it bombed several rebel targets. In 1953–54, the Squadron also launched a bombing operation on
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had retreated most of its aircraft from the eastern frontline, the squadron destroyed few aircraft in these strikes which included one
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gun ammunition. The squadron's strike team eventually reached the enemy base without being intercepted by enemy fighters and started
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on 4 September so it operated 11 units throughout the war. The Squadron didn't participate in any offensive operations during the
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to execute another airstrike on the same base to ensure the complete destruction of Kalaikunda. Thus, a formation of four
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during which his Sabre got severely damaged. He eventually managed to shake off the enemy fighters and made it back to
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since it was beyond repair. In the second strike on Kalaikunda, the squadron managed to destroy 4 to 8 Indian
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The map shows Pakistan and East Pakistan; between them was 1,600 km (1,000 mi) of
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On 16 April 1987, Squadron Leader Badar Islam from the Tail Choppers shot down an Afghan
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Sidewinder. On 4 August 1987, Squadron Leader Athar Bukhari shot down a Soviet
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Guns which were on alert started firing at them. As the Sabres started their
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PEN & SWORD, 747 - A HISTORY - DELIVERING THE DREAM - MARTIN W. BOWMAN,
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The No. 14 squadron carried out numerous CAS missions all around then
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Pakistani civil conflict and subsequent Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
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from the No. 14 Squadron launched an airstrike on the IAF base of
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before the invasion. In retaliation for the Indian invasion, the
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Pakistan Soviet air confrontations during the Soviet Afghan war
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Pakistan Soviet air confrontations during the Soviet Afghan war
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Retired Tail Chopper F-86F on display at the gates of PAF AHQ
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which were previously engaged in an armed conflict with the
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fighter-bombers after being number-plated for some months.
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During the 1965 war, the No. 14 Squadron was deployed at
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Some hours later at 10:30am, the squadron received an
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launched an aggressive airstrike campaign on several
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Yazdan
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1949 Mughalgai raid
Pakistan Soviet air confrontations during the Soviet Afghan war
Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965
East Pakistan Air Operations
Battle of Boyra
Battle honours
Khyber Khan
PQ Mehdi
Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui
Sajad Haider
Abdul Razzaq Anjum

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F-86 Sabre
CL-13B Sabre

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