List of aerial victories during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 explained

The Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred after the failure of Operation Gibraltar in Jammu and Kashmir on 1 September 1965. Pakistan Air Force under Operation Grand Slam and Indian Airforce under Operation Riddle engaged with each other with the last aerial combat taking place on 23 September 1965.The sides claimed various numbers of kills and casualties. India claims to have lost 35 - 59 aircraft[1] [2] while Pakistan claims to have destroyed 110 - 113;[3] [4] neutral sources claim that India lost 60 - 75 aircraft. Pakistan claims to have lost 19 aircraft while India claims 43 - 73 kills;[5] neutral sources say Pakistan lost 20 aircraft.[6]

Aerial victories

The following lists contains aerial victories credited to both Indian as well as Pakistani pilots.[7] [8] [9] [10]

!Pilot!Country!Date!Fighter Type!Victim Pilot!Victim Aircraft!Remarks
Sqn Ldr Sarfaraz Ahmed RafiquiPakistan1st Sep F-86Flight Lieutenant (later Group Captain) Shrikrishna Vishnu Phatak (wingman) de Havilland VampirePhatak bailed out,[11] Rafiqui awarded Sitara-e-Jurat[12] [13]
Sqn Ldr Sarfaraz Ahmed RafiquiPakistan1st Sep F-86Squadron Leader Aspi Kekobad Bhagwagar (flight leader),de Havilland VampireBhagwagar KIA[14]
Flt Lt later Air Cmdr Imtiaz BhattiPakistan1st Sep F-86Flight Lieutenant Satish Bharadwaj (element wingman) de Havilland VampireBharadwaj KIA[15] [16]
Flt Lt later Air Cmdr Imtiaz BhattiPakistan1st Sep F-86Flight Lieutenant Vijay Madhav Joshi (element leader) de Havilland VampireJoshi KIA[17] Bhatti awarded Sitara-e-Jurat[18]
Sqn Ldr later Wng CmdrTrevor KeelorIndia3rd SepFolland GnatFlt Lt later Air Cmdr Yousuf Ali Khan F-86Trevor awarded 1st Vir Chakra of war. Khan awarded Sitara-e-Jurat for surviving the dogfight against six Gnats and nursing the damaged Sabre back home.[19] [20]
Flt Lt later Grp Capt Virendera Singh PathaniaIndia4th SepFolland GnatFlt Lt N.M ButtF-86Butt bailed out, Pathania awarded the Vir Chakra.[21] [22]
Flt Lt later Air Chief Marshall Hakimullah Khan DurraniPakistan4th Sep PasrurLockheed F-104 StarfighterSqn Ldr later Air Marshal Brij Pal Singh SikandFolland GnatStarfighter forced the Gnat to land mistakenly at an abandoned airstrip. Durrani awarded Tamgha-e-Diffa and Sitara-e-Basalat[23]
Sqn Ldr later Air Cmdr Muhammad Mahmood AlamIndia6th SepF-86Sqn Ldr Peter RawleyHawker HunterAborted Halwara base attack at Taran Taran, Rawley misjudged his turn at low levels during the engagement and went into the ground, KIA. Alam claimed the kill.[24]
Flg Offr later Air Marshal Adi Rustomji GhandhiIndia6th SepHawker HunterSqn Ldr Sarfaraz Ahmed RafiquiF-86Vir Chakra awarded to Ghandhi for hitting Rafiqui and another plane.[25]
Flt Lt Yunus HussainPakistan6th SepF86Fg Offr later Air Marshal Adi Rustomji GhandhiHawker HunterGhandhi bailed out, Yunus's kill disputed by Cecil Chaudhry[26] [27]
Sqn Ldr Sarfaraz Ahmed RafiquiIndia6th Sep F-86Flg Offr later Air Marshal Prakash Sadashivrao PingaleHawker HunterPingale bailed out[28]
Flt Off later Wng Cmdr Vinod NebIndia6th SepHawker HunterFlt Lt Yunus HussainF-86Yunus posthumously awarded Sitara-e-Jurat, Neb awarded Vir Chakra[29]
Flight Lieutenant later Air Marshal Dev Nath Rathore India6th Sep Hawker HunterSqn Ldr Sarfaraz Ahmed RafiquiF-86Rafiqui posthumously awarded Hilal-e-Jurat, Rathore awarded Vir Chakra.[30]
Sqn Ldr Ajjamada B. DevaiahIndia7th Sepde Havilland VampireFlt Lt later Air Vice Marshal Amjad HussainLockheed F-104 StarfighterBoth planes crashed, Devaiah KIA awarded Mahavir Chakra 23 years after war.[31]
Sqn Ldr later Air Cmdr Muhammad Mahmood AlamPakistan7th SepF-86Flt Lt later Wng Cmdr ‘Piloo’ KackerDassault Mystère IVKill disputed, crashed due to ack, ack fuel loss, Kacker became POW
Flt Lt Anwar-ul-Haq MalikPakistan7th SepF-86 AAMsFlt Lt U.Babul GuhaDassault Mystère IVKIA[32] [33]
Sqn Ldr later Air Cmdr Muhammad Mahmood AlamPakistan7th SepF-86Sqn Ldr S C BhagwatHawker HunterKIA[34] [35] Alam conferred Sitara-e-Jurat,Tamgha-e-Diffa, Sitara-e-Imtiaz
Sqn Ldr later Air Cmdr Muhammad Mahmood AlamPakistan7th SepF-86Fg Offr Jagdev Singh BrarHawker HunterBrar KIA[36] [37]
Flt LtAlfred Tyrone Cooke No. 14 Squadron IAFIndia7th Sep Kalaikunda Air Force StationHawker HunterFlying officer Afzal Khan No. 14 Squadron PAFF-86Khan KIA, Cooke awarded Vir Chakra[38]
Fg Offr later Wing Commander Subodh Chandra Mamgain No. 14 Squadron IAFIndia 7th Sep Kalaikunda Air Force StationMamgain awarded Vir Chakra for one hit and one unconfirmed kill.[39] [40]
Flt Lt later Air Cmdr Yousuf Ali KhanPakistan13th SepF-86Flt Lt later Wg Cmdr Arvind KaleFolland GnatKale bailed out.[41] [42]
Flt Lt later Air Cmdr Imtiaz BhattiPakistan13th Sep PAF Base SargodhaF-86Sqn Ldr N K MalikFolland GnatPilot nursed Gnat back to India but died next day, Bhatti awarded with hit[43] [44] [45]
Sqn Ldr later Grp Capt Bharat SinghNo. 2 Squadron IAFIndia 14th Sep Khem Karan SectorFolland GnatUnknownF-86Indian Army confirmed wreckage and Singh awarded Vir Chakra, PAF pilot nursed hit plane safely to ground.[46]
Sqn Ldr later Air Cmdr Muhammad Mahmood AlamPakistan16th SepF-86Flg Offr Farokh Dara BunshaHawker HunterBunsha KIA[47]
Flt Lt later Wng CmdrAmarjit Singh SandhuIndia18th Sep Pathankot Air Force StationFolland GnatSyed Saad Akhtar HatmiF-86
Flight Lieutenant later Grp Capt Saiful Azam Bangladesh Air Force (BAF)Pakistan19th SepF-86Flight Lieutenant later Wg Cdr Maya Dev Folland GnatDev bailed out and became POW,[49] Azam awarded Sitara-e-Jurat[50] [51]
Flt Lt later Air Marshal Denzil KeelorIndia19th Sep Tezpur Air Force StationFolland GnatWng Cmdr Syed Mohammad Ahmed F-86Ahmad bailed out, Keelor awarded Vir Chakra[52] Ahmed awarded Sitara-i-Basalat
Flt Lt Ajay Kumar Mazumdar No. 2 Squadron IAFIndia 20th Sep Lahore sectorUnknown F-86PAF pilot bailed out. Mazumdar awarded Vir Chakra[53]
Squadron Leader later Air Chief Marshal Sharbat Ali ChangeziPakistan20th Sep LahoreF-86Squadron Leader S K Sharma Hawker HunterSharma bailed out[54] Changezi awarded Sitara-e-Jurat
Flight Lieutenant Syed Nazir Ahmed Jilani Pakistan20th Sep Lahore sectorF-86Squadron Leader Deba Prasad ChatterjeeHawker HunterChatterjee KIA[55] Jilani awarded Tamgha-e-Basalat[56]
Flt Lt later Air Chief Marshal Jamal Ahmad Khan AfridiPakistan21st SepLockheed F-104 Starfighter Sidewinder AIM-9BFlt Lt Manmohan LoweFg Offr Kewal Krishan KapurEnglish Electric CanberraLowe bailed out,[57] Kapur KIA,[58] Afridi awarded Sitara-e-Jurat
!Indian Aircraft!Country of Origin
Aérospatiale Alouette III
Bréguet Br.1050 Alizé
Dassault Mystère IV
de Havilland Vampire
English Electric Canberra
Folland Gnat
Hawker Hunter
HAL HF-24 Marut
HAL Krishak
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL
Sukhoi Su-7BMK
!Pakistan Aircraft!Country of Origin
Canadair Sabre
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
Dassault Mirage III
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
North American F-86 Sabre
Shenyang F6C

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  14. Web site: Squadron Leader Aspi Kekobad Bhagwagar . Bharat-Rakshak.com . 2019-09-21.
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  47. Web site: Flg Offr Farokh Dara Bunsha. Bharat Rakshak. 16 June 2024.
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  53. Web site: Wing Commander Ajay Kumar Mazumdar. Bharat Rakshak. 19 June 2024.
  54. Web site: Squadron Leader Sarvan Kumar Sharma. Bharat Rakshak. 16 June 2024.
  55. Web site: Squadron Leader Deba Prasad Chatterjee. Bharat Rakshak. 16 June 2024.
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  57. Web site: Squadron Leader Manmohan Lowe. Bharat Rakshak. 16 June 2024.
  58. Web site: Flying Officer Kewal Krishan Kapur. Bharat Rakshak. 16 June 2024.

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