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Saifi 🇵🇰 سیفی Profile picture
@Saifi_Mirage
Feb 19, 2022 • 10 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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Pictorial,
PAF fighters which launched and guided weapons on 27th Feb 2019
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Ex RAAF Mirage IIIDA, No 15 TA Squadron.
Pilot: F/L Awais Rauf
GIBS: W/C Faheem
H-4 Guidance Image
Mirage VPA, No 15 TA Squadron #Cobras
Pilot: S/L Waqar
H-4 launch Image
Ex RAAF Mirage IIIDA, No 15 TA Squadron
Pilot: S/L Faisal
GIBS: W/C Rashid Sulehri Image
Mirage VPA, No 15 TA Squadron
Pilot: S/L Fahad
H-4 Launch Image
JF-17 Block 2, No 16 Squadron #BlackPanthers
Pilot: S/L Sibtain
2× Mk-83 REK Launch Image
JF-17 Block 2, No 16 MR Squadron
Pilot: W/C Adnan
2× Mk-83 REK Launch Image
F-16AM Block 15 MLU, No 29 MR Squadron #Aggressors (aircraft from 11)
Pilot: W/C Nauman Ali Khan
AIM-120 AMRAAM launch Image
F-16BM Block 15 MLU, 29 MR Squadron (aircraft from 11)
Pilot: S/L Hassan Saddiqui
GIBS: Unknown
AIM-120 AMRAAM launch Image
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PAF F-16As vs VKS Su-25s encounter
12th April 1986
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A three-ship F-16 formation took off from Minhas AFB to mount CAP over Parachinar sector. Leader was Gp Capt Shahid Kamal with Sqn Ldrs Rahat Mujeeb and Khalid Chaudhry as No. 2 and No. 3 respectively. 1/n ImageImage
Controller Squadron Leader Saif ur Rahman informed them about hostile tracks closing towards border. The formation checked fuel and switches on leader's call and cooled the AIM-9Ls. At about 20 NM short of Parachinar, formation picked two blips identified as Su-25 Frogfoot... 2/n Image
.... fighter bombers belonging to Soviet Air Force. Leader locked first bandit and reported that he was committed into attack. Formation raced on westerly heading at combat speeds. Bandits were sampled and leader fired first Sidewinder. Formation turned around... 3/n Image
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PAF Mirages vs VKS Mi-24s encounter
Parachinar, 14th May 1986.
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Pair of Mirage VPA2s from No 18 TA Squadron #SharpShooters took from Kamra at 1100 hrs to mount CAP, SE of Parachinar at 15,000 ft. Leader was S/L Rao Qamar Suleiman (later CAS) and wingman was F/L Nawaz. 1/n
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.. climbed to 7000 ft. Leader decided to engage first helo and asked to No 2 to attack last. He put sight on bandit and got immediate Cyrano IV's lock on, however, he didn't get missile lock on (AIM-9P) tone. At 1400 metres range, he switched to DEFA 30 mm cannons and..... 3/n
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Feb 26, 2022
#OnThisDay 3 years ago Pakistan Air Force carried out airstrikes targeting Indian garrisons in Kashmir, code named #OperationSwiftRetort
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PAF Strike package was being escorted by sizeable number of fighters incl F-16s from No 9 Squadron #Griffins and No 29 Squadron #Aggressors and JF-17s from CCS #Dragons. SSS AEW&CS from No 3 squadron #Angels and DA-20 EW from No 24 Squadron #Blinders provided much needed support
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"Ghost of Dhaka"
0845 hours, 3rd December 1971.
Two PAF Sabres flown by junior F/O Shamsul Haq and even junior F/O Shamshad kept three successive IAF strikes at bay. They managed to fire at several of them. Shams shot down 1× IAF Hunter (flown by S/L KD Mehra)....1/n
..... He also damaged IAF Su-7. Sukhoi pilots cleverly fired a2g rockets at Sabres when their (Su-7s') mission stood aborted. He chased another Hunter entering Indian territory and claimed it using Sidewinder (confirmation hard to come by). Shamshad managed to land.... 2/n
Safely but Shams, who was out of ammunition, in show of bravado chased another Hunter he had spotted while Tezgaon scrambled another pair. He then came in for long overdue landing. while on short finals he couldn't believe his ears when he was warned about MiG-21 perched... 3/n
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Pictorial thread, all Mirage variants in PAF
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