Specification: Dassault M.D.454 Mystere IVA Type: single seat fighter and fighter-bomber. The IAF achieved air superiority over Khem Karan and helped the Indian Army blunt the most ambitious armoured offensive of the Pakistani Army in the 1965 war. Besides being a start-up entrepreneur, he has serious interests in aerospace & defence and military history. Achilles, Dear Mr Editor, They were the ONLY kills for Alam on that critical day. This provided an early warning to the defenders at Sargodha of a minimum of two–five minutes, which was sufficient to take counter action. It was the last of the Mysteres procured by the IAF, Mystere IA1337 in flight - equipped with two drop tanks and T-10 rockets under the wings, A line up of 27 Mystere IVas belonging to No.1 and No.8 Squadrons, Mysteres of No.8 Squadron over the Rajpath. If you wish a new topic, may I suggest a topic of Pakistani Air raid at Kalaikunda in West Bengal. With the war end the IAF could get back to building its Mystere force. On November 19, 1959, Mysteres forced a Lebanese Dragon Rapide to land at Haifa. Air bases attacked included Faid, Abu-Sweir, Bir Gifgafa and Kabrit where SA-2s were launched against the attacking force. Achilles, So you think you fools of 1 billion believes in these lies ? Alam, without doubt, was a gifted Sabre pilot. Cheers. His No. They shot down three aircraft, two Syrian MiG-17s and a Jordanian Hawker Hunter. The Dassault MD.454 Mystère IV is a 1950s French fighter-bomber aircraft, the first transonic aircraft to enter service with the French Air Force. ThePrint has the finest young reporters, columnists and editors working for it. All four aircraft landed safely back at Adampur. tilll today. 1965 Sargodha attack: How IAF hit Pakistan’s most protected base & destroyed... 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Additionally, NO (repeat) NO other aircraft of any type was destroyed or damaged by the IAF Canberras or day fighters during the remainder of the war. When are you putting all your articles in form of a published book? I have suggested a few earlier also. While the PAF’s Pathankot raid was a success, other strikes failed due to staunch IAF defensive operations, especially at Halwara, where the PAF’s most well-regarded pilot Sqn Ldr Sarfraz Rafiqui was shot down with his wingman. It is believed that Piloo Kacker’s aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire sometime over the airfield and the fuel began to gush out of his Hunter. Because most pilots chose 10-15 degree dives, Sargodha’s heavy tree camouflage had obviously obscured from their view all the penned aircraft. Alam not only quit drinking but also began trying to persuade his colleagues to banish alcohol from the officers’ mess. Copyright © 2020 Printline Media Pvt. Alam broke towards Rathore and gave him a head-on cross. Apparently, while the Hunters carried out the left hard turn to be safe from Bhatti’s Sabre pair, the unseen Alam and his wingman, who were closer than the other Sabres, were presented with all Hunters turning in the same direction, facilitating Alam’s rapid closure onto the rear pair of Bhagwat and Brar. Squadron Leader S. Handa and Flight Lieutenant Kahai were awarded a well-deserved Vir Chakra each for their roles in the most successful strike of the day over Sargodha. The main components of the attack force were Canberra Bombers (5 Sqn) from Agra, Mysteres (1, 8 Sqn) from Adampur and Hunters (7 and 27 Sqn) from Halwara. They were armed with SNEB rockets. Throughout the 6-7 September campaign, only >>ONE<>NO<>NO<< (repeat) NO other aircraft of any type was destroyed or damaged by the IAF Canberras or fighters during the remainder of the war. Scoring the first Mystere kill, one MiG was shot down while another was damaged but managed to return to its homebase. Like the Tigers, the Pursoots also faced poor visibility conditions. Rathore, after neutralizing the threat from the two Sabres, made contact with the Hunters and Jog and was relieved to see all Hunters unscathed. IA-1312 was one of the aircraft of No.32 Squadron aircraft that Chinoy belonged to. Armament: 2 * 30mm cannon plus provision for up to 907kg of disposable stores carried on 4 underwing hardpoints: 12 * 105mm rockets, 2 * 68mm rocket hives, 2 * 250/500kg bombs or 4 * 70kg bombs. Mysteres participated in attacks against Egyptian forces in the Sinai, Jordanian armour on the West Bank and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights. Sqn Ldr Godfrey Salins led the second formation of four Mysteres. In addition, 24 aircraft were sold to the Israeli Air Force in 1958. To be then removed from command of No.26 Squadron just two months after he got it in 1972, must have surely hurt his ego deeply. The Mysteres begun flying operational sorties shortly after their arrival, escorting de Havilland Mosquitos on reconnaissnce missions, but the small number of pilots available at the squadron and the delivery flights allowed for a very limited training regime and the pilots entering the approaching Suez Campaign had very little experience with the plane. The raid, however, cautioned the PAF to the IAF counter-offensive scheduled for a few hours later. Sqn Ldr S. Handa led it in broad daylight along with Flight Lieutenants D.S. Bhagwat and Flying Officer J.S. Post these strikes, the PAF tied down a large part of its F-86F Sabre fleet to defend Sargodha and other bases. In addition, 0.5 inch Browning M2 and 7.62mm Rheinmetal MG3 anti-aircraft machine guns littered the airfield at strategic locations. The IAF strike by the ‘Red’ formation, comprising of three Mysteres of 1 Sqn ‘Tigers’, flying out of Adampur, hit Sargodha at 0558h IST. Rathore particularly went after the Sabres who were preparing to take off. Comment from Achilles Posted in ThePrint: 10.09.2019 Zachariah, at this stage, realized that it would not be prudent to continue with the mission and ordered the jettisoning of all stores and abandoning the strike. You Bindians are still following the abjact lies of your false claims from65. Sargodha during those days, minus the bases inside the Soviet Union, was probably the most well-defended target across Asia. Sqn Ldr MM Alam of the PAF, who was the holding CAP over Sargodha along with his wingman, Flt Lt Masood Akhtar, was vectored by Sargodha’s ‘Killer Control’—the CAP controller, behind the Hunters. But our ORP was without cover, and there was no reason why the Hunters and Mysteres should have missed those easy targets (We gave up the ORP idea in a hurry). Sargodha had newly-constructed blast pens, which were considered bomb-proof for the most part. Though the intelligence was limited on the PAF’s disposition, all IAF air warriors at these bases were motivated and primed to hit back at the PAF.