List of retired Pakistan Air Force aircraft explained

Below is a list of aircraft retired from service from the Pakistan Air Force.

Retired aircraft

|- |Chengdu F-7P Skybolt| China| Jet| Interceptor | 1988| 2023 || 120[1] || Replaced by Block 1 and Block 2 JF-17 Thunders[2] |-| SA316 Aérospatiale Alouette III| France| Helicopter| Search and rescue| 1967| 2019 || 35 || Replaced by AgustaWestland AW139s[3] |- |Shenyang FT-5| China| Jet| Advanced Jet Trainer | 1975| 2012 || 50 || Replaced by K-8P Karakorums[4] |- | Nanchang A-5III/C| China| Jet| Attack| 1983| 2011| ~55 | Replaced by Block 1 JF-17 Thunders[5] |-|Boeing 707| United States|Jet| VIP Transport | 1986| 2008| 3| 707-340C and 707-351B.[6] Two aircraft transferred from PIA in 1986. A third aircraft in VIP transport configuration delivered in 1987.[7] One aircraft sold to a private individual in 2008.[8] Two aircraft scrapped in 2008-2009. Replaced by an ex-PIA Airbus A310 in 2009. |- | Shenyang F-6| China| Jet| Fighter| 1965| 2002| 253| Replaced by F-7Ps and F-7PGs|- | Mig-19| | Jet| Air superiority fighter| 1965| 2002 || 5 || Replaced by F-7Ps. Received five ex-Indonesian Air Force Mig-19S in December 1965 as part of a friendship deal between Pakistan and Indonesia.[9] |- |Lockheed T-33| United States| Jet| Trainer| 1955| 1993 || 21 || 15 T-33A trainers, 6 RT-33A reconnaissance aircraft. Replaced by T-37s and K-8P Karakorums|- | Kaman HH-43B| United States| Helicopter| Search and rescue| 1964 | 1993 || 4 || 4 in service in June 1972 and November 1993. |-| Martin B-57 Canberra| United States| Jet| Bomber| 1959| 1985| 28| 2 x RB-57F and 2 x RB-57B served with No.24 ELINT Squadron.24 served with No.31Wing.|- |Grumman SA-16A Albatross| United States| Propeller| Patrol| 1950s| 1981 || 4 || Search and Rescue, coastal patrol and maritime reconnaissance.[10] |- | Shenyang JJ-2/FT-2| China| Jet| Fighter| 1966| 1980 || 6[11] | Chinese-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 UTI (called U-MiG-15 in the PAF). Replaced by FT-6s. |-|North American F-86 Sabre| United States| Jet| Fighter| 1955| 1980 | 210 | 120 x North American F-86F, 90 ex-Iranian Canadair CL-13B Sabre. Replaced by Mirage IIIs and Mirage 5s|- |Lockheed F-104 Starfighter| United States| Jet| Fighter| 1961| 1972 || 12 || 10 x F-104A, 2 x F-104B. under Royal Pakistan Air Scouts|- |Sikorsky H-19D| United States| Helicopter| Search and rescue| 1950s| 1971 || 8 || First helicopter operated by the PAF.|- |North American T-6 Harvard
T-6G| United States| Propeller| Trainer| 1947| 1970s || 12 || Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.|- |Hawker Siddeley Trident
Trident 1E | United Kingdom| Jet| Transport| 1967| 1970 || 4 || VIP transport.|-|Harbin H-5| China| Jet| Bomber| 1966| 1969| 16 || Chinese-built Ilyushin Il-28, designated B-56 in the PAF. 16 aircraft[12] |- |Bristol Freighter| United Kingdom| Propeller| Transport| 1950s| 1966 || 81 |||- |Hawker Sea Fury| United Kingdom| Propeller| Fighter| 1949| 1963 || ~97 || ~92 x FB 60. 5 x T-61 two-seat trainers.[13] Replaced by F-104 Starfighters|-|Vickers VC.1 Viking| United Kingdom| Propeller| Transport| 1947| 1962 || 1 || VIP transport. Preserved in the PAF Museum.[14] |- |Supermarine Attacker F Mk.1| United Kingdom| Jet| Fighter| 1951| 1958 || 36 ||.[15] "De-navalised" Attacker with tail hook removed and wings "locked down".[16] First jet fighter in PAF service.|- |de Havilland Tiger Moth| United Kingdom| Propeller| Trainer| 1947| 1957|| 7 || Biplane. Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.|- |Hawker Tempest II| United Kingdom| Propeller| Fighter| 1947 | 1956 || 16 || Received on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.|-|Douglas Dakota| United States| Propeller| Transport| 1947| 1955 || 2 || Introduced on formation of the Royal Pakistan Air Force.|- |Handley Page Halifax| United Kingdom| Propeller| Bomber| 1948| 1954| 16| |- |Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII| United Kingdom| Propeller| Fighter| 1947| 1947 || || |- |Bell H-13 Sioux| United States| Helicopter| Light observation| | || ~13 || [12] |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J-7 / F-7 Fighter Aircraft, China. www.airforce-technology.com.
  2. Web site: Pride of Pakistan. www.airinternational.com.
  3. Web site: AW139: The Pakistan Air Force's New Mainstay SAR Helicopter. 22 October 2019.
  4. Web site: PAF grounds ageing trainer aircraft. The Newspaper's Staff. Reporter. January 5, 2012. DAWN.COM.
  5. Web site: No 26 Squadron of PAF Re-equips with New JF-17 Thunder Aircraft, Islamabad . Pakistan Air Force . https://web.archive.org/web/20190530175107/http://paf.gov.pk/11New_JF17_Sqn.html . 30 May 2019 . 11 April 2011 . dead.
  6. https://www.airliners.net/photo/Pakistan-Air-Force/Boeing-707-340C/6812591?qsp=eJwtjbEOwjAQQ3%2BlupkNxNCtDKx04AdOFwuilia6Owmiqv9OUthsP8teSdLi%2BPi9ZFBPBlZ50oEyK7%2BM%2BpUmlHfSUDWNPEVzXrohandNKqhNS%2BqXUmlgxyCC7Aj//KYB2hBM9tFHOzk1CR1/7niuNkTLM%2B8rcI4zbdsXIIUzaA%3D%3D
  7. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%203217.html?search=Pakistan%20Falcon%20DA-20%20ECM 1986 | 3217 | Flight Archive
  8. News: PAF VVIP Boeing 707 aircraft sold for Rs 8.4 million. 1 September 2013. Pakistan Today. 1 September 2013.
  9. 27 July 2020 . Faithful Warrior . Second To None . Directorate of Media Affairs Pakistan Air Force . 27 August 2022. AVM (R) Ikramullah Bhatti.
  10. Web site: The Albatross - Jul,1954 . 14 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009063007/http://pafmuseum.com.pk/historic-events/Pre-1965/The-Albatross.htm . 9 October 2011 .
  11. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%202809.html 1993 | 2809 | Flight Archive
  12. Flightglobal.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20091122144634/http://www.paf.gov.pk/firsttrainer.htm THE FIRST FIGHTER TRAINER 1950
  14. Web site: Viking - 1947 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009063024/http://pafmuseum.com.pk/historic-events/Pre-1965/Viking.htm . 9 October 2011 .
  15. Bingham, Victor. Supermarine Fighter Aircraft page 109. Ramsbury, UK: The Crowood Press, 2004. . (Info. and ref. found in Wikipedia's Supermarine Attacker article.)
  16. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953%20-%200322.html south marston | pakistan | commissioner | 1953 | 0322 | Flight Archive