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Chronological Listing of Pakistani Air Force
PHOTO TO ADD
Martin B-57 |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat | ||||||
| 14th September 1965 |
 Pakistan A. F. |
Martin B-57 | Mauripur Base |
Hit by flak during attack
on Adampur airfield.
[Their 13th mission] |
Douglas AMI | |||||||||
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Pilot Flt. Lt.
Altaf
Shaikh ejected (POW) |
Navigator Flt. Lt. Bashir A. Chaudri ejected (POW) | Douglas AMI | ||||||||||||
| 14th September 1965 |
Pakistan A. F. |
Martin B-57 | Mauripur Base | Hit the ground and exploded during bomber strikes on Indian positions Jamnagar. The crash occurred on the way to Jamnagar |
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| Squadron Leaders Shabbir Alam Siddiqui killed in crash | Sqn. Ldr. Alam Qureshi killed in crash | no ejections | ||||||||||||
| 15th September 1965 |
Pakistan A. F. |
RMartin B-57F |
No 24 Squadron Mauripur near Karachi. |
Involved in directing attacks on the Indian radar station at Amritsar. Near hit by SA-2 SAMs on its descent towards Peshawar from Ambala. Forced landing. Damaged. Repaired. | Crew ?? | no ejections | ||||||||
| 17th September 1965 |
Pakistan A. F. |
Martin B-57 | Mauripur Base | Crashed on approach to Risalpur in very high winds and limted visibilty due to weather conditions |
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| Flight Lieutenant M A Butt killed in crash | Flight-Lieutanant A. S. Khalid Uz Zaman killed in crash | no ejections | ||||||||||||
| 5th December 1971 |
Pakistan A. F. |
Martin B-57 |
No 7 Squadron Mianwali or Masroor |
bombing mission to Jamnagar |
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Squadron Leader Ishfaq Hameed
Qureshi MIA |
Flight Lieutenant Zulfiqar Ahmad MIA |
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| 5th December 1971 |
Pakistan A. F. |
Martin B-57 |
No 7 Squadron Mianwali or Masroor |
bombing mission against Amritsar airfield |
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Flight Lieutenant Javed Iqbal MIA |
Flight Lieutenant Ghulam
Murtaza Malik MIA |
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| 6th December 1971 |
Pakistan A. F. |
Martin B-57 |
No 7 Squadron Mianwali or Masroor |
bombing mission to Jamnagar |
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Squadron Leader Khusro MIA |
Squadron Leader Peter Christy MIA |
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| 6th December 1971 |
Pakistan A. F. (on loan from USAF) |
Martin RB-57D | Masroor Air Base | Destroyed on ground by Indian air attack on Masroor Air Base | ||||||||||
| 6th December 1971 |
Pakistan A. F. (on loan from USAF) |
Martin RB-57D | Masroor Air Base | Destroyed on ground by Indian air attack on Masroor Air Base | ||||||||||
| NOTES |
Some sources indicate that perhaps another two B-57s were lost during the
1971 Conflict Dates and circumstances need checking and confirmation
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http://www.defencejournal.com/sept99/bomber.htm all photos PAF |
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